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Friday, July 12, 2013
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News

Dutch LNG Hub Eyes Expansion On Rising Transport Fuel Interest

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – The owners of the Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Rotterdam are studying the possibility of opening a third

July 12, 2013
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Baltic Dry Index Gains on Higher Capesize and Panamax Rates

July 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday on

July 12, 2013
Total Views: 43

Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Court Approves China Rongsheng Legal Action To Reclaim $103 Million

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, July 11 (Reuters) – A court has granted a unit of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries approval to proceed with legal action to reclaim

July 11, 2013
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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Dock Workers Pause Strike at Santos Port, to be Resumed Thursday

SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, stopped a strike over port

July 10, 2013
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Dock Workers Strike At Brazil’s Santos Port

SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, started a 24-hour strike on

July 10, 2013
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, July 9, 2013
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Three Somalis Convicted Of Piracy, Murder in S/V Quest Attack Off Oman

Three Somalis were convicted on Monday of piracy, kidnapping and murder in the 2011 shooting deaths of four Americans sailing in the Indian Ocean off of Oman

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 116

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Dock Workers At Brazil’s Santos Port To Strike On Wednesday

SAO PAULO, July 9 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, are planning a 24-hour strike on

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 70

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Costa Concordia: Lawyer Strike Delays Schettino Trial

The manslaughter trial of the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy's coast last year killing 32 people, began on Tuesday and

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 231

Daewoo Shipbuilding Clinches $418 Million Boxship Order
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Daewoo Shipbuilding Clinches $418 Million Boxship Order

SEOUL, July 9 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won an order worth 481.2 billion Korean won ($417.61

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 66

Monday, July 8, 2013
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Transatlantic Clean Tanker Market Seen Supported For Now

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Clean tanker rates for refined petroleum products on top export routes were mostly lower on Monday although the transatlantic

July 8, 2013
Total Views: 91

Strike Blocking Some German Canals Set To Spread, Union Says
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Strike Blocking Some German Canals Set To Spread, Union Says

A strike by canal workers that has blocked cargo shipping in west and south Germany is set to spread to other parts of the country, the trade union leading the

July 8, 2013
Total Views: 42

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Nigerian Court Again Orders End to Blockade of LNG Ships

Nigeria's federal court in Lagos reiterated an order for the maritime security agency to end a blockade of Nigeria's liquefied natural gas company (NLNG) ships

July 8, 2013
Total Views: 56

Sunday, July 7, 2013
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Finance

Is Struggling Shipbuilder China Rongsheng Too Big To Fail?

By Koh Gui Qing and Yimou Lee HONG KONG/BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) – An appeal for government financial support from China’s biggest private

July 7, 2013
Total Views: 74

Friday, July 5, 2013
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Nigeria LNG Expecting Court Ruling On Costly Blockade

Nigeria’s liquefied natural gas company (NLNG) is expecting a ruling on Friday on a tax dispute with the maritime security agency, whose blockade of its

July 5, 2013
Total Views: 52

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China Rongsheng, Symbol Of Shipping Downturn, Seeks Government Help

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, China's largest private shipbuilder, appealed for financial help from the Chinese government and big shareholders on

July 5, 2013
Total Views: 62

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Suez Canal, Egypt Ports Operating Normally

Egypt's ports and its strategic Suez Canal were operating normally on Friday with no disruption to cargo traffic, two shipping sources and a canal official

July 5, 2013
Total Views: 45

Thursday, July 4, 2013
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DSME To Build up to 16 Ice-Class LNG Carriers for Russia’s Yamal LNG

MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won a tender to build ice-class gas tankers for the Yamal LNG project to

July 4, 2013
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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Suez Canal Authority Declares Canal is Secure and Unaffected

The Suez Canal waterway is completely secure and the rate of ships passing through is normal, the head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish said in a

July 3, 2013
Total Views: 41

France’s CGT Union Calls For July 4th Port Strike
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France’s CGT Union Calls For July 4th Port Strike

France's powerful CGT union has called for a 24-hour strike on July 4 in all French ports, which is likely to disrupt grain, oil and gas traffic at the

July 3, 2013
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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Asia’s Shipping Industry Downturn Draws Private Equity Interest

U.S. private equity and investment funds are betting Asia's shipping industry, hit by a restructuring wave that has already swept Europe and the United States,

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 51