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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, June 18, 2018
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Deutsche Bank Said to Offload $1 Billion Ship Loan Portfolio

By Arno Schuetze and Jonathan Saul FRANKFURT/LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has found a buyer for the bulk of its bad ship loans as it seeks

June 18, 2018
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Incident Video: 1,000-Foot Laker ‘American Spirit’ Runs Aground in Duluth Harbor
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Incident Video: 1,000-Foot Laker ‘American Spirit’ Runs Aground in Duluth Harbor

Minnesota’s Duluth Harbor was briefly shut on Sunday after a large laker ran aground just short a breakwall. The 990-foot M/V American Spirit was

June 18, 2018
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The Not-So-Surprising Commodity Excluded from China’s Tariff List

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — In punching back against U.S. tariffs, China included almost all energy-related commodities on a list of its retaliatory

June 18, 2018
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Sunday, June 17, 2018
Humanitarian Boat Turned Away by Italy Arrives in Spain
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Humanitarian Boat Turned Away by Italy Arrives in Spain

By Luis Felipe Fernandez and Jordi Rubio VALENCIA, Spain, June 17 (Reuters) – A migrant rescue boat turned away by Italy and Malta arrived at the

June 17, 2018
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Friday, June 15, 2018
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China Strikes Back At Trump Tariffs

By Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) The Trump administration moved the U.S. to the edge of a trade war with China by announcing tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese

June 15, 2018
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Trade routes of Rinko Corp
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Tiny Japan Shipping Shares Jump On North Korea Detente Hopes

by Yoshiyuki Osada (Reuters) – Shares of small Japanese shippers jumped this week after the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 397

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Top US Naval Analyst Warns Of A Looming Naval Disaster With China

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Early this month the House Committee on Intelligence held a panel to investigate China’s global plans for military

June 15, 2018
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Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Vowing More If It Strikes Back
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Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Vowing More If It Strikes Back

By Andrew Mayeda and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s administration moved the U.S. to the brink of a trade war with China,

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 24

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Containership Abandoned in Bay of Bengal Due to Major Fire
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Containership Abandoned in Bay of Bengal Due to Major Fire

The Indian Coast Guard has rescued all 22 crew member of a containership following a major fire aboard the vessel while about 50 miles off the coast of India

June 14, 2018
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Migrants are seen after being rescued by MV Aquarius in the central Mediterranean Sea
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Migrant Rescue Ship Blocked From Italian Port: Pope Francis Steps In To Patch Relations With France

by Steve Scherer (Reuters) – Italy and France tried to patch up a row over immigration on Thursday as Pope Francis urged politicians everywhere to work

June 14, 2018
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Silver Cloud Cruise Ship London
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Royal Caribbean Adds Ultra-Luxury Cruises with $1 Billion Stake in Silversea

by Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises said on Thursday it would buy a 66.7 percent stake in privately owned Silversea Cruises for

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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Saudi Arabia and UAE Announce Plan to Protect Shipping Lane to Yemen’s Hodeidah Port

RIYADH/DUBAI, June 14 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced a five-point aid plan for Yemen’s Hodeidah port and

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 81

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Port of Long Beach Crane Operators Set New Single-Shift Cargo Record

A pair of crane operators at the Port of Long Beach on the U.S. West Coast have set a new productivity record for moving the most cargo using a

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 484

FILE PHOTO - People walk past a ship docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah
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Yemen War’s Biggest Battle Underway Over Control of Main Port

By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Mokhashef ADEN, June 13 (Reuters) – A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched an attack on Yemen’s main port

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 64

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U.S. Barge Operator Tidewater Reportedly Put Up for Sale

By Gillian Tan (Bloomberg) — Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, a $15 billion firm led by former Blackstone Group LP dealmakers, is seeking to sell barge

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 70

Investors Nervous as Doubts Raised Over COSCO Takeover of OOCL
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Investors Nervous as Doubts Raised Over COSCO Takeover of OOCL

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – COSCO’s $6.3bn takeover of Orient Overseas International (OOIL), parent of container line OOCL, is now in doubt,

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 121

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
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America’s Gas Prices May Double by 2040 as LNG Exports Grow

By Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) — American gas prices could double by 2040 as the U.S. exports more liquefied natural gas, but consumers will be

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 99

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Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Receives $49 Million in Federal Funding

The project to deepen the shipping channel leading to the South Carolina’s Port of Charleston to 52 feet will receive $49 million in federal funding next

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 301

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Floating Offshore Wind Farm Proposed for Central Coast California

One of the world’s leading offshore wind farm operators is making its entry in the North American wind market with a proposal to develop one of the the

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Saudi-Led Alliance Set for Battle Over Yemen’s Biggest Port
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Saudi-Led Alliance Set for Battle Over Yemen’s Biggest Port

By Mohamed Mokhashef and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN, June 12 (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition geared up on Tuesday for a military assault on

June 12, 2018
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