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Monday, July 10, 2017
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Iranian Tanker Company NITC Says Oil Shipments to Europe Increasing

By Can Sezer ISTANBUL, July 10 (Reuters) – NITC, Iran’s leading oil tanker operator, said on Monday its shipments to Europe were increasing daily

July 10, 2017
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COSCO Buying OOCL Would Create Trans-Pacific Container King

By Kyunghee Park, Daniela Wei and Shawna Kwan (Bloomberg) — China is the new leader of shipping trade to the Americas. State-owned Cosco Shipping

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 101

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Shell Plans to Spend $1 Billion a Year on Clean Energy by 2020

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to spend as much as $1 billion a year on its New Energies division as the transition toward

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 59

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Interesting

COSCO Shipping to Buy OOCL for $6.3 Billion

By Brenda Goh and Matthew Miller SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd has offered to buy Orient Overseas International Ltd

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 191

Friday, July 7, 2017
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning sails into Hong Kong
Defense

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails into Hong Kong on Maiden Visit

By Greg Torode HONG KONG, July 7 (Reuters) – China‘s first aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong waters on Friday, its latest show of growing

July 7, 2017
Total Views: 106

Panama Canal Does Some Good While Upending Historic Trade Routes
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Panama Canal Does Some Good While Upending Historic Trade Routes

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Fresh from a $5.25 billion, nine-year expansion that’s upending decades-old trade routes, it turns out

July 7, 2017
Total Views: 41

China, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb Emissions
Shipping News

China, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb Emissions

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed

July 7, 2017
Total Views: 19

Maersk Says Too Early to Predict Financial Impact of Cyber Attack
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Maersk Says Too Early to Predict Financial Impact of Cyber Attack

SHANGHAI, July 7 (Reuters) – Maersk on Friday said it was too early to predict the financial impact on its second- and third-quarter results from a cyber

July 7, 2017
Total Views: 22

Thursday, July 6, 2017
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COSCO Shipping Flags First-Half Profit on Improving Market

SHANGHAI, July 6 (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings expects to post a profit of around 1.85 billion yuan ($272 million) in the first half,

July 6, 2017
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, July 5, 2017
An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
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Colombia Moves Toward Salvaging Treasure from Sunken Spanish Galleon

BOGOTA, July 5 (Reuters) – Colombia is making progress towards salvaging a Spanish galleon carrying jewels and coins that sank more than 300 years ago,

July 5, 2017
Total Views: 82

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International Piracy at Lowest Level in Five Years -IMB

The second quarter of 2017 saw a continuing decline in the number of reported incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships, according to

July 5, 2017
Total Views: 35

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Qatar Seeks to Retain Its LNG Crown Despite Saudi-Led Boycott

  By Mohammed Aly Sergie, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Qatar just undermined Australia’s efforts to overtake it as

July 5, 2017
Total Views: 33

Monday, July 3, 2017
CMA CGM Sells 90 Percent Stake in Port of Los Angeles Container Terminal
Shipping News

CMA CGM Sells 90 Percent Stake in Port of Los Angeles Container Terminal

PARIS, July 3 (Reuters) – French container shipping firm CMA CGM said on Monday it had agreed to sell a 90 percent stake in a Los Angeles terminal to

July 3, 2017
Total Views: 57

Maersk Says All Major IT Systems Back Online After Cyber Attack
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Maersk Says All Major IT Systems Back Online After Cyber Attack

COPENHAGEN, July 3 (Reuters) – Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said it has restored its major applications, as it brings its IT systems back

July 3, 2017
Total Views: 38

Sunday, July 2, 2017
Seafrontier oil tanker ship damage
Collision

Product Tanker And Bulk Carrier collide in Dover Strait

By Pierre Savary (Reuters) An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the Channel east of the British port of Dover early on Saturday, but no injuries or

July 2, 2017
Total Views: 89

Friday, June 30, 2017
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Shipping News

President Trump Drops Executive Order Tightening U.S. Food Aid Cargo Preference Rule -Source

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has dropped plans for an executive order that will

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 118

This Week Has Proven South Korea Is Very, Very Keen on U.S. Natural Gas
Shipping News

This Week Has Proven South Korea Is Very, Very Keen on U.S. Natural Gas

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — If there’s one thing that became clear during the White House’s “Energy Week,” it’s that South Korea is really,

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 23

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Maersk Says Client Business Back to Normal by Monday

COPENHAGEN, June 30 (Reuters) – Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk expects client-facing operations to return to normal by Monday and is resuming

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 58

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Statoil to Develop Carbon Capture and Storage System Off Norway

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has been assigned the task of developing a carbon storage facility offshore Norway, in what could be the world’s

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 180

Amid El Faro Investigation, NTSB Issues Recommendations Aimed at Getting Better Weather Information to Mariners
Accidents

Amid El Faro Investigation, NTSB Issues Recommendations Aimed at Getting Better Weather Information to Mariners

The United States’ National Transportation Safety Board has issued 10 safety recommendations aimed at enhancing the availability of weather information

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 55