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Monday, November 21, 2016
Damaged ‘Saga Sky’ Moved to Port in Dunkirk, France
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Damaged ‘Saga Sky’ Moved to Port in Dunkirk, France

The damaged cargo ship Saga Sky has been moved into port to undergo repairs after losing power and steering and colliding with a stone barge off Dover, England

November 21, 2016
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Canada Oil Sands Asia Export Dream Faces Port Bottleneck
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Canada Oil Sands Asia Export Dream Faces Port Bottleneck

By Catherine Ngai VANCOUVER, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The bullish view for Suncor Energy Inc, Cenovus Energy Inc and other Canadian energy producers calls for

November 21, 2016
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Tidal Power Developers Bet on Sea Change in Indonesia Renewables Sector

By Fergus Jensen and Wilda Asmarini JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of

November 21, 2016
Total Views: 100

Taiwan Says it Plans Rescue Drills in South China Sea This Month
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Taiwan Says it Plans Rescue Drills in South China Sea This Month

TAIPEI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coastguard has said it plans to hold rescue drills in waters around Taipei’s sole territorial holding in

November 21, 2016
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Eleven Rescued from Cargo Ship in England After Heavy Weather Collision
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Eleven Rescued from Cargo Ship in England After Heavy Weather Collision

A major search and rescue operation off Dover, England on Sunday after a cargo ship with 23 crew members lost power and collided with a barge in heavy weather.

November 20, 2016
Total Views: 351

Friday, November 18, 2016
MV Ocean Warrior – Sea Shepherd’s New Weapon in Fight Against Japanese Whalers
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MV Ocean Warrior – Sea Shepherd’s New Weapon in Fight Against Japanese Whalers

In January 2015, the controversial whale warriors Sea Shepherd Conservation Society won 8.3 million euro from the Postcode Lotteries in the Netherlands and UK

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 557

Shipping Shares Drop Further After Seanergy Maritime Offer
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Shipping Shares Drop Further After Seanergy Maritime Offer

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Shares of many shipping companies dropped in volatile trading, retracing more of their post-U.S.

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 59

America’s on Track to Export a Record Volume of Shale Gas in November
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America’s on Track to Export a Record Volume of Shale Gas in November

By Jim Polson (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is set to export a record number of cargoes of shale gas this month. Nine liquefied natural gas tankers have

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 81

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Obama’s Offshore-Oil Plan Forces Drillers to Focus on U.S. Gulf

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration’s decision to forgo auctions of new oil and gas drilling rights in U.S. Arctic waters

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 41

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Empty Container Repositioning Costs Shipping Industry Up to $20 Billion Per Year

By Alexander Whiteman in Rotterdam (The Loadstar) – Repositioning empty containers costs the shipping industry $15-$20bn a year – up to 8% of a

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 299

CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
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CMA CGM Stays in Red, Pays Back NOL Takeover Loan

PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, posted on Friday another net loss in the third quarter as

November 18, 2016
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Royal Navy Detonates WWII-Era Bomb Found in Portsmouth Harbour
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Royal Navy Detonates WWII-Era Bomb Found in Portsmouth Harbour

Bomb disposal experts with the UK Royal Navy have destroyed an unexploded WWII bomb found in Portsmouth Harbour during dredging work ahead of the arrival of

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 100

Dutch Hope Indonesia Will Help Solve Mystery of Missing WWII Battleships
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Dutch Hope Indonesia Will Help Solve Mystery of Missing WWII Battleships

By Anthony Deutsch and Fergus Jensen AMSTERDAM/JAKARTA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Dutch prime minister on Friday called the disappearance of the wreckage of

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 40

Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE

  The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a grounded bulk carrier Thursday in the Beaufort Inlet Channel near Fort Macon, North Carolina,

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 104

Thursday, November 17, 2016
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The Great Trump Shipping Stock Rally May Have Just Ended

US-listed shipping stocks ended their head-scratching post-election rally on Thursday with a major correction that saw some stocks fall more than 50% since

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 78

Vietnam Seen Expanding South China Sea Runway – PHOTOS
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Vietnam Seen Expanding South China Sea Runway – PHOTOS

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China’s building

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 116

Nearly 100 Smuggled Puppies Rescued at Wales’ Holyhead Port
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Nearly 100 Smuggled Puppies Rescued at Wales’ Holyhead Port

Almost 100 puppies were rescued at Holyhead Port in the early hours of Tuesday morning, as part of a Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 30

DryShips Unable to Explain 1500% Stock Price Surge
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DryShips Unable to Explain 1500% Stock Price Surge

DryShips on Thursday said it has raised $20 million through a registered direct offering but otherwise cannot explain the meteoric rise in the price of its

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 137

WATCH: Huntington Ingalls Launches Latest Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
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WATCH: Huntington Ingalls Launches Latest Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), the company’s 31st and latest Arleigh

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 118

Drewry: Ballast Water Management Regulation to Trigger Further Scrapping in Tanker Shipping Market
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Drewry: Ballast Water Management Regulation to Trigger Further Scrapping in Tanker Shipping Market

(Drewry) – Weakness in freight rates will increase tanker shipping demolitions over the next two years, with the trend accelerating in later years as a

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 45