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Friday, April 3, 2020
Carnival Finds That Even 2021 Cruises Are Hard to Sell Right Now
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Carnival Finds That Even 2021 Cruises Are Hard to Sell Right Now

By Jonathan Levin and Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp. customers are skittish about booking a cruise, even if it’s for next year

April 3, 2020
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Two Holland America Cruise Ships Dock in Florida
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Two Holland America Cruise Ships Dock in Florida

MIAMI, April 2 (Reuters) – An ocean liner forced by a deadly onboard coronavirus outbreak to languish at sea since mid-March pulled into a South Florida

April 3, 2020
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Natural Gas Glut Moves Offshore

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas traders are following the latest trend in the oil market by storing huge

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 135

Dismissed U.S. Navy Captain Gets Hero’s Ovation from Crew
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Dismissed U.S. Navy Captain Gets Hero’s Ovation from Crew

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – The captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier relieved of his command after seeking stronger measures in response to a

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 221

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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IMO Secretary-General Calls for “Key Worker” Designation for Seafarers

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim urged the United Nations to request governments to declare seafarers, port personnel and other crucial maritime workers as

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 188

U.S. Navy Relieves Commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt After Letter Leak
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U.S. Navy Relieves Commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt After Letter Leak

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 85

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Oil Posts Biggest Single-Day Gain After Trump Touts Saudi-Russia Oil Deal

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Crude prices posted their biggest-one day gains on record on Thursday after President Donald Trump said

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 84

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CMA CGM Marco Polo Cleared of COVID-19

French shipping giant CMA CGM has confirmed that health officials have cleared CMA CGM Marco Polo crew members of COVID-19 after a crew member fell ill after

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 127

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EU Antitrust Regulators Halt Hyundai, Daewoo Deal Probe

BRUSSELS, April 2 (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have halted their investigation into world No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries’

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 77

Florida Agrees to Let Holland America Cruise Ships Dock
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Florida Agrees to Let Holland America Cruise Ships Dock

April 2 – Florida officials on Thursday said they were prepared to allow two Holland America cruise ships with coronavirus patients aboard dock at a port

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 30

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Oil Soars After Trump Says Saudi Arabia, Russia to Cut Supply

By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil surged in London as China planned to start buying up cheap crude for its strategic reserves, while the

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 112

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy
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Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles is facing federal felony charges for allegedly running a train locomotive at full speed off the end tracks towards

April 1, 2020
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BP Says Workers in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska Test Positive for Coronavirus

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Yareth Rosen NEW YORK/ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 1 (Reuters) – Several workers on a BP Plc oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 72

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U.S. Coast Guard to Limit MEDEVACs from Cruise Ships

The U.S. Coast Guard is telling foreign-flagged cruise ships to increase their medical capabilities in order to care for patients with flu-like symptoms for an

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 154

China’s Ports Brace for Second Hit as Virus Spread Wipes Out Exports
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China’s Ports Brace for Second Hit as Virus Spread Wipes Out Exports

By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) – China’s ports and shipping firms are bracing for a second wave of supply chain

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 60

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South Africa Says Ports Remain Open Despite Lockdown

JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters) – South Africa’s ports remain open to all types of cargo despite a nationwide 21-day lockdown though essential

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 236

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Oil Storage at Sea Approaching 2009’s Record Levels

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Oil traders are storing as much as 80 million barrels of oil on tankers at sea, with further ships being

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 96

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Panama Canal Sends Thousands of Workers Home

By Matthew Bristow and Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) — The gatekeepers of global trade routes are trying to keep goods moving through a wounded world

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 107

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Ship Owner in Athos I ‘Safe Berth’ Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that CITGO is responsible and must pay back cleanup costs for the 2004 oil spill on the Delaware River after CITGO-charted

March 31, 2020
Total Views: 497

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Cruise Ship with Coronavirus Outbreak Sails to Uncertain Florida Welcome

March 31 (Reuters) – A Dutch cruise ship that has been in limbo since cases of the coronavirus were confirmed onboard faces an uncertain welcome at its

March 31, 2020
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