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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
U.S. Navy Vessel Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Vessel in Gulf
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U.S. Navy Vessel Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Vessel in Gulf

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots when an Iranian vessel in the Gulf came within 150 yards (137 meters)

July 25, 2017
Total Views: 38

Monday, July 24, 2017
A labourer works at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China June 15, 2017.
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Chinese Shipbuilders Tap Rising Cruise Demand, Rattling European Rivals

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) – European shipbuilders’ dominance in the $117 billion passengership industry may come under threat as

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 39

Australia: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near War Games with U.S.
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Australia: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near War Games with U.S.

(Reuters) – A Chinese spy ship has been detected off the Australian coast near joint war games underway between the United States, New Zealand and

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 56

America’s Oldest Commissioned Warship Refloated After Two-Year Restoration
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America’s Oldest Commissioned Warship Refloated After Two-Year Restoration

America’s oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution, was finally refloated on Sunday following a two-year, multi-million dollar restoration at the

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 95

Impressive Transatlantic Growth for U.S. Imports, But Outlook Not so Bullish
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Impressive Transatlantic Growth for U.S. Imports, But Outlook Not so Bullish

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container exports from North Europe to North America increased 5.7%, year-on-year, in the first five months of the year,

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 25

Trump, Aboard New Aircraft Carrier, Urges Military Funds Boost
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Trump, Aboard New Aircraft Carrier, Urges Military Funds Boost

By Justin Sink and Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a budget that provides for higher, stable and predictable

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 65

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European Banks Struggle to Solve Toxic Shipping Debt Problem

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Dutch shipowner Vroon is finding talks with banks tough going as it tries to navigate a way out of a long

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 112

WATCH: U.S. Navy Tests First Anti-Drone Laser Weapon
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WATCH: U.S. Navy Tests First Anti-Drone Laser Weapon

Check out this story from CNN on the U.S. Navy’s first active laser weapon. The cutting-edge prototype Laser Weapon System (LaWS), developed by the

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 181

Sunday, July 23, 2017
Gasoline Exports Surge In China
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Gasoline Exports Surge In China

(Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) China’s diesel and gasoline exports surged in the first half of the year as a domestic supply glut and slowing demand growth prompted

July 23, 2017
Total Views: 44

Friday, July 21, 2017
U.S. Official: USS Fitzgerald Crew Likely at Fault in Collision with Containership
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U.S. Official: USS Fitzgerald Crew Likely at Fault in Collision with Containership

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship’s collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 99

Philly Shipyard Signs LOI to Build Up to Four New Containerships for Hawaii Trade
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Philly Shipyard Signs LOI to Build Up to Four New Containerships for Hawaii Trade

Jones Act shipbuilder Philly Shipyard announced Friday that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a leading, blue chip Jones Act operating company

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 84

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Baltic Dry Index, Up for Nine Straight Sessions, Hits Two-Month High

July 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday for the

July 21, 2017
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U.S. Navy to Commission USS Gerald R. Ford, Its First New Aircraft Carrier Design in 40 Years
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U.S. Navy to Commission USS Gerald R. Ford, Its First New Aircraft Carrier Design in 40 Years

The U.S. Navy is getting ready to commission its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a ceremony this

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 112

Tanker with Disputed Kurdish Oil Reappears Off Malta
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Tanker with Disputed Kurdish Oil Reappears Off Malta

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – The Neverland tanker has reappeared off the coast of Malta after going off radar near Canada on June 30, when it was

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 85

greenpeace arctic drilling protest
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Greenpeace Activists Protest Near Statoil Drilling Rig in Barents Sea

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, July 21 (Reuters) – Environmental activists protested on Friday near an offshore rig contracted by Statoil in the remote

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 51

Thursday, July 20, 2017
Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal
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Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal

MONTREAL, July 20 (Reuters) – Canadian authorities are treating the discovery on Thursday of four men hiding in a shipping container at the Port of

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 93

Searchers Locate FV Destination Wreck in Bering Sea
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Searchers Locate FV Destination Wreck in Bering Sea

Update: NTSB Says Icing Caused Fatal Sinking of FV Destination in Bering Sea Searchers have located that the wreck of the missing fishing vessel

July 20, 2017
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Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests
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Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests

MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – Russia rejected a ruling by an international arbitration court which said Moscow must pay damages for seizing a Dutch-flagged

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 32

Nigerian Navy Says Pirate Attacks Fall 68% From 2016
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Nigerian Navy Says Pirate Attacks Fall 68% From 2016

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — The Nigerian navy said pirate attacks in the country’s territorial waters fell 68 percent year-on-year in the first

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 60

oil tanker
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First Cargo of U.S. Strategic Reserve Arrives in China

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – PetroChina is this week unloading the first Chinese purchase of crude oil from U.S. strategic petroleum reserves at a port

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 117