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Thursday, July 20, 2017
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
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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

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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

Maersk Applies New IT Security Systems After Cyber Attack
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Maersk Applies New IT Security Systems After Cyber Attack

COPENHAGEN, July 20 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday its anti-virus software was not effective against a new type of malware that hit the

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 73

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Keppel Posts Lower Q2 Profit, Says Rig Market Outlook Muddy

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp posted a 21 percent drop in its quarterly profit and warned it did not expect a

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
How an Alaskan Fisherman Turned $80 Into $1.1 Billion by Popularizing Trash Fish
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How an Alaskan Fisherman Turned $80 Into $1.1 Billion by Popularizing Trash Fish

By Alex Sazonov (Bloomberg) — Chuck Bundrant was a college freshman with $80 in his pocket when he drove halfway across the country to Seattle to earn a

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 281

UK MAIB Issues Investigation Report Into Fatal Capsizing of Tug During Ship Assist
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UK MAIB Issues Investigation Report Into Fatal Capsizing of Tug During Ship Assist

A UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigation into the fatal capsizing of a harbor tug while assisting a CMA CGM containership in the port of Tulear,

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 310

MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots, Ancient Geological Movements
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MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots, Ancient Geological Movements

By Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY, July 19 (Reuters) – Detailed sea-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 81

U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap
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U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap

By Saleha Mohsin, Andrew Mayeda and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — Talks between the world’s two biggest economies got off to a tense start as U.S. Commerce

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 68

Qatar Seeks to Open New LNG Markets with Floating Terminals
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Qatar Seeks to Open New LNG Markets with Floating Terminals

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Qatar Gas Transport Company and Norwegian shipping business Hoegh LNG have embarked on a joint project to open new markets

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 108

Tuesday, July 18, 2017
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Port of Los Angeles Handles Record 9.2 Million TEU in FY 2017

The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 9.2 million Twenty-Foot Units (TEUs) in its 12-month fiscal year ending in June, the highest annual container

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 37

Commerce Secretary Ross Urges China to Give U.S. Companies Equal Footing on Trade
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Commerce Secretary Ross Urges China to Give U.S. Companies Equal Footing on Trade

By Saleha Mohsin and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — China’s maturing economy needs to further open markets to American investors and exporters so they can

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 118

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Tempers Flare as Hamburg Selects Chinese Consortium for Container Port Expansion Project

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A storm is brewing in the city of Hamburg over the port authority awarding the development of the 42ha Steinwerder South

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 116

Russia Told to Pay Dutch $6 Million Over Greenpeace ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Seizure
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Russia Told to Pay Dutch $6 Million Over Greenpeace ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Seizure

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, July 18 (Reuters) – Russia must pay the Netherlands more than 5 million euros ($5.79 million)in damages for seizing a

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 133

China Says It’s Done Taking Our Garbage
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China Says It’s Done Taking Our Garbage

By Tom Miles GENEVA, July 18 (Reuters) – China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday that it would stop accepting shipments of rubbish

July 18, 2017
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Senator McCain Introduces New Bill to Repeal Jones Act
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Senator McCain Introduces New Bill to Repeal Jones Act

Note: On Wednesday, the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix released a statement saying that tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 132

Monday, July 17, 2017
First 13,000 TEU Containership Transits Under New York and New Jersey’s Raised Bayonne Bridge
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First 13,000 TEU Containership Transits Under New York and New Jersey’s Raised Bayonne Bridge

The 13,208 TEU OOCL Berlin became the largest ship to call at the port of New York and New Jersey when it arrived Monday after transiting under the

July 17, 2017
Total Views: 125

Salvage of Sunken Towing Vessel Continues on Upper Mississippi River
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Salvage of Sunken Towing Vessel Continues on Upper Mississippi River

The Unified Command convened in response to a sunken towboat loaded with fuel on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Illinois was set to lift the vessel

July 17, 2017
Total Views: 133

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Bigger Ships Seen Adding More Pressure on Asia-Mediterranean Container Trade

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) being phased onto the Asia-Mediterranean container trade are likely to put freight

July 17, 2017
Total Views: 65