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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
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Oil Traders Turn Bespoke Crude Tailors in Offshore Megastore

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — The biggest oil traders feeling the squeeze in a world awash with crude are seeking an edge by offering

July 12, 2017
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Rickmers Creditors to Get Just 11 Cents on the Dollar Following Completion of Fleet Sale

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Unsecured creditors of bankrupt panamax containership owner Rickmers Maritime Trust (RMT) will each receive just

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 84

Trillion Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
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Trillion Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica

By Nina Chestney LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday,

July 12, 2017
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Dutch Competition Watchdog Investigating Possible Bunker Fuel Cartel
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Dutch Competition Watchdog Investigating Possible Bunker Fuel Cartel

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, July 12 (Reuters) – The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible illegal, price-fixing

July 12, 2017
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First Turkish Ship Breaker Receives Hong Kong Convention Compliance
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First Turkish Ship Breaker Receives Hong Kong Convention Compliance

A ship recycling facility in Izmir, Turkey has become the first yard in the country to receive a Statement of Compliance verifying that its shipbreaking

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 42

Mexico Oil Privatization Pays Off With Billion-Barrel Find
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Mexico Oil Privatization Pays Off With Billion-Barrel Find

By Adam Williams and Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s decision to allow private companies to explore for oil and gas started to pay off after

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 78

Tuesday, July 11, 2017
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U.S. Oil Lures India as Arbitrage Opens Up

By Debjit Chakraborty and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — A type of U.S. crude pumped in the Gulf of Mexico is proving to be more attractive in the

July 11, 2017
Total Views: 34

Report Says U.S. Needs to Build Four New Heavy Polar Icebreakers
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Report Says U.S. Needs to Build Four New Heavy Polar Icebreakers

New Report Recommends Construction of Four New Polar Icebreakers of the Same Design as the Lowest-Cost Strategy for Protecting U.S. Interests in Arctic and

July 11, 2017
Total Views: 37

Bourbon Joins Project to Build World’s First Autonomous Offshore Vessel
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Bourbon Joins Project to Build World’s First Autonomous Offshore Vessel

French offshore services company Bourbon Offshore announced Tuesday it has signed on to a project which is aimed at building of the world’s first

July 11, 2017
Total Views: 87

Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Survey Shows
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Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Survey Shows

An average of 1,390 containers have been lost at sea each year over the past three years, according to a new survey of the world’s ocean carriers by the

July 11, 2017
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Shell Mulls LNG-Hub Network as Use as Transport Fuel Expands
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Shell Mulls LNG-Hub Network as Use as Transport Fuel Expands

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the oil company that spent more than $50 billion to buy natural-gas producer BG Group Plc, is

July 11, 2017
Total Views: 28

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U.S. Navy Temporarily Relieves USS Fitzgerald Commander

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said on Tuesday it has temporarily relieved, for medical reasons, the commander of a

July 11, 2017
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Dry Dock Photos Show Extent of Damage to USS Fitzgerald
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Dry Dock Photos Show Extent of Damage to USS Fitzgerald

The USS Fitzgerald entered dry dock at a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to continue repairs and assess damage following its June 17 collision with

July 11, 2017
Total Views: 302

Monday, July 10, 2017
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TUI Sheds its Stake in Hapag-Lloyd

FRANKFURT, July 10 (Reuters) – Europe’s largest tourism group TUI Group said on Monday it had sold its stake in container shipper Hapag-Lloyd,

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 81

COSCO Deal to Make Ex-Hong Kong Chief, Family $1 Billion Richer
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COSCO Deal to Make Ex-Hong Kong Chief, Family $1 Billion Richer

By Robert Olsen (Bloomberg) — Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his family will be about $1 billion richer with the sale of their

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 61

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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
Total Views: 119

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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: 119

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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: 67

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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: 209

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