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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
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World’s Dirtiest Fuel Seen Holding Out Even as Ships Clean Up

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Even as the owners of ships carrying everything from bananas to oil spend billions of dollars to meet tighter clean-air

May 9, 2017
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World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Dutch Coast
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World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Dutch Coast

One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms officially opened this week in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The 600 MW Gemini Offshore

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 99

U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Collision with South Korean Fishing Vessel
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U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Collision with South Korean Fishing Vessel

A South Korean fishing vessel collided with the USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) while the guided-missile cruiser was conducting routine operations in international

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 92

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Yemen War Adds to Rising Fears for Ships in Horn of Africa

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s worsening conflict is contributing to a spike in piracy in the region, with Somali pirates

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 81

Monday, May 8, 2017
WATCH: Giant Crane Collapses After Being Hit by Ship at Jebel Ali
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WATCH: Giant Crane Collapses After Being Hit by Ship at Jebel Ali

An investigation has been launched after a CMA CGM containership struck a ship-to-shore crane while berthing at Jebel Ali in the United Arab

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 245

Jones Act Tanker Used to Transport Oil from Alaska’s North Slope Set to Retire -Operator
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Jones Act Tanker Used to Transport Oil from Alaska’s North Slope Set to Retire -Operator

HOUSTON, May 8 (Reuters) – The Alaskan Frontier, a Suezmax tanker typically used to transport Alaskan North Slope crude to West Coast refineries, is

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 169

All at Sea: Foreign Fishing Fleets Drain West African Waters
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All at Sea: Foreign Fishing Fleets Drain West African Waters

By Kieran Guilbert and Umberto Bacchi JOAL-FADIOUTH, Senegal/ROME, May 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jostling for space and swatting the smoke

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 76

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Baltic Dry Index Snaps 13-Session Losing Streak

May 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged up on Monday to snap

May 8, 2017
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U.S. Will Still Test Beijing’s South China Sea Claims, Navy Says

By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy will still challenge claims by nations like China to exclusive access in the South China Sea,

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 29

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DHT Rejects Another Bid by Rival Frontline

OSLO, May 7 (Reuters) – Tanker firm DHT Holdings rejected on Sunday a fifth takeover proposal from shipping tycoon John Fredriksen’s Frontline,

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 78

Saturday, May 6, 2017
Chinese Navy Hands Over Three Pirates to Somali Authorities
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Chinese Navy Hands Over Three Pirates to Somali Authorities

By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia, May 5 (Reuters) – A Chinese navy ship handed over three suspected pirates to Somali authorities on Friday, police

May 6, 2017
Total Views: 59

Friday, May 5, 2017
Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. Photo credit: HDR, Inc.
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Dash of Louisiana Flavor to Revive Australia’s Oldest Gas Plant

By Rebecca Keenan (Bloomberg) – Woodside Petroleum Ltd., operator of Australia’s oldest liquefied natural gas plant, is seeking inspiration from

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 65

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IMB: Worldwide Piracy Up Slightly in 2017

Pirates and armed robbers on the high seas attacked 43 ships and captured 58 crew in the first quarter of 2017, a slight increase from the same

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 52

Thursday, May 4, 2017
Coast Guard Investigating Multiple Laser Strikes on Ships in Chesapeake Bay
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Coast Guard Investigating Multiple Laser Strikes on Ships in Chesapeake Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is investigating multiple laser strikes on commercial vessels in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland during the last month. The most

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 36

Maersk Reveals Changes to Hamburg Süd Executive Board Post Takeover
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Maersk Reveals Changes to Hamburg Süd Executive Board Post Takeover

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line is wasting no time in putting its blue stamp on the executive board of soon-to-be acquired Hamburg Süd, but

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 68

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Japanese Shipping Lines Caught Off Guard as U.S. Rejects Merger Plan

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has rejected the merger of the container businesses of K Line, MOL and NYK on

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 83

Connected at Sea: Inmarsat’s New High-Speed Broadband Service Hits 10,000-Ship Milestone
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Connected at Sea: Inmarsat’s New High-Speed Broadband Service Hits 10,000-Ship Milestone

Global satellite provider Inmarsat has announces its new Fleet Xpress service has commitments to connect more than 10,000 ships at sea with high-speed

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 175

U.S. Navy to Delay Award of Frigate Construction for a Year
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U.S. Navy to Delay Award of Frigate Construction for a Year

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy will delay by at least a year plans to award a multibillion-dollar construction contract for a frigate meant

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 82

Global Trade Growth Is About to Slow, Morgan Stanley Says
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Global Trade Growth Is About to Slow, Morgan Stanley Says

By Luke Kawa (Bloomberg) — Signs are pointing to a looming slowdown in global trade growth, according to Morgan Stanley. Each component of the bank’s

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 78

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DONG Energy Settles Hejre Platform Dispute, Clearing Hurdle for Oil Unit Sale

COPENHAGEN, May 4 (Reuters) – DONG Energy said it has reached a settlement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Technip over who bears

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 180