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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Cheniere’s LNG Set to Reach Europe as U.S. Shale Gas Goes Global
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Cheniere’s LNG Set to Reach Europe as U.S. Shale Gas Goes Global

By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Harry R. Weber and Joao Lima (Bloomberg) — Within a decade of revolutionizing domestic natural gas markets, U.S. shale will for

April 20, 2016
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Two Indonesian Coal Ports Ban Ships to Philippines Amid Hijacking Fears
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Two Indonesian Coal Ports Ban Ships to Philippines Amid Hijacking Fears

By Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA, April 20 (Reuters) – Authorities from at least two Indonesian coal ports have blocked ships from leaving to the

April 20, 2016
Total Views: 82

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Container Shipping Companies Form Asia-Focused “Ocean Alliance”

By Brenda Goh and Gus Trompiz SHANGHAI/PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) – China COSCO Shipping and France’s CMA CGM sought to reinforce their growing

April 20, 2016
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Panama Canal Authority Books First Transits Through Expanded Canal
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Panama Canal Authority Books First Transits Through Expanded Canal

The Panama Canal Authority on Monday began taking transit reservations for Neopanamax vessels passing through the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal. The

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 107

Man Dies After Tugboat Flips on San Jacinto River Near Houston – Incident Video
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Man Dies After Tugboat Flips on San Jacinto River Near Houston – Incident Video

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office along with the United States Coast Guard have recovered the body of a male victim who drowned after the tugboat he was

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 332

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Grim Outlook for Liner Shipping as Continued Weak Market Pushes Carriers to the Brink

By Mike Wackett, (The Loadstar) – The shock waves from the collapse of a top-20 container line such as Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) could be the

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 35

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Maersk Line to Hike Asia-Europe Shipping Rates by $550 Per TEU

SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line, owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk, plans to increase freight

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 84

Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’
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Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The highest carbon tax in an oil producing nation has persuaded Norway’s state-owned driller to experiment with

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 59

Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Iran Struggles to Find Enough Tankers for Its Oil

By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) – Iran faces a struggle to increase oil exports because many of its tankers are tied up

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 42

Monday, April 18, 2016
Maintenance Issue Delays Second Search for El Faro’s VDR
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Maintenance Issue Delays Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., April 18 (Reuters) – A maintenance issue delayed the start of a second search off the Bahamas on Monday for a data

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 75

port of melbourne. June 2, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/Files
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Australia Funds Lead Bids for $4.1 Billion Port of Melbourne Sale

By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) – Three consortia of Australian and international funds have submitted bids for a 50-year lease of the Port of

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 103

‘Boaty McBoatface’ Wins Online Contest to Name the UK’s New Research Vessel by a Landslide
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‘Boaty McBoatface’ Wins Online Contest to Name the UK’s New Research Vessel by a Landslide

The internet has overwhelmingly voted to name the UK’s new $300 million polar research vessel RRS Boaty McBoatface. The UK National Environment Research

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 106

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More Mega Ships Predicted to Call at Key Shenzhen Hub

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Li Ka-Shing’s Hutchison Port Holdings Trust predicts more mega ships will call at its Shenzhen port to move

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 24

Qatargas, UASC, and Shell Sign MoU to Develop LNG as Marine Fuel
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Qatargas, UASC, and Shell Sign MoU to Develop LNG as Marine Fuel

Qatari natural gas producer Qatargas, United Arab Shipping Company and Shell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 46

Could Snake-Like Swimming Robots be the Future of Subsea IMR?
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Could Snake-Like Swimming Robots be the Future of Subsea IMR?

Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) spin-off company, to develop

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 127

‘Mega-Ships’ Present Mega-Sized Challenges for Ports and Shippers
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‘Mega-Ships’ Present Mega-Sized Challenges for Ports and Shippers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – According to the latest data collated by Dynaliners, there are 37 ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of over 18,000

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 103

Cheap Oil Slows Appetite for LNG as Alternative Shipping Fuel
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Cheap Oil Slows Appetite for LNG as Alternative Shipping Fuel

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Low oil prices are denting the take-up of liquefied natural gas as a cleaner source of

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 83

Australia Accelerates Naval Shipbuilding Program to Secure Jobs
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Australia Accelerates Naval Shipbuilding Program to Secure Jobs

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) – Australia will speed up plans to build more naval vessels in domestic shipyards, Prime Minister Malcolm

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 72

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Keppel Profit Drops as Oil Slump Delays Offshore Projects

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Keppel Corp., the world’s largest builder of oil rigs, reported a 41 percent decline in first-quarter profit as weak oil

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 13

Sunday, April 17, 2016
NTSB to Resume Search for El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder
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NTSB to Resume Search for El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder

The National Transportation Safety Board is set to resume its search Monday for the voyage data recorder of the sunken El Faro cargo ship. The U.S.

April 17, 2016
Total Views: 77