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Friday, September 27, 2013
Cargo Ships Collide Off Japan – Update
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Cargo Ships Collide Off Japan – Update

The Japanese-flagged cargo ship Eifuku Maru No. 18 capsized after colliding with the Sierra Leone-flagged Jia Hui about 7 miles west of Izu Oshima island,

September 27, 2013
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China’s Gonna Need More Corn

China’s corn self-sufficiency could fall to 93% by 2018 and to 90% by 2020, according to an executive in the corn division at state grain trading

September 27, 2013
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Danish Panamax Coal Carrier Completes Northwest Passage

A large sea freighter completed a voyage through the hazardous Arctic Northwest Passage for the first time on Friday as global warming opens routes that

September 27, 2013
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Pressure on Dry Bulk as Asia’s Economic Prospects Show Steady Decline

The Bloomberg consensus forecast for Asia’s 2014 GDP growth has slipped steadily during the past four months from 6.9% at the beginning of May 2013

September 27, 2013
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A Violation of Human Rights

Freedom of the press is something that I as an American, and many other countries, are extremely fortunate to enjoy.  This freedom has held our government and

September 27, 2013
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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North Korean Shipowner Fined By Panama Canal Authority

Panama's Canal Authority slapped a fine on Thursday of up to $1 million on the owners of a North Korean ship seized in July for smuggling Cuban weapons under

September 26, 2013
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Norway’s Inocean Chosen to Design New Arctic Drillship for Statoil
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Norway’s Inocean Chosen to Design New Arctic Drillship for Statoil

An independent naval architecture firm in Norway has been awarded a contract for the concept design and option for the Front End Engineering Design for a new

September 26, 2013
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Alaska Ship & Drydock Unveils the Arctic Prowler, a New 136-Foot Freezer Longliner

On October 5, Vigor Industrial will christen the Arctic Prowler, the first large commercial fishing vessel ever built in Alaska. Built for the Alaska Longline

September 26, 2013
Total Views: 156

Kenya Mall Attack a Reminder that Somali Pirate Risk Still Alive
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Kenya Mall Attack a Reminder that Somali Pirate Risk Still Alive

The deadly assault this week in Nairobi by a militant group from Somalia serves as a reminder of the threats emanating from the war-torn East African country

September 26, 2013
Total Views: 75

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Maersk Line Says Container Market May Grow 3% Amid Overcapacity

Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the container unit of A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, said annual growth in the industry may be as low as 3 percent, forcing

September 26, 2013
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Russia’s Imprisonment of Greenpeace Freelance Photographer Crosses the Line

It’s clear that the entire spectrum of opinions is covered when it comes to the arrest of the Greenpeace activists on September 19th. Some people are

September 26, 2013
Total Views: 57

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Prosafe Climbs as Fondsfinans Expects Share Rebound

Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Prosafe SE, a supplier of floating accommodation units for the offshore oil and gas industry, rose the most on the Oslo stock

September 26, 2013
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IMO Marks World Maritime Day With Call for Sustainable Development
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IMO Marks World Maritime Day With Call for Sustainable Development

Today marks the 36th annual World Maritime Day, celebrating the theme "Sustainable Development: IMO's contribution beyond

September 26, 2013
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Great Eastern Takes Delivery of MR Tanker

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a 2005 built Medium Range (MR) product tanker “Jag Pranav” (about 51,300

September 26, 2013
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Floatel Awarded Contract at Ichthys LNG

Floatel International announced today they have been awarded a contract for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for the

September 26, 2013
Total Views: 193

Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Capping a Legendary Comeback, Oracle Team USA Wins The America’s Cup
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Capping a Legendary Comeback, Oracle Team USA Wins The America’s Cup

By Jonathan Weber SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Oracle Team USA prevailed in a dramatic winner-take-all showdown with Emirates Team New Zealand on

September 25, 2013
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Commodities ‘Super Cycle’ Is Seen Enduring by McKinsey

Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Commodity supply constraints and demand from emerging markets mean it’s premature to talk about the death of the super cycle

September 25, 2013
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Lloyd’s List to Cease Printing After 279 Years
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Lloyd’s List to Cease Printing After 279 Years

Lloyd's List, the world's longest continuously published newspaper, says it will become an online-only platform beginning in December.

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 350

Search Team Locates Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter Wreckage in Arctic Waters
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Search Team Locates Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter Wreckage in Arctic Waters

A search team in has located the wreckage of a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into the Arctic Ocean, killing all three people on board including

September 25, 2013
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ABB Azipods Ordered for New Russian Icebreakers

Russia’s State Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (SMRCC) has two new rescue and salvage icebreakers under construction at Nordic Yards GmbH in Germany.

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 302