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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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Glencore Charters One of the World’s Biggest Tankers to Store Oil at Sea

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Trading house Glencore has chartered the 3 million barrel crude carrier ‘Europe’ to store oil at sea

March 17, 2020
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Posidonia Postponed
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Posidonia Postponed

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Posidonia, one of the world’s biggest shipping exhibitions due to have been held in June, has been postponed

March 17, 2020
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Monday, March 16, 2020
Stena Line Announces 950 Layoffs Due to Coronavirus Impact
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Stena Line Announces 950 Layoffs Due to Coronavirus Impact

European ferry operator Stena Line has announced plans to layoff 950 employees due to travel restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic.   The

March 16, 2020
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Equinor Orders Longer Shifts for Offshore Staff Due to Coronavirus
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Equinor Orders Longer Shifts for Offshore Staff Due to Coronavirus

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, March 16 (Reuters) – Equinor will extend its employees’ shifts at offshore platforms to 21 days from 14 days to reduce

March 16, 2020
Total Views: 93

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Warning of Loss, Carnival Moves to Shore Up Liquidity

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp., the largest player in a cruise industry reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, said it expects a

March 16, 2020
Total Views: 218

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Surging Demand to Move Crude Oil Sends Smaller Tanker Rates Soaring

By Roslan Khasawneh – SINGAPORE, March 16 (Reuters) – A surge in demand to ship the flood of crude oil unleashed by Saudi Arabia and its OPEC peers

March 16, 2020
Total Views: 158

Major Cruise Lines Suspend Voyages After President’s Request
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Major Cruise Lines Suspend Voyages After President’s Request

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said the country’s biggest cruise lines will suspend operations for a month at his request,

March 16, 2020
Total Views: 69

Sunday, March 15, 2020
China’s Port Jam Eases, but Refrigerated Container Rates Soar
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China’s Port Jam Eases, but Refrigerated Container Rates Soar

By Muyu Xu and Dominique Patton BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) – Severe congestion at Chinese ports is easing, say officials and industry participants,

March 15, 2020
Total Views: 149

Friday, March 13, 2020
Royal Caribbean Suspends U.S. Cruises, Joining Rivals
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Royal Caribbean Suspends U.S. Cruises, Joining Rivals

March 13 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd said on Friday it was suspending its cruises in the United States for 30 days, an hour after Norwegian

March 13, 2020
Total Views: 105

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Oil Heads for Worst Week Since 2008

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil is headed for its largest weekly collapse since 2008 as a bitter price war erupted between Saudi Arabia and Russia,

March 13, 2020
Total Views: 64

Trump Administration Dashes Hopes of Tariff Cut
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Trump Administration Dashes Hopes of Tariff Cut

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is not considering broad relief from import tariffs on

March 13, 2020
Total Views: 64

Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Global Recession Risk Spikes as World Powers Down, Markets Slump

By Enda Curran and Michelle Jamrisko (Bloomberg) — A pandemic-driven global recession is becoming more likely by the day as the flow of goods, services

March 12, 2020
Total Views: 36

MSC Sending World’s Biggest Containerships to U.S. to Reposition Empties
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MSC Sending World’s Biggest Containerships to U.S. to Reposition Empties

By Mike Wackett – MSC is deploying the world’s biggest ships to evacuate empty containers from China to the US, as carriers on the transpacific try

March 12, 2020
Total Views: 279

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UK Imposes Travel Restrictions to North Sea Oil and Gas Installations

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s oil and gas sector association OGUK on Thursday banned people from travelling

March 12, 2020
Total Views: 202

Princess Cruises Suspends All Cruises for Two Months
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Princess Cruises Suspends All Cruises for Two Months

March 12 (Reuters) – Princess Cruises, the operator of two ocean liners quarantined because of numerous coronavirus cases, said on Thursday it would

March 12, 2020
Total Views: 195

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IMO Headquarters Closes, Meetings Suspended Due to Coronavirus

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations’shipping agency, has closed its headquarters in

March 12, 2020
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
President Trump Just Suspended Travel from Europe for 30 Days… He also said Trade and Cargo Was Prohibited – Update
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President Trump Just Suspended Travel from Europe for 30 Days… He also said Trade and Cargo Was Prohibited – Update

In an Oval Office address to the United States about the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump announced a ban on all travel from Europe to the United States

March 11, 2020
Total Views: 121

Equinor Confirms Coronavirus Case on North Sea Oil Platform
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Equinor Confirms Coronavirus Case on North Sea Oil Platform

By Stephen Treloar and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Equinor ASA reported the first case of coronavirus among employees on oil and gas installations

March 11, 2020
Total Views: 82

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Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Coronavirus Squeezes Ports

By Michael Sasso (Bloomberg) — Accustomed to running at full speed this time of year, George Powers has watched as a shipping slowdown tied to the

March 11, 2020
Total Views: 40

Cruise Industry Proposes to White House Banning Passengers Over 70 Without Doctor’s Note – Report
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Cruise Industry Proposes to White House Banning Passengers Over 70 Without Doctor’s Note – Report

March 11 (Reuters) – A proposal submitted by a cruise industry body to the White House on Tuesday seeks to deny cruise boarding to people over 70, unless

March 11, 2020
Total Views: 63
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