| Russian's lower house backs LNG export law at first reading | 25 days 0 hours ago | | Added: Nov 18, 2013 09:14 |
| | Russia's lower house of parliament took a first step on Friday towards allowing rivals of state-controlled Gazprom to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the world's top energy producing nation stakes a claim to growing Asian markets. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| The Changing Face of Piracy | 27 days 23 hours ago | | Added: Nov 15, 2013 10:22 |
| | The release of tense new Hollywood thriller Captain Phillips has brought piracy back into the headlines – at least on the entertainment pages. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| The Future of Arctic Shipping - A New Silk Road for China? | 28 days 0 hours ago | | Added: Nov 15, 2013 09:25 |
| | Every time Arctic sea ice extent reaches a new record low a host of new reports and studies predict a rapid increase in shipping activities in the Arctic. Expectations are high that Arctic shipping routes, particularly the Northern Sea Route, will rival traditional shipping routes and complement the Suez Canal route as a key waterway for trade to and from Asia by the middle of this century. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Investigation Finds Human Error in Ship Collision | 28 days 1 hour ago | | Added: Nov 15, 2013 08:52 |
| | A recent maritime casualty investigation concludes that human error was responsible for a collision on Sept. 13 between Washington State Ferries vessel Hyak and a motor yacht. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Norway to send ships to Syria to ferry weapons out | 28 days 1 hour ago | | Added: Nov 15, 2013 08:39 |
| | Norway on Thursday became the first country to confirm it will send military servicemen to Syria and help the UN eliminate the Assad government's chemical weapons arsenal, APA reports quoting Today's Zaman. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Russia to Order 13 LNG Tankers from South Korea | 29 days 0 hours ago | | Added: Nov 14, 2013 09:31 |
| | Russia plans to award South Korean shipbuilders a contract to build 13 or more liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers as part of efforts to increase business between the world's top gas producer and the second biggest LNG buyer. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Maersk upbeat on container market, augurs well for economy | 29 days 0 hours ago | | Added: Nov 14, 2013 09:12 |
| | Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk raised its earnings forecast after a strong third quarter, pointing to an upturn in the container shipping market that should augur well for the global economy. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Lloyds sells $500 million of shipping loans | 29 days 1 hour ago | | Added: Nov 14, 2013 08:37 |
| | Lloyds Banking Group has sold a $500 million-plus portfolio of shipping loans to cut its exposure to the industry, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Propeller loss reduces ferry capacity 45% | 29 days 1 hour ago | | Added: Nov 14, 2013 08:14 |
| | A dropped propeller will mean 60,000 fewer passengers will make the journey across the Cook Strait on an Interislander ferry during the busy months of summer. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Seabulk Tankers orders new ship | 1 month 0 days ago | | Added: Nov 13, 2013 08:33 |
| | Seabulk Tankers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc., entered into a contract with General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, for the design and construction of one 50,000 deadweight ton LNG-conversion-ready product carrier with a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity, plus an option for one additional vessel. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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