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Carnival suspends dividend, to save $1.3bn
    31 Oct 2008

Baltic Dry Index at 851     31 Oct 2008

17th failure this year of a federally insured bank in USA

Fincantieri to upgrade two vessels for Kenya navy


Bourbon Offshore contract extensions
    31 Oct 2008

StatoilHydro: New discovery in the Barents Sea   31 Oct 08

COSCO won offshore and shipbuilding contracts

OSG financial results     31 Oct 2008

Shell financial results     31 Oct 2008

ExxonMobile financial results     31 Oct 2008


NYSE suspends trading in Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc., moves to remove from the list
    30 Oct 2008

Fincantieri to build new fleet tanker for the Indian navy

General Maritime Corp. financial results     30 Oct 2008

Genco Shipping & Trading financial results     30 Oct 2008

Μιλτιάδης Βαρβιτσιώτης: Βιετνάμ η νέα πρόκληση


Wärtsilä engines to power 12 of the world’s largest ore carriers
    30 Oct 2008

Netherlands signs Wreck Removal Convention

Transocean Inc: five-year contract for ultra-deepwater drillship with revenues of appr. $1.17 billion     30 Oct 2008

Sevan signs mandate
for the financing of two
deepwater drilling units


30 Oct 2008

MOL quits Transpacific Stabilization Agreement   30 Oct 08

NOL financial results     29 Oct 2008

ISO 9001:2008 - Key changes and transition of certificates

Afam VI gas power plant starts in Nigeria     29 Oct 2008


Finnlines interim report 1 Jan - 30 Sept 2008
    29 Oct 2008

Transfer of drinkable water from Greece and financial condition of Ocean Tankers     29 Oct 2008

Petrobras signs memoranda of understanding with Portuguese companies     29 Oct 2008


Northrop Grumman to upgrade steering systems for USS Carl Vinson
    29 Oct 2008

Danaos Corporation declares dividend     28 Oct 2008

Μήνυμα Πρωθυπουργού για την Εθνική Επέτειο της 28ης Οκτωβρίου     28 Oct 2008

Cosco Pacific: Unusual price movement     28 Oct 2008


Lukoil increases 3Q 2008 hydrocarbon production available for sale by 4.1%
    28 Oct 2008

ATP to sell a portion of its North Sea assets for GBP 265m

Gazprom’s delegation visits Slovenia and Greece   28.10.08


Δηλώσεις Πρωθυπουργού μετά τη συνάντησή του με τον Πρωθυπουργό του Κατάρ
    27 Oct 2008

Stena Bulk acquires 35% of Paradise Tankers for USD 250 million     27 Oct 2008

Gazprom and Vietnam sign contract for four new offshore blocks of Republic of Vietnam     27 Oct 2008

GL Customers discuss new IMO convention – Ship recycling at the turn of the tide?     27 Oct 2008

Varun Shipping financial results     27 Oct 2008

Odfjell SE financial results     27 Oct 2008

Shipping industry welcomes MEPS action on pirate attacks


Kongsberg supports NATO submarine rescue system acceptance trials
    25 Oct 2008


Wärtsilä secures first ferry reference for its Low Loss Concept - saves fuel and costs
    25 Oct 2008

World markets sink     24 Oct 2008


Globus Maritime sells a 1995-built handymax at reduced price of US$37
    24 Oct 2008


Top Ships announces expiration of exclusivity agreement with George Economou’s affiliated entity
    24 Oct 2008

TEN announces delivery and charter of aframax   24.10.08


Maersk Line axes more Asia-Europe capacity
  24 Oct 08

OPEC agrees to cut production as prices slump


Hurtigruten ASA sells ferries and fast ferries operation



Concordia Maritime AB financial results
    24 Oct 2008

Seacor Holdings financial results     24 Oct 2008

GL Spanish committee: Focus on potential of alternative energy in shipping     24 Oct 2008

GL opens new Office in Poland     24 Oct 2008

AREVA, Northrop Grumman join forces to create world-class facility in U.S. to manufacture heavy components for American nuclear energy industry

Athens Stock Exchange: Plunge     23 Oct 2008

Weekly Piracy Report, 14-20 October 2008     23 Oct 2008

With bulkers tied up on time-charter, Navios Maritime Partners posts strong results     23 Oct 2008


APM Terminals aims for zero accidents
    23 Oct 2008

Meeting between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation     23 Oct 2008


StatoilHydro: 20 finds so far this year
    23 Oct 2008

Singapore Petroleum Company sells 27.5% stake in ItalSing to Nippon Oil     23 Oct 2008

Δήλωση Πρωθυπουργού
μετά τη συνάντησή του
με τον Βρετανό Ομόλογό του


22 Oct 2008

Navios Maritime Partners increases cash distribution


Sembcorp Marine secures LNG carrier longevity contract from International Gas Transportation Co Ltd


Arlington Tankers financial results     22 Oct 2008

APL reduces capacity
and reorganises global
service network

22 Oct 2008

High throughput level Port of Rotterdam     22 Oct 2008

Vopak increases storage capacity for clean fuels   22 Oct 08

Stena line opens terminal in Port of Rotterdam   22 Oct 08

On tripartite meeting of Gazprom’s Iranian and Qatar delegations     22 Oct 2008


Euronav NV financial results
    22 Oct 2008

OceanFreight Inc. declares quarterly dividend   21 Oct 2008

UN Secretary General supports anti-piracy mandate extension     21 Oct 2008

Norden in global climate change survey     21 Oct 2008


Northrop Grumman declares quarterly dividend
  21 Oct 08

Petrobras and Ecuador extend agreement     21 Oct 2008

Petrobras and biofuels     21 Oct 2008

Korea's Crude imports from Jan to Aug 2008     21 Oct 2008

11th consecutive NMEA
industry award for KVH
satellite TV antennas

21 Oct 2008

Bunge acquires 50% stake in Vietnamese port operator

RBI cuts interest rates by 1%, to 8%     20 Oct 2008

Total farms into an onshore block in Yemen with KNOC

Project Shipping Inc. και Aegean Marine Petroleum S.A. και στην Fujairah     18 Oct 2008

Star Bulk updates employment status of capesize

Blackwater, a private military contractor, sends warship to Gulf of Aden     18 Oct 2008

Weekly Piracy Report 7-13 October 2008     18 Oct 2008


OOCL financial results
    18 Oct 2008


Gazprom on long-term gas balance development
  17 Oct 08

Ραγδαια πτωση Χ.Α. σε χαμηλά 5ετίας. Σε μονοψήφια νούμερα πολλές τράπεζες     17 Oct 2008


Έγκριση Σχεδίου Σύμβασης Παραχώρησης των Προβλητών ΙΙ & ΙΙΙ του Σταθμού Ε/Κ του ΟΛΠ ΑΕ
  17 Oct 2008

Δηλώσεις Πρωθυπουργού μετά τη συνάντησή του με τον Πρόεδρο της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. to expand presence in the caribbean     17 Oct 2008

DNV in groundbreaking agreement with Thome Ship Management     17 Oct 2008


OceanFreight Inc. press release
    17 Oct 2008

Vale to supply 63 million metric tons of iron ore to Corus´s plants in Europe over the next five years

Ukranian-based Industrial Carriers Inc. filed for bankruptcy in Greece     Lloyd's List,   16 Oct 2008

Baltic Dry Index at lowest since 2002     16 Oct 2008


StatoilHydro's Snøhvit project, Europe's first export facility for LNG
    16 Oct 2008

BP makes 16th oil discovery in Angola     16 Oct 2008

ADEME and Total to enhance the energy efficiency of industrial processes     16 Oct 2008

Promising gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea   16 Oct 2008


Hapag-Lloyd: Banking syndicate provides USD 750 m financing for 29 container vessels
    16 Oct 2008

Zodiac Maritime may idle 20 capesizes as the daily freight dropped to $13,070 / day, declining 92% since it reached a record of $233,988 / day on June 5     16 Oct 2008

Petrobras
participates
in oil discovery
in Angola

16 Oct 2008

American Shipping Company changes tanker building sequence due to lack of finance     16 Oct 2008

SuperSeaCat terminates sailings and heads for liquidation

Shipping stocks take a steep plunge     16 Oct 2008

Bankruptcy receiver appointed in the bankruptcy estate of Svithoid Tanker     15 Oct 2008

Minoan Lines: Υπεβλήθη η δημόσια πρόταση από τον Ομιλο Grimaldi     15 Oct 2008

Attica Group: Draft merger agreement approved   15 Oct 08

Overseas Shipholding Group announces new $500 million credit facility for FSO project     15 Oct 2008

Project Shipping Inc. + Aegean Marine Petroleum S.A. και στο βαθοs ... ΑΕΚ     15 Oct 2008


Επίσκεψη ΥΕΝΑΝΠ στο Κεντρικό Λιμεναρχείο Πειραιά


Radio Holland signs contract with Pole Star for LRIT testing

Farstad Shipping - charter agreements     15 Oct 2008

BP announces Gulf of Mexico discovery     15 Oct 2008

Gazprom delegation visits Alaska     15 Oct 2008

Hercules Offshore expects impact on financial results due to active hurricane season     15 Oct 2008


MacGREGOR meets need for increased coal loading capacity
    15 Oct 2008

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. takes delivery of a 2007-built, 55,728 dwt ultra handymax vessel; commences 5-year time charter at $31,281 net daily rate     14 Oct 2008

Attica Group: Maiden voyage of Superfast 1     14 Oct 2008

Baltic Dry Index falls sharply     14 Oct 2008

Major progress on air pollution, ship recycling and ballast water management at IMO environment meeting

Wärtsilä propulsion packages for Wilson bulk carriers

DNV retains "Best in Class" crown     14 Oct 2008

FESCO to launch 3091 TEU boxship     14 Oct 2008

FESCO to boost Ro-Ro capacity     14 Oct 2008

Dow Jones regains half of last week's loss     14 Oct 2008

A.P. Moller - Maersk increases ownership in Broström AB

Broström sells product tanker     13 Oct 2008

Svithoid files for liquidation after financial difficulties


TUI approved the sale of Hapag-Lloyd AG
    13 Oct 2008

Northrop Grumman's reflector system successfully deploys aboard 4th Inmarsat communications satellite   13 Oct 2008

OPEC to hold (extraordinary) meeting on 18 November

Eimskip divests its 50% holding in Euro Container Line

Ο ΥΕΝΑΝΠ κήρυξε την έναρξη της 39ης Διεθνούς Διάσκεψης Ναυτικού Δικαίου     13 Oct 2008


OceanFreight Inc. acquires a 1991-built 95,951 dwt double-hull aframax crude oil tanker for $40m
    11 Oct 2008


Sovcomflot Group expands in major gas projects
  11.10.08


Japan Bank for International Cooperation joins financing syndicate for LNG tankers
    11 Oct 2008

Petrobras and Galp Energia sign a biofuel agreement

US stocks extend huge losses over credit concerns

Global markets plummet in growing stock sell-off


FPSO Sevan Piranema has produced for one year


Brokers predict more 'zero dollars' fixtures     10 Oct 2008

KVH announces pacific ocean coverage for mini-VSAT
broadband service

10 Oct 2008


Svithoid Tankers in negotiations in order to secure financing and continued operations     10 Oct 2008

Συμβούλιο Υπουργών Θαλασσίων Μεταφορών     10 Oct 08

USA ratifies international rules on air pollution from ships

Dow suffers sixth straight triple-digit loss     10 Oct 2008

Top Ships announces extension of exclusivity agreement


Formal acceptance of FPSO Sevan Hummingbird
  10.10.08

Kittiwake acquires BP Marine's majority shareholding in Krystallon     10 Oct 2008

Rumours spread that a panamax has been chartered for a voyage that covered only bunkers and port costs, at a daily rate of $0     9 Oct 2008

Icelandic banking crisis deepens     9 Oct 2008

TEN repurchases suezmax tanker     9 Oct 2008

Oceanaut, Inc. cancels shareholder meeting, in light of current market conditions     9 Oct 2008

China steel mills slowing ore demand     9 Oct 2008


Cunard's QE2 bids farewell to America
    9 Oct 2008

StatoilHydro drilling equipment deals     9 Oct 2008

Star Bulk delivers panamax to its buyers     8 Oct 2008

Vopak acquires terminal in Indonesia     8 Oct 2008

WHL and PIL transpacific service adjustment     8 Oct 2008

First platform built entirely
in Brazil to be baptized
this Tuesday

7 Oct 2008


O Όμιλος Grimaldi προβαίνει σε υποχρεωτική δημόσια προσφορά στις μετοχές της Minoan Line     7 Oct 2008

Attica Group: delivery of new-built Ro-Pax     7 Oct 2008


DryShips adds 9 capesize and 2 drillships
    7 Oct 2008

ASL Marine secured new shipbuilding and fabrication contracts worth S$101 million     7 Oct 2008

Europe races to shore up banks as crisis spreads

U.K. Treasury under pressure to take stakes in banks

Iceland suspends trade in its banks, finance firms


Namegiving of newbuilding from Odense Steel Shipyard


Grimaldi to buy out Minoan Lines     6 Oct 2008

Seanergy announces mandatory separation of units and listing on Nasdaq     6 Oct 2008

Credit crisis threatens weak bulk shippers, shipyards

Bank failures will rise in next year     6 Oct 2008

Iceland in talks to prevent bank meltdown     6 Oct 2008

Dexia press release on the current difficulties faced by Hypo Real Estate
6 Oct 2008

Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum announce first gas in Kurdistan region of Iraq     5 Oct 2008

Construction of the East Siberia Pacific Ocean oil pipeline

UBS announces repositioning of its investment bank

Rumors spark run on Hong Kong bank     4 Oct 2008

Hundreds of clients withdraw cash from India's largest private bank on rumors that the bank could fail   4 Oct 2008


Keppel Shipyard secures two conversion projects worth S$150 million
    3 Oct 2008

Aries Maritime secures period charters for 2 products tankers     3 Oct 2008

Globus Maritime: Total Voting Rights     3 Oct 2008

Gazprom and E.ON AG sign agreement to jointly develop Yuzhno-Russkoye oil and gas field     3 Oct 2008


Ultrapetrol extends stock repurchase program
    3 Oct 2008

Σύγκρουση ελληνικού πλοίου στο Ντουμπάΐ     2 Oct 2008

Price of gas supplied by Gazprom to Europe exceeded USD 500 per 1,000 cu m     2 Oct 2008

Maersk Oil: UK Janice shutdown     2 Oct 2008

Hamworthy extends LNG reliquefaction system installations


Commercial Port of Vladivostok to boost modernization


Petrobras clarifications about new discoveries   2 Oct 2008

CH Offshore Ltd, charters anchor-handling / supply vessel

NAM and GDF Suez sign sale and purchase agreements for a total consideration of 1,075 million euros     2 Oct 2008


Wärtsilä-Hyundai Engine Company inaugurated its new factory in Korea
    2 Oct 2008

Star Bulk takes delivery of capesize     2 Oct 2008

Aegean Marine Petroleum takes delivery of bunkering tanker newbuilding     2 Oct 2008

TEN: $40 million increase in share repurchase program

MOL implements safety campaign     2 Oct 2008

Port community systems of Rotterdam and Amsterdam to merge     2 Oct 2008


ExxonMobil's Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) Technology


Gazprom’s participation in Far Eastern energy sector development     1 Oct 2008

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