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5:11pm, 30th April, 2019

Trump to meet with Republican senators on U.S. shipping rules

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Republican senators on Wednesday over a proposal to waive rules that only U.S.-flagged ships can move natural gas from American ports to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Northeast.

Petrochemical disaster still hampers efforts to clear Houston shipping bottleneck

9:57am, 25th March, 2019

US

Petrochemical disaster still hampers efforts to clear Houston shipping bottleneck

The backlog of vessels waiting to move through the Houston Ship Channel grew on Monday while it remained closed to traffic for a third day as emergency workers attempted to clear a petrochemical spill from the Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) stor...

Houston petrochemical fire put out after it re-ignites, had added to shipping woes

7:47pm, 22nd March, 2019

US

Houston petrochemical fire put out after it re-ignites, had added to shipping woes

A petrochemical fire was quickly put out after it had re-ignited Friday at a fuel storage facility outside Houston, which had compounded the danger from a containment wall breach earlier in the day that spilled chemicals and halted ship traffic in th...

China's COSCO Shipping wins U.S. security clearance for OOIL deal

7:38am, 8th July, 2018

Business

China's COSCO Shipping wins U.S. security clearance for OOIL deal

China's COSCO Shipping Holdings said on Sunday a key U.S. review body has cleared its planned $6.3 billion acquisition of shipping firm Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) on security issues.

Iran calls for EU help as shipping giant pulls out for fear of U.S. sanctions

1:09pm, 7th July, 2018

World

Iran calls for EU help as shipping giant pulls out for fear of U.S. sanctions

One of the world's biggest cargo shippers announced on Saturday it was pulling out of Iran for fear of becoming entangled in U.S. sanctions, and President Hassan Rouhani demanded that European countries to do more to offset the U.S. measures.

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China's COSCO Shipping wins U.S. security clearance for OOIL deal

Iran calls for EU help as shipping giant pulls out for fear of U.S. sanctions

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