WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A ground-based radio antenna in western Australia that resembles a dining room table has detected evidence of the earliest-known stars that illuminated an infant universe shrouded in darkness following its formation in the Big Ba...
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Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms
LONDON (Reuters) - Wild bees and honeybees are put at risk by three pesticides from a group known as neonicotinoids, Europe's food safety watchdog said on Wednesday, confirming previous concerns that prompted an EU-wide ban on use of the chemicals.
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U.S.-Russian crew returns from space station: NASA TV
(Reuters) - A capsule carrying two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed in snowy Kazakhstan on Wednesday after a five-and-a-half month mission, a NASA TV live broadcast showed.
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Solstad Farstad Bags New Contracts
Solstad Farstad ASA has entered into a contract with Fugro Netherlands Marine BV for the CSV, Normand Flower, for operations in North European waters. The contract period is 6 months firm. Commencement of the contract is end March 2018. “We…
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DP World Moves Ahead with Suez Canal Industrial Zone
Dubai-based ports operator DP World has inked an agreement with the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) to launch the first phase of an integrated industrial and residential zone in Sokhna. The framework agreement…
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British Ports Association Comments on UK’s Future Border Arrangements
The British Ports Association has consistently supported the Government’s ambition for frictionless trade with the EU post-Brexit, said Mark Simmonds, Policy Manager at the British Ports Association. In that regard we welcome the debate prompted by the...
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Ship Finance International Bullish on 2018
Ship Finance International announced net income of $20 million and $152 million of total charter revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017. The company continued renewal of the fleet with the divestment of an older crude oil tanker vesse...
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Signs MoU with Russian Federation
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Far East Investment and Export Agency (FEIA) under the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East (MINVR) to cooperate with each other…
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Flex LNG Reports 4Q Profit
Norway-listed shipowner Flex LNG reported a net profit of $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to a net loss of $0.02 million in the corresponding quarter last year. The company’s net loss for the twelve months of 2017 widened…
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Ocean Yield to Acquire Five Handysize Dry Bulkers
Ocean Yield ASA announced that the Company has agreed to acquire five modern handysize dry bulk vessels with 10 -year bareboat charters to companies owned and guaranteed by Interlink Maritime Corp. The purchase price is approximately USD 75 million net...
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