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Thursday, August 20, 2020
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Ports

Ships Avoid Bunkering In Hong Kong Due To Strict COVID Rules

By Elizabeth Low and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) – Ships are skipping Hong Kong for re-fueling after the city implemented strict quarantine regulations at its

August 20, 2020
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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Cruise Ships

Has Lindblad Cracked The Code To Covid-Free Cruising?

by Fran Golden (Bloomberg) –Adventure cruise operator Lindblad Expeditions thinks it’s cracked the code for safe cruising during a pandemic: Shelter

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 385

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Cruise Ships

Hong Kong Cruise Ship Owner Suspends Payments to Creditors

by Denise Wee (Bloomberg) Genting Hong Kong Ltd., a cruise ship operator, will temporarily suspend all payments to its creditors, which will likely result in

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 229

Deepwater Champion Transocean seatrial drillship
Offshore

Offshore Crisis: Recent Failures Have Created A Massive $30 Billion Financial Risk

By David Wethe and Allison McNeely (Bloomberg) Offshore oil servicers are going bust at the fastest pace in three years as explorers spurn high-cost drilling

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 169

Turkey Discovers Energy In Black Sea
Offshore

Turkey Discovers Energy In Black Sea

By Cagan Koc and Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey has made an energy discovery in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 71

Forget Spain. Superyachts Are Sailing To Croatia and Turkey
News

Forget Spain. Superyachts Are Sailing To Croatia and Turkey

by Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –Forget Spain for a summer holiday overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Croatia and Turkey are the up and coming destinations

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 330

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Maritime News

COVID: Maersk Is Betting On A “U-Shaped Recovery”

by Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) –The world’s largest container line may generate $1.5 billion more in operating profit this year than previously

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 38

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Maritime News

Trump To Further Choke Venezuela Oil Shipments

by Ben Bartenstein & Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions on Venezuela aimed at halting the

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 36

Monday, August 17, 2020
Tehran Says Ships Targeted by U.S. Were Holding Iranian Fuel
Defense

Tehran Says Ships Targeted by U.S. Were Holding Iranian Fuel

Four tankers whose fuel was seized by the U.S. over the past month were heading to Venezuela and carrying gasoline loaded in Iran, according to Iranian Oil

August 17, 2020
Total Views: 42

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Maritime News

COVID-19: Panama Canal Shipping Rebounds From Pandemic Lows

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) The Panama Canal is seeing signs of a rebound in global trade as ship transits recover from the depressed levels caused by the

August 17, 2020
Total Views: 88

Thursday, August 13, 2020
Tropical Storm Josephine Sets Record for Fastest Atlantic Season
Maritime News

Tropical Storm Josephine Sets Record for Fastest Atlantic Season

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –The Atlantic spun it 10th storm faster than any other hurricane season in records going back to 1851, and more are

August 13, 2020
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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Maritime News

Port Logjam in Brazil Signals China’s Return to Sugar Market

By Fabiana Batista and Marvin G. Perez (Bloomberg) –Chinese demand for sugar is finally showing signs of life after Beijing ended massive import tariffs.

August 12, 2020
Total Views: 293

Labor Abuse Allegations Tie Up Ships in Australia Ports
Maritime News

Labor Abuse Allegations Tie Up Ships in Australia Ports

By Aaron Clark, Annie Lee and Jinshan Hong (Bloomberg) — Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to

August 12, 2020
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Here’s Why So Much World Trade Passes Mauritius
Maritime News

Here’s Why So Much World Trade Passes Mauritius

By Julian Lee and Adeola Eribake (Bloomberg) — The bulk carrier Wakashio was 11 days into a month-long voyage to Brazil when it hit a reef off Mauritius

August 11, 2020
Total Views: 866

Monday, August 10, 2020
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Offshore

Temasek Unit Scraps $3 Billion Bid for Keppel

By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — Kyanite Investment Holdings, a unit of Singapore state-backed investor Temasek Holdings Pte, scrapped its bid to take

August 10, 2020
Total Views: 31

Friday, August 7, 2020
Risk to Global Supply Chain Grows as Overworked Seafarers Halt Ships
Maritime News

Risk to Global Supply Chain Grows as Overworked Seafarers Halt Ships

By Aaron Clark and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 94

Stena Bulk Taps Used Cooking Oil in Green Push
Maritime News

Stena Bulk Taps Used Cooking Oil in Green Push

By Ann Koh and Low De Wei (Bloomberg) –Stena Bulk AB, one of the world’s biggest tanker lines, plans to run some of its ships on used cooking oil

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 167

Maritime News

Arctic Sea Ice Shrank to Record Lows in July

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) –Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the lowest level since at least 1979 for July as temperatures spiked in the

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 83

Weather Hampers Wakashio Oil Spill Response in Mauritius
Maritime News

Weather Hampers Wakashio Oil Spill Response in Mauritius

By Kamlesh Bhuckory (Bloomberg) — Bad weather hindered efforts to contain an oil spill from a bulk carrier off the southeastern coast of Mauritius that

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 142

Stranded Seafarers Refuse to Sail on Three Ships in Australia
Maritime News

Stranded Seafarers Refuse to Sail on Three Ships in Australia

By Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — Seafarers aboard three vessels who’ve been stuck at sea beyond their original contracts are stalling vessels in Australia,

August 7, 2020
Total Views: 131
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