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Sunday, September 5, 2021
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Good News For Tuna, Bad News For Sharks, Sea Snails, And Dragons

By Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani (Reuters) – The populations of four of the most commercially fished tuna species are showing signs of recovery but

September 5, 2021
Total Views: 2790

Saturday, September 4, 2021
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Days After Ida, Storm’s True Impact on Energy Sector Emerges

By David Wethe and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — Five days after Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana, the true damage to the region’s energy

September 4, 2021
Total Views: 1735

MV Gary Chouest
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Tech Giants Ask For Foreign Flag Ship Waiver In Malaysia

By Liz Lee (Reuters) Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are seeking to meet Malaysia’s prime minister to ask that foreign vessels be allowed to

September 4, 2021
Total Views: 2110

Friday, September 3, 2021
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Australian Merchant Mariners Are Asking To Be Considered Essential Workers

Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) joined Minister Gee, on Merchant Navy Day, to recognize the contribution of Australian merchant mariners of the past and

September 3, 2021
Total Views: 1414

Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Washington Ferry Mariners Protest COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

As a result of the state’s mandate for COVID-19 vaccines, Washington’s ferry service faces a

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 4789

drug semi-submersible offshore Columbia
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Colombian Navy Seizes Tons Of Cocaine From Semi-Submersible

(Reuters) The Colombian navy said on Wednesday (September 1) it had seized 1.8 tonnes of cocaine being transported onboard a semi-submersible vessel in the

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 8625

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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HMM Office Staff Vote To Join Seafarer Strike

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) At 8pm Seoul time, seafarers working for HMM began a picket protest from two of the Korean flagship carrier’s ships

September 1, 2021
Total Views: 1944

Friday, August 27, 2021
STROVOLOS Tanker
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Cambodia Wants Tanker Strovolos Returned

By Florence Tan (Reuters) The Cambodian government is seeking the return of an oil tanker and its crew who have been detained in Indonesia, alleging that

August 27, 2021
Total Views: 2777

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Vice President Harris aboard US Navy Warship's Bridge
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Kamala Harris Hits China In South China Sea Speech

By Nandita Bose (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday accused Beijing of coercion and intimidation to back unlawful claims in the

August 24, 2021
Total Views: 2544

Thursday, August 5, 2021
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Dry Freight Box Prices Lead Container Equipment Surge

Prices of dry freight shipping containers have doubled over the past year to reach historic highs but will moderate over the next few years, according to

August 5, 2021
Total Views: 1949

A Sea Of Shipping Containers
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China-U.S. Box Rates Sail Past $20,000

By Roslan Khasawneh and Muyu Xu (Reuters) Container shipping rates from China to the United States have scaled fresh highs above $20,000 per 40-foot box

August 5, 2021
Total Views: 2583

Saturday, July 31, 2021
Mexican Navy Ship Arm Libertador
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Mexican Sealift Ships Arrive In Cuba

A Mexican navy sealift ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of beans, medical equipment, and humanitarian supplies arrived in Cuba

July 31, 2021
Total Views: 4199

Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Second Officer OSC Ship
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The Pool Of Ship Officers Is Running Dry

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) There could be a shortage of merchant sailors to crew commercial ships in five years if action is not taken to boost numbers,

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 14032

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Product Tanker JOSE_MARIA_MORELOS_II
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Mexico Dispatches Sealift Tanker To Cuba

By Adriana Barrera (Reuters) – A diesel cargo sent by Mexico’s state-run Pemex is due to arrive in Cuba’s Havana port on Monday, according to

July 27, 2021
Total Views: 2722

Saturday, July 24, 2021
United Shipbuilding Corporation CEO Alexei Rakhmanov.
Maritime News

Putin Reviews New Short Sea Shipping Plans To Bypass Suez Canal

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the country’s shipbuilding executives to review plans to prioritize short sea shipping with the hope

July 24, 2021
Total Views: 5281

Friday, July 23, 2021
Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
Maritime News

US Takes LNG Export Title From Australia

U.S. shipments of liquefied natural gas exceeded Australia’s for the first time ever. By Josyana Joshua (Bloomberg) Natural gas futures soared to $4 per

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 2420

Thursday, July 8, 2021
Mumbai Maersk at the Port of Tanjin Pelepas
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2021 Container Rates Surge 333% From One Year Ago

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to $10,000 as the world’s biggest economy keeps

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 5682

Sheep_Ship Livestock Carrier
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Animal Deaths At Sea Spike Fueling Calls For EU Livestock Carrier Ban

By K Oanh Ha and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) In late December, some 1,800 bulls left Spain for Turkey aboard a ship called the Elbeik. The trip was supposed to

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 6149

Monday, June 28, 2021
seafarer
Maritime News

Coles Launches Seafarer “Green Channel Travel” Petition

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Frank Coles is turning into a one-man force to be reckoned with. Articles are written by the ex-group CEO at Wallem, and CEO Transas,

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 1666

Sunday, June 27, 2021
COSCO Containership in the Bosphorus Strait Turkey
Maritime News

Work Starts On Kanal Istanbul

By Daren Butler (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus

June 27, 2021
Total Views: 4825
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