Monday, December 28, 2020
FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded aboard ships in a port on the Parana river near Rosario, Argentina August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
Shipping

Loading of More Than 140 Grains Ships in Argentina Delayed Due to Strike

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Loading of more than 140 agricultural export ships in Argentina has been stalled

December 28, 2020
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Crews Start Cutting Second Section of Golden Ray
Accidents

Crews Start Cutting Second Section of Golden Ray

Crews working to cut up and remove the Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia have started cutting the stern section, known as “Section Eight”.

December 28, 2020
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Offshore Oil Rig At Night
Offshore

Opinion: Was 2020 Really So Bad for Oil?

By Liam Denning (Bloomberg Opinion) — If ever a year needed a shot of glass-half-full attitude, it’s 2020. I got it recently from an oil

December 28, 2020
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U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Leaks Hydraulic Oil in Kodiak, Alaska
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Leaks Hydraulic Oil in Kodiak, Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard responded over the weekend to a hydraulic oil leak from the Coast Guard buoy tender Spar in Womens Bay near Kodiak, Alaska. Watchstanders

December 28, 2020
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Ships moored Parana River Port
Shipping

Argentina Agro-Export Companies Improve Labor Deal to End Grains Port Strike

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Argentina’s influential chamber of soyoil manufacturers and exporters on Sunday spiced up an offer

December 28, 2020
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ONE to Charter World’s Largest Containerships at 24,000+ TEU
Shipbuilding

ONE to Charter World’s Largest Containerships at 24,000+ TEU

Japan-based shipping line Ocean Network Express has announced plans for the long-term charter of the world’s largest containerships. The company has

December 28, 2020
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Russian Trawler Sinks in Barents Sea with 17 Missing
Accidents

Russian Trawler Sinks in Barents Sea with 17 Missing

By Maria Kiselyova and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) – A Russian fishing trawler capsized and sank in the freezing waters of the

December 28, 2020
Total Views: 6639

Sunday, December 27, 2020
Ships at anchor in Santa Fe, Argentina
Shipping

Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Ports Strike

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Argentina is moving to resolve a ports strike that has bogged down agricultural exports from one of the

December 27, 2020
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Thursday, December 24, 2020
bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Marks First Yearly Gain in Three Years

Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index posted its first annual gain in three years on Thursday as iron ore shipments to

December 24, 2020
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EU and UK Clinch Narrow Brexit Trade Deal
Shipping

EU and UK Clinch Narrow Brexit Trade Deal

By Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper and John Chalmers LONDON/BRUSSELS, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with

December 24, 2020
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Trump Vetoes Major Defense Bill Despite Backing in Congress
Defense

Trump Vetoes Major Defense Bill Despite Backing in Congress

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a $740-billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense

December 23, 2020
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U.S. Preparing New Sanctions to Impede Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Offshore

U.S. Preparing New Sanctions to Impede Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the

December 23, 2020
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Ships at anchor in Santa Fe, Argentina
Shipping

Argentina Soymeal Manufacturers Offer Workers Deal to End 2-week Strike, Union Says Not Enough

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Soymeal manufacturers in Argentina presented late on Tuesday a proposal aimed at ending a two-week

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 1273

Clogged U.K. Port Reopens in Chaos as Truckers Await Covid Tests
Ports

Clogged U.K. Port Reopens in Chaos as Truckers Await Covid Tests

By Lizzy Burden, Deirdre Hipwell and Joe Mayes (Bloomberg) — Vital trade and travel links between the U.K. and continental Europe slowly reopened after

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 1665

hapag-lloyd ship
Shipbuilding

Hapag-Lloyd Orders Six Ultra-Large Containerships at DSME

German liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has placed an order for six Ultra Large Container Vessels at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

December 23, 2020
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Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
Ports

Freight Boom Fires Buffett Trains, Maersk Ships and Oil Prices

By Alaric Nightingale, Jeffrey Bair and Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A great global restock is at hand, filling ships, trucks and trains, and also

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 10184

Trump Seeks Sanctions On European Subsea Gas Pipeline
News

Trump Seeks Sanctions On European Subsea Gas Pipeline

By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 1036

Containership port
News

Global Cargo Logjam Deepens

By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Amazon seller Bernie Thompson shifted half of his production out of China to reduce his business risks

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 4154

Tuesday, December 22, 2020
U.S. Congress Approves Funds for Fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel
Defense

U.S. Congress Approves Funds for Fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel

The United States Congress has approved $390 million to fund the construction of a fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) to be assigned to the

December 22, 2020
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U.S. Nuclear-Powered Sub Enters Gulf After Transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Defense

U.S. Nuclear-Powered Sub Enters Gulf After Transiting the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-power submarine USS Georgia has entered the Arabian Gulf after transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. The Navy said the sub was

December 22, 2020
Total Views: 4695