Monday, January 18, 2021
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
Ports

China’s Economy Ends 2020 Upbeat After COVID-19 Shock

By Gabriel Crossley and Kevin Yao BEIJING, Jan 18 (Reuters) – China’s economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 1258

Christophe de margerie
Shipping

Russia Prepares Earliest-Ever Arctic LNG Transit to Asia

By Irina Reznik, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Dina Khrennikova (Bloomberg) — Russia is preparing to make the earliest-ever shipment of liquefied natural gas

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 3487

Maersk ship at sea
Piracy

Piracy Surge Off West Africa Prompts Maersk Call for Action

By William Clowes (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 4326

Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Ports

Trafigura Wins Rare Bonded Bunker License in China’s Marine Fuel Hub

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Trafigura has won a licence to supply bonded marine fuel at the port of Zhoushan, China’s top

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 3154

Battle stations for boat-handling systems
Press Releases

Battle stations for boat-handling systems

Press Release – The reliability of davits used to launch rapid-response craft from a naval vessel can mean the difference between success and failure of

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 1523

Chevron Marine Lubricants keeps ships sailing amid VLSFO engine challenges
Press Releases

Chevron Marine Lubricants keeps ships sailing amid VLSFO engine challenges

Press Release – Chevron Marine Lubricants has helped ship owner customers identify and manage a distinctive engine condition challenge associated with

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 1155

Maritime industry players join forces to realize the decarbonization potential of solid oxide fuel cells
Press Releases

Maritime industry players join forces to realize the decarbonization potential of solid oxide fuel cells

Press Release – Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are entering into a joint

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 775

ABB Azipod® electric propulsion makes bulk carrier debut in Oldendorff ship delivery
Press Releases

ABB Azipod® electric propulsion makes bulk carrier debut in Oldendorff ship delivery

Press Release – China’s Chengxi Shipyard hands over the first of twin self-unloading transshipment newbuilds after both owner and builder highlight

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 1066

Sunday, January 17, 2021
A digitally enhanced image of ships
Sponsored

Making maritime industries more sustainable and profitable using AI Algorithms

Oceans play a critical role in the global economy and our biodiversity.  The worldwide maritime economy is worth $1.5 trillion, with projections this will

January 17, 2021
Total Views: 3586

Saturday, January 16, 2021
Leadership Is Language Book
Blog

Book Review: Leadership Is Language

In his new book "Leadership Is Language, The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don't", former submarine commander Captain L David Marquet (USN Ret)

January 16, 2021
Total Views: 1965

Iran Fires Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles Into Indian Ocean
Navy

Iran Fires Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles Into Indian Ocean

(Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military

January 16, 2021
Total Views: 5385

Friday, January 15, 2021
Containership docking Port of Long Beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Reports Busiest Year in 2020 Despite Headwinds

The Port of Long Beach moved a record 8.1 million TEUs in 2020 despite facing headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trade war with China. Total

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 1945

Biden Transition: Climate, Cabotage and Competition
Shipping

Biden Transition: Climate, Cabotage and Competition

This article is part of a series by Holland & Knight’s Transportation & Infrastructure Industry Sector Group leading up to President-elect

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 2919

Svitzer North Delivered
Press Releases

Svitzer North Delivered

Press Release – Svitzer, Australia recently took the delivery of the Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3000-W series ASD tug, Svitzer North, from ASL

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 633

Frank Coles Resigns as Wallem Group CEO to Focus on Seafarers’ Rights
Shipping

Frank Coles Resigns as Wallem Group CEO to Focus on Seafarers’ Rights

Hong Kong-based maritime tech company Wallem Group has announced the resignation of Chief Executive Frank Coles so he can focus his efforts on seafarers’

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 3205

Return of Bunker Surcharges Possible as Low Sulphur Fuel Spread Widens
Shipping

Return of Bunker Surcharges Possible as Low Sulphur Fuel Spread Widens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – As oil prices head north again, ocean carriers are preparing to ramp up low-sulphur fuel surcharges to add to

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 3285

Construction Set to Start on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline in Danish Waters
Offshore

Construction Set to Start on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline in Danish Waters

BERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 (NS2) consortium on Friday said preparatory work to complete the subsea gas pipeline to Germany

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 2699

irisl containers
Shipping

U.S. Targets Iranian Shipping with Fresh Sanctions in Final Days of Trump Presidency

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday sanctioned companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing business with the

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 1476

Maritime Administrator-mark-buzby
Shipping

Buzby Resigns as U.S. Maritime Administrator

Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby has resigned from his post as U.S. Maritime Administrator following last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “I no longer

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 11773

Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant CNOOC
Shipping

Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant CNOOC

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest offshore driller is being targeted in the final days of President Donald Trump’s administration

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 2670