Monday, July 26, 2021
Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Capsizes Off China
Offshore

Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Capsizes Off China

Four people are missing after a wind turbine installation vessel partially capsized in the South China Sea off Huizhou, China. The WTIV Shengping 001 was

July 26, 2021
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Drillship Offshore Brazil
Offshore

Oil Majors Hunt for One Last Big Discovery Off Brazil

Last year, Brazil was one of the few that raised output, adding more than any other non-OPEC country apart from Norway, and it wants to double crude output by

July 26, 2021
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MSC Magnifica cruise ship Venice
Cruise Ships

MSC Wants World’s First Hydrogen Cruise Ship

A study is being conducted by MSC to find out if it is possible to build the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise

July 26, 2021
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Sunday, July 25, 2021
Robert Gordon Sproul Scripps
Environment

Scripps Gets $35M From California To Build A Hydrogen-Powered Research Vessel

California has given Scripps Institute of Oceanography $35 million to design and build a new coastal research vessel. The project includes a hydrogen-hybrid

July 25, 2021
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Putin Touts Navy’s New Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles
Navy

Putin Touts Navy’s New Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles

By Alex Nicholson (Bloomberg) President Vladimir Putin used a Navy Day parade to deliver his latest reminder of Russia’s military muscle, touting the

July 25, 2021
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Indian seafarers ship bridge
Ports

Indian Union Accuses China Of Unofficial Seafarer Ban

Today Indian media reported that Beijing has imposed an unofficial ban on ships crewed by Indian seafarers. The Times of India, which is the largest selling

July 25, 2021
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Russian Sailors silhouette Sevastopol
Navy

Putin Authorizes Attacks On Royal Navy

by Andrey Ostroukh  (Reuters) The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an “unpreventable strike” if needed, President

July 25, 2021
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River Patrol
Maritime Security

Chinese Hackers Stole Hydroacoustic Data From Vietnam

Hackers hid and transmitted “trade secrets and proprietary hydroacoustic data” within digital images of a koala bear. By Prak Chan Thul (Reuters)

July 25, 2021
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Saturday, July 24, 2021
It’s About Stimulus Checks Not Ocean Carriers Like Maersk Says White House Source
Finance

It’s About Stimulus Checks Not Ocean Carriers Like Maersk Says White House Source

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Earlier this month, the Biden Administration signed an order cracking down on anti-competitive behavior in the shipping

July 24, 2021
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Heat, Floods, Fires, & New Shipping Lanes: Blame The Jet Stream
Marine Weather

Heat, Floods, Fires, & New Shipping Lanes: Blame The Jet Stream

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) Devastating floods destroyed towns in Germany and Belgium. A ruthless heatwave broiled the Western U.S. and Canada. Heavy

July 24, 2021
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United Shipbuilding Corporation CEO Alexei Rakhmanov.
Shipping 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: 5393

U.S. Court Reverses Course (Again) On Florida’s Suspension of CDC Cruise Restrictions
Cruise Ships

U.S. Court Reverses Course (Again) On Florida’s Suspension of CDC Cruise Restrictions

By David Shepardson (Reuters) A federal appeals court late on Friday reversed course and let stand a lower court order prohibiting the U.S. Centers for Disease

July 24, 2021
Total Views: 2683

Friday, July 23, 2021
tanker in suez canal
News

Top Secret Israeli Oil Pipeline To Bypass Suez Canal

By Amy Teibel (Bloomberg) Israel’s new government will reexamine a deal to ship oil from the United Arab Emirates via a top-secret Israeli pipeline

July 23, 2021
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Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
Shipping 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
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yantian port
Shipping

Global Supply Chains Buckle as Virus Variant and Disasters Strike

By Jonathan Saul, Muyu Xu and Yilei Sun LONDON/BEIJING, July 23 (Reuters) – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A

July 23, 2021
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Russia Shows Renewed Interest in LNG-Powered Icebreakers
Shipping

Russia Shows Renewed Interest in LNG-Powered Icebreakers

By Gleb Stolyarov ST PETERSBURG, July 23 (Reuters) – Russia plans to build its first batch of icebreakers that are powered by liquified natural gas,

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 1368

COVID Outbreak on Ship Off New Zealand Confirmed as Delta Variant
Shipping

COVID Outbreak on Ship Off New Zealand Confirmed as Delta Variant

Crew members of a Marshall Islands-flagged containership are being quarantined on board the ship off New Zealand after testing positive for the highly

July 23, 2021
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nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

Russia’s Rosatom and DP World Team Up to Develop Arctic Shipping Route

Russia’s state-run nuclear energy company Rosatom and Dubai-based logistics firm DP World have agreed to establish a joint venture to develop the

July 23, 2021
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durban port harbor deepening
Ports

Transnet Identifies Source of IT ‘Disruption’ at South African Container Ports

By Felix Njini (Bloomberg) — Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, said it had identified the source of the

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 1815

gulf of guinea piracy map 2020
Piracy

Nigeria Sentences Pirates to Prison

LAGOS, July 23 (Reuters) – A court in Lagos sentenced 10 men to 12 years in prison on Friday for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 1608