Wednesday, September 29, 2021
USS Salt Lake City and USS Frank Cable
Navy

Australian Shipbuilders Debate Nuclear Reactor Safety In Wake Of Submarine Deal

By Matthew Burgess (Bloomberg) Australia’s surprise deal with the U.S. and Britain for nuclear-powered submarines has shaken its Asian neighbors and angered

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 6504

Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

China Power Crisis to Kick Off Global Race for Coal

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s power crisis looks set to spur it to import more coal from a wider range of producers, putting it into

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 3132

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
A hapag-lloyd ship at dock
Ports

Hapag-Lloyd Invests in Container and Rail Terminals at JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven

German liner company Hapag-Lloyd is investing in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s largest harbor project and only deep-water container port.

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 1228

OPED – El Capitan Quixote And An Impossible Dream
Blog

OPED – El Capitan Quixote And An Impossible Dream

What’s your most impossible dream for the maritime industry? by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) We have built billion-dollar ships, we have shared two

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 2741

bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Index Rally Surges to 13-Year Peak. Could BDI 5,000 Be Next?

Sept 28 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index extended its rally on Tuesday, rising about 5% to its highest in 13

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 980

costco checkout
Shipping

Costco Charters Smaller Containerships to Combat Ocean Supply Chain Issues

Costco has chartered three container ships and leased thousands of containers as the membership-based wholesale retailer looks to secure the delivery of

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 3062

Maersk to Divest Reefer Container Business for Nearly $1 Billion
Shipping

Maersk to Divest Reefer Container Business for Nearly $1 Billion

China International Marine Containers has struck a deal with A.P. Moller – Maersk to acquire Maersk Container Industry, a leading manufacturer of

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 2542

Darwin bulk storage facility
Defense

Crowley Awarded DoD Fuel Storage Services Contract to Support Pacific Military Operations

Jacksonville-based maritime company Crowley Maritime Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy to provide

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 1352

port of savannah
Ports

Port of Savannah to Expedite Capacity Expansion as Congestion Builds

The Georgia Ports Authority Board approved more than $34 million to help expedite an additional 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in capacity

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 2983

containership
Shipping

Pandemic Shopping Spree Fuels Rebound in Shipping Emissions

By Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) — The pandemic-driven shopping spree is having at least one unintended consequence: emissions from shipping are on the rise

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 1374

Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Shipping News

China’s Electric Grid Stumbles Under Shipping Shortage

by Debby Wu (Bloomberg) China’s energy crisis is shaping up as the latest shock to global supply chains as factories in the world’s biggest exporter are

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 3343

Ocean Technologies Group joins Marlink’s Partner Programme
Press Releases

Ocean Technologies Group joins Marlink’s Partner Programme

Press Release – Marlink, the leading provider of smart network solutions, has partnered with Ocean Technologies Group to add the Ocean Learning Platform

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 242

VIKING boat and davit solutions meet BW Offshore requirements for large FPSO bound for Australia
Press Releases

VIKING boat and davit solutions meet BW Offshore requirements for large FPSO bound for Australia

Press Release – FPSO owner and operator BW Offshore has selected VIKING Norsafe Free-fall Lifeboats, Daughter Craft and Davits for a large FPSO project

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 438

Inmarsat makes Fleet LTE Offshore agreement with Solstad Offshore
Press Releases

Inmarsat makes Fleet LTE Offshore agreement with Solstad Offshore

Press Release – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has secured a contract for its new Fleet LTE service, covering

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 181

yantian port china
Shipping

Container Shipping’s Latest Shock: Blackouts in China

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – Factories in at least ten Chinese provinces have either cut output or closed temporarily this month,

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 63425

Monday, September 27, 2021
Golden Ray Wreck Down to Just One Section Remaining
Accidents

Golden Ray Wreck Down to Just One Section Remaining

Nearly two years after cutting operations began, only a single section remains of what used to be the Golden Ray car carrier. St. Simons Sound Incident Reports

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 3580

port of los angeles
Ports

Los Angeles Port Chief Calls for More Federal Funding for Congested West Coast Ports

By Jill R. Shah (Bloomberg) — The U.S. federal government needs to invest more in West Coast ports, said the head of the Port of Los Angeles, which is

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 4088

Maersk Says Port Congestion and Supply Chain Bottlenecks to Persist Through Year-End
Ports

Maersk Says Port Congestion and Supply Chain Bottlenecks to Persist Through Year-End

China’s October Golden Week, Christmas and Chinese New Year will bolster strong demand for container shipping for the last quarter of 2021. But port

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 10124

tanker at sea
Offshore

Brent Rises to Highest Since 2018 on Global Energy Crunch

By Alex Longley and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — Brent approached $80-a-barrel on signs that the crude market is rapidly tightening amid a global energy

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 1362

China Condemns Britain for Taiwan Strait Warship Mission
Defense

China Condemns Britain for Taiwan Strait Warship Mission

BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) – China strongly condemned Britain on Monday for sailing a warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it was behavior

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 2068