Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Crude Oil Tanker Briefly Grounds and Blocks Suez Canal
Accidents

Crude Oil Tanker Briefly Grounds and Blocks Suez Canal

A crude oil tanker grounded in the Suez Canal in nearly the exact location as where the Ever Given grounded in March of last year. But it appears she’s

August 31, 2022
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shipping containers
Shipping

Xeneta: Higher Long-Term Container Rates Will Help Carriers to Huge Profits in 2022

The container market may be softening, but long-term freight rates are still through the roof. A new report released Wednesday by ocean freight benchmarking

August 31, 2022
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Grounded Bulk Carrier ‘OS 35’ Breaking Up Off Gibraltar
Accidents

Grounded Bulk Carrier ‘OS 35’ Breaking Up Off Gibraltar

September 1 Update: Broken Bulk Carrier OS 35 Leaking Fuel Oil All hands on deck as the OS 35 begins to break. A major incident has been declared in

August 31, 2022
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FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at the container terminal of the port of Oakland, California, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Ports

American Nut Exporters Looking for Ways to Avoid Clogged California Port

By Augusta Saraiva and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) — US nut exporters — fed up with delays at California’s Port of Oakland — are in talks with

August 31, 2022
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Russia Shells Grain Silos at Ukraine’s Second Biggest Port
Shipping

Russia Shells Grain Silos at Ukraine’s Second Biggest Port

KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Grain silos in Ukraine’s second biggest port, Mykolaiv, were hit by Russian shelling of the city on Tuesday,

August 31, 2022
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Illustration of the Northern Lights liquefied co2 transport ship
Offshore

Northern Lights Signs CO2 Transportation and Storage Agreement with Yara

The Northern Lights joint venture has signed the world’s first commercial agreement on cross border CO2 transportation and storage, describing the milestone

August 31, 2022
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Boskalis Agrees to Increased Takeover Offer with HAL
Shipping

Boskalis Agrees to Increased Takeover Offer with HAL

Dutch marine services company Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Curaçao-based HAL Holding have reached an agreement on an increased offer price

August 31, 2022
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Wärtsilä to Supply Propulsion Package for World’s Largest Aluminum Catamaran Ferry
Shipbuilding

Wärtsilä to Supply Propulsion Package for World’s Largest Aluminum Catamaran Ferry

Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the propulsion package for the world’s largest aluminum catamaran ferry. The ferry is

August 31, 2022
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ZIM logo on a building
Shipping

ZIM Reaches $1 Billion LNG Fuel Supply Deal with Shell

Israeli-based shipping line ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) has signed a ten-year sales and purchase agreement with Shell for the supply of LNG

August 31, 2022
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Next Oil Boom is Moving Offshore… Way Offshore
Offshore

Next Oil Boom is Moving Offshore… Way Offshore

By Rod Nickel and Sabrina Valle Aug 31 (Reuters) – Global oil companies are pumping billions of dollars into offshore drilling, reversing a long decline

August 31, 2022
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Sailboat in Calm Tropical Waters
Marine Weather

Storm Ends The Calmest North Atlantic Summer Since World War II

Was this summer the calm before the big storm? by John Konrad (gCaptain) As Super Typhoon Hinnamnor is bearing down on Japan, the North Atlantic Ocean has

August 31, 2022
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Starlink logo on a computer
Cruise Ships

Starlink And Royal Caribbean Sign High-Speed Internet Deal

Elon Musk’s Starlink has landed its first cruise industry customer. Royal Caribbean announced a plan on Tuesday to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet

August 30, 2022
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Iran Busted Trying To Steal U.S. Navy Sea Drone
Defense

Iran Busted Trying To Steal U.S. Navy Sea Drone

The U.S. Navy has taken back one its unmanned surface vessel drones that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) had captured and tried to

August 30, 2022
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Offshore Wind-Focused St. Johns Ship Building Lands Order for Crew Transfer Vessels
Offshore

Offshore Wind-Focused St. Johns Ship Building Lands Order for Crew Transfer Vessels

Rhode Island-based Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) has placed an order for six Jones Act-compliant crew transfer vessels at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka,

August 30, 2022
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Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Ports

Southern California’s Containership Backup at Lowest Level Since Logjam Began

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The number of container ships headed for the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — a traffic jam that

August 30, 2022
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Bill Gates-Backed Fund Backs Methanol as Green Fuel For Global Shipping
Environment

Bill Gates-Backed Fund Backs Methanol as Green Fuel For Global Shipping

By Will Mathis and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — Green fuels and new engines to consume them could help limit climate-warming emissions from

August 30, 2022
Total Views: 3382

Egypt Introduces Measures to Help Clear Backed Up Ports
Shipping

Egypt Introduces Measures to Help Clear Backed Up Ports

CAIRO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Egypt’s finance ministry has put in place a package of measures to clear a backlog of goods piled up in port, a

August 30, 2022
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Bulk Carrier Significantly Damaged in Collision with LNG Carrier Off Gibraltar
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Significantly Damaged in Collision with LNG Carrier Off Gibraltar

A bulk carrier suffered significant damage and is partially sunk following a collision with an LNG carrier off the coast of Gibraltar on Monday. A survey

August 30, 2022
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HMS Prince of Wales
Grounding Incidents

UPDATE – UK Carrier HMS Prince Of Wales Incident

UPDATE: Today the Royal Navy news site Navy Lookout provided the following comments: “The reason HMS Prince of Wales could not begin her planned deployment

August 30, 2022
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Grain ship in Ukraine
News

U.N. Ships Ukrainian Grain To Drought-Stricken Ethiopia

By Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – A ship carrying wheat from Ukraine to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa docked on Tuesday, the United Nations said,

August 30, 2022
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