Friday, October 21, 2022
A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
Ports

Port of Rotterdam Throughput Flat This Year as Coal and LNG Offset Container Drop

AMSTERDAM, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Throughput volumes for Europe’s largest port of Rotterdam have risen 0.3% to 351 million tonnes in the

October 21, 2022
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Port Panama City USA Sets All-Time High Cargo Records Sees Record Breaking Nine Percent Revenue Increase
Press Releases

Port Panama City USA Sets All-Time High Cargo Records Sees Record Breaking Nine Percent Revenue Increase

Port Panama City continues to see strong growth in cargo and revenue, and for the just-completed fiscal year, set an all-time record high of 2.03 million tons

October 21, 2022
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
lng ship
Shipping

MARAD Letter Reveals New Details About Latest Unusual Jones Act Waiver in Puerto Rico

MARAD determination letter reveals a sudden weekend scramble to waive the Jones Act to avoid what Puerto Rico’s governor described as an imminent power

October 20, 2022
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offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Biden Administration Announces Next Steps for Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

The Biden Administration has announced the next steps towards holding two offshore oil and gas lease sales—one in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Cook Inlet,

October 20, 2022
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Stock photo of a barge on the Mississippi River
Shipping

Forecasted Dry Winter Unlikely to Save Mississippi River Shipping

By Karl Plume Oct 20 (Reuters) – Low water levels on the Mississippi River are likely to persist this winter as drier-than-normal weather is

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 2568

Saipem Awarded Largest Offshore Contract in Company History in Qatar
Offshore

Saipem Awarded Largest Offshore Contract in Company History in Qatar

Italian contractor Saipem has been awarded its “largest single offshore contract by total value” for two offshore gas complexes in Qatar. The $4.5

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 1254

cargo ships loading at port of oakland
Shipping

U.S. Container Imports Tumble as Supply Stress Gives Way to Slack

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Oct 20 (Reuters) – After more than two years of surging demand, the volume of container imports coming through U.S.

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 3246

ABS Consulting Teams With Gliderol To Develop And Test First Ever Blast Mitigating Roller Shutter Door
Press Releases

ABS Consulting Teams With Gliderol To Develop And Test First Ever Blast Mitigating Roller Shutter Door

ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a leading global operational risk management company, has collaborated with GDS Global Ltd. (Gliderol), a leading

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 538

shipping containers
Shipping

Flexport Receives $200 Million to Grow Trade Financing

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Flexport Inc.’s trade financing arm received $200 million from KKR & Co. to expand the digital freight company’s

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 1358

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is poured into a ship in Nikolaev. REUTERS/Vincent Mundy
News

Ukraine Grain Deal Renewal Is In Jeopardy

By Cecile Mantovani (Reuters) – Talks on extending a July deal that resumed Ukraine Black Sea grain and fertilizer exports are not making much progress

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 1078

OrbitMI translates transparency talk into action with Nautilus Labs tie-up
Press Releases

OrbitMI translates transparency talk into action with Nautilus Labs tie-up

Data-sharing is the shape of things to come and the shipping industry cannot reach its net zero decarbonization goal without greater transparency and

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 283

Venezuela Gives US Navy 60 Days To Prove Fat Leonard’s Guilt
Navy

Venezuela Gives US Navy 60 Days To Prove Fat Leonard’s Guilt

by Deisy Buitrago (Reuters) Venezuela’s top court has ruled to give the U.S. government 60 days to request the extradition of fugitive Malaysian

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 5283

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Took a Beating in September

Imports at the Port of Los Angeles fell by a dramatic 27% in September as retailers sit on high levels inventory on shelves and in warehouses, the

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 3372

containership
Shipping

Global Freight and Manufacturing Has Started to Fall -Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Global freight volumes have begun to fall as overall consumer and business spending slows and the

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 1822

Hoegh Autoliners stock photo
Shipping

Höegh Autoliners Exercises Option to Purchase Third Car Carrier at a Discount

Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping line Höegh Autoliners is taking advantage of the uptick in the market by declaring an option to purchase another car

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 1516

‘Ship Tracks’ Study Reveals IMO 2020’s Impact on Reducing Pollution from Ships
Environment

‘Ship Tracks’ Study Reveals IMO 2020’s Impact on Reducing Pollution from Ships

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) low sulphur fuel regulation was a marked shift in the shipping industry’s efforts to reduce air

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 1670

container ship port
Shipping

Idled Containership Fleet Set to Grow as Market Turns

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The number of carrier-controlled container vessels in lay-up is increasing exponentially as liner networks are

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 5640

US Navy Supply Ship Conrep
Navy

New Report Says US Navy Capacity Is “Very Weak”

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) US Congressman Mike Gallagher, a Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered a stark warning to

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 5608

oil tanker at anchor
Shipping

Shipowners Expect Crude Tanker Rates to Stay Strong Despite Russia Turmoil

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Prospects for the crude oil tanker market are expected to stay strong for at least the next year

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 727

Royal Bahrain Naval Force coalition ship, RBNS Al Muharraq
Navy

Navy Expands Commercial Ship Protection Partnership

The US Navy announced they are expanding partnerships with nations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans to protect shipping under the International Maritime

October 19, 2022
Total Views: 1255