Wednesday, November 30, 2022
maersk blockchain
Shipping

RIP TradeLens: Maersk and IBM to Abandon Block Chain-Based Shipping Platform

A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM have announced their decision to abandon their blockchain-based global trade platform known as TradeLens after it failed to

November 30, 2022
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Robert Day Vessel Values
Offshore

Offshore Industry Is Moving Up And Out Of The Doldrums

Speaking at the Marine Money ship finance forum in New Orleans, a representative of VesselsValue said he is optimistic about the offshore industry for the

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 713

Damen and Caterpillar to Jointly Develop Methanol-Powered Harbor Tugs
Shipping

Damen and Caterpillar to Jointly Develop Methanol-Powered Harbor Tugs

Dutch shipbuilder Damen and Caterpillar Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a new series of methanol-powered tugs. The MoU

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 1179

North Atlantic right whale
Offshore

Wind Projects Off New England Put Endangered Right Whales at Risk, Warns NOAA Scientist

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Planned wind projects off the New England coast threaten to harm the region’s dwindling population of

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 2167

blue lng carrier at sea
Shipping

American Maritime to New England Governors: Jones Act is Not Causing Higher Energy Prices and Waivers Won’t Help

The American Maritime Partnership, representing the domestic maritime industry, has sent a letter to New England governors urging them not to rely Jones Act

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 1518

ship emissions
Shipping

World Shipping Council Responds Shipping’s Inclusion in EU Carbon Market: ‘Liner shipping is ready’

The World Shipping Council, representing the international liner shipping industry, has issued a response to the preliminary agreement by the European

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 612

ABS Wavesight CEO Paul Sells
Shipping

ABS Launches ‘Industry First’ Software Company to Streamline Fleet and Risk Management

On the floor of the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a leading international classification society, today

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 581

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

EU Strikes Deal to Include Shipping in its Carbon Market

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The European Union has agreed to add shipping to its carbon market for the first

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 704

Venezuelan Oil Exports Flow Using False Documents, Ships Linked to Iran
Shipping

Venezuelan Oil Exports Flow Using False Documents, Ships Linked to Iran

By Marianna Parraga and Jonathan Saul HOUSTON/LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – When the supertanker Young Yong sailed to the Chinese port of Qingdao in

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 5273

cma cgm logo on a shipping container
Shipping

CMA CGM Owners Reap $3 Billion Windfall in Hot Market

By Tara Patel (Bloomberg) — The owners of closely held French shipping giant CMA CGM SA received $3 billion in dividends this year as profits spiked to

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 5350

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Law Enforcement Busts European Drug Trafficking ‘Super Cartel’
Shipping

Law Enforcement Busts European Drug Trafficking ‘Super Cartel’

Coordinated raids were carried out this month across Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against a criminal “super cartel” involved in

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 2976

Aerial view of a container ship
Shipping

Container Shipping Industry Passes Earnings Peak

The results are in. The container shipping industry earned profits of $58.9 billion in the third quarter, breaking a streak of seven straight record quarters

November 29, 2022
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An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Russia Seeking Shipping Insurance Recognition to Dodge Oil Cap

Nov 29 (Reuters) – Moscow is seeking to bolster the recognition of Russian maritime cargo insurance to allow it to ship oil and related

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 2447

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

UN Sees ‘Friend-Shoring’ Risks as Global Trading System Faces Headwinds

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — The UN said efforts to “friend-shore” manufacturing could weigh on a global trading system that a new report warns

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 892

Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
Shipping

Maersk Revamps Network for Shipping’s ‘New Reality’

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Major Chinese export markets are showing signs of a recovery after the steep post-Golden Week holiday decline, led by a

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 1784

President Biden Asks Congress for Help to Avoid Rail Strike
Shipping

President Biden Asks Congress for Help to Avoid Rail Strike

By Jordan Fabian, Ian Kullgren and Erik Wasson (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are moving to prevent a looming shutdown of

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 929

cargo ships loading at port of oakland
Shipping

Global Shipping Growth at Risk from Economic Gloom, UN Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The pace of global shipping activity is set to lose steam next year as economic turmoil, conflict in

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 750

Stowaways Rescued from Ship’s Rudder After 11-Day Voyage
Shipping

Stowaways Rescued from Ship’s Rudder After 11-Day Voyage

LAS PALMAS, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Two of three stowaways who were rescued in Spain’s Canary Islands after enduring 11 days on the rudder of

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 15368

Monday, November 28, 2022
fishing vessel
Commercial Fishing

‘Paper Captain’ Operator Faces Stiffer Penalty for Repeat Offenses

The operator of a Washington State-based tuna fishing vessel who was found to have used a “paper captain” in violation Jones Act manning

November 28, 2022
Total Views: 6705

Floating Rickhouses: Bourbon Meets Barging
Shipping

Floating Rickhouses: Bourbon Meets Barging

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – With the big Workboat show coming up in New Orleans this week, gCaptain is taking a look a unique maritime business, of

November 28, 2022
Total Views: 3686