Tuesday, December 6, 2022
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2018) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Easyriders" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 delivers cargo to the expeditionary mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) during a vertical replenishment, Jan. 13, 2018. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

DOD Says Iranian Patrol Boat Harassed U.S. Navy Ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Department of Defense is accusing an Iranian patrol boat of harassing U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz. One of those Navy ships was involved in

December 6, 2022
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The Ville de Bordeaux tests Airseas' Seawing kit system during a transatlantic voyage in 2022. Photo Credit: Airseas
Environment

New Kite System for Ships Trialed on Transatlantic Voyage

France-based wind propulsion specialist Airseas is sharing the first footage of its automated kite system Seawing in use during transatlantic sea trials. The

December 6, 2022
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Officials Mark Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Completion: ‘Deepest on the East Coast’
Ports

Officials Mark Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Completion: ‘Deepest on the East Coast’

After over a decade of planning and years of construction, Charleston Harbor in South Carolina is now the deepest harbor on the U.S. East Coast at 52 feet. The

December 6, 2022
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Offshore oil and gas platform
Offshore

North Sea Producers to Explore Electrifying Oil and Gas Fields

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – North Sea producers BP, Equinor and Ithaca Energy on Tuesday signed an agreement to

December 6, 2022
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Shipboard Carbon Capture Project Seeking Proposals
Environment

Shipboard Carbon Capture Project Seeking Proposals

A Singapore-based consortium supporting the decarbonization of the maritime sector is seeking proposals for the development of commercial-scale shipboard

December 6, 2022
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morro bay
Offshore

First West Coast Offshore Wind Auction Tests Appetite for Floating Farms

By Nichola Groom Dec 6 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday kicked off the first sale of offshore wind development rights for

December 6, 2022
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Sign of the Times: New World’s Largest Containership Sails Light on Maiden Voyage
Shipping

Sign of the Times: New World’s Largest Containership Sails Light on Maiden Voyage

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 24,004 teu Ever Atop transited the Suez Canal over the weekend on its maiden voyage to North Europe,

December 6, 2022
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Turkish Tanker Jam Leaves Millions of Barrels Stuck at Sea
Shipping

Turkish Tanker Jam Leaves Millions of Barrels Stuck at Sea

By Julian Lee and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil tankers hauling millions of barrels of Kazakh crude are being prevented from leaving the Black Sea to

December 6, 2022
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Monday, December 5, 2022
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock's new hopper dredge Galveston Island launched at Conrad Shipyards. Photo: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Shipbuilding

New Hopper Dredge for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Launched at Conrad Shipyard

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., has announced the launch of the

December 5, 2022
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Wind turbines off of Block Island
Commercial Fishing

U.S. Launches Strategy to Protect Fisheries Surveys Amid Offshore Wind Boom

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), falling under the Department of the Interior and responsible for leasing for offshore energy development, will

December 5, 2022
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Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In
Shipping

Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Oil tankers formed a traffic jam off the coast of Turkey on day one of the West’s price cap on Russian crude, with

December 5, 2022
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Georgia Ports to Renovate Savannah Terminal as Container Business Takes Off
Ports

Georgia Ports to Renovate Savannah Terminal as Container Business Takes Off

The Georgia Ports Authority will renovate and realign the docks at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal to better accommodate its the growing number of

December 5, 2022
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Maersk ship
Shipping

Oman’s OQ to Study Feasibility of Producing Green Ammonia and Methanol -Report

Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is set to study the feasibility of producing green ammonia and green methanol under a memorandum of understanding

December 5, 2022
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Statue of Liberty overlooking Port of New York and New Jersey
Ports

Port of New York and New Jersey Will Fight to Retain Leading Market Share

By Skylar Woodhouse and Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The Port of New York and New Jersey, now the busiest in the US, attributes more than 85% of its

December 5, 2022
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Judge Gavel
Shipping

Former Military Sealift Command Director Sentenced to Prison for Bribery and Lying to Investigators

The former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) office in Busan, South Korea, was sentenced last week to five years in

December 5, 2022
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tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia’s European Crude Sales Collapse 

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s crude oil shipments to Europe are shrinking fast. A European Union ban on seaborne imports from the country is

December 5, 2022
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tanker underway
Shipping

Russian Oil Sanctions Fuel Boom for Old Tankers

By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by

December 5, 2022
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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
News

FAQ – Europe’s New Sanctions on Russian Oil

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) After months of planning and negotiations, the biggest tranche of sanctions on Russian oil to date take effect on Monday. How

December 4, 2022
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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck
Marine Weather

Harsh Weather May Delay Germany’s Plans for First LNG Terminals

By Vanessa Dezem (Bloomberg) Germany’s plans to start imports of liquefied natural gas this month are at risk of being derailed by the weather. Strong

December 4, 2022
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Even Weak Cyclones Have Grown More Intense
Marine Weather

Even Weak Cyclones Have Grown More Intense

by Wei Mei, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Shang-Ping Xie, University of California, San Diego (via TheConversation) Tropical cyclones have

December 3, 2022
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