Monday, July 15, 2024
Shipping

Xeneta Sees Ocean Container Spot Rates Peaking

The dramatic surge in ocean freight container shipping rates appears to be reaching its peak as importers push back against rising spot rates, according to

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 2354

Defense

‘Ike’ Returns Home After Nine-Month Deployment

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on July 14, 2024, following a historic nine-month

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 2335

Offshore

Kuwait Announces ‘Giant’ Offshore Oil Discovery

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Sunday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 3128

Shipping

Greece Extends Naval Drills That Deter Russian Oil Transfers

By Alex Longley, Julian Lee and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Greece is again extending the naval drills that have largely deterred transfers of Russian

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 1058

Shipping

Singapore’s Bunker Sales Rise in First Half of 2024

SINGAPORE, July 15 (Reuters) – Sales of marine bunker fuel at Singapore climbed 8.5% in the first half of 2024, official data showed on Monday, as

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 679

Shipping

Maersk Tankers and Competitors Bet Billions on Ammonia Fuel Carriers

(Bloomberg) — Some of the biggest names in shipping are betting billions of dollars on tankers to transport a type of ammonia that’s scarcely being

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 1475

Shipping

US Importers Balk at Return of $10,000 Container Rates

LOS ANGELES, July 15 (Reuters) – The cost to ship a standard 40-foot container of toys, auto parts or other goods from Shanghai to New York has

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 2561

Shipping

TORM to Acquire Eight MR Vessels in $340 Million Deal

Product tanker operator TORM has agreed to acquire agreed to acquire eight second-hand Medium Range (MR) tankers for $340 million. Delivery of these vessels is

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 1558

Sunday, July 14, 2024
Defense

Yemen’s Houthis Conduct Military Operations In Gulf Of Aden

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis said on Sunday they had conducted two military operations, one in the Gulf of Aden and one in

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 3645

Defense

EU Naval Mission Says It Destroyed Aerial Drone In Gulf Of Aden

ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) – The EU naval mission protecting ships crossing the Red Sea said that its frigate Psara had destroyed an unmanned aerial

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 805

Navy

Chinese And Russian Naval Forces Hold Joint Operation In Pacific

By Bloomberg News Jul 14, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Russian naval forces recently conducted another round of joint exercises, according to

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 1531

Ports

Botswana Eyes New Export Route To Exploit Huge Coal Resource

By Borges Nhamire, Matthew Hill and Mbongeni Mguni Jul 13, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Three southern African nations signed a deal to proceed with a rail and

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 2403

Saturday, July 13, 2024
Shipping

Ships Fleeing The Red Sea Now Face Perilous African Weather

By Alex Longley and Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) –Ships sailing around the southern tip of Africa are wrestling with a bout of bad weather that has

July 13, 2024
Total Views: 9661

Friday, July 12, 2024
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

Gunvor to Ship North Sea Crude to Asia After Bull Play Wraps Up

(Bloomberg) — Gunvor Group will send a supertanker loaded with North Sea Forties crude to Asia after the trading house amassed a large volume of

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 1384

Accidents

Salvage Operations Underway for Grounded Cargo Ship ‘Ultra Galaxy’ in South Africa

Efforts are in full swing to extract contents from the Panama-flagged general cargo vessel MV Ultra Galaxy, which has run aground and is almost beached on its

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 13019

Shipping

FMC Seeks Additional Information on Gemini Agreement Between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

A global operational alliance between two of the world’s largest container shipping companies will not go into effect next week due to a need for more

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 1993

Offshore

US Sued Over ‘Failure to Examine Harms’ From Delayed Offshore Oil Decommissioning

July 11 (Reuters) – An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by aging offshore oil

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 1366

Ports

Adani to Double Investment in Transshipment Port to $2.4 Billion

(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate is doubling investment to $2.4 billion in its new mega port in southern India as it seeks to

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 862

Press Releases

ABS To Class Two New Seatrium FPSOs For Petrobras: Both Organizations To Collaborate On Digital Enabled Lifecycle Services

Contract Follows Historic Technology MOU between ABS and Seatrium Seatrium announced that it has awarded the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) a Classification

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 422

Shipping

U.S. to Partner with Canada and Finland to Fix Icebreaker Program and Shipbuilding

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. intends to create an Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) with Canada and Finland to overcome challenges of

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 2694