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Thursday, October 1, 2020
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Maritime News

Global Shipping Hit by Back-to-Back Cyber Attacks Heading Into Peak Season

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry sustained a second cyber attack within a week that’s raising concern about disruptions to

October 1, 2020
Total Views: 118

Ship Operating Costs Rise During Crew Change Crisis
Maritime News

Ship Operating Costs Rise During Crew Change Crisis

By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — Shipowners are facing rising labor costs as widespread Covid-related restrictions limit movement of seafarers and make crew

October 1, 2020
Total Views: 181

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Environment

U.K. Plans to Create Offshore Grid to Connect Wind Farms

By Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) –National Grid Plc outlined a plan for an offshore grid that will link new wind parks and interconnectors, saving consumers

September 30, 2020
Total Views: 113

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Virus Cases Rise on Ship Stranded Off World’s Key Iron Ore Hub
Maritime News

Virus Cases Rise on Ship Stranded Off World’s Key Iron Ore Hub

By David Stringer and Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — Authorities in Australia are contending with a rising number of coronavirus cases among the crew of a

September 29, 2020
Total Views: 41

bulk ship
Maritime News

Bulker Earnings Surge on China Infrastructure Investment

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –Ships that transport coal and iron ore to China are seeing a surge in earnings as the nation’s demand for commodities

September 29, 2020
Total Views: 32

Monday, September 28, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Maritime News

Trump’s Offshore Oil Ban to Halt Coastal Wind Farms Too

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump’s decision to rule out energy development along the coasts of Florida, Georgia and the

September 28, 2020
Total Views: 113

Sunday, September 27, 2020
Norway Warns of Forgotten Victims of Covid – Seafarers
Maritime News

Norway Warns of Forgotten Victims of Covid – Seafarers

By Lars Erik Taraldsen (Bloomberg) — Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg warned of a humanitarian and trade crisis if the roughly 800,000 seafarers

September 27, 2020
Total Views: 55

Thursday, September 24, 2020
port of los angeles
Maritime News

American Home Shopping Boom Buoys Shipping Lines Across the Pacific

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — An online home shopping boom in the U.S. has sent transpacific sea freight rates to the highest on record, helping the

September 24, 2020
Total Views: 51

For Carnival, ‘Death on the High Seas Act’ Protects the Bottom Line
Cruise Ships

For Carnival, ‘Death on the High Seas Act’ Protects the Bottom Line

By Christopher Yasiejko (Bloomberg) –Carnival Corp. is poised to dramatically curb monetary damages for passengers killed by the coronavirus under the

September 24, 2020
Total Views: 130

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
cargo ship
Maritime News

Consumer Giants Urge Governments to End Shipping’s Crew Change Crisis

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) –Unilever Plc and Procter & Gamble Co. are among consumer companies urging world leaders to resolve the plight of more than

September 23, 2020
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Venezuela and Iran Buck U.S. Sanctions Again to Export Crude
Maritime News

Venezuela and Iran Buck U.S. Sanctions Again to Export Crude

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — After defying U.S. sanctions by shipping a cargo of oil condensate to Venezuela just last week, Iran is using the same ship

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 54

port of los angeles
Maritime News

Full Steam Ahead for U.S. Commerce Means Vital Economic Support

By Vince Golle (Bloomberg) — America’s network for moving goods into and around the country is the busiest in years after being throttled by the

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 45

Friday, September 18, 2020
offshore helicopter s-92
Maritime News

U.S. Seeks Stricter Funding Rules for Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells

By David Wethe and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) –The U.S. is looking to tighten requirements on bonds issued by a growing number of bankrupt oil

September 18, 2020
Total Views: 761

Thursday, September 17, 2020
Named Storm Landfalls in the U.S. this Year Are One Shy of 1916 Record
Maritime News

Named Storm Landfalls in the U.S. this Year Are One Shy of 1916 Record

By Will Wade (Bloomberg) –Hurricane Sally’s historic flooding of Florida and Alabama this week marked the eighth named storm to strike the continental

September 17, 2020
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
offshore wind farm
Maritime News

Oil Billionaire Says It’s Time to Move Focus to Renewables

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke, who built most of his fortune on oil and gas, says the time has come to start

September 16, 2020
Total Views: 90

Oil Tanker Bridge
Maritime News

Demand to Store a Glut of Diesel at Sea is Rising Fast

By Jack Wittels and Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) –Big oil traders are rushing to book tankers with a view to storing a glut of refined petroleum like diesel

September 16, 2020
Total Views: 77

Abu Dhabi Takes $615 Million Stake in U.S. LNG Exporter
Maritime News

Abu Dhabi Takes $615 Million Stake in U.S. LNG Exporter

By Katrina Lewis (Bloomberg) –Abu Dhabi’s main sovereign wealth fund disclosed a 5.1% stake in Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest U.S. exporter of

September 16, 2020
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting
Maritime News

New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) –As the summer melt season reaches its peak, the largest Arctic ice shelf has jettisoned a piece of ice twice the size of

September 15, 2020
Total Views: 31

U.S. Violated Trade Rules With Tariffs on China, WTO Says
Maritime News

U.S. Violated Trade Rules With Tariffs on China, WTO Says

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — The World Trade Organization undercut the main justification for President Donald Trump’s trade war against China,

September 15, 2020
Total Views: 37

Sunday, September 13, 2020
Mauritians Protest ‘Failed’ Government Response to Wakashio Oil Spill
Maritime News

Mauritians Protest ‘Failed’ Government Response to Wakashio Oil Spill

By Kamlesh Bhuckory (Bloomberg) — Tens of thousands took to the streets in the southeastern region of Mauritius to show discontent over the handling of

September 13, 2020
Total Views: 390
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