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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Houston Ship Channel
Ports

Port Of Houston Sees New High in Ship Count as Congestion Worsens In The US

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) The number of container ships waiting at the ports of Houston and Charleston, South Carolina, reached new pandemic highs as

February 24, 2022
Total Views: 1972

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
container ship port
Shipping

Omicron Ripping Through Cargo Ships May Exacerbate Shipping Woes

By K. Oanh Ha and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Omicron is ripping through cargo ships, raising concerns that a surge in cases, coupled with China’s tightened

February 23, 2022
Total Views: 5521

Ships Sit Empty for Weeks Waiting for Delayed Brazil Soybeans
Shipping

Ships Sit Empty for Weeks Waiting for Delayed Brazil Soybeans

By Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) — A backlog of vessels waiting to load soybeans from some Brazilian ports is stretching to near-record lengths as the

February 23, 2022
Total Views: 3785

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
vlcc tanker
Shipping

Vitol CEO Sees Oil Above $100 for a ‘Prolonged Period’ This Year

By Archie Hunter and Anna Edwards (Bloomberg) — Oil prices could be set for a “prolonged period” above $100 a barrel over the next six to nine

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 1377

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Ports

Narrow Window to Clear Congested Southern California Ports Hinges on Demand Waning

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — The bottlenecked ports in Los Angeles face a narrow window between now and midyear to clear container backlogs before

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 1113

Monday, February 21, 2022
tankers at anchor
Shipping

Soaring Diesel and Gasoline Prices Are Bleeding Into Shipping

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry is starting to feel the full force of surging diesel and gasoline costs. Ship fuel can be made from

February 21, 2022
Total Views: 2866

Trinity Spirit FPOS
Offshore

Nigeria’s Deadly Exploding FPSO Has Peers All Over The World

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) Trinity Spirit, the decades-old, oil-storage ship that blew up off the coast of Nigeria recently — killing some of its

February 21, 2022
Total Views: 4941

Sunday, February 20, 2022
Chinese Navy's guided missile destroyer Taiyuan takes part in a naval parade. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Navy

Australian Prime Minister Calls China Navy Incident an ‘Act of Intimidation’

By Michael Heath (Bloomberg) –Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison branded a Chinese navy vessel pointing a laser at one of his nation’s

February 20, 2022
Total Views: 4475

Saturday, February 19, 2022
Congestion At U.S. And Canadian Ports Have Exacerbated French Fry Shortage
Ports

Congestion At U.S. And Canadian Ports Have Exacerbated French Fry Shortage

By Ann Koh(Bloomberg) Southeast Asian fast-food chains are being hit by a shortage of French fries as supply-chain snarls slow shipments of the frozen

February 19, 2022
Total Views: 2567

Buyer Needed ASAP For World’s Biggest Cruise Ship
Cruise Ships

Buyer Needed ASAP For World’s Biggest Cruise Ship

By K. Oanh Ha and Arne Delfs (Bloomberg) A number of potential buyers are lining up for Genting Hong Kong Ltd.’s Global Dream — the unfinished

February 19, 2022
Total Views: 34449

Friday, February 18, 2022
MV-22B Osprey On Carrier
Navy

US Navy Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Falls Short in Sea Reliability Tests

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy’s new version of the tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft designed for missions at sea isn’t yet “operationally

February 18, 2022
Total Views: 3882

China Port Delays Slow Shipments From Iron Ore to Electronics
Ports

China Port Delays Slow Shipments From Iron Ore to Electronics

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Port congestion in China is slowing the delivery of everything from iron ore to electronics, forcing companies to rely

February 18, 2022
Total Views: 1322

Volkswagen Internal Email Confirms Thousands of Vehicles — Including VW, Porsche, and Audis — On Board Burning ‘Felicity Ace’
Shipping

Volkswagen Internal Email Confirms Thousands of Vehicles — Including VW, Porsche, and Audis — On Board Burning ‘Felicity Ace’

By Madison Muller (Bloomberg) — The Felicity Ace, a massive cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, caught fire near the

February 18, 2022
Total Views: 4641

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Freeport LNG Planning LNG Barge Terminal in Texas
Shipping

Freeport LNG Planning LNG Barge Terminal in Texas

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — Freeport LNG Development LP wants to supply fuel for ships and to start loading liquefied natural gas onto seafaring

February 17, 2022
Total Views: 998

Gasoline tanker at terminal. Photo Shutterstock
Ports

US Tanker Ports Seek Alternatives to Russian Oil

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) Some U.S. producers of gasoline that have relied on imports of Russian oil are looking for alternative supplies amid heightened

February 17, 2022
Total Views: 1851

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Demise of Crystal Cruises Leaves Customers Out $100 Million—or More
Cruise Ships

Demise of Crystal Cruises Leaves Customers Out $100 Million—or More

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) — Last week, the most-awarded luxury cruise line in the industry, Crystal Cruises, unceremoniously shuttered its

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 16025

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
Shipping

Biden Team Sees Limited Ability to Press China On Trade After ‘Phase-One’ Failure

By Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is continuing conversations with China despite Beijing’s failures to abide by a trade agreement reached

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 1377

Cruise Ship Construction
Cruise Ships

Bankrupt Cruise Line’s Unfinished Ship Attracts Investor Interest

By Arne Delfs (Bloomberg) Billionaire Lim Kok Thay is among several investors interested in purchasing the Global Dream mega luxury liner that was under

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 50172

Monday, February 14, 2022
Police Charge India’s ABG Shipyard for Alleged $3 Billion Fraud
Shipbuilding

Police Charge India’s ABG Shipyard for Alleged $3 Billion Fraud

By Vrishti Beniwal (Bloomberg) — India’s federal police charged the founders of ABG Shipyard Ltd. and the company for allegedly causing a massive loss

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 2051

US Navy Launches Massive Middle East War Games
Navy

US Navy Launches Massive Middle East War Games

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy is currently conducting one of the largest maritime exercises in recent history, with more than 60 nations

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 3845