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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Environment

Shell Agrees to Speed Up Emissions Cuts After Dutch Court Ruling

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc will accelerate its carbon-emission cuts following a Dutch court ruling last month that said the

June 9, 2021
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Offshore

North Carolina Sets Big Goal for Offshore Wind

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — North Carolina set an ambitious goal to develop enough wind power generation to provide electricity for 2.3 million homes by

June 9, 2021
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Environment

Reality Check Awaits John Kerry and His Bid to Cut Carbon Emissions from Ships

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — John Kerry wants to accelerate the decarbonization of the global shipping industry which spews more carbon dioxide into

June 9, 2021
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022
Ports

U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay

June 8, 2021
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Shipping

Tanker Shortage Delays Russian Arctic LNG Shipments to Asia

By Dina Khrennikova and Olga Tanas (Bloomberg) — Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer plans to start shipments to Asia across the

June 8, 2021
Total Views: 1636

Shipping

Traders Keep North Sea Crude on Tankers Despite Rally

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Here’s something for oil bulls to chew on as Brent crude trades near $72: tankers are holding several million barrels of

June 8, 2021
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Monday, June 7, 2021
Shipping

China’s Trade Boom Continues in May

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s exports continued to surge in May, although at a slower pace than the previous month, fueled by strong global

June 7, 2021
Total Views: 952

Accidents

Environmental Disaster Feared from X-Press Pearl Sinking

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) — Contaminants released from the wreckage of a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka could be dragged

June 7, 2021
Total Views: 3900

Friday, June 4, 2021
Shipping

Offshore Wind Could Turn U.K. into Net Power Exporter to Europe in Five Years

By Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) — Britain could become a net exporter of electricity to Europe as soon as 2026, according to S&P Global Platts. The

June 4, 2021
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Environment

Maersk Calls for Carbon Tax on Ship Fuel

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest container shipping line has called for a $150-a-ton carbon tax on shipping fuel that would drive

June 2, 2021
Total Views: 4509

Offshore

New Ship Will Play Key Role in America’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — A Dominion Energy Inc. ship being built to install offshore wind farms will be the first to comply with a U.S. domestic

June 2, 2021
Total Views: 2291

Shipping

Weary Seafarers Come Ashore in U.S. for J&J One-Dose Shots

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Ports around the U.S. are rolling out vaccines for seafarers, extending a lifeline to thousands of mostly foreign

June 2, 2021
Total Views: 3013

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Shipping

Turkish President Erdogan Vows to Begin Construction on Canal Istanbul

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the construction of a multi-billion dollar canal, an alternative to

June 1, 2021
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Shipping

Delays Expected at China’s Yantian Port on Covid Outbreak

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — One of the world’s busiest ports could see shipments delayed as a Covid-19 outbreak that earlier closed part of the

June 1, 2021
Total Views: 6078

Commercial Fishing

China Says US Seafood Ban Is Based On Lies

By Shamim Adam (Bloomberg) A decision by the U.S. to ban imports of seafood from Dalian Ocean Fishing is based on “lies” that the Chinese company used

June 1, 2021
Total Views: 3079

Saturday, May 29, 2021
Shipping

Egyptian Court Postpones Ever Given Hearing

By Abdel Latif Wahba and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — An Egypt court on Saturday adjourned a case on the container ship that blocked the Suez

May 29, 2021
Total Views: 3846

Friday, May 28, 2021
Accidents

Survivors Tell a Harrowing Tale of Lapses in India Barge Disaster

When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field

May 28, 2021
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Shipping

Container Rates Top $10,000 From Asia to Europe

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The cost to move goods in a shipping container to Europe from Asia shot above $10,000 for the first time on record, an

May 27, 2021
Total Views: 4167

general cargo bulk ship
Shipping

China’s Scrutiny of Corn Imports Spurs U.S. Cargo Cancellations

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China is clamping down on some corn imports amid concern that overseas purchases have spiraled out of control, prompting

May 27, 2021
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Commercial Fishing

U.S. Asks WTO to Address Forced Labor on Fishing Vessels

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The U.S. asked the World Trade Organization’s members to address the problem of forced labor on fishing vessels, seeking

May 26, 2021
Total Views: 2565