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Thursday, December 10, 2020
offshore oil and gas rig
Offshore

Trump Charts Sale of Offshore Drilling Rights From California to Gulf

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is preparing to issue a broad plan that keeps the door open for expanded oil drilling

December 10, 2020
Total Views: 1145

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
ship's bridge
Shipping

Fidelity Calls for Urgent Action to Help Stranded Seafarers

By Alastair Marsh (Bloomberg) — Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused

December 9, 2020
Total Views: 4140

False-Positive COVID Diagnosis Shows Challenges of Cruise Shipping’s Return
Cruise Ships

False-Positive COVID Diagnosis Shows Challenges of Cruise Shipping’s Return

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — A Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ship on a four-day pleasure trip was forced to return to port in Singapore and confine

December 9, 2020
Total Views: 3980

Monday, December 7, 2020
shipping container
Shipping

China’s Exports Surge in Year-End Rush as Pandemic Fuels Demand

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s exports jumped in November by the most since early 2018, pushing its trade surplus to a monthly record high

December 7, 2020
Total Views: 1306

container ship
Environment

Investors Sought for ‘Green Ammonia’ Plant Upgrade in Norway

By Andrew Noël (Bloomberg) — Yara International ASA plans to convert a plant in Norway to produce green ammonia in a bet the chemical will become a

December 7, 2020
Total Views: 1060

oil tanker
Shipping

Iranian Fuel Flotilla Sailing to Venezuela

By Fabiola Zerpa, Ben Bartenstein and Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Iran is sending its biggest fleet yet of tankers to Venezuela in defiance of U.S.

December 7, 2020
Total Views: 2118

Friday, December 4, 2020
CNOOC Among Four Chinese Companies Added to U.S. Blacklist
Offshore

CNOOC Among Four Chinese Companies Added to U.S. Blacklist

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon added four more Chinese companies to a list of firms it says are owned or controlled by China’s

December 4, 2020
Total Views: 3306

Thursday, December 3, 2020
Opinion: Container Shipping Is Booming Again. That Probably Won’t Last
Shipping

Opinion: Container Shipping Is Booming Again. That Probably Won’t Last

By Justin Fox (Bloomberg Opinion) — The two busiest ports in the U.S., the neighboring facilities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been setting new

December 3, 2020
Total Views: 5613

Wednesday, December 2, 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
Offshore

Orsted to Fight $1.1 Billion Danish Tax Bill for U.K. Wind Farms

By Morten Buttler (Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms, will appeal a decision by Danish tax authorities

December 2, 2020
Total Views: 1858

Tuesday, December 1, 2020
EU Leaders Plan Appeal to Biden to Rebuild Transatlantic Ties
Shipping

EU Leaders Plan Appeal to Biden to Rebuild Transatlantic Ties

By Jonathan Stearns (Bloomberg) — The European Union plans a sweeping proposal for transatlantic cooperation to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a bid

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 1216

cargo ship
Environment

HSFO Demand Jumps as More Ships Install Scrubbers

By Ann Koh and Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) — An increase in vessels being fitted with pollution-reducing kits and unusually strong demand for container

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 2583

tanker at sea
Shipping

Oil-Hungry Asia Lures Armada of Tankers Carrying U.S. Crude

By Serene Cheong and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — An armada of around 20 tankers laden with U.S. oil will be heading to Asia this month as the region

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 3302

Germany Says Nord Stream 2 Picked a Ship to Finish Pipeline
Offshore

Germany Says Nord Stream 2 Picked a Ship to Finish Pipeline

By Vanessa Dezem and Dina Khrennikova (Bloomberg) — Nord Stream 2 has picked a ship to finish laying sections of its pipeline under the Baltic Sea, a

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 4084

Monday, November 30, 2020
offshore support vessels
Offshore

ADNOC in Talks to Buy Offshore Oil Services Firm Zakher Marine

By Nicolas Parasie (Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is a potential contender to buy a local offshore oil-services firm that counts the

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 4549

U.S. Blacklists China’s CNOOC After Years of South China Sea Tension -Report
Offshore

U.S. Blacklists China’s CNOOC After Years of South China Sea Tension -Report

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s third-biggest oil company faces a U.S. blacklist, which could spur major outflows from its Hong Kong-listed

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 2491

Friday, November 27, 2020
World’s Biggest Wind Farm to Be Built Offshore U.K.
Environment

World’s Biggest Wind Farm to Be Built Offshore U.K.

By Lars Paulsson (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest offshore wind park is a step closer to construction. The British utility SSE Plc and Norwegian

November 27, 2020
Total Views: 3589

ship emissions
Environment

Shipping Industry and Asian Nations Object to EU Pollution Plan

By Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) — Plans to extend the world’s biggest carbon market into shipping drew criticism from the industry and Asian nations,

November 27, 2020
Total Views: 3182

Wednesday, November 25, 2020
offshore wind farm
Environment

Tokyo Gas to Develop One of Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farms

By Aya Takada (Bloomberg) — Tokyo Gas Co. plans to develop one of Japan’s largest offshore wind projects as the nation looks to a major expansion of

November 25, 2020
Total Views: 1271

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
shipping container port
Ports

Container Crunch Means It Pays More to Sail Empty to Asia

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Shipping carriers seeking to capitalize on the most lucrative trade routes are returning empty cargo containers to Asia,

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 4672

China Blacklist Strands More Than 50 Ships With Australian Coal
Shipping

China Blacklist Strands More Than 50 Ships With Australian Coal

By Aaron Clark and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — More than $500 million worth of Australian coal is on ships anchored off Chinese ports, as a diplomatic

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 4900