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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Navy-anti-missile-SEARAM
Navy

Can The US Navy Protect Ships From Missile Attacks?

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy “currently does not have a well-defined strategy or funding” for testing to determine whether radar and

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 8957

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Siemens Expects Offshore Wind Boom in Baltic Sea

By Maciej Martewicz (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA sees huge potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea as the world’s

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 1802

Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports
Ports

Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports

The South American drought that’s helping push Wheat, Corn, and Soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 4913

Huge Spike In Shipping Containers Lost At Sea
Shipping News

Huge Spike In Shipping Containers Lost At Sea

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 35234

port of montreal strike
Ports

Trudeau Tries To Force Montreal Dock Workers To End Strike

By Sandrine Rastello (Bloomberg) Canada is planning legislation to end a general strike at the Port of Montreal that’s bound to worsen congestion at other

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 2056

Monday, April 26, 2021
bulk-ship-loading-grain
Finance

Agriculture Prices Soar Alongside Bulkship Rates

The Baltic Dry Index and bulk ship rates are soaring along with related ETFs. One reason might be a surge in global wheat, corn, and soybean prices alongside

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 2538

copper smelter in Chile
Ports

Bulk Copper Prices Soar During Chile Port Strike

In Chile, a group of port workers this week began protests against the government’s pandemic relief policies, threatening near-term supplies and contributing

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 1378

china navy ships
Defense

China Commissions New Navy Warships

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China deployed its first advanced amphibious assault ship and two other new vessels in a commissioning ceremony attended

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 3827

Friday, April 23, 2021
indonesia missing submarine
Incidents

Missing Indonesian Submarine Was Old And Overloaded

By Ann Koh and Arys Aditya (Bloomberg) The Indonesian navy’s missing submarine may have been too old and overloaded when it embarked on a military exercise

April 23, 2021
Total Views: 25991

president biden at climate summate
Environment

Biden Calls for Fourth Industrial Revolution: Climate Summit Updates

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Day two of President Joe Biden’s international climate summit concluded on Friday. Biden pledged during the first

April 23, 2021
Total Views: 1314

Thursday, April 22, 2021
Carbfix plant
Shipping

Icelandic Startup Seeks to Turn European Carbon into Rock

By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir (Bloomberg) — European polluters will soon be able to ship their carbon emissions to Iceland to be turned into stone in the

April 22, 2021
Total Views: 3113

President Biden
Environment

Biden Rejoins Climate Fight, Vows Aid as Poor Nations Make Pleas

By Jennifer Epstein and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden brought the U.S. back into the global fight against climate change on

April 22, 2021
Total Views: 618

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
houston ship channel
Offshore

Legendary Natural Gas Trader Sees ‘Seismic Shift’ in Houston’s Oil Patch

By Gerson Freitas Jr. (Bloomberg) — For John Arnold, the billionaire philanthropist who made his fortune betting on natural gas prices, Houston’s

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 5375

vlcc tanker
Offshore

Historic Oil Price Crash Marks One Year Anniversary at $63 a Barrel

By Andres Guerra Luz and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil fluctuated above $63 a barrel, exactly one year after U.S. benchmark crude futures plunged below

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 1542

China Fishing Vessels On Whitsun Reef,
Navy

Philippines Will Not Confront China’s Maritime Militia

By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said challenging China in the South China Sea will only lead to violence, and that he

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 6408

Monday, April 19, 2021
Port of Oakland
Ports

West Coast Port Congestion Spreads North to Oakland

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Los Angeles port officials see progress in reducing their bottleneck of cargo ships. Sail north to Oakland, though, and

April 19, 2021
Total Views: 6342

Friday, April 16, 2021
tanker AQUASURAZO
Shipping

Canadian Crude Shipped from Newfoundland to U.S. West Coast in Unusual Demand Shift

By Sheela Tobben and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — Canadian oil sellers are sending exports to the U.S. West Coast, an unexpected move prompted by the

April 16, 2021
Total Views: 26890

Thursday, April 15, 2021
mol ship
Shipping

Zero-Carbon Goal Pushes Japan to Bet On Century-Old Technology

By Erica Yokoyama and Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) — Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a

April 15, 2021
Total Views: 4249

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Ocergy floating wind illustration
Offshore

Chevron Wades Into Offshore Wind for First Time

By Josh Saul and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development

April 13, 2021
Total Views: 1446

Port of Montreal
Ports

Partial Strike at Port of Montreal Sparks Fears of More Congestion

By Marcy Nicholson and Sandrine Rastello (Bloomberg) — A partial strike scheduled to start Wednesday by Port of Montreal dockworkers threatens to

April 13, 2021
Total Views: 1673