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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
shipping containers
Ports

Frozen Fish Pileup in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chain

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — A huge pile up of fish cargoes at a Chinese port risks impacting shipments of frozen food across the country and beyond.

January 26, 2021
Total Views: 6024

U.S. Tries to Seize Oil Shipment It Says Came From Iran
Shipping

U.S. Tries to Seize Oil Shipment It Says Came From Iran

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is trying to seize around 2 million barrels of what it thinks is Iranian oil, according to people

January 26, 2021
Total Views: 5456

Anchored Containerships Off Los Angeles/Long Beach Flee Winter Storm
Ports

Anchored Containerships Off Los Angeles/Long Beach Flee Winter Storm

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Cargo ships enduring one of the worst U.S. port bottlenecks in more than a decade faced down another obstacle as they

January 26, 2021
Total Views: 8138

Monday, January 25, 2021
Shipping’s Container Crunch Showing Signs of Easing
Shipping

Shipping’s Container Crunch Showing Signs of Easing

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — A global shortage of shipping containers that’s sent ocean freight rates skyrocketing shows signs of easing, according

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 5499

hastings bulk carrier coal ships shipping iron ore newcastle.REUTERS/David Gray
Shipping

China’s Offshore Purgatory Snares More Australian Coal Cargoes

By Aaron Clark, Annie Lee and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — After loading up with coal the DZ Weihai slipped into the turquoise waters off the coast of

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 5867

Friday, January 22, 2021
offshore rig
Offshore

Goldman Sachs Says Biden’s First Steps Are Bullish for Oil

By Andres Guerra Luz and Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) — Initial steps taken by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration may help support the oil market

January 22, 2021
Total Views: 3117

Carnival Cruise Line Extends Sailing Suspension Through End of April
Cruise Ships

Carnival Cruise Line Extends Sailing Suspension Through End of April

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp.’s flagship cruising brand extended its pause on U.S. departures through the end of April and shelved

January 22, 2021
Total Views: 7379

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Orsted Pulls Trigger on First Green Hydrogen Project
Shipping

Orsted Pulls Trigger on First Green Hydrogen Project

By Lars Paulsson and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Danish utility Orsted A/S took a final investment decision on its first hydrogen project as it expands

January 20, 2021
Total Views: 2191

vlcc tanker
Shipping

Tanker Owners Pay to Move Crude in Wake of Supply Cuts

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s oil production cuts have hit the tanker market so hard that owners of the biggest vessels are effectively

January 20, 2021
Total Views: 3126

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
seafarer
Shipping

Shipping Group Says Seafarers Should Receive Vaccine Priority

By Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — Governments should prioritize seafarer vaccinations against Covid-19 to help keep global supply chains operating

January 19, 2021
Total Views: 1295

Monday, January 18, 2021
Christophe de margerie
Shipping

Russia Prepares Earliest-Ever Arctic LNG Transit to Asia

By Irina Reznik, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Dina Khrennikova (Bloomberg) — Russia is preparing to make the earliest-ever shipment of liquefied natural gas

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 3479

Maersk ship at sea
Piracy

Piracy Surge Off West Africa Prompts Maersk Call for Action

By William Clowes (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 4318

Friday, January 15, 2021
Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant CNOOC
Shipping

Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant CNOOC

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest offshore driller is being targeted in the final days of President Donald Trump’s administration

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 2660

Thursday, January 14, 2021
offshore wind
Shipping

Brooklyn Waterfront Lands Role in New York State’s Offshore Wind Push

By Josh Saul and Will Wade (Bloomberg) — New York is poised to become a hub for offshore wind energy with the state on Wednesday tapping Norwegian giant

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 1929

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Shipping

Pacific Island Nation Says Tanker Used False Flag to Transport Venezuelan Crude

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — The island nation of Palau says a tanker that recently loaded Venezuelan crude was using a false signal to disguise

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 6700

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
shipping container
Shipping

Surging Shipping Rates Add New Headwind for the Global Economy

By Enda Curran and Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on,

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 3245

wind turbine
Offshore

Siemens Partnership to Develop Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Prototype

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA and Siemens Energy AG plan to spend 120 million euros ($146 million) to figure

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 1848

lng carrier
Shipping

LNG Cargo Prices Rising Faster Than Bitcoin

By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Andy Hoffman, Stephen Stapczynski and Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — After years building out export capacity and hiring traders,

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 2435

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
blue lng carrier at sea
Shipping

Asian LNG Breaks $30 Barrier as Cold Makes Traders Scramble

By Stephen Stapczynski and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — North Asia’s liquefied natural gas benchmark rose above $30 per million British Thermal

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 1727

Monday, January 11, 2021
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping

World’s Priciest Ships: Winter LNG Boom Sends Charter Rates to Record

By Stephen Stapczynski and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — An unprecedented shortage of liquefied natural gas tankers has made them the most expensive

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 4135