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Thursday, July 5, 2018
dry bulk vessel
Shipping News

World’s Biggest Shipping Market Shrugs Off Trade War Threat

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) –Will somebody please tell commodity shippers there’s a trade war going on? Whether it’s the price of hiring

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 96

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
MHI Vestas to Use Taiwan as Export Hub for Asia’s Offshore Wind Industry
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MHI Vestas to Use Taiwan as Export Hub for Asia’s Offshore Wind Industry

By Chisaki Watanabe (Bloomberg) — MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S, the world’s second-biggest offshore wind turbine maker, is planning to use Taiwan as a

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 42

Monday, July 2, 2018
Iconic New England Lobster Caught in Global Tariff Tit-for-Tat
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Iconic New England Lobster Caught in Global Tariff Tit-for-Tat

By Tom Moroney and Charlotte Howard (Bloomberg) — Veteran lobsterman Billy Mahoney is already feeling the pinch — and not from the

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 86

Friday, June 29, 2018
hapag-lloyd ship
News

Hapag-Lloyd Profit Warning Drags Down Shipping Sector Stocks

By Phil Serafino (Bloomberg) — Shares of German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG plunged as much as 22 percent after the company cut its profit forecast for

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 52

wheat bulk ship
News

Russia Taps Smaller Ports, Ship-to-Ship Transfers to Keep Pace with Record Wheat Exports

By Anatoly Medetsky (Bloomberg) — Russia has so much wheat that it can’t export it all via the usual methods, so shippers are increasingly turning to a

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 79

barge on rhine river
News

Traders Rush to Move Diesel Up Rhine as Water Level Ebbs

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Traders are racing to move barges of diesel and gasoil up the Rhine River, one of Europe’s key shipping arteries, as

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 117

Thursday, June 28, 2018
Queen Elizabeth Makes Millions from U.K.’s Offshore Wind Farms
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Queen Elizabeth Makes Millions from U.K.’s Offshore Wind Farms

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — Leasing the seabed to offshore wind developers was the most profitable business last year for The Crown Estate Ltd.,

June 28, 2018
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Panama Canal Opens Way for More LNG Transits With U.S. Exports Rising
Shipping News

Panama Canal Opens Way for More LNG Transits With U.S. Exports Rising

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal Authority will ramp up the movement of massive liquefied natural gas tankers through the

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 42

oil tanker at anchor
News

Crude Surges to 3 1/2-Year High After U.S. Stockpiles Plunge

By Jessica Summers (Bloomberg) — Oil rose to a level last seen in late 2014 after U.S. crude stockpiles tumbled by the most since September 2016. Futures

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 25

mississippi river shipping
Shipping News

In Louisiana, Trump’s Trade War Makes Biggest U.S. Port Tremble

By Katia Dmitrieva(Bloomberg) — To understand what a trade war means for America, go to the Mississippi. Follow the mud-brown river past Louisiana’s

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
offshore spar
Offshore

Big Oil Turns on Trump as Trade Threats Weigh On Business

By Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — Big Oil sang the Trump administration’s praises when the U.S. president slashed corporate taxes at the end of last year.

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 49

ocean plastic trash
Shipping News

Solving the Ocean Plastic Crisis Starts With Asia -Opinion

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg Opinion) — Since Jan. 1, when China stopped accepting the rich world’s recyclable plastic waste, it’s gotten a ton

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 319

north sea oil rig
News

Shell Greenlights Another Project in the North Sea After Lowering Costs

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc approved its second North Sea project in six months, greenlighting a natural gas field that it

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 29

EchoStar’s Pursuit of Inmarsat Gets a Boost After France’s Eutelsat Backs Out
Shipping News

EchoStar’s Pursuit of Inmarsat Gets a Boost After France’s Eutelsat Backs Out

By Thomas Seal and Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — France’s Eutelsat Communications SA said it won’t make a takeover offer for Inmarsat Plc, a sudden

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 32

Monday, June 25, 2018
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Shipping News

Top Norwegian Oil Analyst Quitting DNB to Pursue 2020 Low Sulphur Fuel Rule Riches

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil analyst Torbjorn Kjus said he’s quitting Norway’s biggest bank to pursue opportunities that will arise thanks to an

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 53

Sunday, June 24, 2018
lng tanker grand aniva
Shipping News

China Sails Past Japan to Become World’s Largest Buyer of Natural Gas

By Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — China’s drive for cleaner skies has pushed it past Japan to become the world’s largest buyer of natural gas, a

June 24, 2018
Total Views: 69

Friday, June 22, 2018
Norway’s Wildcat Wells Get Best Results Since 2010 Bonanza
Offshore

Norway’s Wildcat Wells Get Best Results Since 2010 Bonanza

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Oil companies in Norway have more to rejoice about than just higher crude prices: they’re now boasting the best

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 33

Thursday, June 21, 2018
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Defends Navigator Holdings Sale
News

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Defends Navigator Holdings Sale

By Terrence Dopp (Bloomberg) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his personal sale of stock in a shipping company days before news organizations

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Denies Insider Trading in Short Sale of Russia-Linked Shipping Company
Shipping News

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Denies Insider Trading in Short Sale of Russia-Linked Shipping Company

By Bill Allison (Bloomberg) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross denied that he engaged in insider trading when he short sold stock of a shipping company a

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
commerce secretary wilbur ross
News

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Short Sale of Kremlin-Linked Shipping Firm Navigator Holdings Wins Ethics Approval

Update: Wilbur Ross Denies Insider Trading in Short Sale of Russia-Linked Navigator Holdings By Bill Allison (Bloomberg) — Commerce Secretary

June 19, 2018
Total Views: 35