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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
offshore wind farm
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Total Hiring for Offshore Wind Jobs in U.K., Denmark

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — French energy company Total SA is hiring in the U.K. and Denmark to prepare to compete for government contracts for

February 25, 2020
Total Views: 88

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Busiest U.S. Port Sees Coronavirus Drag Through Most of 2020

By Richard Clough (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry will remain volatile for most of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak in China upends the global

February 25, 2020
Total Views: 56

Monday, February 24, 2020
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China Could Use Offshore Wind to Power Entire Coast, Study Finds

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The gusts of wind cascading across China’s seas have the potential to power its populous coastal provinces many times

February 24, 2020
Total Views: 116

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CMA CGM’s Debt Plan Seen at Risk Amid Virus Fears

By Antonio Vanuzzo and Laura Benitez (Bloomberg) — The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to scupper a debt refinancing for the world’s third-largest

February 24, 2020
Total Views: 1286

Friday, February 21, 2020
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
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Global Shipping’s ‘Perfect Storm’ to Pass, Veteran CEO Says

By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry has run into very rough waters in 2020 as the virus crisis that’s engulfed China and roiled

February 21, 2020
Total Views: 141

Thursday, February 20, 2020
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Maersk CEO Predicts ‘Sharp’ Rebound After Coronavirus Peaks

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container shipping company, is positioning itself for a strong rebound

February 20, 2020
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
offshore wind farm
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Shift to Cleaner Power Sparks Landmark Green Bond in Japan

By Ayai Tomisawa and Rie Morita (Bloomberg) — In Japan’s gusty northeast, a power company is looking to fund offshore wind projects with a landmark

February 19, 2020
Total Views: 1259

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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Slump in Global Goods Trade to Deepen With Coronavirus, WTO Says

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Global trade in goods will likely stay weak in coming months as disruptions from coronavirus in China staunch the

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 144

Sunday, February 16, 2020
Global Trade Turmoil as Ships Skip China
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Global Trade Turmoil as Ships Skip China

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — February 2020 will come to be remembered as a period of historic disruption to physical supply chains the world over,

February 16, 2020
Total Views: 144

Friday, February 14, 2020
Big Oil Warned Trump Team China Trade Deal Was Unrealistic
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Big Oil Warned Trump Team China Trade Deal Was Unrealistic

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Shawn Donnan and Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) – Industry leaders privately warned the Trump administration that the U.S. will

February 14, 2020
Total Views: 83

Thursday, February 13, 2020
After Year at Sea, Oil Caught in Venezuelan Tug-Of-War Finally Docks
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After Year at Sea, Oil Caught in Venezuelan Tug-Of-War Finally Docks

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker caught in the crosshairs of the political battle for control of Venezuela is discharging its cargo after a

February 13, 2020
Total Views: 116

Monday, February 10, 2020
Ship Designer Denies Selling Hydrogen-Powered Yacht to Bill Gates
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Ship Designer Denies Selling Hydrogen-Powered Yacht to Bill Gates

(Bloomberg) — Billionaires are the only plausible buyers of the 112-meter superyacht concept Aqua, given its reported 500 million pound ($650 million)

February 10, 2020
Total Views: 220

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Shipping Gets Smashed by Coronavirus in More Ways Than One

By Alex Longley and Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry tends to do badly when Chinese demand disappoints, but the outbreak of the

February 10, 2020
Total Views: 59

Friday, February 7, 2020
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China LNG Force Majeure Rejected as Virus Chaos Sparks Dispute

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — Two of Europe’s biggest energy companies rejected a Chinese force majeure on liquefied natural gas contracts in

February 7, 2020
Total Views: 73

Thursday, February 6, 2020
U.S. Navy Swaps Sub for Destroyer in 2021 Budget Request Shift
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U.S. Navy Swaps Sub for Destroyer in 2021 Budget Request Shift

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon is bolstering the number of warships the Navy will seek in its fiscal 2021 budget request after the White

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 309

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Commodity Shipping Faces ‘Crisis in Demand’ on Virus Outbreak

By Krystal Chia and Haidi Lun (Bloomberg) — The global commodity-shipping industry faces an extremely challenging quarter as the impact of the

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Coronavirus Fears Hit U.S. Gas Exporters
Shipping News

Coronavirus Fears Hit U.S. Gas Exporters

(Bloomberg) — A grim situation for U.S. natural gas exporters has gotten even worse as the coronavirus outbreak sends global prices plunging on concern

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 81

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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Shipping News

Virus Fears Prompt Shipping Restraints on Vessels From China

By Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — Vessels and trains coming from China are in focus as nations take steps to halt the spread of a deadly coronavirus that

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 63

Friday, January 31, 2020
dry bulk vessel
Shipping News

Coronavirus Hammers Bulk Shipping

(Bloomberg) — The coronavirus crisis in China has hammered many markets this month. None may have felt a bigger impact than freight.

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
New Study Casts Shadow on LNG Fuel’s Climate Footprint
Shipping News

New Study Casts Shadow on LNG Fuel’s Climate Footprint

By Jack Wittels and Akshat Rathi – (Bloomberg) –One of the shipping industry’s great hopes for improving its environmental performance —

January 28, 2020
Total Views: 82