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Monday, June 18, 2018
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
News

The Not-So-Surprising Commodity Excluded from China’s Tariff List

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — In punching back against U.S. tariffs, China included almost all energy-related commodities on a list of its retaliatory

June 18, 2018
Total Views: 37

Friday, June 15, 2018
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News

China Strikes Back At Trump Tariffs

By Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) The Trump administration moved the U.S. to the edge of a trade war with China by announcing tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 51

Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Vowing More If It Strikes Back
News

Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Vowing More If It Strikes Back

By Andrew Mayeda and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s administration moved the U.S. to the brink of a trade war with China,

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 19

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Crouching Tiger Book by Peter Navarro
Navy

How the West Can Counter China’s Maritime Expansion

by Hal Brands (Bloomberg) In previous articles I’ve explored the changing nature of China’s challenge to U.S. interests and the existing

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 114

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Ports

Libya’s Biggest Oil Ports Stop Pumping

by Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) Two of Libya’s biggest oil ports stopped loading on Thursday after clashes erupted between rival forces for control of

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Towing vessel pushing barges
Shipping News

U.S. Barge Operator Tidewater Reportedly Put Up for Sale

By Gillian Tan (Bloomberg) — Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, a $15 billion firm led by former Blackstone Group LP dealmakers, is seeking to sell barge

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 67

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News

America’s Gas Prices May Double by 2040 as LNG Exports Grow

By Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) — American gas prices could double by 2040 as the U.S. exports more liquefied natural gas, but consumers will be

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 98

Monday, June 11, 2018
ship emissions
News

Shipping’s 2020 Low Sulphur Fuel Regulation to Hit Airlines

By Alex Longley and Benjamin Katz (Bloomberg) — From the window of a jet plane, it can be hard to see ships crawling across the seas. Yet what’s

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 145

Inmarsat Soars After Satellite Company Rejects EchoStar Bid
News

Inmarsat Soars After Satellite Company Rejects EchoStar Bid

By Kim Robert McLaughlin (Bloomberg) — Inmarsat Plc rose as much as 12 percent after the British satellite company last week said it had rebuffed a

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 20

Sunday, June 10, 2018
China Overshadowing USA
Defense

China’s Naval Master Plan: A Military Threat In The Pacific And Beyond

(This is the first in a series of columns Bloomberg is publishing on China’s effort to supplant the U.S. as the world’s pre-eminent geopolitical

June 10, 2018
Total Views: 92

John Fredriksen-Run Hedge Fund Making Millions on Oil’s Recovery
Offshore

John Fredriksen-Run Hedge Fund Making Millions on Oil’s Recovery

  By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — A hedge fund run by a former associate of billionaire John Fredriksen has gained 69 percent in two years

June 10, 2018
Total Views: 62

Friday, June 8, 2018
Next Offshore Wind in U.S. Can Compete With Gas, Developer Says
News

Next Offshore Wind in U.S. Can Compete With Gas, Developer Says

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — Massive offshore wind turbines keep getting bigger, and that’s helping make the power cheaper — to the point

June 8, 2018
Total Views: 87

inmarsat london headquarters
Shipping News

Inmarsat Rejects Lowball Takeover Bid from EchoStar

By Nick Turner (Bloomberg) — Inmarsat Plc rebuffed a takeover proposal from EchoStar Corp., saying the bid undervalued the British satellite company and

June 8, 2018
Total Views: 30

bonny nigeria lng. photo REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
Shipping News

Nigeria Needs $12 Billion to Avoid Missing the LNG Boat

By Paul Wallace, Paul Burkhardt and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — On a tropical island just off the coast of Nigeria, hundreds of engineers

June 8, 2018
Total Views: 181

Thursday, June 7, 2018
Chemical tanker, Oil tanker. Photo: By Matej Kastelic / Shutterstock
News

Here Are the Commodities Most Likely Affected by U.S.-China Trade Talks

  By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — American crude drillers, coal miners and farmers are set to be among the beneficiaries of the Trump

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 36

U.S. Crude Exports Reach All-Time High
News

U.S. Crude Exports Reach All-Time High

By Stephen Cunningham (Bloomberg) — Booming U.S. shale production is fueling record crude exports, with shipments reaching an all-time high of 1.76

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 32

tanker loading
Shipping News

American Oil Fight to Heat Up as U.S. Keeps More for Itself

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is set to get a bit more possessive about its own oil, sparking a bidding war with eager buyers in the other

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 29

Monday, June 4, 2018
shutterstock_403068616 tanker nigeria
News

Shell Says Nigeria Attacks Persist Even as Oil Output Recovers

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — Nigeria’s oil wells may be flowing again, but the country’s largest operator says attacks continue to put a brake

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 45

Robot Boats Propel One of China’s Hottest Startups
Shipping News

Robot Boats Propel One of China’s Hottest Startups

By Blake Schmidt (Bloomberg) — In the vast, freezing Ross Sea, China’s “Snow Dragon” icebreaker needed to find a safe anchorage before it could

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 97

daewoo shipbuilding
Shipping News

Fund Manager Bets on Revival of South Korean Shipbuilders

By Heejin Kim and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Park Hong-sik, a fund manager who correctly predicted the rally of South Korean technology stocks in 2017,

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 52