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Monday, October 9, 2017
oil tanker
Shipping News

OPEC Chief Says Floating Storage Shrinking as Market Rebalances

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — Crude oil in floating storage is declining, showing that the market is rebalancing, OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad

October 9, 2017
Total Views: 48

The High Price of Protecting Arctic Towns From Tsunamis and Icebergs
Shipping News

The High Price of Protecting Arctic Towns From Tsunamis and Icebergs

By Adam Popescu (Bloomberg) — An island with a 3,893-foot granite mountain juts out of the icy ocean in Greenland’s Karrat Fjord. Beside icebergs the

October 9, 2017
Total Views: 105

Oil Traders Hoard Less on Ships Near Singapore as Market Flips
News

Oil Traders Hoard Less on Ships Near Singapore as Market Flips

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — One of the biggest stores of oil at sea is showing signs of emptying out. The volume of supplies held on tankers in the

October 9, 2017
Total Views: 22

lng-ready tanker American Endurance
News

American Mariners Fret Over Attacks on Jones Act

By Daniel Flatley (Bloomberg) — On the darkened bridge of the Chesapeake Trader, with radio chatter filling the air, three officers were easing

October 9, 2017
Total Views: 56

Friday, October 6, 2017
Shipping News

Microsoft’s Paul Allen Going High-Tech in Fight Against Illegal Fishing

By Dina Bass (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, concerned about illegal fishing depleting global fish populations, will spend $40

October 6, 2017
Total Views: 55

Nate to Bring More Damages to Hurricane-Weary Region
Shipping News

Nate to Bring More Damages to Hurricane-Weary Region

By Brian K. Sullivan and Marvin G. Perez (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Nate, on track to strike near New Orleans overnight Saturday, may cause

October 6, 2017
Total Views: 38

Thursday, October 5, 2017
thunder horse platform
Shipping News

Tropical Storm Nate Threatens Oil Rigs as It Targets U.S. Gulf Coast

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Nate has formed off of Nicaragua, threatening to inundate Central America, shut oil and gas

October 5, 2017
Total Views: 133

Monday, October 2, 2017
Trump Not Acting on Offshore Wind Threats, Dong Says
News

Trump Not Acting on Offshore Wind Threats, Dong Says

By Peter Levring (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s threats against wind energy have so far proven empty, according to an industry giant

October 2, 2017
Total Views: 34

offshore wind farm
News

Shell Is Said to Seek Sale of Stake in $1.4 Billion Wind Farm

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its partners Eneco Holdings NV and Mitsubishi Corp. are seeking to sell a stake in

October 2, 2017
Total Views: 17

Saturday, September 30, 2017
Royal Australian Navy's Landing Ship Dock, HMAS CHOULES
Defense

Australian Navy Underway To Help Evacuate 11,000 From Vanuatu Volcano

By Garfield Clinton Reynolds (Bloomberg) Australia is sending a naval vessel to help Vanuatu in its efforts to evacuate 11,000 residents from Ambae Island as a

September 30, 2017
Total Views: 89

Friday, September 29, 2017
News

Puerto Ricans Hack Through a Maze of Debris to Move Relief Aid

By Jonathan Levin, Jordyn Holman, Christopher Flavelle and Daniel Flatley (Bloomberg) — A sedan is buried in congealed mud on an impassible

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 23

Thursday, September 28, 2017
crowley puerto rico
News

Trump Administration Defends Wait to Waive Jones Act for Puerto Rico

By Margaret Talev (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s top disaster adviser defended the administration’s eight-day wait to waive

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 47

News

Mountain of Aid Sitting on Docks in Storm-Stricken San Juan

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Thousands of cargo containers bearing millions of emergency meals and other relief supplies have been piling up on San

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
News

Norway’s Biggest Bank Says Offshore Rig Recovery Still Far Off

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The offshore drilling market will take a long time to rebalance as more consolidation and rig retirements are

September 27, 2017
Total Views: 30

Monday, September 25, 2017
Rowan Said to Be In Talks to Buy Maersk Drilling
Offshore

Rowan Said to Be In Talks to Buy Maersk Drilling

By Manuel Baigorri, Dinesh Nair and Matthew Monks (Bloomberg) — Oilfield-services company Rowan Cos. is in talks to acquire the drilling

September 25, 2017
Total Views: 41

stx france
News

France, Italy Said to Be Near Deal Over STX Shipyard

By John Follain and Helene Fouquet (Bloomberg) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni are close to an accord that

September 25, 2017
Total Views: 71

Philippines Promises Full Probe After Vietnamese Fishermen Killed in Chase
News

Philippines Promises Full Probe After Vietnamese Fishermen Killed in Chase

By Clarissa Batino and Ditas Lopez (Bloomberg) — Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano promised a full investigation into the deaths of two

September 25, 2017
Total Views: 69

Sunday, September 24, 2017
lng carrier port
Ports

Twice-Rejected U.S. LNG Exporter Tries Again

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) The developer of a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Oregon that has already twice been denied permits by U.S. regulators is

September 24, 2017
Total Views: 75

Thursday, September 21, 2017
Trump Targets North Korea Shipping and Trade with Expanded Sanctions
News

Trump Targets North Korea Shipping and Trade with Expanded Sanctions

By Margaret Talev (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump Thursday ordered new sanctions on individuals, companies and banks doing business with

September 21, 2017
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Subsidy-Free Wind Farms Risk Ruined Reputations for Industry

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Energy companies that stunned the world by offering to build wind farms with no subsidy may ruin the

September 19, 2017
Total Views: 67