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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Barbours Cut Container Terminal aerial photo. File Photo courtesy Port Houston
News

U.S. Industries Fearing a Port Strike Urge Biden for Help

(Bloomberg) — Dozens of US industry associations urged the White House to help restart stalled talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port

June 26, 2024
Total Views: 1246

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Shipping

China’s Ax-Wielding Coast Guard Tests Limits in South China Sea

By Philip J. Heijmans (Bloomberg) — The latest South China Sea clash saw China’s coast guard wielding axes and a Philippine sailor lose his thumb in

June 25, 2024
Total Views: 2655

Ports

Peru Concedes in Port Spat with China COSCO

By Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) — Peru and a Chinese state-owned company resolved a dispute over the business model of a massive $1.3 billion port

June 25, 2024
Total Views: 4249

Monday, June 24, 2024
Shipping

Houthi Attacks on Commercial Shipping Ramp Up and Get Deadlier

(Bloomberg) — Houthi militants are attacking commercial ships off Yemen with increasing — and sometimes deadly — effectiveness, exposing the limits

June 24, 2024
Total Views: 2106

Saturday, June 22, 2024
Navy

Stavridis: Red Sea Response Is Anemic And Indecisive

According to Admiral Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, the Western response to the Red Sea conflict has been “anemic, indecisive, and

June 22, 2024
Total Views: 3300

Friday, June 21, 2024
Shipping

Singapore Port Logjam Lingers as Container Ships Keep Piling In

By Yongchang Chin (Bloomberg) — The logjam that’s been plaguing Singapore’s container port is bringing forward this year’s peak season for the

June 21, 2024
Total Views: 2234

Defense

Fending Off Houthis Requires Double the Fleet, EU Force Says

By Simon Marks (Bloomberg) — A naval force deployed by the European Union to protect vessels in the Red Sea needs to more than double in size because of

June 21, 2024
Total Views: 1732

Shipping

Russian Oil Tankers Sanctioned by the UK Gather in Baltic Sea

(Bloomberg) — Three crude oil tankers recently sanctioned by the UK are gathering in the Baltic Sea, where two of them feature in loading programs for

June 21, 2024
Total Views: 4138

Thursday, June 20, 2024
Shipping

EU Sanctions Package Hit Russian LNG, Shadow Fleet Tankers

By Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union has approved a new package of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, seeking to tighten the

June 20, 2024
Total Views: 1244

Photo shows the M/V Tutor sinking after it was struck by a Houthi unmanned vessel on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Shipping

Tutor Sinking Takes Red Sea Perils to New Level

(Bloomberg) — The sinking of a coal-carrier by a sea drone has boosted the risk of navigating the vital Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint to a new level and is

June 20, 2024
Total Views: 956

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Shipping

China’s LNG Boom Threatened by Alternative Fuels

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Cracks are appearing in the bullish picture for liquefied natural gas demand in China. Global majors like Shell Plc and

June 19, 2024
Total Views: 1714

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Defense

AI-Equipped Underwater Drones Helping US Navy Scan for Threats

(Bloomberg) — The US Navy is boosting its deployment of artificial intelligence that automatically detect targets after successfully testing it on

June 18, 2024
Total Views: 1158

Monday, June 17, 2024
Shipping

Top Shipping Flag Withdraws Approval for Russian Insurer

(Bloomberg) — The world’s largest shipping register withdrew its approval for Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance Co. to provide a key document enabling

June 17, 2024
Total Views: 2348

Saturday, June 15, 2024
Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, merchant vessel, at the location given as Gulf of Aden.
Shipping

Stricken Red Sea Ship Is Taking On Water As It Awaits Salvage

By Alex Longley Jun 15, 2024 (Bloomberg) –A ship that was abandoned after being hit by a drone in the Red Sea is slowly taking on water, with two

June 15, 2024
Total Views: 3294

Cruise Ships

Greece To Cap Number Of Cruise Ships At Its Most Popular Islands

By Sotiris Nikas and Paul Tugwell (Bloomberg) –Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the time has come to place restrictions on cruise ships

June 15, 2024
Total Views: 1516

Friday, June 14, 2024
Shipping

Panama Canal Averts Shipping Crisis With Its Water Plan

(Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal has managed to ward off a shipping crisis that threatened to upend $270 billion a year in global trade. It did so with

June 14, 2024
Total Views: 2439

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Red Sea
Shipping

Frontline CEO Sees Ships Avoiding Red Sea Even With a Ceasefire

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — It’s “naive” to assume merchant vessels will start sailing through the Red Sea again if there’s an agreement to

June 12, 2024
Total Views: 1397

Accidents

Inside the White House Push to Reopen Baltimore’s Harbor

By Skylar Woodhouse (Bloomberg) — Around 4 a.m. on March 26, the White House Situation Room notified Chief of Staff Jeff Zients that the unthinkable had

June 12, 2024
Total Views: 1039

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Shipping

EU Proposing Sanctions on Russia Shipping Giant Sovcomflot

By Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union is proposing to sanction Russia’s oil-shipping giant Sovcomflot PJSC in a move to limit the

June 11, 2024
Total Views: 928

Barbours Cut Container Terminal aerial photo. File Photo courtesy Port Houston
News

Dockworkers at US East and Gulf Coast Ports Halt Labor Talks

(Bloomberg) — The union representing dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast container ports has suspended labor contract negotiations set for Tuesday, citing

June 11, 2024
Total Views: 2501