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Saturday, November 16, 2024
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Shipping

India Studying $2 Billion Incentive Plan for Greener Boats

By Shruti Srivastava Oct 15, 2024 (Bloomberg) —India is finalizing plans to offer almost $2 billion in incentives to replace fossil-fuel powered

November 16, 2024
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A man walks at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, November 14, 2024.
Shipping

China’s $1.3 Billion Gamble on Peru Port Faces Snags From Andes to Amazon

China has made a $1.3 billion bet that a new port in Peru will boost access to South America’s agricultural bounty. Cashing in on the investment may be

November 16, 2024
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Friday, November 15, 2024
ship to ship
Shipping

EU Readies More Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow Fleet by Year’s End

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions aimed at targeting the shadow fleet of tankers Russia is using to get its oil to market, according

November 15, 2024
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
Ports

ILA-USMX Negotiations: Will President Trump’s First Test Be On the Docks?

When the International Longshoremen’s Association and US Maritime Alliance agreed on a 62% pay raise in order to suspend the strike in early October, they

November 13, 2024
Total Views: 2674

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit in Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Energy

Biden Climate Official: Record Oil Production Powers U.S. Shift to Clean Energy

(Bloomberg) — Record oil and gas production under President Joe Biden has enabled the US to smoothly transition toward cleaner energy and fight climate

November 13, 2024
Total Views: 1307

Re-Appearing Dark Fleet Vessel Underlines Zombie Ship Challenge
Shipping

Re-Appearing Dark Fleet Vessel Underlines Zombie Ship Challenge

After a dark-fleet ship exploded off the coast of Malaysia in May last year, its scorched wreck was sent to an Indonesian scrapyard. Then, last month, its

November 13, 2024
Total Views: 2409

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Turbine
Offshore

Britain Bets Big on Subsea Links to Fuel Europe’s Energy Future

Energy regulator Ofgem approved five new subsea power links from Great Britain to the continent and Ireland as the country seeks to profit from a boom in wind

November 12, 2024
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A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

Russian Oil Gets Flipped Between Tankers Near Spanish Exclave of Ceuta

A cargo of Russian oil appears to have been switched between ocean-going tankers near a Spanish exclave in north Africa, restoring a clandestine practice that

November 12, 2024
Total Views: 2934

Monday, November 11, 2024
msc ship in port
Shipping

MSC’s Africa Global Logistics Sees $43 Million Spend in Namibia

(Bloomberg) — MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA’s Africa logistics unit will invest as much as €40 million ($43 million) in Namibia by 2030 to

November 11, 2024
Total Views: 1319

A cargo ship in the Port of Montreal.REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Ports

Montreal Port Locks Out Dockworkers, Adding To Canada’s Supply-Chain Woes

By Curtis Heinzl Nov 10, 2024,(Bloomberg) –Longshoring activity at the Port of Montreal is set to grind to a halt as an employers’ group locks out

November 11, 2024
Total Views: 4000

missing indonesian submarine
Defense

Indonesia Refutes Charges It Recognized Beijing’s Sea Claims

By Chandra Asmara and Philip J. Heijmans Nov 11, 2024 (Bloomberg) – Indonesia denied that it had effectively recognized China’s disputed claims in the

November 11, 2024
Total Views: 1811

Saturday, November 9, 2024
The LNG carrier Ineos Insight arrives in the U.K. with the first cargo of American shale gas in Sept. 2016. Photo: Ineos
Shipping

EU’s Von der Leyen Suggests US LNG Could Replace Russian Supply

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Katharina Rosskopf Nov 8, 2024 (Bloomberg) —European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing

November 9, 2024
Total Views: 2160

Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipping

Asia Investors Chasing Trump Bets Zero In on Trade War Winners

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Georgina McKay (Bloomberg) – Investors across Asia have ramped up bets on potential winners from Donald Trump’s imminent return to

November 9, 2024
Total Views: 1335

Friday, November 8, 2024
Trump Comeback Means Reckoning for China as It Draws Up Stimulus
News

Trump Comeback Means Reckoning for China as It Draws Up Stimulus

(Bloomberg) — Chinese lawmakers got a head start on the US election this week as they gathered to vote on the largest fiscal package since the pandemic.

November 8, 2024
Total Views: 2262

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
Shipping

Biden Climate Study Could Sabotage Trump’s Fast-Tracking of LNG Exports

By Ari Natter and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is racing to complete a study that could complicate President-Elect Donald Trump’s

November 7, 2024
Total Views: 1298

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
A screenshot of video posted to social media appears to show a low-flying drone and explosions at Kaspiysk’s port
Shipping

Ukraine Says Drone Strike Hits Port in First Caspian Sea Attack

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine said a drone strike hit a naval base in a port city on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast, in Kyiv’s first-ever attack on a target in

November 6, 2024
Total Views: 2059

Tuesday, November 5, 2024
port of shanghai yangshan at dusk
Shipping

Shanghai Port Steps Up with a Green Plan to Rival Singapore’s Bunkering Empire

(Bloomberg) — The government in Shanghai wants to convert the world’s busiest port into a center for greener shipping. China’s biggest city aims to

November 5, 2024
Total Views: 678

armed guards
Shipping

Russia’s Oil Fleet and the Floating Armories That Help Keep Profits Flowing

By Alberto Nardelli, Aine Quinn, Ben Bartenstein and Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Somewhere off the coast of Eritrea on July 20th last year, the Vernadsky

November 5, 2024
Total Views: 2088

Monday, November 4, 2024
Tankers at a terminal at night
Energy

South Korea Weighs Buying More U.S. Energy If Trump Wins Election

By Sam Kim (Bloomberg) South Korea is considering a plan to boost energy imports from the US if Donald Trump wins the election and steps up pressure on trade

November 4, 2024
Total Views: 919

Friday, November 1, 2024
Port Showdown in BC: Dockworker Strike Threatens Canada’s West Coast Trade
Ports

Port Showdown in BC: Dockworker Strike Threatens Canada’s West Coast Trade

By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) — Dock foremen and women in British Columbia issued a strike notice for Monday, Nov. 4., setting up disruption at Canada’s

November 1, 2024
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