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Thursday, April 13, 2023
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
Offshore

Offshore Wind Sends Some North Sea Birds Fleeing, Study Finds

By Coco Liu (Bloomberg) — Red-throated loons — a type of water bird that ancient Gaels relied on to predict the weather — are so avoidant

April 13, 2023
Total Views: 2442

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Offshore Wind Supply Chain Must Triple By 2030 -Orsted CEO

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — Rising demand to install offshore wind for zero-carbon electricity means the supply chain will need to triple before

April 12, 2023
Total Views: 1755

shipping containers
Shipping

Container Owner Triton to Go Private in $4.7 Billion Buyout

By Layan Odeh and Derek Decloet (Bloomberg) — Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP agreed to buy Triton International Ltd., the world’s largest owner

April 12, 2023
Total Views: 3373

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
oil tanker vlcc ship shipping
Shipping

Russia’s Flagship Oil Is Moving Ever Closer to $60-a-Barrel Price Cap

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The price of Russian oil is nearing a threshold that could create complications for the country’s biggest buyers. 

April 11, 2023
Total Views: 3228

Monday, April 10, 2023
A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

Normal Operations Return to Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Normal operations resumed at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as dockworkers returned to container terminals for

April 10, 2023
Total Views: 2980

Sunday, April 9, 2023
China Stages A Second Day Of Military Exercises Around Taiwan
Defense

China Stages A Second Day Of Military Exercises Around Taiwan

(Bloomberg) –China held a second day of military drills around Taiwan, with multiple exercises involving aircraft and ships, after the island’s

April 9, 2023
Total Views: 1359

Friday, April 7, 2023
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Ports

Los Angeles, Long Beach Terminal Closures Stretch to Second Day

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — The largest container gateway into the US remained closed Friday morning as a shortage of dockworker labor that halted

April 7, 2023
Total Views: 3754

Thursday, April 6, 2023
South Africa Says Contentious Chinese Ship is for Research, Not Surveillance
Shipping

South Africa Says Contentious Chinese Ship is for Research, Not Surveillance

By Prinesha Naidoo (Bloomberg) — A Chinese ship — capable of tracking rocket and spacecraft launches — that docked at a South African port is a

April 6, 2023
Total Views: 6026

cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
Shipping

CMA CGM’s Saade Forges Ahead With China, Media Deals

By Samy Adghirni and Tara Patel (Bloomberg) –CMA CGM SA Chief Executive Officer Rodolphe Saade said the world’s third-largest container line has

April 6, 2023
Total Views: 2046

Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Vantage Drilling Said to be Weighing Sale
Offshore

Vantage Drilling Said to be Weighing Sale

By Rachel Butt (Bloomberg) — Vantage Drilling International is exploring strategic options including a potential sale, according to people familiar with

April 5, 2023
Total Views: 3411

Chinese Surveillance Ship Docks in South African Port
Defense

Chinese Surveillance Ship Docks in South African Port

By Antony Sguazzin and Prinesha Naidoo (Bloomberg) — A Chinese surveillance ship that can track rocket and spacecraft launches was docked at the

April 5, 2023
Total Views: 10498

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Offshore

EDF Bets on Bigger Turbines to Power Gains at Sea

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA is betting that wind turbines at sea — already the size of skyscrapers — will be about

April 4, 2023
Total Views: 1275

Old And New Super-carriers
Navy

Supercarrier Engine Saga: HII And GE Nearing A Resolution On Repair Costs

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Five years after the US Navy’s costliest warship was crippled by flawed engine gears, prime contractor HII says it may be close

April 4, 2023
Total Views: 18635

Monday, April 3, 2023
Deep Dive Into Russian Oil Tanker Shipments
News

Deep Dive Into Russian Oil Tanker Shipments

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Russia’s seaborne crude flows are soaring, with no sign that the Kremlin’s threatened output cut is having any impact on the

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 4419

deep-sea mining vessels
News

Deep Sea Mining Applicants Face Uncertainty

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) A United Nations-affiliated organization is expected to start accepting applications this summer from companies looking to mine

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 843

Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

Surprise OPEC+ Output Cuts Pummel Tanker Stocks

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — OPEC+’s shock decision to cut oil production isn’t just redrawing the outlook for crude prices, it’s also hit the

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 2057

Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Shipping

Global Food Supply Risks Rise as Key Traders Leave Russia

By Áine Quinn and Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) — Russia’s grip on global food supply is tightening after two of the biggest international traders said

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 1329

Saturday, April 1, 2023
kar-power-ship Sails To South Africa
News

Big Ship Power: South Africa Pushed Forward On Electric Powership Deal

By Antony Sguazzin and Borges Nhamire (Bloomberg) Eskom Holdings SOC is considering buying electricity from a Karpowership plant to be located offshore

April 1, 2023
Total Views: 4363

Friday, March 31, 2023
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Asia, Middle East Refining Fueling Booming Tanker Demand

By Chunzi Xu and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The center of gravity in the global oil-refining complex is shifting sharply eastward — and that’s

March 31, 2023
Total Views: 1685

Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

IMO Raises Concern About Shadow Tanker Fleet

By Alaric Nightingale and Thomas Gualtieri (Bloomberg) — A United Nations agency that oversees shipping raised concerns about the shadow fleet that has

March 31, 2023
Total Views: 1435