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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Fredriksen’s Frontline Walks Away from Euronav Bid
Shipping

Fredriksen’s Frontline Walks Away from Euronav Bid

By Stephen Treloar (Bloomberg) — Frontline Plc, the shipping giant controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, gave up plans to buy Euronav NV and

January 10, 2023
Total Views: 1353

Monday, January 9, 2023
Labor Disruptions at World’s Ports Quadrupled in 2022 as Discontent Grows
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Labor Disruptions at World’s Ports Quadrupled in 2022 as Discontent Grows

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Labor unrest took an unusually heavy toll on ports around the world last year, and the outlook for continued economic

January 9, 2023
Total Views: 1273

Evergreen Rewards Staff with Mega Year-End Bonuses
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Evergreen Rewards Staff with Mega Year-End Bonuses

By Samson Ellis and Yvonne Man (Bloomberg) — Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corp. is celebrating a standout year by awarding stellar bonuses to some of its

January 9, 2023
Total Views: 5837

Sunday, January 8, 2023
Maldives Pops With Yachts
Shipping

Maldives Pops With Yachts

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –As the world opens back up with travel, the ultra-rich sail to the seductive beaches of the Maldives with their luxury

January 8, 2023
Total Views: 4800

Saturday, January 7, 2023
Tesla Fan Filed Boat, Jet Trademark Without Company’s Knowledge
Ship Design

Tesla Fan Filed Boat, Jet Trademark Without Company’s Knowledge

(Bloomberg) –A self-described fan of Tesla Inc. said he was behind an application to extend the automaker’s trademark for use in boats and planes. The

January 7, 2023
Total Views: 7855

Friday, January 6, 2023
tanker at sea
Shipping

Increased Chinese Crude Buying Spooks European Oil Traders

By Asad Zulfiqar and Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — China is snapping up cargoes of crude that would normally head to Europe, spooking the continent’s

January 6, 2023
Total Views: 4704

Thursday, January 5, 2023
colonial pipeline tanks
Shipping

Colonial Shuts Key Fuel Line to New York Harbor After Spill

By Sheela Tobben and Chunzi Xu (Bloomberg) — Colonial Pipeline Co. halted operations on a critical conduit that supplies fuel to the US Northeast, the

January 5, 2023
Total Views: 2251

Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Supply Chains Undergoing Digital Transformation ‘Golden Age’

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — When the pandemic arrived in the leafy lakeside town of Holland, Michigan, office-furniture company Haworth Inc. needed

January 4, 2023
Total Views: 1215

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Massachusetts Orders Offshore Wind Projects to Push Ahead as Inflation Drives Up Costs

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — Massachusetts has denied requests from developers to renegotiate electricity contracts for proposed offshore wind farms

January 3, 2023
Total Views: 2431

Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) ship "Hoegh Esperanza" arrives in Wilhelmshaven
Offshore

Germany Imports First LNG at New Floating Terminal

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Germany received its first shipment of liquefied natural gas — from the US — at a new floating terminal in the

January 3, 2023
Total Views: 3092

Sunday, January 1, 2023
Could Rising Interest Rates Sink Carnival?
Cruise Ships

Could Rising Interest Rates Sink Carnival?

by Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) US companies had a lot to overcome in the latter half of 2022 with rising interest rates, more budget-conscious consumers

January 1, 2023
Total Views: 6686

Saturday, December 31, 2022
Indonesia Will Export Less Palm Oil To Keep Supplies At Home
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Indonesia Will Export Less Palm Oil To Keep Supplies At Home

By Eko Listiyorini (Bloomberg) –Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is set to export less of the commodity overseas as it tightens a

December 31, 2022
Total Views: 1949

Friday, December 30, 2022
Chinese Jet Buzzing USAF RC-135
Defense

US Air Force Gets Buzzed Over South China Sea

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) A Chinese fighter plane flew within 20 feet (6 meters) of a US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea in what

December 30, 2022
Total Views: 5445

Thursday, December 29, 2022
A jackup works to prepare the seabed for a cable that will connect the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm, 35 miles east of Montauk Point to the onshore electric grid. Photo courtesy South Fork Wind
Offshore

US Ignored Own Scientists’ Warning in Backing Atlantic Wind Farm

By Jennifer A Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — US government scientists warned federal regulators the South Fork offshore wind farm near the Rhode Island coast

December 29, 2022
Total Views: 76149

offshore oil rig
Offshore

UK Oil Lobby Warns Financing May Dry Up After Windfall Tax

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Banks are set to trim billions of pounds in financing for oil and gas producers in the UK’s North Sea after a windfall

December 29, 2022
Total Views: 755

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Ship Insurers’ Exodus From Russia-Ukraine Trades Gathering Pace
Shipping

Ship Insurers’ Exodus From Russia-Ukraine Trades Gathering Pace

By Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — A host of shipping insurers altered their policies for 2023 to exclude claims linked to Russia’s

December 28, 2022
Total Views: 1365

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Offshore

President Biden’s Offshore Wind Ambitions Face Another Setback

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — Shell New Energies, EDP Renewables and Engie asked regulators for a delay in the planning of a proposed joint-venture

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 4046

Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Ports

US Goods-Trade Deficit Narrows to Smallest in Nearly Two Years

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The US merchandise-trade deficit narrowed in November to the smallest since December 2020 due to a plunge in imports. The

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 849

Monday, December 26, 2022
lng ship bunkering in fog
Shipping

Japan’s LNG Buyers Check How Shipping Insurance Halt Will Affect Supplies

By Shoko Oda and Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) — Japan’s buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas are assessing how imminent changes to shipping

December 26, 2022
Total Views: 806

Saturday, December 24, 2022
asia vision lng carrier
Marine Weather

Harsh Winter Storm Threatens US LNG Exports

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) A winter storm battering huge swaths of the US threatens to temporarily disrupt exports of liquefied natural gas from the

December 24, 2022
Total Views: 2749