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Friday, February 17, 2023
tanker at sea
Shipping

Russian Shadow Fleet Emerges From Data on Empty Oil Tankers

By Chunzi Xu and Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) — First, a small armada of oil tankers emerged to help Russia beat sanctions. Now hundreds of fuel vessels are

February 17, 2023
Total Views: 8720

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Shipping

Western Mediterranean Drug Trafficking Hub Used to Obscure Russian Oil, Report Says

By Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) — There’s been a rise in shipping practices used to move Russian crude and oil products that are aimed at deceiving

February 16, 2023
Total Views: 3254

Ports

Tiny Puerto Rican Port Gets New Life as ‘Smart’ Test Lab for Trade Fluidity

By Jim Wyss (Bloomberg) — Scale AI, a California-based artificial-intelligence company, has found an oddity in Puerto Rico’s Port of Ponce — two

February 16, 2023
Total Views: 2313

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
Shipping

Russia’s Dark Tanker Fleet Gets Stretched Sailing Thousands of Miles

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia assembled a huge fleet of tankers to beat western sanctions. They’re struggling to get the job done, writes

February 15, 2023
Total Views: 15873

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Offshore

Israel Becomes Oil Exporter with First Cargo Headed to Europe

By Alisa Odenheimer (Bloomberg) – Israel exported oil for the first time, sending a shipment to Europe from Energean Plc’s offshore Karish field.

February 14, 2023
Total Views: 4918

Monday, February 13, 2023
Shipping

Roundabout Voyage for Canadian Gas Offers Relief for Asia

By Geoffrey Morgan (Bloomberg) — A stream of natural gas that’s being unleashed from British Columbia’s vast reservoirs is blazing a record-setting

February 13, 2023
Total Views: 1813

Sunday, February 12, 2023
Qingdao Port
Navy

China Says Unidentified Flying Object Threatens Major Port

(Bloomberg) China is getting ready to take down an unidentified object flying over waters near the port city of Qingdao, which is home to a major naval base

February 12, 2023
Total Views: 12803

News

China’s Oil Giants Want More Russian Crude

(Bloomberg) China’s state-owned oil refining giants are speeding up purchases of Russian crude, citing the allure of cheap cargoes from the OPEC+ producer

February 12, 2023
Total Views: 1467

Saturday, February 11, 2023
Shipping

Cost of Shipping Gasoline Jumps 405% After Russia Sanctions

By Prejula Prem and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –The cost of moving gasoline and other fuels on ocean-going tankers is soaring days after sanctions

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 8832

Shipping

Russian Fuel Exports Stumble In Early Days After European Ban

By Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) –Russian fuel exports are showing signs of a slowdown just five days after the European Union — Moscow’s main market —

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 5264

Ports

Patience Wanes Over West Coast Port-Labor Talks As Cargo Drops

By Laura Curtis and Augusta Saraiva Feb 10, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Talks for a new labor pact between West Coast dockworkers and their employers are

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 3185

Friday, February 10, 2023
News

China And Australia: How Coal Shipments Resumed After Two Years Of Tension

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) China’s trade relations with Australia showed concrete signs of thawing with coal shipments resuming after more than two

February 10, 2023
Total Views: 1964

Ports

Repair Of Turkish Oil Export Control Room Could Take A Week

By Zulfugar Agayev (Bloomberg) Exports of Azerbaijan’s oil from Turkey are unlikely to resume this week because a control room at the port of Ceyhan

February 10, 2023
Total Views: 1465

Thursday, February 9, 2023
Shipping

China on the Hunt for LNG in Risk to Gas Market’s Delicate Balance

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — China is looking for shipments of liquefied natural gas into next summer, a move which could tighten global supply

February 9, 2023
Total Views: 2150

Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Shipping

Maersk Continues Down Integrator Path as Chaos Roils Global Trade

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Increasing volatility in global supply chains means shipping lines must undergo a radical restructuring to survive, according

February 8, 2023
Total Views: 5700

Shipping

Maersk Sees Global Trade Contracting in 2023

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for global trade, said “muted” economic growth is set to push the world’s

February 8, 2023
Total Views: 1342

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Offshore

BP Plans Slower Oil Retreat as Russia War Drives Record Profit

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — BP Plc said it will cut oil and gas output more slowly this decade after the supply disruption caused by Russia’s

February 7, 2023
Total Views: 1167

Monday, February 6, 2023
Shipping

Ukraine Grain Deal Misses Target as Russia Slow-Walks Ship Checks

By Kateryna Choursina and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — From his post at the mouth of the Black Sea, Ukrainian ship inspector Ruslan Sakhautdinov has seen

February 6, 2023
Total Views: 1703

Shipping

Eyeing Expansion, CMA CGM Sets Sights on Bollore’s Logistics Arm

By Vinicy Chan, Dinesh Nair and Manuel Baigorri (Bloomberg) — French shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade is ramping up his hunt for acquisitions, with an eye

February 6, 2023
Total Views: 3907

Sunday, February 5, 2023
Navy

Philippine Navy Says China Tailed Its Warship

By Cecilia Yap (Bloomberg) Two Chinese coast guard ships and two militia vessels tailed a Philippine warship near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, the

February 5, 2023
Total Views: 4845