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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Midwest Drought Points to Little Relief for Mississippi River Shipping
Shipping

Midwest Drought Points to Little Relief for Mississippi River Shipping

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — A drought is spreading across the US Midwest, drying up the Mississippi River and its tributaries that serve as a

October 13, 2022
Total Views: 2137

Ships bridge silhouetted with Antarctic Icebergs on the Horizon
Shipping

Russia Sanctions Spur Demand for Ice-Class Oil Tankers

By Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The cost of oil tankers that can navigate icy waters has surged ahead of looming European Union

October 13, 2022
Total Views: 1513

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Liverpool Dockers Strike as Peel Ports Issues Redundancies
Ports

Liverpool Dockers Strike as Peel Ports Issues Redundancies

By Eamon Akil Farhat (Bloomberg) — Dock workers in the Port of Liverpool resumed a strike over pay Tuesday as their employer Peel Ports Ltd. issued

October 12, 2022
Total Views: 1422

An inland tug and barges moves along a river under a bridge
Shipping

Barge Shipping Whack-a-Mole: Closures on Ohio River as Mississippi Bottleneck Improves

By Brian K. Sullivan, Joe Deaux and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River isn’t out of the woods as falling water levels along its

October 12, 2022
Total Views: 4650

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
Shipping

Maersk Rides Shipping’s Roller-Coaster Year

By Christian Wienberg and Jonas Ekblom (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is having either the greatest year in its 118-year history or the worst in

October 11, 2022
Total Views: 1400

A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Offshore

Big Oil Ready for UK’s Offshore Wind Auction

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The UK will auction areas of its seabed in a process that could once again see Big Oil take the bulk of the country’s

October 11, 2022
Total Views: 927

Monday, October 10, 2022
Mississippi River Barge Backup Eases as Closures Reopen
Shipping

Mississippi River Barge Backup Eases as Closures Reopen

By Victoria Cavaliere (Bloomberg) — A backup of more than 2,000 boats and barges on the Mississippi River is being cleared as two closures along the

October 10, 2022
Total Views: 3266

Sunday, October 9, 2022
Rare Video Shows Orcas Hunting A White Shark
Offbeat

Rare Video Shows Orcas Hunting A White Shark

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) A drone operator and helicopter pilot captured rare footage of a pod of orcas killing a great white shark near Mossel Bay on

October 9, 2022
Total Views: 5810

Port of Rotterdam. Photo Credit: Aerovista Luchtfotografie / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

When Will The Supply Chain Return To Normal?

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Few observers have had a better perch to watch the pandemic slowly clog — and now free up — one of the biggest arteries of

October 9, 2022
Total Views: 3735

Saturday, October 8, 2022
Mississippi Barge Backup Stalls Millions of Tons of Cargo
Shipping

Mississippi Barge Backup Stalls Millions of Tons of Cargo

By Sophie Caronello (Bloomberg) Prolonged drought is jeopardizing waterborne trade along the Mississippi River, a basin that produces 92% of the

October 8, 2022
Total Views: 14439

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Navy

Can NATO Protect Pipelines & Subsea Cables?

By Natalia Drozdiak (Bloomberg) NATO allies are struggling to work out how to better safeguard undersea critical infrastructure after the Nord Stream

October 8, 2022
Total Views: 1434

Friday, October 7, 2022
Stock photo of a barge on the Mississippi River
Shipping

Grain Shippers Facing Mississippi River Drought Race Against Winter

By Joe Deaux, Michael Hirtzer and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Shippers struggling to move grains and fertilizer along a dried-up Mississippi River are also racing

October 7, 2022
Total Views: 2165

Labor Secretary Walsh Assured by ‘Fluid’ West Coast Port Labor Negotiations
Shipping

Labor Secretary Walsh Assured by ‘Fluid’ West Coast Port Labor Negotiations

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The talks to broker a deal for 22,000 dockworkers on the West Coast are moving along, despite dragging longer than

October 7, 2022
Total Views: 1263

Thursday, October 6, 2022
mississippi shipping
Shipping

Mississippi River Drought Imperils Trade: Here’s Why

By Elizabeth Elkin, Will Wade and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River is a vital US waterway that ferries key commodities between the

October 6, 2022
Total Views: 3459

Tuesday, October 4, 2022
oil tanker at sea
Shipping

White House Reportedly Weighing Controversial Gasoline Exports Ban

By Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — White House officials have asked the US Energy Department to analyze whether a ban on exports of

October 4, 2022
Total Views: 3133

Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

South Africa Port, Rail Workers Threaten Strike After Rejecting Wage Offer

By Felix Njini (Bloomberg) — Labor unions at South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company threatened to begin a strike this week after

October 4, 2022
Total Views: 536

Monday, October 3, 2022
north sea oil rig
Offshore

UK’s New Oil and Gas Exploration Licenses Unlikely to Boost Supply for Years

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The UK will soon offer new licenses to explore areas of its seabed for oil and gas, but even if the drilling is

October 3, 2022
Total Views: 639

Sunday, October 2, 2022
Hurricane Ian Pollution
Environment

Hurricane Ian Dumped Raw Sewage Into Florida Waterways

By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) Floridians reeling from widespread power outages and a deadly surge of water following Hurricane

October 2, 2022
Total Views: 6548

Italian Navy guided-missile destroyer Luigi Durand
Navy

Italian Navy Sails To Defend Mediterranean Gas Pipelines

By Flavia Rotondi (Bloomberg) Italy’s military will take steps to reinforce protection of trans-Mediterranean gas pipelines, in the wake of suspected

October 2, 2022
Total Views: 3760

Saturday, October 1, 2022
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr visits offshore oil platform
Maritime Security

Europe Bolsters Maritime Security After Pipeline Explosion

By Kari Lundgren (Bloomberg) Norway’s armed forces stepped up patrols of the country’s energy facilities and NATO allies rushed to offer help, as the

October 1, 2022
Total Views: 2430