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Saturday, September 3, 2022
Shell Seismic ship Amazon Warrior
Offshore

Shell’s Bid To Search South African Coast For Oil, Gas Blocked

By Renee Bonorchis (Bloomberg) –A South African court has denied Shell Plc’s bid to conduct an oceanic seismic survey along the country’s east

September 3, 2022
Total Views: 1441

India Inducts Second Aircraft Carrier As Seas Get Militarized
Navy

India Inducts Second Aircraft Carrier As Seas Get Militarized

(Bloomberg) –India inducted a second domestically made aircraft carrier and the largest warship it has ever built into its naval fleet Friday, giving the

September 3, 2022
Total Views: 4339

Friday, September 2, 2022
Port of Oakland
Shipping

California Walnut Producers Struggle to Reach Overseas Markets

By Kim Chipman and Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — As summer winds down and the holiday season nears, California’s $1 billion walnut industry is

September 2, 2022
Total Views: 1424

Thursday, September 1, 2022
Port of savannah ship loading at berth
Shipping

East and Gulf Coast Ports Gain as Retailers Rewire Shipping Routes

By Jeannette Neumann and Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — Supply-chain obstacles are forcing US retailers to rewire their shipping routes. The early

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 1043

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at the container terminal of the port of Oakland, California, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Ports

American Nut Exporters Looking for Ways to Avoid Clogged California Port

By Augusta Saraiva and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) — US nut exporters — fed up with delays at California’s Port of Oakland — are in talks with

August 31, 2022
Total Views: 1865

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Ports

Southern California’s Containership Backup at Lowest Level Since Logjam Began

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The number of container ships headed for the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — a traffic jam that

August 30, 2022
Total Views: 3276

Bill Gates-Backed Fund Backs Methanol as Green Fuel For Global Shipping
Environment

Bill Gates-Backed Fund Backs Methanol as Green Fuel For Global Shipping

By Will Mathis and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — Green fuels and new engines to consume them could help limit climate-warming emissions from

August 30, 2022
Total Views: 3376

Monday, August 29, 2022
A U.S. Navy sailor looks through binoculars on the bridge as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, August 18, 2020.
Navy

Solomon Islands Blocks All US Navy Ships

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) The Solomon Islands has temporarily suspended all naval visits by the US as relations continue to deteriorate between

August 29, 2022
Total Views: 11573

Tanker Market May A Get Sudden Boost If Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached
News

Tanker Market May A Get Sudden Boost If Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) –Progress toward an Iranian nuclear deal has thrown the spotlight onto a sizeable cache of crude held by Tehran that could be

August 29, 2022
Total Views: 1671

Sunday, August 28, 2022
China, India Spar Over Controversial Ship’s Call in Sri Lanka
Maritime Security

China, India Spar Over Controversial Ship’s Call in Sri Lanka

By Subhadip Sircar (Bloomberg) –India and China traded insults over their diverging interests in Sri Lanka, after a controversial Chinese scientific

August 28, 2022
Total Views: 5515

Shipping Giant CMA CGM Sees Softening Of Global Freight Rates
Shipping

Shipping Giant CMA CGM Sees Softening Of Global Freight Rates

By Samy Adghirni and Tara Patel (Bloomberg) –French container line giant CMA CGM SA is seeing an across-the-board drop in shipping rates and a

August 28, 2022
Total Views: 4574

Saturday, August 27, 2022
Rhine Water Level Set To Fall Again At Key German Chokepoint
Shipping

Rhine Water Level Set To Fall Again At Key German Chokepoint

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –The Rhine River’s water level at a key waypoint is set to decline in the coming days, curbing the amount of cargo

August 27, 2022
Total Views: 6659

Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Britain Hasn’t Quite Managed To Kick Its Russian Diesel Habit

By David Goodman and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –Britain has yet to completely remove its reliance on Russian fuel, according to data that contradicts an

August 27, 2022
Total Views: 1611

Friday, August 26, 2022
Coal Loading Cranes
News

EU Ban Hits Russian Seaborne Coal Exports

(Bloomberg) Russian seaborne coal exports were effectively halted by a European Union ban on entities within the 27-nation bloc servicing shipments of the fuel

August 26, 2022
Total Views: 2534

Dennis Uy
Finance

Philippine Shipping Mogul Dennis Uy To Sell Crown Jewels

Uy accepted billions in loans - including more than $1 billion from Chinese banks to fund a partnership deal with China Telecommunications - and now the

August 26, 2022
Total Views: 5802

Thursday, August 25, 2022
People relax on the beach with Britain's biggest container port in Felixstowe, Britain
Ports

Felixstowe Port Strike Already Threatens Christmas

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Strikes at Britain’s biggest container port this week have already caused major disruption to trade and are

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 3595

tanker underway
Shipping

Iran Looks to Fill Void in Europe’s Oil Market Left By Russia

By Anthony Di Paola, Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — Iran is aiming to fill the void left behind by Russia in the European oil market if the

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 1314

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

U.S. to Continue Record Crude Exports in 2023 as Energy Crisis Deepens

By Sheela Tobben and Devika Krishna Kumar (Bloomberg) — US crude sales overseas are set to hit fresh records through next year as American oil

August 24, 2022
Total Views: 2035

Felixstowe Port Accuses Union of Letting Down Dockworkers
Ports

Felixstowe Port Accuses Union of Letting Down Dockworkers

By John Bowker and Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg) — Britain’s largest container ship port has accused the union behind an ongoing strike of acting

August 24, 2022
Total Views: 1037

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Canada and Germany Ink Transatlantic Green Hydrogen Pact
Environment

Canada and Germany Ink Transatlantic Green Hydrogen Pact

By Brian Platt and Michael Nienaber (Bloomberg) — Canada intends to start shipping green hydrogen produced by wind farms to Germany by 2025, the first

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 1774