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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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: 1039

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: 1784

Felixstowe Port Strike Could Drag On as Workers Demand 10% Pay Increase
Ports

Felixstowe Port Strike Could Drag On as Workers Demand 10% Pay Increase

By Eamon Akil Farhat, Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll (Bloomberg) — Strikes at the UK’s largest container ship port could extend beyond the eight

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 1127

Monday, August 22, 2022
New York Draws Rare Jones Act Cargoes as Fuel Stocks Drop
Shipping

New York Draws Rare Jones Act Cargoes as Fuel Stocks Drop

By Chunzi Xu (Bloomberg) — New York gasoline inventories are so low that suppliers are resorting to expensive US vessels to move fuel into the region

August 22, 2022
Total Views: 7219

Saturday, August 20, 2022
UK’s Felixstowe Port Says Union Turned Down 8% Raise
Ports

UK’s Felixstowe Port Says Union Turned Down 8% Raise

By Siddharth Philip( Bloomberg) –The operator of the Port of Felixstowe said that its workers’ union had rejected a request to call off an eight-day

August 20, 2022
Total Views: 2037

Mozambique To Export First LNG As Global Natural-Gas Prices Soar
Shipping

Mozambique To Export First LNG As Global Natural-Gas Prices Soar

By Matthew Hill and Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) –Mozambique is poised to ship its first cargo of liquefied natural gas overseas, joining the ranks of

August 20, 2022
Total Views: 2414

Friday, August 19, 2022
Ukraine’s Grain Shipping Corridor Appears to Be Working
Shipping

Ukraine’s Grain Shipping Corridor Appears to Be Working

(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian grain flows are pushing down global prices as the newly opened crop-export corridor shows initial success.  More than 500,000

August 19, 2022
Total Views: 1717

oil tanker
Shipping

Big Profits Lure Older Tankers to Russian Oil Trade

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still making waves in the shipping market, with more older tankers

August 19, 2022
Total Views: 1107

Thursday, August 18, 2022
Retailers Face Inventory Glut as U.S. Consumers End Two-Year Buying Spree
Shipping

Retailers Face Inventory Glut as U.S. Consumers End Two-Year Buying Spree

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — US retailers that stockpiled goods to cushion against supply-chain snarls are finding inventory reduction to be

August 18, 2022
Total Views: 2052

Wednesday, August 17, 2022
File photo of an offshore drillship
Offshore

President Biden’s Oil and Gas Leasing Freeze Reinstated by Court

By Laurel Calkins and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden won temporary permission to once again pause energy leasing on federal lands

August 17, 2022
Total Views: 3157

Spanish Town Facing Water Shortage Turns to Tanker for Freshwater Supply
Shipping

Spanish Town Facing Water Shortage Turns to Tanker for Freshwater Supply

By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga (Bloomberg) — Shipping freshwater by sea is becoming a reality in a corner of Spain that’s turned to a tanker to keep the

August 17, 2022
Total Views: 5016

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Veteran Barge Company Warns Upper Rhine River Shipping at Risk
Shipping

Veteran Barge Company Warns Upper Rhine River Shipping at Risk

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — A veteran Rhine shipping company said its business on the Upper Rhine is at risk as water levels drop. Of the roughly 150

August 16, 2022
Total Views: 3263

America’s Merchandise Splurge is Slowly Grinding an End
Shipping

America’s Merchandise Splurge is Slowly Grinding an End

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — For two years, the pandemic spurred Americans to buy more goods at the expense of services. That shift — which

August 16, 2022
Total Views: 1902

Monday, August 15, 2022
Details of EU Ban on Russian Coal and Fertilizers Jolts Ship Insurers
Shipping

Details of EU Ban on Russian Coal and Fertilizers Jolts Ship Insurers

By Alex Longley and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union jolted insurers and shippers by clarifying that a ban on EU entities servicing

August 15, 2022
Total Views: 3061

River at low levels because of drought
Shipping

Rhine River Shrinks Further Halting Some Barges

By Jack Wittels, Laura Malsch and Rachel Graham (Bloomberg) — The Rhine River’s water level at a key waypoint hit a new low, risking the transit of

August 15, 2022
Total Views: 3794

Sunday, August 14, 2022
Rhine River at Key Waypoint Set to Steady At Low Water Level
Shipping

Rhine River at Key Waypoint Set to Steady At Low Water Level

By Brian Wingfield Aug 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The water level at a key waypoint on the Rhine River is poised to steady at an extremely low level this

August 14, 2022
Total Views: 4474

Saturday, August 13, 2022
Ernest Shackleton's ship "Endurance," Stern
Interesting

Extreme Heat Uncovers Lost Villages, Ancient Ruins and Shipwrecks

By Kevin Simauchi (Bloomberg) –Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly,

August 13, 2022
Total Views: 11775

File photo of the Carnival Glory at sea
Cruise Ships

Cruise Lines’ Crew Shortages Lead To Canceled Trips

By Carly Wanna Aug 13, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Cruise ships are filling up again, but passengers have been reporting back quicker than crew members.

August 13, 2022
Total Views: 9694

Friday, August 12, 2022
lng carrier
Shipping

Mexico Seeks Role as LNG Exporter for Gas That’s Not Theirs

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — Mexico — which imports nearly all of the natural gas it burns — has laid out a somewhat surprising

August 12, 2022
Total Views: 2242

An inland vessel passes a river bed that is almost dry due to low water levels of the Waal River in Nijmegen, Netherlands August 7, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Shipping

Drought-Hit Rhine River Adds to Europe’s Energy Crisis

By Jack Wittels, Laura Malsch and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The Rhine River fell to a new low on Friday, further restricting the supply of vital

August 12, 2022
Total Views: 1381