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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
HMM containership in port
Shipping

HMM to Deploy More Vessels as Port Congestion Persists

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — HMM Co., the biggest container-shipping line in South Korea, will continue deploying more vessels than usual to try to

May 11, 2022
Total Views: 2176

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Felicity Ace seen burning in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands. Picture was released Friday, February 18, 2022 by the Portuguese Navy. Photo courtesy Portuguese Navy
Incidents

Marine Insurance Report Warns of Ro-Ro Risk

The big, boxy floating steel parking garages known in the industry as Roll-on Roll-off ships, or RoRo’s, might be more dangerous than marine insurance

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 6492

modular nuclear power plant ship Akademik Lomonosov
Engineering News

Nuclear Power – What’s Stopping The Rollout Of Small Modular Nuclear Power Plants?

Among the tiny number of small modular reactors in operation in the world right now are two on a ship floating off Russia’s far eastern coast. Russia is also

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 4929

Monday, May 9, 2022
Noble and Maersk Drilling to Divest Rigs to Soothe UK Competition Concerns Over Proposed Merger
Offshore

Noble and Maersk Drilling to Divest Rigs to Soothe UK Competition Concerns Over Proposed Merger

By Katharine Gemmell (Bloomberg) — Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling offered to divest some of its offshore operation platforms to avoid an in-depth

May 9, 2022
Total Views: 1582

Greek PM Mitsotakis
News

Greek Shipowners Kill EU’s Russian Oil Tanker Ban

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a

May 9, 2022
Total Views: 106734

Saturday, May 7, 2022
North Korea Is Suspected Of Launching Submarine Missile
Maritime Security Incidents

North Korea Is Suspected Of Launching Submarine Missile

By Max Zimmerman and Kyungji Cho May 7, 2022, (Bloomberg) –North Korea appeared to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, three

May 7, 2022
Total Views: 2491

port of los angeles-long beach. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Ports

West Coast Dockworkers, Firms Vow to Avoid Upheaval Amid Contract Talks

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) –Labor negotiations at 29 West Coast ports are set to start next week with both sides saying they want to avoid further

May 7, 2022
Total Views: 1342

Friday, May 6, 2022
Megayachts Racing Across Oceans Show Oligarchs’ Desperation
Shipping

Megayachts Racing Across Oceans Show Oligarchs’ Desperation

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Before the $325 million Amadea megayacht was thrust into a legal tussle in the South Pacific, the luxury vessel that the

May 6, 2022
Total Views: 33374

Russian Sailors silhouette Sevastopol
Navy

The Black Sea Is The Next Front In The Ukraine War

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) On the surface, the tiny Ukrainian navy, just 5,000 active-duty sailors and a handful of small coastal boats, appears to

May 6, 2022
Total Views: 5168

Thursday, May 5, 2022
tanker
Shipping

Canada’s Record Oil Exports Test Trudeau’s Climate-Change Ambitions

By Brian Platt and Erik Hertzberg (Bloomberg) — Canada is becoming more reliant on the fossil-fuel sector, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeks

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 1649

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

EU Targets Russia’s Global Oil Trade With Shipping Sanctions

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 2097

imo headquarters
Environment

‘Politically Difficult’ IMO Is Frustrating Top Ship Owners

Achieving the green transition is “both technically and politically very difficult,” said World Shipping Council President John Butler. By Augusta Saraiva

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 2156

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Qatar Retakes Top LNG Exporter Status From US
Offshore

Qatar Retakes Top LNG Exporter Status From US

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) Qatar reclaimed the crown as the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporter from the U.S. just as the end of winter lowered

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 1374

super-yacht AMADEA
Incidents

Fiji Enforces US Superyacht Arrest Warrant

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) Fiji’s High Court has given the green light for U.S. and local authorities to seize a $325 million megayacht whose ownership is in

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 3573

Monday, May 2, 2022
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Offshore Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Makes Too-Little, Too-Late Comeback

By Paul Takahashi (Bloomberg) — A new wave of oil platforms is sweeping into the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as crude prices are riding historic levels

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 3198

Sunday, May 1, 2022
ocean-plastic floating debris
Environment

Largest Philippine Bank to Sell Bonds Against Ocean Pollution

By Ditas Lopez, (Bloomberg) — BDO Unibank Inc., the Philippines’ largest bank by assets, will sell bonds to help fight marine pollution and preserve

May 1, 2022
Total Views: 3763

Dutch Dock Workers Refuse to Unload Tanker Carrying Russia Oil
Shipping

Dutch Dock Workers Refuse to Unload Tanker Carrying Russia Oil

By Cagan Koc and Jack Wittels May 1, 2022,(Bloomberg) –Dutch dockworkers refused to unload a tanker carrying Russian diesel, as European states edge

May 1, 2022
Total Views: 8381

Saturday, April 30, 2022
EU To Propose Phasing Out Russian Oil By The End Of The Year
News

EU To Propose Phasing Out Russian Oil By The End Of The Year

By Alberto Nardelli and Nikos Chrysoloras Apr 30, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The European Union is set to propose a ban on Russian oil by the end of the

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 1513

Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Shipping

The Way We Look At The Global Economy Needs To Change

By Brendan Murray and Michelle Jamrisko Apr 30, 2022, (Bloomberg) —Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 3236

grain ship Unity N loading in Romania
Ports

First Ship With Ukrainian Corn Departs Romania

By Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) Enough grain has made its way out of Ukraine to fill an export vessel in neighboring Romania, marking a small but important first

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 9871