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Monday, October 16, 2023
Danger mines sign is pictured at an empty beach, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Accidents

Tanker Sustains Minor Damage After Hitting Mine in Black Sea

KYIV, Oct 16 (Reuters) – A Liberian-flagged oil products tanker hit a mine on Sunday in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania

October 16, 2023
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Oil tanker Kerala, chartered by Chevron, is loaded in the Bajo Grande oil terminal at Maracaibo Lake, in the municipality of San Francisco, Venezuela, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
Shipping

US, Venezuela to Announce Oil Sanctions Deal

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The Biden administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are expected

October 16, 2023
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Sunday, October 15, 2023
On board the Antarctic expedition that reveals dramatic penguin decline. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/
Shipping

Scientists Track ‘Alarming’ Melt in Antarctic Ice Shelves

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Around 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have significantly shrunk over the last 25 years, scientists said on Thursday, in

October 15, 2023
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The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives at Mediterranean Sea. Handout via REUTERS
Navy

US Aircraft Carriers – What They Bring To The Middle East

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers — and their supporting ships — to the eastern Mediterranean

October 15, 2023
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Haifa Port, which is to be sold to India's Adani Ports and local partner Gadot in Haifa, Israel. Photo REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
Ports

Backlog At Israeli Ports Grows

By Jonathan Saul and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The backlog of ships is growing at Israeli ports while operations continue at most

October 15, 2023
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Saturday, October 14, 2023
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Offshore

No Gas Finds At Lebanon’s Offshore Block 9

DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – No hydrocarbon finds were made after exploratory drilling operations at Lebanon’s offshore Block 9, two

October 14, 2023
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Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers, in Cacau Pirera. Photo REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Shipping

Amazon Drought Continues To Disrupt Barge Traffic

SAO PAULO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – A severe drought is disrupting barge traffic on the Tapajos river in the Amazon rainforest, shipping agencies told

October 14, 2023
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hapag-lloyd containership. photo REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
Shipping

Hapag Lloyd Expects Three Tough Years For Shipping Industry

BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The head of German shipping firm Hapag Lloyd HLAG.DE, Rolf Habben Jansen, expects the next three years to be difficult

October 14, 2023
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Friday, October 13, 2023
Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2023. Press Service of the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Ports and Ships Destroyed 300,000 Tons of Grain Since July, Kyiv Says

KYIV, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Russia has destroyed almost 300,000 metric tons of grain since July in attacks on

October 13, 2023
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit in Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Energy

Biden Awards $7 Billion for Hydrogen Hubs in 16 States

By Valerie Volcovici and Jarrett Renshaw Oct 13 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce in Philadelphia on Friday the recipients of $7

October 13, 2023
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The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Seismologists Detected Blast-like Waves Near Broken Baltic Sea Pipeline

COPENHAGEN, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas

October 13, 2023
Total Views: 2626

Thursday, October 12, 2023
Photo shows a Merlin Helicopter from 845 Naval Air Squadron recovering to the flight deck of RFA ARGUS. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Shipping

Britain Sends Two Auxiliary Ships to Support Israel

Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels RFA Argus and RFA Lyme Bay are being deployed to support Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean LONDON, Oct 12

October 12, 2023
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

US Sanctions Two Tanker Owners for Carrying Russian Oil Above Price Cap

By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday imposed the first sanctions on owners of tankers carrying

October 12, 2023
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
A tug boat and a barge carrying three trucks, 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders and a backhoe, lie stranded on a sand bank of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, as the region is hit by a severe drought, in Cacau Pirera, Brazil October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Shipping

Amazon Drought Stalls Shipping

By Bruno Kelly and Ana Mano MANAUS, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded

October 11, 2023
Total Views: 8686

The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

NATO to Respond if Baltic Sea Pipeline Damage Deliberate

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS, Oct 11 (Reuters) – NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and

October 11, 2023
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
Shipping

Container Shipping Lines to Lose EU Antitrust Exemption from 2024

BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Cargo shipping companies will from next year no longer enjoy a decades-long exemption from EU rules

October 10, 2023
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aerial view of Istael's Haifa port with containership at berth
Ports

Israel Ports Open But At ‘Heightened Risk’

By Jonathan Saul and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Activity at Israel’s ports is slowing after Saturday’s attacks by

October 10, 2023
Total Views: 1691

The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 10, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/Finnish Border Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Finland Says ‘Outside Activity’ Likely Damaged Gas Pipeline, Telecoms Cable in Baltic Sea

By Anne Kauranen and Terje Solsvik HELSINKI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and

October 10, 2023
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Monday, October 9, 2023
An aerial view shows the Tumbira River, which has been affected by the drought of Negro River, at a Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve, in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
Shipping

Thinning Rivers Could Disrupt Amazonian Grain Exports

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A severe drought choking major rivers in the Amazon rainforest has disrupted ship traffic near the

October 9, 2023
Total Views: 2330

Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Russia Resumes Seaborne Diesel Exports After Partially Lifting Ban

MOSCOW, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Russia, the world’s top seaborne exporter of diesel just ahead of the United States, resumed exports of the

October 9, 2023
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