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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

Secretary of State Blinken Criticizes Russia’s ‘Unlawful Maritime Claims’ in the Arctic

By Humeyra Pamuk and Nikolaj Skydsgaard REYKJAVIK, May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday criticized Russia’s

May 18, 2021
Total Views: 1845

RCL Quantum of the Seas cruise ship moored in Singapore
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Cancels All Israel Cruises

by Dan Williams (Reuters) – Cruise operator Royal Caribbean is canceling a new line that had been scheduled to run from Israel to Greece and Cyprus from

May 18, 2021
Total Views: 2684

Monday, May 17, 2021
Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea
Defense

Philippines’ Duterte Issues Gag Order on Cabinet Over South China Sea Spat

MANILA, May 17 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte barred his cabinet from talking about the South China Sea in public on Monday after weeks

May 17, 2021
Total Views: 2178

Cruise Ship Decommissioning
Environment

EU Tightens Ship Recycling Rules Again

By Kate Abnett (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday said it would toughen its rules on ship recycling and decommissioning offshore oil and gas sites,

May 17, 2021
Total Views: 15467

Sunday, May 16, 2021
ever given aerial
Shipping

Suez Canal Begins Dredging Wider Southern Section

CAIRO, May 15 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has started dredging work to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic in a southern

May 16, 2021
Total Views: 3753

Friday, May 14, 2021
citgo
Shipping

Citgo Revealed as Recipient of Second Jones Act Waiver

By Laura Sanicola and Susan Heavey NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The Biden administration granted oil refiner Citgo Petroleum a Jones Act

May 14, 2021
Total Views: 3482

gas shortage
Shipping

U.S. Capital Running Out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. capital was running out of gasoline on Friday, even as the country’s largest fuel pipeline

May 14, 2021
Total Views: 2838

Wednesday, May 12, 2021
OSG ATB
Shipping

U.S. Fuel Supply Response Slowed by Mothballed Oil Tankers

By Jonathan Saul, Devika Krishna Kumar and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) – Efforts to get fuel supplies to areas in the United States

May 12, 2021
Total Views: 5027

Gasoline tanker at terminal. Photo Shutterstock
Shipping News

Biden Administration Ready to Review Jones Act Waiver Requests

by Doina Chiacu (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has completed its assessment of what ships are

May 12, 2021
Total Views: 1464

SUISO-FRONTIER-hydrogen-tanker
Environment

Can Hydrogen Replace LNG? Race Is On To Pioneer The Shipping Of Hydrogen

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Hydrogen is touted as an inevitable green fuel of the future. Tell that to the people who’ll have to ship it across

May 12, 2021
Total Views: 7920

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
maersk ship
Shipping

Pandemic Propels Makeover at Shipping Giant Maersk

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 11 (Reuters) – Maersk is accelerating its plan to transform itself from a container shipping giant

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 7629

houston ship channel
Shipping

Gulf Coast Refiners Book Tankers to Store Fuel Amid Pipeline Closure

By Ron Bousso and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – Refiners booked at least five tankers to store gasoline stranded at U.S. Gulf Coast

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 1127

Satellite image of Ever Given Aground
Shipping

Suez Canal Chief Says Southern Stretch to Be Expanded

AIRO, May 11 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) plans to expand and deepen the southern stretch of the waterway where a container ship became

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 1899

Monday, May 10, 2021
U.S. Coast Guard Ship Fires Warning Shots in Latest Encounter with Iranian vessels
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Ship Fires Warning Shots in Latest Encounter with Iranian vessels

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. Coast Guard ship fired about 30 warning shots after 13 vessels from

May 10, 2021
Total Views: 5203

colonial pipeline tanks
Shipping

Colonial Pipeline Still Days from Reopening After Cyberattack

By Stephanie Kelly and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) – America’s biggest gasoline pipeline will not resume full operations for

May 10, 2021
Total Views: 3060

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Shipping

Ever Given Insurer Says Suez Canal’s Reduced Claim is Still Too High

CAIRO, May 10 (Reuters) – UK Club, an insurer of the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, said on Monday a reduced compensation claim

May 10, 2021
Total Views: 5751

Saturday, May 8, 2021
Wally, the lost gray whale calf in the Mediterranean Sea
Environment

Lost In The Med, A Starving Grey Whale Must Find His Way Out

By Alexandre Minguez (Reuters) A young grey whale lost in the Mediterranean, thousands of miles away from its natural habitat in the Pacific ocean, is

May 8, 2021
Total Views: 4016

Friday, May 7, 2021
A Symphony
Accidents

‘A Symphony’ Cargo Removed in China

SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) – Cargo onboard a tanker that leaked oil off China has been removed and preparations are underway so the vessel can sail to a

May 7, 2021
Total Views: 2643

Longshoremen discharging grain aboard Bulker
Ports

Dryness Poses Underestimated Problem For South America Bulk Exports

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath (Reuters) – Argentine soy and corn harvesting is being driven by ideal weather conditions but the lack of rain

May 7, 2021
Total Views: 3082

Thursday, May 6, 2021
Britain Withdraws Patrol Boats from Jersey After French Brexit Row
Defense

Britain Withdraws Patrol Boats from Jersey After French Brexit Row

By Christian Lowe PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) – Britain withdrew its Royal Navy vessels from the waters off Jersey on Thursday but said it would remain on

May 6, 2021
Total Views: 3636