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Monday, September 27, 2021
containership
Shipbuilding

Seaspan Adds 10 Containerships to Massive Newbuild Orderbook

Containership leasing company Seaspan Corporation announced Monday it has entered into an agreement with another for ten new containerships, bringing its

September 27, 2021
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Sunday, September 26, 2021
UK Says Multiple Ships Of Various Nationalities Are Breaching North Korea Sanctions
Maritime Security

UK Says Multiple Ships Of Various Nationalities Are Breaching North Korea Sanctions

LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it had collected evidence of multiple ships from various nationalities apparently breaching United

September 26, 2021
Total Views: 2348

How Did Ancient Seafarers Settle The Far-Flung Islands Of Polynesia?
Interesting

How Did Ancient Seafarers Settle The Far-Flung Islands Of Polynesia?

WASHINGTON,(Reuters) – Beginning more than a millennium ago, intrepid seafarers traversed vast Pacific Ocean expanses in double-hulled sailing canoes to

September 26, 2021
Total Views: 2982

Saturday, September 25, 2021
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
Shipping

Under U.S. Sanctions, Iran and Venezuela Strike Oil Export Deal – sources

By Deisy Buitrago, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick CARACAS/HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap

September 25, 2021
Total Views: 918

Friday, September 24, 2021
blue lng carrier at sea
Shipping

Worldwide Energy Shortage Shows Up in Surging Coal, Gas and Oil Prices

By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Record gas and electricity prices in Europe, record coal prices in China, multiyear-high gas prices in the

September 24, 2021
Total Views: 1682

CArnival Ship Long Beach
Cruise Ships

Posting Latest Quarterly Loss, Carnival Says Bookings for 2022 Second Half Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

ept 24 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp said on Friday cruise bookings for the second half of 2022 were ahead of pre-pandemic levels, in a sign the cruise

September 24, 2021
Total Views: 748

French Shipbuilding Town in Shock Over Loss of Australian Submarine Order
Defense

French Shipbuilding Town in Shock Over Loss of Australian Submarine Order

By Richard Lough CHERBOURG, France, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Teaching assistant Georgina was settling into a new life in the shipbuilding town of Cherbourg

September 24, 2021
Total Views: 5870

Thursday, September 23, 2021
containerships anchored off port of los angeles
Shipping

Nike Sales Miss Estimates as Supply Chain Crunch Looms

By Uday Sampath Kumar and Richa Naidu Sept 23 (Reuters) – Nike Inc missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, signaling

September 23, 2021
Total Views: 1429

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping

U.S. Oil Refiners Using Iraqi, Canadian Crude to Replace Storm Losses

By Arathy S Nair and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – U.S. oil refiners hunting to replace storm-lost U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude have been

September 23, 2021
Total Views: 971

bulk carrier at sea
Shipping

Dry Bulk’s Baltic Index Rises to 12-Year Peak

Sept 23 (Reuters) – Strong rates across dry bulk vessel segments drove the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index to their highest since 2009 on

September 23, 2021
Total Views: 1332

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Los Angeles-Long Beach Container Surge Puts Port Complex Above Hong Kong
Ports

Los Angeles-Long Beach Container Surge Puts Port Complex Above Hong Kong

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Surging first-half volumes at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex saw the US west coast gateway overtake Hong

September 22, 2021
Total Views: 2805

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The CMA CGM Marco Polo, an Explorer class container ship crosses under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, to enter New York Harbor as seen from Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Environment

Top Global Companies Call for Zero Emissions Shipping By 2050

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – More than 150 leading companies and organizations including oil majors and port authorities on Wednesday

September 21, 2021
Total Views: 1033

FNS Amethyste Crew
Navy

Australian Documents Showed French Submarine Project Was At Risk For Years

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) France shouldn’t have been surprised that Australia canceled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost

September 21, 2021
Total Views: 4845

Opium poppy plants
Maritime Security Incidents

Indian Port Seizes $2.7B In Taliban Heroin

By Sumit Khanna (Reuters) Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth an estimated 200

September 21, 2021
Total Views: 3523

Monday, September 20, 2021
U.S. Grain Exports Rise as Gulf Terminals Slowly Recover from Ida
Shipping

U.S. Grain Exports Rise as Gulf Terminals Slowly Recover from Ida

By Julie Ingwersen Sept 20 (Reuters) – U.S. grain exports increased last week as shippers along the Louisiana Gulf Coast recovered from flooding and

September 20, 2021
Total Views: 814

Shell: Storm Damage to West Delta-143 Facilities to Impact GoM Oil Output Through Year-End
Offshore

Shell: Storm Damage to West Delta-143 Facilities to Impact GoM Oil Output Through Year-End

By Arathy S Nair and Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell, the largest U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producer, said damage to

September 20, 2021
Total Views: 1585

bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Index Rallies to 12-Year High on Gains Across Vessels

Broad sell-off in bulk shipping stocks even as Baltic Dry Index hits 12-year high. GNK -11%, GOGL -13%, DSX -11%, EGLE -11%, SB -9%. By Ashitha Shivaprasad

September 20, 2021
Total Views: 1223

Sunday, September 19, 2021
Third Tanker Carrying Iranian Fuel Underway To Lebanon
Incidents

Third Tanker Carrying Iranian Fuel Underway To Lebanon

DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A third tanker has sailed from Iran carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon, TankerTrackers.com reported on Twitter

September 19, 2021
Total Views: 2018

The recovered Dragon capsule
Shipping News

SpaceX Crew Splashes Down In The Atlantic

By Steve Gorman (Reuters)- The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off

September 19, 2021
Total Views: 2556

Saturday, September 18, 2021
French President Macron visits Calanques National Park
Navy

In Escalation Over Nuclear Submarine Deal, France Recalls Envoys From U.S. And Australia

By John Irish (Reuters) France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after it recalled its ambassadors

September 18, 2021
Total Views: 2582