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Sunday, June 27, 2021
COSCO Containership in the Bosphorus Strait Turkey
Shipping News

Work Starts On Kanal Istanbul

By Daren Butler (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus

June 27, 2021
Total Views: 4887

Saturday, June 26, 2021
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Offshore

Reducing Oil Use To Meet Climate Targets Is Tougher Than Just Cutting Supply

By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Governments around the world have been slow to take uncomfortable decisions to persuade consumers to cut energy consumption to

June 26, 2021
Total Views: 1311

Friday, June 25, 2021
ever given in great bitter lake
Shipping

Ever Given Awaits Deal For Release

CAIRO, June 24 (Reuters) – The operator of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Thursday that it would take more time for

June 25, 2021
Total Views: 2077

hms destroyer
Defense

Russia Warns UK and U.S. Not to Tempt Fate in Black Sea

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) – Russia warned Britain and the United States on Friday against “tempting fate” by sending warships to the Black

June 25, 2021
Total Views: 2833

Thursday, June 24, 2021
sembcorp marine yard
Shipbuilding

Singaporean Shipyards Keppel and Sembcorp Marine Begin Merger Talks

By Anshuman Daga (Reuters) – Temasek-backed Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corp and smaller rival Sembcorp Marine are exploring a potential tie-up which

June 24, 2021
Total Views: 1675

hms-defender-royal-navy-uscg
Defense

Did Russia Try To Bomb A Royal Navy Ship?

Moscow said it fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of the British destroyer HMS Defender. Are the claims true? By Guy Faulconbridge (Reuters)

June 24, 2021
Total Views: 10232

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
ever given refloated
Shipping News

Agreement in Principle Reached for Release of Ever Given

ISMAILIA, June 23 (Reuters) – The owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have reached agreement in principle in a

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 11300

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

U.S. Denies Iran Claim on Lifting Oil and Shipping Sanctions

By Parisa Hafezi and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/BERLIN, June 23 (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to remove all sanctions on

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 1791

Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots at British Destroyer Off Crimea
Defense

Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots at British Destroyer Off Crimea

By Maria Kiselyova and Andrew MacAskill MOSCOW/LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 3541

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

South Africa to Revamp its Ailing Port System

CAPE TOWN, June 22 (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) will operate as a stand alone business under the aegis of state-owned

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 1509

Monday, June 21, 2021
ever given salvage
Shipping News

Ever Given Owners Make New Offer To Suez Canal Authority

ISMAILIA, Egypt June 20 (Reuters) – The owners of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new offer in a compensation dispute

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 19057

shipping-containers-konrad
Shipping News

Container Tracking Startup Raises $240m From Softbank

In 2019 the ocean logistics unicorn Flexport secured $1 Billion in Funding Led by Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund, now the legendary startup bank has

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 2568

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Spain Detains Tanker for Dumping Oil Off Canary Islands
Shipping

Spain Detains Tanker for Dumping Oil Off Canary Islands

MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) – Spain has detained a tanker ship for illegally dumping fuel in waters off the Canary Islands and creating a 55-square km (21

June 17, 2021
Total Views: 4856

cruise ships in miami
Cruise Ships

CDC Eases Warning for Cruises

June 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its warnings for cruises by a notch from the highest level that led

June 17, 2021
Total Views: 1179

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
offshore oil rig
Shipping

Wage Deal Averts Norwegian Offshore Oil Strike

OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) – Three Norwegian labor unions agreed on a wage deal with the owners of floating offshore oil drilling rigs, preventing

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 2151

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
President Biden
Offshore

Judge Orders Offshore Drilling Leasing to Resume in Setback for Biden

By Nichola Groom June 15 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration’s pause on oil and gas leasing on

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 3377

ovation of the seas hong kong
Ports

Hong Kong Ends Crew Quarantine Curbs For Bunker And Supply Vessels

By Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) – Hong Kong providers of shipping services are breathing a sigh of relief after authorities announced they would ease

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 1377

Monday, June 14, 2021
The Emirati Oil Deal That Has Infuriated Israeli Environmentalists
Shipping

The Emirati Oil Deal That Has Infuriated Israeli Environmentalists

By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, June 14 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships from Dubai that docked last year in the Mediterranean port of Haifa

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 3158

Saturday, June 12, 2021
tanker aerial
Finance

Exxon Traders Quit While BP And Shell Colleagues Make Billions

By Devika Krishna Kumar and Julia Payne (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp has lost two veteran crude oil traders from its U.S. energy trading group and a

June 12, 2021
Total Views: 7589

Coral Ocean Reef Cairns, Australia
Environment

Can Marine Insurance Save Coral Reefs?

By Christine Murray (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As climate change threatens coral reefs around the world, conservation experts in Latin America have

June 12, 2021
Total Views: 1586