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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Defense

China Targets Taiwan With Carrier Battlegroup Drills

SHANGHAI, April 6 (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China’s navy said

April 6, 2021
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Monday, April 5, 2021
cruise ships in miami
Cruise Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations in Restart Plan Sent to CDC

By Nivedita Balu April 5 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Monday it wrote to U.S. health authorities asking to restart trips from

April 5, 2021
Total Views: 998

Sunday, April 4, 2021
carnival panorama cruise ship
Cruise Ships

CDC Issues New Cruise Ship Guidance

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to

April 4, 2021
Total Views: 5391

containership in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Says Ship Backlog Cleared

AIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – All ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March had passed through the

April 4, 2021
Total Views: 2486

Indonesian Search an Rescue Agency SAR personnel ship collision at a port
Collision

17 Fishermen Lost After Bulk Carrier Collision

by Tabita Diela (Reuters) – Divers were scouring the waters of the Java Sea on Sunday for 17 fishermen reported missing after their boat capsized

April 4, 2021
Total Views: 15180

Friday, April 2, 2021
tanker in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Says it is Close to Clearing Ship Backlog

CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal said on Friday it was close to clearing a backlog ofshipping that built up when a giant container ship was

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 2803

beirut port blast damage
Ports

Germany to Propose Rebuilding Port of Beirut After Chemical Explosion

By John Irish, Joseph Nasr and Ellen Francis PARIS/BERLIN/BEIRUT, April 2 (Reuters) – Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 2737

Thursday, April 1, 2021
cruise ship in venice
Cruise Ships

Italy Approves New Decree to Keep Cruise Ships Out of Venice Lagoon

By Angelo Amante ROME, April 1 (Reuters) – Italy’s government has ruled that large cruise ships and container vessels must not pass close to

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 3623

containership in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Urged to Upgrade Quickly to Avoid Future Disruption

By Jonathan Saul and Patrick Werr CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 4725

Russian FPSO MARSHAL VASILEVSKIY Transiting the Suez Canal
Accidents

Marine Reinsurance Firms Expect Giant Suez Blockage Claims

by Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) – The recent blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to lead to large reinsurance claims, adding to upward pressure on marine

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 3194

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
Offshore

Biden Administration Aims for U.S. Leadership in Offshore Wind -Official

By Nichola Groom March 31 (Reuters) – The Biden administration aims to transform the United States into the world’s leading producer of energy

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 1385

ever given satellite photo
Accidents

Egyptian Investigators Kick Off Probe in Suez Canal Blockage

SMAILIA, Egypt March 31 (Reuters) – Divers inspected the hull of the Ever Given on Wednesday as the man tasked with investigating how the giant container

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 11023

Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea
Shipping

Philippines Says Chinese ‘Militia’ Fleet Has Spread in Disputed Waters

MANILA, March 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 3315

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Convoys Resume as Suez Canal Races to Clear Huge Backlog of Ships
Shipping

Convoys Resume as Suez Canal Races to Clear Huge Backlog of Ships

By Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 30 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 3641

Monday, March 29, 2021
ever given refloated
Shipping

Shipping Companies Counting Cost of Suez Chaos

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5158

ever given refloated
Accidents

Ever Given Freed Allowing Shipping to Resume Through Suez Canal

By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 29 (Reuters) – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 21366

Spire AIS Global Ship Voyage Data
News

Ship Backlog from Suez Closure Will Take Months to Clear, Shipping Lines Say

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry that

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5543

containership ever-given-free-in the SUEZ CANAL
Accidents

Huge Progress Made In Suez But ‘Still Not A Piece Of Cake’, Says Smit

Update: Ever Given Freed By Yusri Mohamed (Reuters) – The huge container ship M/V Ever Given blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week has been

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 13897

Sunday, March 28, 2021
Ever Given Ship Looking Like A Beached Whale Suez Canal
Accidents

Latest Ever Given Refloating Attempt Postponed

Update: Ever Given Partially Refloated; Ship Still Blocking Canal gCaptain Update: The Suez Canal Authority and salvors working to refloat the Ever Given will

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 38338

A view shows the stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Blog

Suez Villagers Meet The New Neighbor

By Mirette Magdy and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Villagers on the banks of the Suez Canal are getting used to their unusual new neighbor. It’s 400

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 10742