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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
U.S. Sells Seized Iranian Fuel, Another Cargo on the Way
Shipping

U.S. Sells Seized Iranian Fuel, Another Cargo on the Way

By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Saul WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The United States has sold more than a million barrels of Iranian fuel seized under

February 10, 2021
Total Views: 3697

maersk ship
Shipping News

Maersk Misses Wall Street Forecast Despite High Rates

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A surge in demand for goods like furniture and exercise equipment from locked-down consumers

February 10, 2021
Total Views: 1270

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field
Offshore

China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field

SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd has delivered Shenhai-1, a 53,000-tonne, 120-meter tall locally

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 4679

Four Years On and Literally Meters from Land, Tanker Crew Still Stuck Aboard
Shipping

Four Years On and Literally Meters from Land, Tanker Crew Still Stuck Aboard

DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Nearly four years into their odyssey at sea, the five-member crew of oil tanker MT Iba is tantalizingly close to

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 156009

Monday, February 8, 2021
Nigeria’s Navy to Toughen Punishment for Collusion with Kidnappers
Shipping

Nigeria’s Navy to Toughen Punishment for Collusion with Kidnappers

By Camillus Eboh and Libby George ABUJA/LAGOS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s navy plans to strengthen its measures to root out and punish

February 8, 2021
Total Views: 2032

Vendee Globe Winner Bestaven
Shipping News

French Sailor Bestaven Wins Vendee Globe Circumnavigation Race

by Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) – Frenchman Yannick Bestaven was declared the winner of the Vendee Globe round-the-world sailing race early last week

February 8, 2021
Total Views: 2284

Friday, February 5, 2021
China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger
Shipping

China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger

By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the

February 5, 2021
Total Views: 19078

RoRo vessel whale fluke.Credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Reseach Via NOAA
Environment

Science Publishes Ocean Noise Pollution Warning

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed

February 5, 2021
Total Views: 2169

USS John McCain Patrols Disputed Paracel Islands
Navy

USS John McCain Patrols Disputed Paracel Islands

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – A U.S. warship sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of

February 5, 2021
Total Views: 2497

Thursday, February 4, 2021
Denmark to Build North Sea ‘Energy Island’
Offshore

Denmark to Build North Sea ‘Energy Island’

COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Denmark approved a plan on Thursday to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea that will produce and

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 2256

ULCC TI Europe
News

2021 – Euronav Predicts Oil Freight Rate Weakness Will Continue All Year

by Charles Regnier (Reuters) – Belgium’s Euronav expects pressure on freight rates to continue until late 2021, the tanker operator said as it

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 2732

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
wind turbine
Offshore

U.S. to Restart Permitting for Major Offshore Wind Project

Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing

February 3, 2021
Total Views: 2012

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Lake Constance Excursion Boat Repurposed as Vaccine ‘Shot Ship’
Shipping

Lake Constance Excursion Boat Repurposed as Vaccine ‘Shot Ship’

By John Miller ROMANSHORN, Switzerland, Feb 2 (Reuters) – An 89-year-old passenger ship, out of commission due to the coronavirus pandemic, was

February 2, 2021
Total Views: 1684

Iran Says Crew of Detained South Korean Tanker Can Leave
Shipping

Iran Says Crew of Detained South Korean Tanker Can Leave

DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Iran has agreed to allow the crew members of a South Korean ship it seized for alleged environmental pollution to leave the

February 2, 2021
Total Views: 1041

Large Bulker Ship
News

Baltic Index Down Near Four-Week Low

by Bharat Govind Gautam (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on

February 2, 2021
Total Views: 1115

Monday, February 1, 2021
Ocean Plastic Cleanup Sail-boat
Environment

This Sailing Yacht Feeds On Ocean Plastic

By Lucien Libert (Reuters) A French ocean adventurer and his team have designed a yacht that he says can scoop up plastic garbage to stop it blighting the

February 1, 2021
Total Views: 26371

Friday, January 29, 2021
Iran MP Says Unfreezing $7 Billion May Help Release of South Korean Tanker
Shipping

Iran MP Says Unfreezing $7 Billion May Help Release of South Korean Tanker

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A move by South Korea towards releasing $7 billion in frozen Iranian funds may help spur Iran’s judiciary to resolve the

January 29, 2021
Total Views: 2928

alleged illegal transfer of oil between ships
Shipping

China Seeks Details About Chinese Crew After Tankers Seized by Indonesia

By Yew Lun Tian and Fathin Ungku BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it was seeking details about 25 of its nationals who were among 61 crew on

January 29, 2021
Total Views: 4378

Thursday, January 28, 2021
tanker in storm
Shipping

Oil Tanker Market in Rougher Seas as Supply Surges, Storage Sinks

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A plunge in the volume of crude oil stored on ships combined with unexpected cuts from top producer Saudi

January 28, 2021
Total Views: 4570

Jackup rigs under construction at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore.
Shipbuilding

Keppel to Exit Rig Building

SINGAPORE, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp said on Thursday its struggling offshore and marine (O&M) segment will

January 28, 2021
Total Views: 2704