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Thursday, January 14, 2021
Panama Canal’s LNG Bottleneck Could Last Until March
Shipping

Panama Canal’s LNG Bottleneck Could Last Until March

By Sabrina Valle and Elida Moreno RIO DE JANEIRO/PANAMA CITY, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Congestion delaying LNG shipments via the Panama Canal is expected to

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 25248

A bunker vessel prepares to supply fuel to Hin Leong's Pu Tuo Shan VLCC supertanker in the waters off Jurong Island in Singapore
Shipping

Shell Unit Named Singapore’s Top Marine Fuel Supplier of 2020

SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Shell Plc’s Singapore bunkering unit, Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd, moved up a notch to be the top marine fuel

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 1072

U.S. Adds Chinese Oil Giant CNOOC to Blacklist
Offshore

U.S. Adds Chinese Oil Giant CNOOC to Blacklist

By David Shepardson, Alexandra Alper and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The United States announced sanctions on Chinese state-owned

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 1277

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Offshore

Ocean 100: The 100 Companies That Dominate the Ocean Economy

By Umberto Bacchi Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Just 100 companies account for most of the profits from the world’s seas, researchers said

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 5723

ship crew-change covid19 pandemic
Shipping

Global Investors Call for End to Crew Change Crisis

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A group of leading investors on Wednesday called for an end to a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 3859

Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner
News

Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner

By Ellen Francis (Reuters) – Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the chemicals which devastated Beirut

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 14538

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
LNG Shipping Rates from U.S. Surge to Record on Asia Buying Boom, Panama Canal Delays
Shipping

LNG Shipping Rates from U.S. Surge to Record on Asia Buying Boom, Panama Canal Delays

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The cost of shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States to Asia hit a record high

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 2946

Brexit Shatters Supply Chains for French Fish Hub
Shipping

Brexit Shatters Supply Chains for French Fish Hub

By Richard Lough BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Jan 12 (Reuters) – French fishmongers and seafood factories are suspending orders from Britain and battling to

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 3617

offshore oil rig
Shipping

Norway Eyes Sea Change in Deep Dive for Metals Instead of Oil

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Norway’s oil and gas reserves have made it one of the world’s wealthiest countries but its

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 2041

Indonesia continues search for debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182
Accidents

Indonesia Salvage Teams Find Sriwijaya Air Black Box

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa (Reuters) Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of the black boxes from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 2345

Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise Navigating In Ice
Environment

The Arctic Environment Is Transforming, Here’s How And Why

By Clare Baldwin and Kate Abnett (Reuters) – The environmental transformation happening in the Arctic is key to understanding the potential global

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 1732

Bohai_Bay,_China
Ports

Sea Ice Slows Ships In North China Ports

By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – Chinese ports and marine safety authorities are on high alert as an expansion of sea ice makes it tougher

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 2873

Monday, January 11, 2021
bulk carrier
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Extends Rally Surging 10%

Jan 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index climbed about 10% to its highest level in three months on Monday as soaring coal

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 3138

carnival cruise ship
Cruise Ships

Carnival Corp. Reports Nearly $2 Billion Quarterly Loss as Cruise Cancellations Weigh

Jan 11 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp reported a bigger-than-expected preliminary fourth-quarter net loss on Monday as the cruise operator’s business

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 1663

Sriwijaya Debris Salvage
Accidents

SAR Teams Dive Sriwijaya Air 737 Crash Site In Java Sea

by Dandy Koswaraputra (Reuters) Indonesian national search and rescue agency (Basarnas) divers continued to conduct the search at the plane crash site in the

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 3857

Sunday, January 10, 2021
Iran Tells South Korea Not to Politicize Tanker Seizure as it Demands Release of Funds
Shipping

Iran Tells South Korea Not to Politicize Tanker Seizure as it Demands Release of Funds

DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday that South Korea should avoid politicizing the seizure of its vessel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the

January 10, 2021
Total Views: 2349

Large Fire at Ireland’s Port of Cork Brought Under Control
Ports

Large Fire at Ireland’s Port of Cork Brought Under Control

DUBLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Firefighters have brought a large fire at the southern Irish port of Cork under control and no casualties were reported, the

January 10, 2021
Total Views: 6292

Friday, January 8, 2021
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile Base in Gulf
Shipping

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile Base in Gulf

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 6774

UAE to Reopen All Entry Points with Qatar as Gulf Dispute Thaws
Shipping

UAE to Reopen All Entry Points with Qatar as Gulf Dispute Thaws

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will reopen all its land, sea and air entry points with Qatar starting Saturday, state news agency WAM

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 1137

dry bulk ship, bulker
Shipping

Baltic Index Jumps 11% as Chinese Coal Demand Propels Capesizes

Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index jumped about 11% to its highest in nearly three months on Friday as high Chinese

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 4828