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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
lng ship
Shipping News

French Power Company Engie Pulls Out of Major U.S. LNG Deal

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – French gas and power utility Engie has pulled out of a major U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deal after government

November 3, 2020
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dry bulk ship, bulker
Shipping News

Baltic Dry Index Hits Over 4-Month Low on Weak China Demand

Nov 3 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell to a more than four-month low on Tuesday as weak demand from China dragged down

November 3, 2020
Total Views: 166

polar research ship rrs sir david Attenborough
Shipping News

Britain’s New Polar Research Ship ‘Sir David Attenborough’ Heads for Open Seas

NEW BRIGHTON, England, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, headed for the open seas on Tuesday to start trials

November 3, 2020
Total Views: 249

Monday, November 2, 2020
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Suspend Cruises Through Year End
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Suspend Cruises Through Year End

Nov 2 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group said on Monday it would stop all its cruises through the end of the year, extending previous

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 172

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Shipping News

Venezuela Oil Exports Fall to New Lows as Clients Wind Down

Nov 2 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports fell to a historic low of 359,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October as most of state-run PDVSA’s

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 160

Record-Tying Eta Could Hit Nicaragua as Category 4 Hurricane
Shipping News

Record-Tying Eta Could Hit Nicaragua as Category 4 Hurricane

Nov 2 (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Eta gathered strength quickly on Monday as it rumbled closer to Nicaragua and Honduras, which it was expected to

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 136

MSC_isabella_Los_angeles
Shipping News

Trump Changed How the U.S. Trades, But Not Necessarily as Intended – Graphs

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” trade policy torched a 70-year consensus on trade

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 251

Saturday, October 31, 2020
typhoon-goni
Marine Weather

Philippines Evacuates 1 Million As Super Typhoon Goni Approaches

By Neil Jerome Morales  (Reuters) – Officials have evacuated almost a million residents in the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of

October 31, 2020
Total Views: 289

Friday, October 30, 2020
Offshore Oil Rig At Night
Shipping News

Chevron, Exxon Shrink Spending as Coronavirus Cuts Demand

By Jennifer Hiller, Arathy S Nair and Shariq Khan Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. oil majors Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp cut spending aggressively in the

October 30, 2020
Total Views: 144

U.S. CDC Issues Framework to Resume Cruise Ship Sailings
Cruise Ships

U.S. CDC Issues Framework to Resume Cruise Ship Sailings

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday issued a framework for a phased

October 30, 2020
Total Views: 132

tanker at sea
Shipping News

Iran Likens U.S. to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

DUBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Friday of acting like the “Pirates of the Caribbean” after Washington said it had

October 30, 2020
Total Views: 116

Energy Observer, a hydrogen-powered boat
Environment

Shipping Explores Hydrogen As Route To Net Zero Emissions

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney (Reuters) – Developers across the world are for the first time testing the use of hydrogen to power ships as the

October 30, 2020
Total Views: 560

Thursday, October 29, 2020
Active Hurricane Season Weighs on U.S. Energy Production
Offshore

Active Hurricane Season Weighs on U.S. Energy Production

Oct 29 (Reuters) – As crews began returning to U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities on Thursday, this year’s repeated oil and gas production

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 65

Exxon Mobil’s Fading Star: United States’ Once Biggest Energy Company Surpassed by Rivals
Offshore

Exxon Mobil’s Fading Star: United States’ Once Biggest Energy Company Surpassed by Rivals

By Jennifer Hiller Oct 29 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp was once the largest U.S. publicly traded company in the United States. Now, the oil major is not

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 113

Royal Caribbean Posts Third Straight Billion-Dollar Loss
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Posts Third Straight Billion-Dollar Loss

Oct 29 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group’s revenue turned negative for the first time and it posted a billion-dollar net loss for

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 197

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Zeta Roars Ashore in Louisiana
Shipping News

Zeta Roars Ashore in Louisiana

Oct 28 (Reuters) – Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday with 110-mile-per-hour (175 kph) winds and what government trackers called “a

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 193

hurricane zeta october 28
Shipping News

U.S. Gulf Energy Producers Braces for Another Storm Strike

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Energy firms shut two-thirds of offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production, turned off undersea pipelines and

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 75

general cargo bulk carrier
Shipping News

Cargill Looks to Wind Propulsion to Cut Carbon from Shipping

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, is working with technology partners to fit

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 154

Elon Musk Starlink Internet Logo
Shipping News

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Mariners Eagerly Await Starlink But How Many Can Afford It?

By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – SpaceX is offering its Starlink broadband satellite internet service to test users for $99 a month, plus $499 for a setup

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 1727

capsized ship Beirut dock
Ports

The Port Of Beirut Where Lebanon’s Ills Lay Bare

By Samia Nakhoul (Reuters) – The first of many warnings about a deadly cargo in Beirut’s port came in February 2014, about three months after its

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 537