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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Indian Navy Military Sealift
Defense

What Is The Malabar Ocean Exercise?

By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – Australia will join three-way naval exercises involving the United States, Japan and India, in a move that could provoke

October 20, 2020
Total Views: 161

Monday, October 19, 2020
U.S. Blacklists Chinese Entities Over Iran Shipping Links
Interesting

U.S. Blacklists Chinese Entities Over Iran Shipping Links

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian

October 19, 2020
Total Views: 134

ships at anchor
Shipping News

Singapore Suspends Bunker Supply Licences of Hin Leong Unit

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Singapore has suspended the licences to sell ship fuel held by a subsidiary of defunct oil trader Hin

October 19, 2020
Total Views: 102

Ocean Princess Tanker
News

Singapore’s Ocean Tankers Wants To Return Ships To Owners

By Florence Tan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The court-appointed manager for Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd has applied to the Singapore court

October 19, 2020
Total Views: 1869

Sunday, October 18, 2020
fukushima-waste-water. Image via USAF
Environment

Japan To Release Fukushima’s Nuclear Waste Water Into Sea

By Kaori Kaneko (Reuters) – Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release over one million tonnes

October 18, 2020
Total Views: 769

Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Ports

China’s Zhoushan Port Plans Bunker Hub Expansion

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Sales of marine fuel from the Chinese port of Zhoushan, the country’s top supplier of shipping fuel, in first nine

October 18, 2020
Total Views: 257

Saturday, October 17, 2020
MSC Grandiosa in Port
Cruise Ships

COVID19: Malta Stops MSC Cruise Passengers From Disembarking

(Reuters) – Malta on Friday stopped passengers disembarking from the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship over a suspected case of COVID-19, Tourism Minister Julia

October 17, 2020
Total Views: 226

Friday, October 16, 2020
bunkering tanker
Shipping News

BP To Cut Caribbean Oil Due To Low Demand For VLSO Bunkers

By Laura Sanicola Oct 16 (Reuters) – The problem-plagued Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, may lose its main supplier of crude, oil

October 16, 2020
Total Views: 232

US Oil Majors Shift Cash From Trump To Biden
Offshore

US Oil Majors Shift Cash From Trump To Biden

By Liz Hampton Oct 16 (Reuters) – The two largest U.S. energy firms, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, have increased their share of

October 16, 2020
Total Views: 825

Thursday, October 15, 2020
tanker loading
Shipping

U.S. Crude, Fuel Stockpiles Drop Sharply Amid Hurricane -EIA

By David Gaffen Oct 15 (Reuters) – U.S. crude stockpiles fell sharply last week, as offshore oil production was shut due to Hurricane Delta, while

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 54

FSO Safer Yemen
Environment

The IMO Can’t Prevent This Massive Oil Tanker From Spilling

By Aziz El Yaakoubi (Reuters) – A United Nations team will have to wait several weeks to access a deteriorating FSO tanker off Yemen’s shore that is

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 288

port of los angeles
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Struggles With Surge Of Unscheduled Ships

by Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Incoming cargo to the Port of Los Angeles is surging as businesses restock depleted inventories and retailers prepare for

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 261

shell Prelude floating LNG facility underway
Offshore

Is Shell’s $17 Billion Bet On Floating LNG A Flop?

What new ship construction project has cost more than a US Navy Supercarrier and is equally troubled with delays and problems? Shell’s Prelude FLNG. by

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 1870

Suiso Frontier hydrogen ship
Environment

Japan Doubles Down On Massive Hydrogen Ship Plan

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Japan will seek to create a commercial hydrogen fuel supply chain by around 2030 to support reducing carbon emissions, Industry

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 781

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Ships Wait to Unload at Port of Los Angeles as China Imports Boom
Shipping News

Ships Wait to Unload at Port of Los Angeles as China Imports Boom

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Incoming cargo to the Port of Los Angeles is surging as businesses restock depleted inventories and

October 14, 2020
Total Views: 411

UN Access to Decaying Yemen Tanker Could Take Weeks, Say Sources
Offshore

UN Access to Decaying Yemen Tanker Could Take Weeks, Say Sources

By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – A United Nations team will have to wait several weeks to access a deteriorating tanker off Yemen’s

October 14, 2020
Total Views: 415

LNG Ship Underway
News

LNG Prices Return From The Doghouse As Weather Fears Stoke Rally

By Clyde Russell (Reuters) – Spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices in Asia have roared back to life in recent weeks, boosted by temporary and

October 14, 2020
Total Views: 88

containership ship bunkering
Shipping News

Bunker Sales From China’s Zhoushan Rise 18%

by Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – Sales of marine fuel from the Chinese port of Zhoushan, the country’s top supplier of shipping fuel, in first nine months of

October 14, 2020
Total Views: 140

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Biggest World War Two Bomb Found in Poland Explodes
Shipping News

Biggest World War Two Bomb Found in Poland Explodes

WARSAW, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it. More

October 13, 2020
Total Views: 135

urkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul.REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Shipping News

Tensions Flare as Turkey Again Sends Survey Ship to East Med

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday slammed Turkey’s renewed push to send a vessel to carry out seismic

October 13, 2020
Total Views: 95