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Sunday, May 12, 2024
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Navy

UK To Send Contractors Not Soldiers To Gaza Pier

By Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) The UK will probably use contractors in the US-led operation to deliver humanitarian aid on the beaches of Gaza rather than

Sunday, May 12, 2024
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Cruise Ships

44-foot Whale Carcass On Bow Of Cruise Ship Baffles NY Authorities

By Steve Gorman May 8 (Reuters) – Marine conservationists and government scientists are seeking clues to the mystery of how a 44-foot whale

May 11, 2024
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China widens South America trade highway with Silk Road mega port. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
Ports

Worker Dies In Accident At Peru’s Chancay Megaport Project

LIMA, May 11 (Reuters) – Hong Kong-based Cosco Shipping Ports said on Saturday that a worker died in an early-morning accident at a

May 11, 2024
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Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo
Accidents

Body Camera Video Captures First Reactions To Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Explicit language in paragraph 3 May 11 (Reuters) – Body camera video captured the shocked reactions of first responders in the aftermath of the

May 11, 2024
Total Views: 4857

Livestock carrier Al Kuwait at Freemantle Port
Shipping

Australia To Ban Live Sheep Exports By Sea From May 2028

By Emily Cadman May 11, 2024 (Bloomberg) —Australia will ban the live export of sheep by sea from May 2028, and help those impacted by the decision

May 11, 2024
Total Views: 1415

An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
Interesting

Indigenous Groups Claim Stake In Sunken Spanish Ship, Cargo Off Colombia

By Emma Pinedo MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – Members of three South American indigenous communities have asked Spain and UNESCO to declare a

May 11, 2024
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
Philippines resupply mission in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Defense

Philippines Sends Ships To Disputed Atoll Where China’s Building ‘Artificial Island’

MANILA, May 11 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of

May 11, 2024
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Friday, May 10, 2024
The Indian Navy rescues the MV RUEN in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, March 16, 2024. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Piracy

EU Naval Forces Capture Six Suspected Pirates in the Gulf of Aden

A product tanker was targeted by a suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, leading to the apprehension of six individuals by the European Union

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 2298

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Shipping

Biden Urged to Halt Oil Exports After Terminal Approved

By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — Climate activists who successfully pushed President Joe Biden to halt new US liquefied natural gas exports are setting their

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 2232

Heavy lift vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi. (Source: Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping Company)
Shipping

Chinese Heavy Lift Vessel Carrying New Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia Despite Sanctions

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Just days after the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned four heavy lift vessels for carrying LNG technology to

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 5386

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence's (WMEC 616) small boat crew approaches the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and motor vessel Dali in the aftermath of the bridge's collapse, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Shipping

Another Stuck Ship Departs Baltimore

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Reuters) – A coal ship stranded at the Port of Baltimore set sail for Singapore this week as crews work to

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 9679

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Friday, May 10, 2024
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Shipping

Carriers Control the Market as Spot Rates Rise and Capacity Tightens

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – “You take away all sense and rationale. And whatever is left, is the container shipping market,” said Peter

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 1572

An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Panama Canal in Talks With US LNG Producers to Increase Transit

PANAMA CITY, May 9 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal is in talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers on how to meet

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 1788

China CG cutter firing water at a Philippine resupply boat
News

South China Sea: Why Are China and Philippines Tensions Heating Up?

MANILA, May 10 (Reuters) – An escalating diplomatic row and recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines have made the highly

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 3289

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Offshore

Trump Presidency is Next Worry for Battered U.S. Wind Sector

By Jennifer A Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Companies racing to build multibillion-dollar wind farms in US waters are already contending with surging borrowing

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 1341

Thursday, May 9, 2024
A person is seen on board as a U.S. flagged cargo vessel carrying aid to a pier built by the U.S. off Gaza sets sail from Larnaca, Cyprus May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

U.S.-Flagged Ship Departs Cyprus Bound for Gaza Pier

NICOSIA, May 9 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying aid to a pier built by the United States off Gaza set sail from Cyprus on

May 9, 2024
Total Views: 2288

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Shipping

U.S. Container Imports Show Strong Growth Amid Global Unrest

In April 2024, U.S. container import volumes rose by 3.0% from March and 9.3% year-on-year, indicating a strong economy despite global instability, according

May 9, 2024
Total Views: 1067

A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Accidents

U.S. House Panel to Hold Hearing on Baltimore Bridge Collapse

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a May 15 hearing on the federal

May 9, 2024
Total Views: 1014

Fire on ‘Kodiak Enterprise’ Triggers Calls for Improved Onboard Safety Systems
Accidents

Fire on ‘Kodiak Enterprise’ Triggers Calls for Improved Onboard Safety Systems

A six-day inferno aboard the Kodiak Enterprise, which broke out in the dry stores room, was made worse due inadquate fire notifications that led to a delay in

May 9, 2024
Total Views: 3234

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Shipbuilding

Record Containership Capacity Delivered in 2024 Obscured By Longer Voyages

The shipping industry has witnessed a record delivery of 1 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) of container ship capacity in the first four months of

May 9, 2024
Total Views: 1587

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Shipping

Bipartisan Congressional Group Releases Visionary Report for Revitalizing U.S. Maritime Sector

A bipartisan report titled “Congressional Guidance for a National Maritime Strategy” has been released by several U.S. legislators, outlining a vision for

May 9, 2024
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