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Sunday, March 13, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens The Already Fragile Global Food System
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens The Already Fragile Global Food System

By Elizabeth Elkin, Allison Smith and Sybilla Gross Mar 13, 2022,(Bloomberg) –The global food system is under threat as Russia’s invasion of

March 13, 2022
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Turkey, Greece Agree To Improve Ties Amid Ukraine Conflict
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Turkey, Greece Agree To Improve Ties Amid Ukraine Conflict

ISTANBUL, March 13 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed in talks on Sunday to

March 13, 2022
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Saturday, March 12, 2022
Italy Seizes Russian Billionaire Melnichenko’s Superyacht Over Sanctions
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Italy Seizes Russian Billionaire Melnichenko’s Superyacht Over Sanctions

By Emilio Parodi BERGAMO, Italy, March 12 (Reuters) – Italian police have seized a superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich

March 12, 2022
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Friday, March 11, 2022
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Will Russia’s Tanker Fleet Come To A Halt?

Russia’s large fleet of European tankers is starting to stall. Will they shift to the Pacific, where Russian flagged ships don’t appear to be suffering

March 11, 2022
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Russian Oligarch Fails To Pay Superyacht Crew
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Russian Oligarch Fails To Pay Superyacht Crew

By Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht will languish in a dock in Hamburg after its crew and captain walked after European Union and

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 64412

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Ernest Shackleton’s Ship Endurance Discovered Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice

By Michael Holden (Reuters) – The wreckage of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance,” which was

March 9, 2022
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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More Russian Oil Deeply Discounted As Load Port Ban Risk Alarms Buyers

By Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) A cargo of Russian Sokol oil from the Far East was offered at a steep discount as the nation’s invasion of Ukraine and the

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 3358

Saturday, March 5, 2022
Hong Kong Mortuaries Use Reefer Containers As Covid Deaths Spike
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Hong Kong Mortuaries Use Reefer Containers As Covid Deaths Spike

By Linda Lew (Bloomberg) –Hong Kong’s mortuaries are so overwhelmed they’re deploying mobile refrigeration units to store bodies, as scenes

March 5, 2022
Total Views: 3961

U.K. Union Refuses to Handle Incoming Russian Oil
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U.K. Union Refuses to Handle Incoming Russian Oil

By Archie Hunter, Rachel Graham and Jack Wittels Mar 5, 2022 (Bloomberg) –A British labor union instructed workers at the Stanlow oil refinery not

March 5, 2022
Total Views: 3415

Italy Arrests Russian Yachts Worth $115M
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Italy Arrests Russian Yachts Worth $115M

By Crispian Balmer (Reuters) – Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth at least 140 million euros ($153 million) from four

March 5, 2022
Total Views: 4310

Friday, March 4, 2022
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China Is Shipping Stockpiles Of Metal To Europe

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Commodities traders are racing to capture a rare profit from shipping aluminum out of China as the war in Ukraine creates

March 4, 2022
Total Views: 10040

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
All You Need To Know About Russian Yacht Arrests
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All You Need To Know About Russian Yacht Arrests

Superyachts of incredible size have become the symbol of oligarch-sized wealth and now, with the Ruble crashing and anti-Russian sanctions proliferating…

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 22647

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War Shocks Ripple Across Shipping Lanes

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) Importers from London to Warsaw will soon face higher shipping costs, longer delays and an obstacle course of sanctions to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 3179

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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World’s Largest Shipping Lines Suspend Shipping to Russia

By Jonathan Saul, Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen LONDON/COPENHAGEN, March 1 (Reuters) – The world’s three

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 12866

Monday, February 28, 2022
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Container Lines Suspend Russia Bookings

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Ocean Network Express (ONE) on Monday suspended container bookings to and from Russia hours after Maersk

February 28, 2022
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Friday, February 25, 2022
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Tanker Rates Soar Alongside War Risk Premiums

By Koustav Samanta (Reuters) Oil tanker rates are soaring globally as traders scramble to cope with jitters over possible disruption in Russian supplies,

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 1369

Thursday, February 24, 2022
War In Ukraine Will Magnify The Global Trade Crisis
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War In Ukraine Will Magnify The Global Trade Crisis

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Disruptions in global trade are about to go from bad to worse. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, energy costs

February 24, 2022
Total Views: 2037

Saturday, February 5, 2022
MARAD & FMC Nominations Get Stalled By Republican Senators
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MARAD & FMC Nominations Get Stalled By Republican Senators

By Keith Laing and Lillianna Byington (Bloomberg) — Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has been stalling the nominations of Transportation and Commerce Department

February 5, 2022
Total Views: 2572

Thursday, January 27, 2022
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US Announces New Open Registry

Next Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, former US Deputy Secretary of State and the first Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte

January 27, 2022
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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Matson Diverts Ships To Tonga

The US containership company Matson, which has been making record profits as freight rates and whose stock hit a new all-time high today, announced it would be

January 26, 2022
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