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Thursday, February 20, 2020
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Shipping Industry Faces $370 Million Hit from Panama Canal ‘Freshwater’ Charge

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – A new “freshwater” charge that came in this month to help the Panama Canal cope with climate

February 20, 2020
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Maersk CEO Predicts ‘Sharp’ Rebound After Coronavirus Peaks

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container shipping company, is positioning itself for a strong rebound

February 20, 2020
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Shipping Counts Costs as Coronavirus Hits Supply Chains
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Shipping Counts Costs as Coronavirus Hits Supply Chains

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – China is struggling to resume normal trade operations as fallout from the coronavirus outbreak hits

February 20, 2020
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
American Ship Pilots Sound Alarm on Unsafe ‘Trapdoor’ Arrangement
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American Ship Pilots Sound Alarm on Unsafe ‘Trapdoor’ Arrangement

The American Pilots’ Association has sent a letter to state pilotage authorities across the United States on behalf of approximately 1,200 American ship

February 19, 2020
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Captain Livingstone: All Person Errors

By Captain George Livingstone – There has been a lot of work in the last few decades directed toward accident prevention in marine transportation.  We

February 19, 2020
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The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Oil Market and Rosneft

By Gleb Gorodyankin and Polina Devitt MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday ramped up pressure on Venezuela by blacklisting a

February 19, 2020
Total Views: 58

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Shift to Cleaner Power Sparks Landmark Green Bond in Japan

By Ayai Tomisawa and Rie Morita (Bloomberg) — In Japan’s gusty northeast, a power company is looking to fund offshore wind projects with a landmark

February 19, 2020
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Maersk Expands Logistics Push with Purchase of U.S. Warehousing Firm

COPENHAGEN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy U.S. warehousing and

February 19, 2020
Total Views: 64

Bouchard Ordeal Evokes 19th Century Supreme Court Decision
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Bouchard Ordeal Evokes 19th Century Supreme Court Decision

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. On July 7, 1895, the barque Arago arrived in San Francisco with four of its crewmembers in irons.  The deckhands had

February 19, 2020
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Japan Blasted as Passengers Finally Leave Coronavirus Cruise Ship
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Japan Blasted as Passengers Finally Leave Coronavirus Cruise Ship

By Linda Sieg and Ryan Woo TOKYO/BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Hundreds of passengers trundled off a cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after being held

February 19, 2020
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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Fincantieri Delivers First Virgin Voyages Ship

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the first vessel in Richard Branson’s new Virgin Voyages fleet.  The vessel, named Scarlet Lady, was delivered

February 18, 2020
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U.S. Sanctions Rosneft Trading Unit Over Venezuelan Ties

By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday ramped up pressure on Venezuela by blacklisting a

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 73

Europe’s Busiest Port Reports Flat Throughput in 2019
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Europe’s Busiest Port Reports Flat Throughput in 2019

Throughput at the Port of Rotterdam remained flat in 2019 amid “significant underlying shifts” in the various commodity sectors served by the Europe’s

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 102

Ships Evacuated After Missile Strike Near Tripoli Port
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Ships Evacuated After Missile Strike Near Tripoli Port

By Ahmed Elumami and Emma Farge TRIPOLI/GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said they attacked the sea port of Libya’s capital on

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 70

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Abandoned ‘Ghost Ship’ Washes Ashore in Ireland

An abandoned cargo ship has washed up in Ireland after more than a year adrift in the North Atlantic.  The M/V Alta first made made headlines in October

February 18, 2020
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Golden Ocean Warns on Profit, Supply Chains Due to Coronavirus

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Shipping group Golden Ocean warned on Tuesday its profit would be hit by a slowdown in demand due to the

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 64

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Slump in Global Goods Trade to Deepen With Coronavirus, WTO Says

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Global trade in goods will likely stay weak in coming months as disruptions from coronavirus in China staunch the

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 136

Sunday, February 16, 2020
Global Trade Turmoil as Ships Skip China
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Global Trade Turmoil as Ships Skip China

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — February 2020 will come to be remembered as a period of historic disruption to physical supply chains the world over,

February 16, 2020
Total Views: 131

Friday, February 14, 2020
Bouchard Ordered to Move Vessels to Safe Berth Over Safety Issues
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Bouchard Ordered to Move Vessels to Safe Berth Over Safety Issues

The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued an order to New York-based Bouchard Transportation Company requiring that

February 14, 2020
Total Views: 150

Cruise Industry Shuns Asia Amid Coronavirus Fears
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Cruise Industry Shuns Asia Amid Coronavirus Fears

By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The plight of the cruise ship off Japan with more than 200 coronavirus infections and the shunning of

February 14, 2020
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