Shipping News

Explore the latest developments in the shipping industry, including market trends, fleet management, and the impact of global trade on maritime logistics.


Thursday, August 5, 2021
A Sea Of Shipping Containers
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China-U.S. Box Rates Sail Past $20,000

By Roslan Khasawneh and Muyu Xu (Reuters) Container shipping rates from China to the United States have scaled fresh highs above $20,000 per 40-foot box

August 5, 2021
Total Views: 2644

Saturday, July 31, 2021
Mexican Navy Ship Arm Libertador
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Mexican Sealift Ships Arrive In Cuba

A Mexican navy sealift ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of beans, medical equipment, and humanitarian supplies arrived in Cuba

July 31, 2021
Total Views: 4252

Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Second Officer OSC Ship
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The Pool Of Ship Officers Is Running Dry

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) There could be a shortage of merchant sailors to crew commercial ships in five years if action is not taken to boost numbers,

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 14111

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Product Tanker JOSE_MARIA_MORELOS_II
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Mexico Dispatches Sealift Tanker To Cuba

By Adriana Barrera (Reuters) – A diesel cargo sent by Mexico’s state-run Pemex is due to arrive in Cuba’s Havana port on Monday, according to

July 27, 2021
Total Views: 2737

Saturday, July 24, 2021
United Shipbuilding Corporation CEO Alexei Rakhmanov.
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Putin Reviews New Short Sea Shipping Plans To Bypass Suez Canal

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the country’s shipbuilding executives to review plans to prioritize short sea shipping with the hope

July 24, 2021
Total Views: 5390

Friday, July 23, 2021
Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
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US Takes LNG Export Title From Australia

U.S. shipments of liquefied natural gas exceeded Australia’s for the first time ever. By Josyana Joshua (Bloomberg) Natural gas futures soared to $4 per

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 2462

Thursday, July 8, 2021
Mumbai Maersk at the Port of Tanjin Pelepas
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2021 Container Rates Surge 333% From One Year Ago

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to $10,000 as the world’s biggest economy keeps

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 5767

Sheep_Ship Livestock Carrier
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Animal Deaths At Sea Spike Fueling Calls For EU Livestock Carrier Ban

By K Oanh Ha and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) In late December, some 1,800 bulls left Spain for Turkey aboard a ship called the Elbeik. The trip was supposed to

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 6213

Monday, June 28, 2021
seafarer
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Coles Launches Seafarer “Green Channel Travel” Petition

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Frank Coles is turning into a one-man force to be reckoned with. Articles are written by the ex-group CEO at Wallem, and CEO Transas,

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 1694

Sunday, June 27, 2021
COSCO Containership in the Bosphorus Strait Turkey
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Work Starts On Kanal Istanbul

By Daren Butler (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus

June 27, 2021
Total Views: 4876

Saturday, June 26, 2021
LNG TANKER - Sunrise
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We Need More LNG Tankers ASAP

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) Natural gas markets around the globe are rallying as the world’s importers have come to a stark realization: there isn’t

June 26, 2021
Total Views: 7841

Thursday, June 24, 2021
Ever Given Suez Canal
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Egypt Expects To Sign Ever Given Deal Next Week

By Abdel Latif Wahba (Bloomberg) Egypt expects to finalize an agreement next week for compensation over the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March,

June 24, 2021
Total Views: 2512

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
ever given refloated
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Agreement in Principle Reached for Release of Ever Given

ISMAILIA, June 23 (Reuters) – The owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have reached agreement in principle in a

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 11278

Laila Linares, MARAD
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Who Will Be The Next MARAD Chief?

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Last November, Forbes published a series of articles claiming that the most critical nomination Biden will make for the

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 7933

Monday, June 21, 2021
Ship Ever Given Desert Sand
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Ever Given Case Adjourned By Egyptian Court

By Abdel Latif Wahba and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) An Egyptian court adjourned a case over the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal to allow the

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 4200

ever given salvage
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Ever Given Owners Make New Offer To Suez Canal Authority

ISMAILIA, Egypt June 20 (Reuters) – The owners of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new offer in a compensation dispute

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 19038

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Container Tracking Startup Raises $240m From Softbank

In 2019 the ocean logistics unicorn Flexport secured $1 Billion in Funding Led by Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund, now the legendary startup bank has

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 2550

Saturday, May 29, 2021
Scarborough Shoal China Fishing
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US Bans Imports From Chinese Fishing Company Citing Seafarer Welfare

By David Lawder (Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency

May 29, 2021
Total Views: 3816

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Sabrina Chao Bimco
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Sabrina Chao Takes Over BIMCO

Sabrina Chao takes over as the 45th President of BIMCO, the world’s largest direct entry shipping organization with 1,900 members in 120 countries

May 26, 2021
Total Views: 2447

Friday, May 21, 2021
qatar lng ship
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Qatar LNG Plans To Flood World Market

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) The world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas is ramping up production dramatically and undercutting competitors in a

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 10040