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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner
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Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner

By Ellen Francis (Reuters) – Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the chemicals which devastated Beirut

January 13, 2021
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
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China Issues New VLSFO Marine Fuel Export Quotas

By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – China has issued 5 million tonnes of clean marine fuel export quotas in the first release for 2021, to five companies including

December 31, 2020
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Trump Seeks Sanctions On European Subsea Gas Pipeline
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Trump Seeks Sanctions On European Subsea Gas Pipeline

By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2

December 23, 2020
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Containership port
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Global Cargo Logjam Deepens

By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Amazon seller Bernie Thompson shifted half of his production out of China to reduce his business risks

December 23, 2020
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Friday, December 18, 2020
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Booming Taiwan Begs Shippers Not To Jack Up Prices Amid Massive Box Shortage

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has urged shipping companies not to unfairly push up their prices amid a global squeeze

December 18, 2020
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Last Minute Brexit Trade Deal Hinges on Fishing Rights
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Last Minute Brexit Trade Deal Hinges on Fishing Rights

By Marine Strauss and William James BRUSSELS/LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Friday there were just hours left to strike

December 18, 2020
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
oil tanker at anchor
Shipping

U.S. Blacklists More Companies Over Iranian Petrochemical Exports

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on companies based in China and the United Arab

December 16, 2020
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
Inmarsat’s Most Powerful Satellite to Date Enters Service
Shipping News

Inmarsat’s Most Powerful Satellite to Date Enters Service

Inmarsat’s newest and most powerful geostationary satellite to date has entered into commercial service, the company announced today. Inmarsat said that

December 10, 2020
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Hapag-lloyd containership
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Hapag-Lloyd Reports 2020 Transport Volume Recovery

By Vera Eckert (Reuters) – German container liner Hapag-Lloyd expects transport volumes in the fourth quarter to pare sharp losses seen earlier this year

December 9, 2020
Total Views: 912

Monday, November 30, 2020
brexit port
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S&P Global to Buy IHS Markit for $44 Billion in 2020’s Biggest Merger

By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – Data giant S&P Global Inc has agreed to buy IHS Markit Ltd in a deal worth $44 billion that will be 2020’s

November 30, 2020
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Mariners Rescued from Disabled Barge Off Rhode Island
Accidents

Mariners Rescued from Disabled Barge Off Rhode Island

Three mariners were rescued from a disabled barge off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island on Wednesday after their tug sank. The U.S. Coast Guard reports

November 25, 2020
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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Tech Giants Ask Malaysia For Subsea Cable Waiver

by Mei Mei Chu (Reuters) – Microsoft, Google, and Facebook have asked Malaysia’s Prime Minister to reinstate an exemption allowing

November 24, 2020
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
maersk ship
Shipping

Maersk Raises Guidance Ahead of Earnings Release

By Alastair Reed (Bloomberg) –A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its guidance for a second time since October as the world’s biggest container shipping

November 17, 2020
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2020’s Worst Hurricane Slams Into Central America
Environment

2020’s Worst Hurricane Slams Into Central America

By Wilmer Lopez PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Hurricane Iota sent zinc roofing flying into the streets, toppled electricity poles and

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 2347

offshore wind farm
Environment

Boris Johnson Seeks Boost for Northern England With Green Jobs Plan

By Tim Ross (Bloomberg) –Boris Johnson will seek to make good on his promise to boost the economies of neglected regions of the U.K. with investment in

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 713

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Cruise Ships

SeaDream Cancels 2020 Cruising Retrun After COVID-19 Outbreak

By Nora Buli (Reuters) – Norwegian-owned cruise-ship operator SeaDream Yacht Club has canceled all sailing for the remainder of 2020 after positive

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 1001

Monday, November 16, 2020
ship's bridge
Shipping

Australia to Return to Pre-Covid Maximum Shipboard Service Limits for Seafarers

Australia is set to end interim regulations that have allowed seafarers to work beyond the maximum time limits set out in international maritime labor

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 780

Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
Defense

GAO Study Finds Significant Risks in Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Coast Guard accepted significant risk with the Offshore Patrol Cutter program after Hurricane Michael hit

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 9353

IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion Program to Help Decarbonize Shipping

The global shipping industry is urgently calling on governments to move forward on a proposal for a $5 billion industry-financed research and development

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 848

Hurricane Iota Reaches Catastrophic Category 5 Strength as it Barrels Toward Nicaragua
Environment

Hurricane Iota Reaches Catastrophic Category 5 Strength as it Barrels Toward Nicaragua

Hurricane Iota reached category 5 strength on Monday, the latest category 5 on record for the Atlantic basin, according to the NOAA NWS National Hurricane

November 16, 2020
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