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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Thursday, July 22, 2021
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
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CCPC Found Moving Iran, Venezuela Oil To Chinese Refineries

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – A Chinese logistics firm has emerged as a central player in the supply of sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela, even after

July 22, 2021
Total Views: 4781

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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Shattered Seafarers Threaten A Global Logistics Shutdown

By Jonathan Saul and Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) – “I’ve seen grown men cry,” says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn’t set foot on

July 20, 2021
Total Views: 9229

Saturday, July 17, 2021
Iran Plans First Oil Export From Gulf of Oman Port Next Week
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Iran Plans First Oil Export From Gulf of Oman Port Next Week

By Arsalan Shahla (Bloomberg) Iran plans to ship a cargo of oil from a port in the Gulf of Oman next week, its first crude export from outside the

July 17, 2021
Total Views: 2218

Thursday, July 8, 2021
Mumbai Maersk at the Port of Tanjin Pelepas
Shipping News

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: 5783

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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: 6227

Monday, June 28, 2021
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Shipping News

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: 1704

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: 4885

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: 7855

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: 2514

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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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: 11287

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: 7959

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: 4209

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Shipping News

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: 19048

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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: 2565

Drowning
Interesting

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. In this article, Mario explains what drowning really looks like and how to

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 8588

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: 3827

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Britain To Build A ‘National Flagship’ To Promote Maritime Trade

by Alistair Smout (Reuters) – Britain is to build a new flagship to promote its business and trade interests around the world, the government said on

May 29, 2021
Total Views: 5424

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Sabrina Chao Bimco
Shipping News

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: 2459

Friday, May 21, 2021
qatar lng ship
Shipping News

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: 10050

Thursday, May 13, 2021
Over 700 Barges Stranded by Mississippi River Closure in Memphis Due to Bridge Crack
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Over 700 Barges Stranded by Mississippi River Closure in Memphis Due to Bridge Crack

The U.S. Coast Guard said 44 vessels with a total of 709 barges are now in the queue as a 1-miles stretch of the Mississippi River remains closed after

May 13, 2021
Total Views: 5018