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Monday, March 4, 2024
MAN Energy Solutions to Offer Ammonia-Fueled Ship Engines After 2027
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MAN Energy Solutions to Offer Ammonia-Fueled Ship Engines After 2027

SINGAPORE, March 4 (Reuters) – MAN Energy Solutions plans to deliver later this year its first-ever engine fueled by ammonia for

March 4, 2024
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A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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TPM24: Liner Heavyweights Face Tough Transpacific Contract Talks

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – Some 4,000 container shipping industry attendees are assembling at the Long Beach Convention Center in

March 4, 2024
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Sunday, March 3, 2024
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Handout via REUTERS
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Ship Sunk By Houthis Threatens Red Sea Environment

By Mohammad Ghobari ADEN, Yemen, March 2 (Reuters) – A UK-owned ship attacked by Houthi militants last month sank in the Red Sea, the U.S.

March 3, 2024
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Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
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Some OPEC+ Members Agree To Extend Oil Output Cuts

By Maha El Dahan and Alex Lawler DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) – Some OPEC+ members agreed on Sunday to extend voluntary oil output cuts into the second

March 3, 2024
Total Views: 693

U.S. military confirms Rubymar vessel has sunk after being struck by Houthi missile. Handout via REUTERS
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Yemen’s Houthis Say They Will Continue Sinking British Ships

CAIRO, March 3 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis vowed on Sunday to continue targeting British ships in the Gulf of Aden following

March 3, 2024
Total Views: 2426

Saturday, March 2, 2024
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
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Venezuela’s February Oil Exports Rise, But Shipping Delays Persist

By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa March 1 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports slightly increased in February to some 670,000 barrels per

March 2, 2024
Total Views: 1388

A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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Rubymar Has Sunk, Yemeni Government Says

ADEN, Yemen, March 2 (Reuters) – The Rubymar cargo ship, attacked last month, has sunk in the southern Red Sea, Yemen’s internationally

March 2, 2024
Total Views: 3070

Friday, March 1, 2024
tanker deck
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Russian Oil Tankers Behave Strangely After Latest U.S. Sanctions

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Two oil tankers appeared to stop what they were doing off the coast of Greece just a few days after the US Treasury

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 10242

A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter hovering
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Norway’s Oil Industry Resumes Helicopter Flights After Deadly Crash

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Stine Jacobsen OSLO, March 1 (Reuters) – Norwegian oil companies resumed helicopter flights to offshore oil and gas fields

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 2518

Tidewater offshore vessel at sea
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Tidewater Shares Surge as 2023 Revenue Tops $1 Billion

Shares of Houston-based offshore support vessel operator Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) surged as much as 15% on Friday following its fourth quarter and full year

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 2655

A containership at the Port of Long Beach
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Shippers, Carriers Navigate Soaring Rates Heading Into Contract Negotiations

Long-term container freight rates are soaring as many U.S. shippers begin negotiations over new long term contracts at the Journal of Commerce’s TPM24

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 3370

iron ore ship
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Baltic Dry Index Soars on Strong Vessel Rates

March 1 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index strengthened to hit an over two-month peak on Friday and posted a

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 767

OSV
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ITF Raises Alarm Over Saudi Shipowner Abandoning Crews

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has raised serious concerns over unpaid wages of seafarers working on eight vessels owned by

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 2929

Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat is pictured at sea, in this picture obtained from social media and released on September 22, 2023. Oleksandr Kubrakov via X/via REUTERS
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Only Grain Ships From Black Sea and for Iran Still Crossing Red Sea

HAMBURG, March 1 (Reuters) – Grain ships originating from the Black Sea or bound for Iran are about the only ones still sailing through the

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 7858

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Taiwan Faces Steady ‘Drip’ of Pressure from China
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Taiwan Faces Steady ‘Drip’ of Pressure from China

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing a steady “drip, drip” of Chinese pressure ahead of the

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 1051

The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
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US Sanctions Are Moving Closer to Disrupting Russia’s Crude Exports

Sanctions by the US Treasury are quietly turning up the heat on Russia’s oil exports — to the point where they may soon be at risk of curtailment, writes

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 2556

Feeport, Bahamas - May 2019: Tug boat RT Raptor near the pier close to the Freeport Container Port and Cruise Port
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KOTUG International Takes Full Ownership of Freeport Towage Joint Venture

Dutch towage operator KOTUG International has acquired full ownership of its Freeport, Bahamas-focussed joint venture with SEACOR Holdings, with KOTUG buying

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 1005

offshore oil rig
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Exxon Plays Hardball With Chevron Over Guyana’s Oil Riches

By Kevin Crowley and Rachel Graf (Bloomberg) — It’s rare for disputes between any of the world’s supermajor oil companies to spill out in public.

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 2357

cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
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CMA CGM Completes $5 Billion Bollore Logistics Takeover

By Gus Trompiz PARIS, Feb 29 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM has completed a $5 billion takeover of Bollore Logistics, its biggest-ever

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 1206

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A image collage of Jumbo, SAL and Intermarine vessels
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Jumbo Shipping, SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine Form Break Bulk Alliance

Dutch heavy-lift specialist Jumbo Shipping and German breakbulk and project cargo company SAL Heavy Lift are teaming up with U.S.-based multipurpose and liner

February 28, 2024
Total Views: 1757
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