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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
seafarer on deck with a mask
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Industry-Union Pact to Continue Work Post Pandemic

Unions representing seafarers and maritime employer groups entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue their working relationship

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 569

Turkish Strait Oil Tanker
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Russia is Concerned Over Oil Tanker Jam in Bosphorus – RIA

MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Russia is concerned about a build-up of oil tankers in the Bosphorus Strait and is discussing the issue with

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1879

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
The Ville de Bordeaux tests Airseas' Seawing kit system during a transatlantic voyage in 2022. Photo Credit: Airseas
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New Kite System for Ships Trialed on Transatlantic Voyage

France-based wind propulsion specialist Airseas is sharing the first footage of its automated kite system Seawing in use during transatlantic sea trials. The

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 6027

Shipboard Carbon Capture Project Seeking Proposals
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Shipboard Carbon Capture Project Seeking Proposals

A Singapore-based consortium supporting the decarbonization of the maritime sector is seeking proposals for the development of commercial-scale shipboard

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 706

Sign of the Times: New World’s Largest Containership Sails Light on Maiden Voyage
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Sign of the Times: New World’s Largest Containership Sails Light on Maiden Voyage

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 24,004 teu Ever Atop transited the Suez Canal over the weekend on its maiden voyage to North Europe,

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 13431

Turkish Tanker Jam Leaves Millions of Barrels Stuck at Sea
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Turkish Tanker Jam Leaves Millions of Barrels Stuck at Sea

By Julian Lee and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil tankers hauling millions of barrels of Kazakh crude are being prevented from leaving the Black Sea to

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 4664

Monday, December 5, 2022
Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In
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Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Oil tankers formed a traffic jam off the coast of Turkey on day one of the West’s price cap on Russian crude, with

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 2735

Maersk ship
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Oman’s OQ to Study Feasibility of Producing Green Ammonia and Methanol -Report

Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is set to study the feasibility of producing green ammonia and green methanol under a memorandum of understanding

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 825

Judge Gavel
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Former Military Sealift Command Director Sentenced to Prison for Bribery and Lying to Investigators

The former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) office in Busan, South Korea, was sentenced last week to five years in

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 6606

tanker at sea
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Russia’s European Crude Sales Collapse 

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s crude oil shipments to Europe are shrinking fast. A European Union ban on seaborne imports from the country is

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 8413

tanker underway
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Russian Oil Sanctions Fuel Boom for Old Tankers

By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 3528

Saturday, December 3, 2022
bulk carrier
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Dirty Bulkers Are Now Being Used To Carry Food Crops to Asia

By Ann Koh and Hallie Gu (Bloomberg) –Dirty bulk ships used to carry iron ore are being scrubbed clean so that they can transport grain to Asia, in

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 6451

Russia Says It Won’t Accept Oil Price Cap
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Russia Says It Won’t Accept Oil Price Cap

By Caleb Davis and Mark Trevelyan Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia “will not accept” a price cap on its oil and is analyzing how to

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 1983

Friday, December 2, 2022
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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European Shipowners Welcome Deal to Include Shipping in EU Carbon Market

European shipowners are welcoming this week’s provisional agreement to include maritime shipping in the EU carbon market, which will force vessels to pay

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 533

tanker at sea
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Europe Sets $60 Price Cap on Russian Oil

By Ewa Krukowska, Alberto Nardelli and Jorge Valero (Bloomberg) — The European Union agreed to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, paving

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 982

Iranian Oil Cargo Previously Seized by U.S. Unloads in Syria
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Iranian Oil Cargo Previously Seized by U.S. Unloads in Syria

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – An Iranian-flagged tanker on Friday delivered an oil shipment to Syria which the United States had previously

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 576

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Shipping Costs for Russian Oil Soar Ahead of More Sanctions

By Serene Cheong and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Shipping costs for Russian crude are skyrocketing as more tanker owners shun the trade days

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1683

FMC: More Than 175 Charge Complaints Submitted Against Ocean Carriers Under New Shipping Law
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FMC: More Than 175 Charge Complaints Submitted Against Ocean Carriers Under New Shipping Law

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission says it has received more than 175 charge complaints from U.S. shippers against ocean common carriers since the enactment

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1105

Ships bridge silhouetted with Antarctic Icebergs on the Horizon
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Fiber-Optic Cable Linking Europe and Asia via the Arctic Secures First Investment

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A plan to build the first fiber-optic cable across the Arctic has secured its first investment,

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1341

TotalEnergies Joins Ammonia-Fueled Tanker Project
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TotalEnergies Joins Ammonia-Fueled Tanker Project

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – France’s TotalEnergies said it has joined a shipping project building test tankers which can be powered by ammonia,

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 459
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