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Thursday, August 18, 2022
New Buoys to Help Protect North Atlantic Right Whales from Ship Strikes
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New Buoys to Help Protect North Atlantic Right Whales from Ship Strikes

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the deployment of the first buoys that will aid in the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales from

August 18, 2022
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Illustration of the Northern Lights liquefied co2 transport ship
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Northern Lights CO2 Carriers to Get Norsepower Rotor Sails

Finnish-based wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has received a contract to supply its Rotor Sails technology on board two liquefied CO2 carriers

August 18, 2022
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SC Ports Completes Years-Long Infrastructure Project at Port of Charleston
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SC Ports Completes Years-Long Infrastructure Project at Port of Charleston

South Carolina Ports is marking the completion of its years-long infrastructure project as its fifteenth and final ship-to-shore crane is now operational at

August 18, 2022
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Baltic Exchange’s Capesize Index Logs Biggest Single-Day Decline in Over Two Years

Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell on Thursday as capesize vessel rates saw their biggest daily plunge

August 18, 2022
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Rhine River Crisis Shows Signs Abating as Water Levels Set to Rise
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Rhine River Crisis Shows Signs Abating as Water Levels Set to Rise

By Jack Wittels and Brian Wingfield (Bloomberg) — Water levels on the Rhine are set to rise over the weekend, potentially providing some respite to a

August 18, 2022
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DP World Moderates Outlook After Record First-Half Profit

DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Dubai-owned ports giant DP World reported on Thursday a record $721 million first-half profit boosted

August 18, 2022
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Retailers Face Inventory Glut as U.S. Consumers End Two-Year Buying Spree
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Retailers Face Inventory Glut as U.S. Consumers End Two-Year Buying Spree

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — US retailers that stockpiled goods to cushion against supply-chain snarls are finding inventory reduction to be

August 18, 2022
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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Port of Los Angeles Calls for More Cargo as Fluidity Improves

The nation’s top port for containers is out with some big numbers again today. The Port of Los Angeles reported preliminary July figures showing an

August 17, 2022
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GoodFuels Kicks Off Biofuel Bunkering in Singapore
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GoodFuels Kicks Off Biofuel Bunkering in Singapore

Leading biofuels supplier GoodFuels has delivered fuel to a NYK bulk carrier in the Port of Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The NYK ship,

August 17, 2022
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U.S. Retail Sales Stay High in July Despite Inflation
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U.S. Retail Sales Stay High in July Despite Inflation

New data from the National Retail Federation shows that core retail sales in U.S. rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained

August 17, 2022
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Ukraine Grain: Biggest Convoy of Ships Set to Load
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Ukraine Grain: Biggest Convoy of Ships Set to Load

KYIV, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine expects five ships to arrive at its Chornomorsk Black Sea port on Wednesday for loading with more than 70,000

August 17, 2022
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Vessel’s Engine Failure Adds to Rhine River Disruption
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Vessel’s Engine Failure Adds to Rhine River Disruption

BERLIN, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Around 20 ships are stuck in traffic along Germany’s river Rhine, where low water levels have already

August 17, 2022
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Spanish Town Facing Water Shortage Turns to Tanker for Freshwater Supply
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Spanish Town Facing Water Shortage Turns to Tanker for Freshwater Supply

By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga (Bloomberg) — Shipping freshwater by sea is becoming a reality in a corner of Spain that’s turned to a tanker to keep the

August 17, 2022
Total Views: 4942

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Ship Carrying Ukraine’s First Grain Cargo Docks in Syria After Two Weeks at Sea
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Ship Carrying Ukraine’s First Grain Cargo Docks in Syria After Two Weeks at Sea

BEIRUT, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago docked in the

August 16, 2022
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Veteran Barge Company Warns Upper Rhine River Shipping at Risk
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Veteran Barge Company Warns Upper Rhine River Shipping at Risk

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — A veteran Rhine shipping company said its business on the Upper Rhine is at risk as water levels drop. Of the roughly 150

August 16, 2022
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Crowley Joins Casco Bay Lines’ Hybrid-Electric Ferry Project
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Crowley Joins Casco Bay Lines’ Hybrid-Electric Ferry Project

U.S. maritime company Crowley will join a team of companies that are designing and building a hybrid-electric passenger and vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines

August 16, 2022
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Sees Strong Demand for Ro-Ro Shipping
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Sees Strong Demand for Ro-Ro Shipping

Oslo-based Ro-Ro shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reported another strong quarter for roll-on/roll-off shipping despite challenges in the global

August 16, 2022
Total Views: 2754

America’s Merchandise Splurge is Slowly Grinding an End
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America’s Merchandise Splurge is Slowly Grinding an End

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — For two years, the pandemic spurred Americans to buy more goods at the expense of services. That shift — which

August 16, 2022
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Ocean Carriers Making Contingency Plans as Felixstowe Labor Dispute Hardens
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Ocean Carriers Making Contingency Plans as Felixstowe Labor Dispute Hardens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers calling at Felixstowe are making contingency plans in case the eight-day strike at the UK’s biggest

August 16, 2022
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Germany Secures Gas Supply Via Floating LNG Units

FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Germany secured a commitment on Tuesday from major gas importers to keep two floating liquefied natural

August 16, 2022
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