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Saturday, March 9, 2024
U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1).Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command
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US Dispatches Ship To Gaza After Biden Vows To Build Pier

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after

March 9, 2024
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HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. LPhot Chris Sellars/UK Ministry Of Defence/Handout via REUTERS
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US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attack On Carrier, Warships

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen’s

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 2560

Humanitarian aid for Gaza is loaded onto platform in Larnaca. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
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Food Aid Loaded On Barge In Cyprus Headed For Gaza

By Yiannis Kourtoglou and Stamos Prousalis LARNACA, Cyprus, March 9 (Reuters) – Charity workers loaded relief supplies bound for Gaza on to a barge in

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 1303

Friday, March 8, 2024
iron ore ship
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Baltic Dry Index Notches Fifth Straight Weekly Gain

March 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Friday and posted a fifth straight weekly gain, supported by

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 1121

French frigate escort
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Red Sea Crisis Could Fan Asia’s Inflation Anew, Delay Rate Cuts

By Claire Jiao (Bloomberg) — Asia could see slower economic growth and a resurgence of inflation as escalating violence in the Red Sea snarls shipping

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 574

Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Gaza Maritime Aid Corridor From Cyprus Could Start This Weekend

LARNACA, Cyprus, March 8 (Reuters) – A sea corridor to take desperately needed aid from Cyprus to besieged Palestinians in Gaza could start this

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 440

yantian port china
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Global Trade Struggling to Bounce Back from 2023 Slump, WTO Says

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Global merchandise trade is struggling to accelerate from a slump last year amid signs that growth in the automotive

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 357

US Container Imports Resilient Despite Shipping Challenges
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US Container Imports Resilient Despite Shipping Challenges

Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports remains poised for year-over-year growth through the first half of 2024 despite disruptions caused

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 754

Yang Ming containership
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Red Ink Warning for Yang Ming as Red Sea Spot Rate Gains Ease

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Yang Ming slid into the red in the final quarter of 2023, with a net loss of $43m after a profit of $483m in

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 2372

Thursday, March 7, 2024
A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
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Strong Month for U.S. Imports in February

In February 2024, U.S. container import volumes declined 6% from January, but jumped 23.3% when compared to the same month last year, according to the March

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 1498

Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
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Shipping Reacts to Fatal Attack on ‘True Confidence’

The deaths of three seafarers on board the True Confidence following a Houthi missile strike marks first fatalities since the Houthis stepped up attacks

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 7181

Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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US to Build Temporary Port in Gaza to Deliver Aid

By Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech on

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 2913

File photo of the port of long beach from the bridge of a ship
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TPM24: Weary Shippers Unconvinced of Gemini’s Hub-and-Spoke Transhipment Model

By Gavin van Marle in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – The question of rates and annual contracts – and the effects of the Red Sea crisis on both – may

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 1374

A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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Deadly Ship Attack Means Shipowners Should Re-Think Red Sea Voyages

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) – A major transport union urged a full halt of merchant ships sailing through the Red Sea, adding to calls for vessels to

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 1346

tanker at sea
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Tanker Liteyny Prospect, Hit by Sanctions, Docks in China to Offload Russian Oil

SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) – The Russian tanker Liteyny Prospect, hit by sanctions, has docked at the Chinese port of Huanghua to discharge

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 942

Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
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‘True Confidence’ Adrift After First Seafarer Fatalities from Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) – India’s navy evacuated all 20 crew from a stricken vessel in the Red Sea on Thursday, after a

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 2010

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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TPM24: Shippers Slow Walk New Contracts Amid Red Sea Rate Shock

By Lisa Baertlein LONG BEACH, March 6 (Reuters) – U.S. importers are playing the waiting game with new container shipping contracts,

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 2018

Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
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Three Dead After Houthi Missile Attack on Bulk Carrier

The U.S. Central Command has confirmed three fatalities on board the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence after the ship was struck by an anti-ship

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 12576

The MV Rubymar pictured before its sinking
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‘Rubymar’ Anchor Seen as Likely Cause of Severed Red Sea Cables

By Olivia Solon and Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) — The anchor of a cargo ship that was attacked by Houthi militants was the most likely cause of damage to

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 4679

Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Tanker Newbuild Contracting Surges to Kick Off 2024

BIMCO is reporting a significant surge in crude tanker newbuild contracting in the first two months of 2024, with a 490% year-on-year increase to 7.4 million

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 1186
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