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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
ZIM Reveals Long-Term Charters for Six 5,500 TEU Containerships
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ZIM Reveals Long-Term Charters for Six 5,500 TEU Containerships

Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) has announced new charters for up to six newbuild 5,500 TEU wide beam containerships from

March 30, 2022
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ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
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Ukraine Considering Farming Exports from Romanian Black Sea Port of Constanta

LVIV, Ukraine, March 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine is in talks with Romania on shipping its farming exports via the Romanian Black Sea port

March 30, 2022
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A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
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Ukraine Calls on Marine Insurers to Withdraw Russia Coverage

By Benjamin Robertson (Bloomberg) — The Ukrainian government has asked international marine insurers to stop all dealings with shipping companies

March 30, 2022
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Danger mines sign is pictured at an empty beach, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Planting Mines in Black Sea

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of planting mines in the Black Sea and said some of those

March 30, 2022
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
shanghai free trade zone
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Maersk Warns Shanghai Covid Lockdown Will Increase Shipping Costs Further

SHANGHAI, March 29 (Reuters) – Danish shipper Maersk said the Shanghai lockdown will severely hurt trucking services and increase transport

March 29, 2022
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Another Record Month for Port of Savannah
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Another Record Month for Port of Savannah

The Port of Savannah’s container throughput volume grew nearly 18 percent in February as imports continue to shift east, away from congested West Coast

March 29, 2022
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P&O Ferries Rejects Government Plea to Rehire Fired Workers
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P&O Ferries Rejects Government Plea to Rehire Fired Workers

By Muvija M LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – P&O Ferries on Tuesday rejected the British government’s request to rehire 800 workers it

March 29, 2022
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Maersk and Kirby to Install Offshore Wind Turbines for New York Wind Farms
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Maersk and Kirby to Install Offshore Wind Turbines for New York Wind Farms

Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a firm contract for the installation of offshore wind turbines at Equinor and BP’s Empire 1 and 2 offshore wind

March 29, 2022
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Ukraine War and China’s COVID Lockdowns Add to Supply Chain Problems
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Ukraine War and China’s COVID Lockdowns Add to Supply Chain Problems

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in

March 29, 2022
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Ships Stranded in Ukraine as Conflict Slows UN Efforts for ‘Maritime Corridor’
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Ships Stranded in Ukraine as Conflict Slows UN Efforts for ‘Maritime Corridor’

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – With more than 1,000 seafarers stranded on ships in Ukrainian ports and food supplies running

March 29, 2022
Total Views: 1142

Monday, March 28, 2022
‘Clean Canaveral’ Performs Inaugural Barge-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Operation
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‘Clean Canaveral’ Performs Inaugural Barge-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Operation

The largest Jones Act-compliant LNG bunkering barge has completed its inaugural bunkering operation in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5,500 cubic meter capacity

March 28, 2022
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bulk carrier underway
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Capital Link’s International Shipping Forum Drybulk Panel: ‘You Pinch Yourself’

The drybulk panel at Capital Link’s International Shipping Forum (now in its 16th year) proved to be lively, to say the least, as shipowner participants

March 28, 2022
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Savannah Completes Decades-Long Harbor Deepening Project
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Savannah Completes Decades-Long Harbor Deepening Project

Officials at the Port of Savannah have marked the completion of the Savannah Harbord deepening project. By reducing tidal restrictions for the largerst ships

March 28, 2022
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Close in photo of Maersk ship loaded with containers
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Maersk to Explore Large-Scale Green Fuel Production in Egypt

A.P. Moller-Maersk will partner with authorities in Egypt to explore the large-scale production of green fuel for ships in the country. Maersk announced a

March 28, 2022
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U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Narrows But Remains Near-Record
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U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Narrows But Remains Near-Record

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in February, but the fall reversed only a fraction

March 28, 2022
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ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
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Ukraine Could Resume Wheat Exports Depending on Next Crop

By Volodymyr Verbyany (Bloomberg) — Ukraine may ease wheat-export curbs as soon as next month, once it is confident that spring sowing is

March 28, 2022
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Britain to Force Ferry Operators to Pay Minimum Wage After P&O Debacle
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Britain to Force Ferry Operators to Pay Minimum Wage After P&O Debacle

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it will force ferry operators docking in its ports to pay the minimum wage as it stepped up

March 28, 2022
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Sunday, March 27, 2022
India Plans To Double Imports Of Russian Coal
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India Plans To Double Imports Of Russian Coal

By Neha Arora NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) – India is leaning toward continuing to import coking coal from Russia, the steel minister said on

March 27, 2022
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Saturday, March 26, 2022
Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Yemen, Thwarting “An Imminent Attack On Oil Tankers”
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Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Yemen, Thwarting “An Imminent Attack On Oil Tankers”

By Anthony Di Paola and Mohammed Hatem Mar 26, 2022, (Bloomberg) –A Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen launched airstrikes against

March 26, 2022
Total Views: 2796

British Maritime Agency Detains P&O Ferry Unready To Sail
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British Maritime Agency Detains P&O Ferry Unready To Sail

March 26 (Reuters) – Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on Friday detained a ferry operated by P&O in Northern

March 26, 2022
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