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Friday, March 25, 2022
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U.S. and EU Reach LNG Deal as Europe Seeks to Cut Russian Gas Dependency

By Jarrett Renshaw, Vera Eckert and Joseph Nasr BRUSSELS/BERLIN, March 25 (Reuters) – The United States will work to supply 15 billion cubic

March 25, 2022
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File Photo shows a bulk ship with containership in background
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Marshall Islands Considering ‘Expelling’ Russian Vessels from Ship Registry

TAIPEI, March 25 (Reuters) – The Marshall Islands is considering “expelling” from their ship registry any Russian yachts or boats

March 25, 2022
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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Russian Shipping Firm SCF in Choppier Waters After UK Slaps On Sanctions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s top shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF), already struggling to find berths

March 24, 2022
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All Eyes on Russian Oil as Cargoes Go Underground
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All Eyes on Russian Oil as Cargoes Go Underground

Russian exports of crude oil and refined products—what the major flows are (that’s the easy part), and also the geopolitics that attach to them (that’s

March 24, 2022
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Maersk Ship Loses Containers in Pacific Ocean
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Maersk Ship Loses Containers in Pacific Ocean

A Maersk-operated containership lost around 90 containers in heavy weather this week during an eastbound voyage in the North Pacific Ocean, the company has

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 34648

V.Group, Unions Coordinating Evacuation of Ukrainian Seafarers and Their Families from Odessa
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V.Group, Unions Coordinating Evacuation of Ukrainian Seafarers and Their Families from Odessa

Ship manager V.Group has joined together with a group of maritime unions to coordinate the evacuation of seafarers and their families from the Ukrainian port

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 1476

angshan Deep-Water Port
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China’s Covid Lockdowns Worsen Shipping Port Jams

By Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — Congestion in the key Chinese ports of Shenzhen and Hong Kong due to Covid-19 lockdowns has risen to the

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 2735

Senator Warren Blasts Shipping Alliances for Adding to Inflation
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Senator Warren Blasts Shipping Alliances for Adding to Inflation

By Brendan Murray and Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Senator Elizabeth Warren blamed rising U.S. inflation in part on the largest ocean shipping companies,

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 1278

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
NOAA Discovers 207-Year-Old Whaling Ship Lost in Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA Discovers 207-Year-Old Whaling Ship Lost in Gulf of Mexico

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Wednesday the discovery of a 207-year-old whaling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship,

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 9073

China-Europe Rail Containers Find New Routes By Sea to Avoid Russia
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China-Europe Rail Containers Find New Routes By Sea to Avoid Russia

By Ann Koh and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — More than a million containers set to ride 6,000-plus miles of railway linking Western Europe to Eastern

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 4247

A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
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Foreign Ships Stuck in Ukraine Running Low on Food Supplies

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – Food and medical supplies onboard over 100 foreign flagged ships stuck in Ukraine due to the

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 2620

Xeneta’s State of the Market Webinar: Supply Chain Uncertainty, Covid Lockdowns, and Sanctions
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Xeneta’s State of the Market Webinar: Supply Chain Uncertainty, Covid Lockdowns, and Sanctions

Peter Sand, Xeneta’s container freight analyst extraordinaire, referred to shipping as “a constant barrage of risks coming into our everyday lives”

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 554

ever given satellite photo
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From Ever Given to Ever Forward

Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D.  A year ago, MV Ever Given rammed its bow into Asia, ran its stern onto Africa, and her midships straddled the Suez Canal for

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 8675

tanker at sea
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Ship Owners Wary of Moving Russian Oil -Angelicoussis

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – Foreign ship owners are becoming increasingly wary of moving cargoes of Russian oil due to the conflict in Ukraine

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 9181

British Prime Minister Johnson Says P&O Ferries Broke Labor Laws With Mass Firings
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British Prime Minister Johnson Says P&O Ferries Broke Labor Laws With Mass Firings

By Siddharth Philip and Kitty Donaldson (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson turned up the political heat over the mass firing of 800 workers at

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 1896

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Ocean Shipping Reform Bill Headed for Senate Vote After Clearing Commerce Committee
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Ocean Shipping Reform Bill Headed for Senate Vote After Clearing Commerce Committee

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Tuesday approved the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, advancing what could become the first

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 3215

St. Lawrence Seaway Kicks Off 2022 Navigation Season
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St. Lawrence Seaway Kicks Off 2022 Navigation Season

The St. Lawrence Seaway kicked off its 2022 navigation season on Tuesday. As ice clears on the St. Lawrence River, ports on the Montreal – Lake Ontario

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 2416

Crowley Awarded Military Sealift Command Charter for Ice-Class Tanker
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Crowley Awarded Military Sealift Command Charter for Ice-Class Tanker

Crowley has been awarded a charter contract from Military Sealift Command to operate the Stena Polaris, an ice-class tanker serving bulk fuel transportation

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 3005

Tanker new york harbor
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New York Sends Diesel Cargo to Europe in Rare Trade Flow Reversal

By Chunzi Xu (Bloomberg) — U.S. fuel markets are getting even tighter as Europe’s scramble for alternatives to Russian diesel flipped New York from a

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 4772

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Urges Italy to Seize Mystery Yacht
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Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Urges Italy to Seize Mystery Yacht

By Crispian Balmer ROME, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Italy on Tuesday to seize a mystery yacht worth

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 4399
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