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Friday, April 1, 2022
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Ports

Russia-Linked Shipping Containers Stacking Up in Rotterdam

By Cagan Koc (Bloomberg) — In normal times, the Dutch port of Rotterdam is like a machine: hundreds of ships come and go each day, and tens of

April 1, 2022
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Bad Bunkers: Ships Suffer ‘Blackouts’ Linked to Singapore Fuel Suppliers

SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) – A major bunker fuel contamination has affected at least 14 shipping vessels that received high sulphur

April 1, 2022
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Thursday, March 31, 2022
U.S. Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Bill
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U.S. Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Bill

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to improve oversight of

March 31, 2022
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Bulk Carrier’s Crew Members Accused of Offloading Cocaine at Sea in Australia

Authorities in Austrlia have arrested four crew members from the Cyprus-registerd bulk carrier Kypros Bravery after seizing 416 kilograms of cocaine, or about

March 31, 2022
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Pilot Error Led to Tow Hitting Lock Guide Wall, NTSB Determines
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Pilot Error Led to Tow Hitting Lock Guide Wall, NTSB Determines

Pilot error has been determined to be the cause of a tow striking a section of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Illinois, back in March 2021.

March 31, 2022
Total Views: 3350

File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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Opinion: American Maritime Serves the Nation In the Face of Baseless Criticisms

By Ku’uhaku Park, President of the American Maritime Partnership There is an old yet familiar saying in politics that you should “never let a good crisis

March 31, 2022
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Russia Trades Accusations with Ukraine on Drifting Black Sea Mines
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Russia Trades Accusations with Ukraine on Drifting Black Sea Mines

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of laying hundreds of mines near its coast and said some were drifting into open waters

March 31, 2022
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oil storage tankers
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Biden to Release a Record 1 Million Barrels Per Day from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce the release of 1 million barrels of oil a day for the next six

March 31, 2022
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Shipping

Ocean Carriers’ Shift to Owning More Ships Depletes Containership Charter Market

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The shift by some ocean carriers to owning more tonnage rather than chartering-in ships has depleted the containership

March 30, 2022
Total Views: 4750

UK Pressures Ports to Block P&O Ferries Over Firings
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UK Pressures Ports to Block P&O Ferries Over Firings

By Christopher Jasper and Charlotte Ryan (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government put the onus on port owners to block operations by P&O Ferries after the

March 30, 2022
Total Views: 4463

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Cargotec and Konecranes Abandon $5 Billion Merger Plan Over Competition Concerns

Finnish-based Cargotec and Konecranes have cancelled plans for a proposed merger after UK competition regulators blocked the transaction over concerns that it

March 30, 2022
Total Views: 868

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
Total Views: 1941

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
Total Views: 1691

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
Total Views: 1202

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
Shipping

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
Ports

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
Total Views: 2209

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
Total Views: 1314
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