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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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SUNY Maritime College President RADM Alfultis to Retire in 2024

After serving as President of SUNY Maritime College for nearly a decade, RADM Michael Alfultis has announced his intent to retire in July 2024. During his

September 5, 2023
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Shipbuilding

DNV Grants AiP for World’s Largest LNG Carrier Design

Classification society DNV has granted an Approval in Principle to Hudong-Zhonghua for their design of what could become the world’s largest capacity LNG

September 5, 2023
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Monday, September 4, 2023
Shipping

NOAA Identifies Seven Nations for Illegal Fishing Activities in 2023 Report to Congress

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified seven nations and entities for their illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)

September 4, 2023
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Saturday, September 2, 2023
Shipping

Freight Rates Surge As Mississippi River Water Levels Drop

By Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) –The cost to transport America’s harvest from the Midwest to the rest of the world is soaring as shrinking water

September 2, 2023
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LNG tanker at Cheniere Sabine Pass. Photo REUTERS/Marcy de Luna
Shipping

US LNG Exports In August Slip As Heat, Maintenance Cut Processing

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell in August as some processing plants reduced output and a heat

September 2, 2023
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Friday, September 1, 2023
Shipping

Oil Tanker Earnings Plummet Amid Outlook for Deeper OPEC+ Curbs

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Earnings for oil tankers in the Middle East declined to the lowest level so far this year as the prospect of deeper OPEC+

September 1, 2023
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Shipping

Panama Canal Wait Times Surged in August

Sept 1 (Reuters) – The average wait time for non-booked vessels at the Panama Canal jumped by between 44% and 59% last month as a prolonged drought

September 1, 2023
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Shipbuilding

Northern Lights Carbon Capture Project Orders Third Liquified CO2 Transport Ship

The Northern Lights carbon capture and storage joint venture has placed an order for its third ship that will be used to transport captured CO2 in liquified

September 1, 2023
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Shipping

Two More Ships Leave Ukrainian Black Sea Port Under Temporary Corridor

KYIV, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Two cargo vessels have left a port near Odesa, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Friday – the third

September 1, 2023
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
Ports

West Coast Dockworkers Approve New 6-Year Labor Contract

Dockworkers on the U.S. West Coast have voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement reached in June with port employers represented by the Pacific Maritime

August 31, 2023
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Shipping

Study Finds GHG Emissions Increase When Asian Cargo is Diverted from U.S. West Coast Ports

A new study has found that climate warming greenhouse gas emissions increase when imported cargo from Asia is diverted away from U.S. West Coast ports to the

August 31, 2023
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Shipping

Panama Canal Shipper Pays $2.4 Million to Skip the Line

By Alex Longley, Ruth Liao and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Shippers are having to pay record amounts if they want their carriers to beat a logjam

August 31, 2023
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Environment

Cost Gap between Ammonia and Conventional Fuel for Shipping Could Close by 2026, Study Finds

A new analysis from the Global Maritime Forum has found that the cost gap between operating ships on zero-emission ammonia and conventional fuel could be

August 31, 2023
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Shipping

Container Shipping Lines Rake In $8.9 Billion Profit in Q2

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The second-quarter results of the major container lines were significantly down from the year before, but nonetheless

August 31, 2023
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Shipping

Kazakhstan Diversifies Oil-Export Routes With Tanker Purchases

(Bloomberg) — Kazakhstan is buying tankers to ship its oil across across the Caspian and Black Seas, the latest sign that central Asia’s largest crude

August 31, 2023
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A girl reads a book at a bookstore, which windows are taped in anticipation of typhoon Saola in Hong Kong, China August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Marine Weather

Super Typhoon Soala Heads Towards Hong Hong

BEIJING/ HONG KONG Aug 31 (Reuters) – China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more

August 31, 2023
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Orsted’s $2.3 Billion Hit is Latest Setback for America’s Offshore Wind Industry

(Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S’s potential $2.3 billion impairment on its US projects is just the latest in a string of recent setbacks for the nascent US

August 30, 2023
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Shipping

Kinder Morgan Reports Minimal Damage Due to Idalia

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Kinder Morgan on Wednesday said its Port Manatee, Port Sutton and Tampaplex terminals in Florida sustained minimal damage due to

August 30, 2023
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Shipping

Russia and Turkey to Discuss Alternative to Black Sea Deal

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will discuss a proposal by Moscow for an alternative to

August 30, 2023
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Shipbuilding

McAllister’s New Tier IV Tug Arrives in Virginia

McAllister’s new Tier IV tug Jane McAllister has arrived at its new homeport at the Port of Virginia. Built by Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay,

August 30, 2023
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