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Saturday, October 15, 2022
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Russia Cuts Gasoline Exports

by David Evans (Reuters) Russia has cut gasoline exports via its ports and border crossings in September by 14% month-on-month to 256,204 tonnes amid refinery

October 15, 2022
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A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Watch Commodities As China Heads for Pivotal Week

(Bloomberg) Commodities are entering a crucial period as earnings season gathers pace, Europe firms up its energy-crisis response, and China’s political

October 15, 2022
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Russia Prepared to Quit Black Sea Grain Deal
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Russia Prepared to Quit Black Sea Grain Deal

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Moscow has submitted concerns to the United Nations about an agreement on Black Sea grain exports, and

October 14, 2022
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Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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FMC Proposing New Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is proposing a new rule that seeks to bring more clarity, structure, and punctuality to the demurrage and detention

October 14, 2022
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dry bulk vessel
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Bad Week For The Baltic Dry Index

Oct 14 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index edged up on Friday to snap a six-session losing streak, but posted its worst

October 14, 2022
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Containership Reportedly Sinks in Red Sea After Fire
Accidents

Containership Reportedly Sinks in Red Sea After Fire

Multiple news sites are reporting that the Panamanian-flagged containership has sunk in the Red Sea nearly a week after a fire broke out in a cargo hold. The

October 13, 2022
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Midwest Drought Points to Little Relief for Mississippi River Shipping
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Midwest Drought Points to Little Relief for Mississippi River Shipping

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — A drought is spreading across the US Midwest, drying up the Mississippi River and its tributaries that serve as a

October 13, 2022
Total Views: 2104

‘Fast and Furious’ Return to Normal Puts Liner Profits at Risk
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‘Fast and Furious’ Return to Normal Puts Liner Profits at Risk

A new research paper from HSBC predicts that the “fast and furious” collapse in freight rate will result in global container shipping returning to

October 13, 2022
Total Views: 1729

Ships bridge silhouetted with Antarctic Icebergs on the Horizon
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Russia Sanctions Spur Demand for Ice-Class Oil Tankers

By Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The cost of oil tankers that can navigate icy waters has surged ahead of looming European Union

October 13, 2022
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lng carrier
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Chevron Sees Strong Demand in Europe Driving U.S. LNG Exports

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Marwa Rashad LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron Corp expects high European prices for liquefied natural

October 13, 2022
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Supply Chain Snarls Loosen, But Plenty of Problems Remain
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Supply Chain Snarls Loosen, But Plenty of Problems Remain

By Timothy Aeppel Oct 13 (Reuters) – John Ehresmann loves that the cost of shipping an ocean container from Asia to a U.S. port or

October 13, 2022
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Floating Offshore Wind Pipeline Sees Explosive Growth
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Floating Offshore Wind Pipeline Sees Explosive Growth

The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in terms of capacity in the past year with the UK leading the charge, according to

October 12, 2022
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Worth At Least $143 Million
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Worth At Least $143 Million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced Wednesday the receipt of

October 12, 2022
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An inland tug and barges moves along a river under a bridge
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Barge Shipping Whack-a-Mole: Closures on Ohio River as Mississippi Bottleneck Improves

By Brian K. Sullivan, Joe Deaux and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River isn’t out of the woods as falling water levels along its

October 12, 2022
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
ningbo port congestion
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IMF Lowers Outlook for Global Economy

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its outlook for the global economy amid high inflation and downside risks on multiple fronts. According to the

October 11, 2022
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Stock photo of a barge on the Mississippi River
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U.S. Gulf Grain Exports Slowed by Low Mississippi River

By Karl Plume Oct 11 (Reuters) – U.S. crop exports at Louisiana Gulf Coast terminals were at their lowest level in nine years for the first

October 11, 2022
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an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
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U.S. Import Volume Heads South in September, But Still Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. container import volumes have finally started to fall off the proverbial cliff that some in the industry have been predicting for months. Data analytics

October 11, 2022
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A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
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Spain’s Cepsa Signs Green Hydrogen Shipping Deal with Rotterdam Port

MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Spanish oil and gas group Cepsa has signed a deal with the Dutch port of Rotterdam to ship green hydrogen from southern

October 11, 2022
Total Views: 797

Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
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Maersk Rides Shipping’s Roller-Coaster Year

By Christian Wienberg and Jonas Ekblom (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is having either the greatest year in its 118-year history or the worst in

October 11, 2022
Total Views: 1375

Ellie M, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn, waits for the inspection at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul, Turkey
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Ukraine Grain Backlog Prompts Call for Faster Ship Inspections

By Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – With nearly 100 grain-laden ships reaching towards the horizon off Istanbul, the

October 11, 2022
Total Views: 945
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