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Monday, December 20, 2021
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Maersk Makes Winter Weather Plans for Stormy North Atlantic

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season has severely disrupted transatlantic liner services, adding to capacity

December 20, 2021
Total Views: 2981

Saturday, December 18, 2021
Baltic Index Marks Worst Week In Nearly Three Years As Vessel Rates Sink
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Baltic Index Marks Worst Week In Nearly Three Years As Vessel Rates Sink

Dec 18 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index declined on Friday, posting its biggest weekly fall since early

December 18, 2021
Total Views: 6089

Friday, December 17, 2021
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Coast Guard: Sexual Assault On U.S. Ships Is A Crime That Must Be Reported

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin reminding mariners that sexual assault is a crime and that it must be reported to the

December 17, 2021
Total Views: 2099

Oil Sheen Reported Offshore Southern California, Near LA-LB Anchorages
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Oil Sheen Reported Offshore Southern California, Near LA-LB Anchorages

A Unified Command is responding to an oil sheen in San Pedro Bay in the vicinity of the Los Angeles and Long Beach anchorages. The sheen was first reported

December 17, 2021
Total Views: 1799

Ammonia-Powered Short Sea Shipping Project Awarded Norwegian Funding
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Ammonia-Powered Short Sea Shipping Project Awarded Norwegian Funding

Norway-based Viridis Bulk Carriers and its partners have been awarded funding to help develop ammonia-powered short sea ships for the European sector. The

December 17, 2021
Total Views: 1873

CMA CGM mega-ship Marco Polo
Shipping

Freight Futures Coming to Container Shipping

Can container freight futures offer an antidote for supply chain blues? The Baltic Exchange, which pioneered indexation and transacting of drybulk freight

December 17, 2021
Total Views: 5167

Thursday, December 16, 2021
Shipping Groups Launch Seafarer Quarantine Network as Omicron Spread Threatens Border Restrictions
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Shipping Groups Launch Seafarer Quarantine Network as Omicron Spread Threatens Border Restrictions

Leading shipping groups representing shipowners, seafarers’ unions, and maritime employers have partnered up to establish their own international network of

December 16, 2021
Total Views: 2701

UK and Australia Finalize Post-Brexit Trade Deal
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UK and Australia Finalize Post-Brexit Trade Deal

By Joe Mayes (Bloomberg) — The U.K. and Australia finalized their post-Brexit trade deal, the first post-Brexit agreement reached by Britain that goes

December 16, 2021
Total Views: 624

French Ro-Ro to Begin Testing ‘Seawing’ Ship Kite for Wind-Assisted Propulsion
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French Ro-Ro to Begin Testing ‘Seawing’ Ship Kite for Wind-Assisted Propulsion

A French tech company says it has installed its first automated ship kite on a commercial ship. The company, called Airseas, says the installation marks an

December 16, 2021
Total Views: 4024

container ship
Shipping

Charter Vessels ‘Auctioned’ as War Among Carriers Heats Up

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Containership owners are holding “charter vessel auctions” for ships under contracts that expire next year –

December 16, 2021
Total Views: 2301

USMMA Sea Year Training to Resume with Mandatory Safety Standards to Protect Cadets Against Sexual Assault and Harassment
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USMMA Sea Year Training to Resume with Mandatory Safety Standards to Protect Cadets Against Sexual Assault and Harassment

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) are planning to reinstate Sea Year training for Merchant Marine Academy

December 16, 2021
Total Views: 1401

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Unveils Hybrid Electric Coastal Tanker Design
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Unveils Hybrid Electric Coastal Tanker Design

Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have teamed up to design a hybrid electric propulsion biomass

December 15, 2021
Total Views: 2230

Boskalis Reviewing Its Stake in Smit Lamnalco
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Boskalis Reviewing Its Stake in Smit Lamnalco

Dutch dredging and marine services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster says it is reviewing its position in towage provider Smit Lamnalco. Boskalis has held a

December 15, 2021
Total Views: 1714

IMO Designates May 18th as ‘International Day for Women in Maritime’
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IMO Designates May 18th as ‘International Day for Women in Maritime’

The UN International Maritime Organization has adopted a resolution to designate May 18th as International Day for Women in Maritime. The resolution was

December 15, 2021
Total Views: 1452

Drewry: Four Potential Supply Chain Disruptors to Watch For In 2022
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Drewry: Four Potential Supply Chain Disruptors to Watch For In 2022

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The fractious relationship between ocean carriers and their freight forwarder and NVOCC customers is seen as one of

December 15, 2021
Total Views: 1447

port of long beach truck gates
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Faster Horses: FMC’s Maritime Data Initiative Looks to Speed Cargo Flow

As the Holiday season moves towards crunch time, the “supply chain”, with its empty shelves and delayed delivery times, is rivalling the Omicron variant

December 15, 2021
Total Views: 809

ship emissions
Environment

Marine Insurers Adopt ‘Poseidon Principles’ to Help Decarbonize Global Shipping

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the

December 15, 2021
Total Views: 835

Tuesday, December 14, 2021
ship's bridge
Shipping

Four More Sentenced in Coast Guard Test-Fixing Scheme

A defendant convicted of acting as an intermediary in a test score-fixing scheme at a Coast Guard exam center has been sentenced for 40 months in prison, while

December 14, 2021
Total Views: 4399

lng carrier
Environment

Feasibility Study Finds LNG Carriers Beat Tankers When It Comes to Carbon Capture and Storage Use

A feasibility study into shipping’s use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology shows that the LNG sector is currently better suited than tankers

December 14, 2021
Total Views: 1546

LNG carrier in open sea during daytime
Shipping

Gas Crunch Sends European Prices to Rare Premium Over Asia

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — Europe has become a premium market for liquefied natural gas, increasing the likelihood of a

December 14, 2021
Total Views: 1032
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