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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Ports

China’s Worse-Than-Suez Ship Delays Set to Widen Trade Chaos

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery

June 17, 2021
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
offshore oil rig
Shipping

Wage Deal Averts Norwegian Offshore Oil Strike

OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) – Three Norwegian labor unions agreed on a wage deal with the owners of floating offshore oil drilling rigs, preventing

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 2098

The motor vessel Triton becomes the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal
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Longer Vessels Now Allowed to Use Expanded Panama Canal

Longer and deeper ships will now be able to use the expanded Panama Canal. After almost five years since the inauguration fo the Neopanamax locks, the Panama

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 4843

mv skylark
Shipping

Ranking Flag States from Best to Worst: Paris MoU Updates ‘White, Grey and Black List’

The Paris MoU has approved its 2020 “White, Grey, and Black” lists for flag state performance. The Paris MoU’s annual “White, Grey and Black (WGB)

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 13519

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
sekura leader car carrier
Environment

NYK Reveals Plans for a Dozen LNG-Fueled Car Carriers

Japanese shipping company NYK has announced plans to build a dozen LNG-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) with deliveries starting in 2025. The company

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 1954

Golden Ray Cutting Paused for Equipment Maintenance
Accidents

Golden Ray Cutting Paused for Equipment Maintenance

Cutting operations on the Golden Ray wreck have been paused once again to allow for maintenance on the wreck removal equipment, the incident command said in

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 4907

cargo ship
Shipping

ITF Flags Concerns Over Repatriation of Deceased Seafarers’ Bodies

Concerns are mounting amid shocking revelations that ports are increasingly refusing to repatriate deceased seafarers’ bodies under the the guise of

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 3793

hyundai containership
Shipping

HMM Confirms Cyber Attack on Email System

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Yet another ocean carrier has fallen foul to a cyber-attack: this time it is South Korea’s HMM, which today

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 3831

zim containership
Shipping

Deutsche Bank Set to Reap $1 Billion on Trader’s ZIM Bet

By Irene García Pérez and Luca Casiraghi (Bloomberg) — Mark Spehn couldn’t join billionaire Idan Ofer at his seaside villa north of Tel Aviv for a

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 2485

Monday, June 14, 2021
containership
Shipping

Containership Owner Costamare Enters Dry Bulk Shipping Sector

U.S.-listed containership owner and charterer Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE) announced the acquisition today of 16 dry bulk vessels, marking a new sector for the

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 5132

The Emirati Oil Deal That Has Infuriated Israeli Environmentalists
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The Emirati Oil Deal That Has Infuriated Israeli Environmentalists

By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, June 14 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships from Dubai that docked last year in the Mediterranean port of Haifa

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 3122

Home depot
Shipping

Home Depot Chartering Its Very Own Ship to Avoid Shipping Problems

How bad is the container shipping crisis? So bad that The Home Depot has chartered its own ship. This isn’t a joke. Between soaring freight rates, a lack

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 9730

VANTAGE WAVE
Shipping

Ports Refuse Access to Another Ship Carrying Body of Deceased Captain

Deja-vu… Efforts are underway to repatriate the deceased Romanian captain of the cargo ship M/V Vantage Wave after seven weeks and refusal by multiple

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 23257

x-press pearl
Accidents

X-Press Pearl Captain Arrested -Media

Authorities in Sri Lanka have reportedly arrested the captain of the stricken X-Press Pearl which caught fire and sank off the coast of Colombo after a

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 9102

Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Ports

Yantian Port Problems Creating ‘Unprecedented’ Supply Chain Disruption

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers are facing a perfect storm as the logistics industry has entered an “an era of unprecedented disruption”,

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 5807

Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys
Shipping

Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys

By Alex Longley, Catherine Bosley and Deirdre Hipwell (Bloomberg) — The skyrocketing price of shipping goods across the globe may hit your

June 14, 2021
Total Views: 13300

Saturday, June 12, 2021
imo headquarters
Environment

‘Failure Not an Option’ as IMO Opens MEPC 76 Climate Meeting

By Barry Parker The much anticipated meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC),

June 12, 2021
Total Views: 3218

Friday, June 11, 2021
Bouchard Transportation Seeking Buyer to Avoid Closure, Layoffs
Shipping

Bouchard Transportation Seeking Buyer to Avoid Closure, Layoffs

New York-based barge operator Bouchard Transportation may need to close its facilities and lay off as many 108 workers if it is unable to find a buyer for the

June 11, 2021
Total Views: 6403

Ships Skip Singapore as China Congestion Snarls Supply Chain
Ports

Ships Skip Singapore as China Congestion Snarls Supply Chain

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Delays from congestion at southern Chinese ports triggered by fresh Covid-19 outbreaks are rippling through global supply

June 11, 2021
Total Views: 3640

ship emissions
Environment

U.S. Joins Norway, Denmark to Advance Zero Emission Ship Fuels

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) – The United States is working with Norway, Denmark and other countries to develop zero emissions fuel options

June 11, 2021
Total Views: 856
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