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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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Ships Inspections Slow as Black Sea Grain Deal Negotiations Continue

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, April 11 (Reuters) – No ships were inspected on Tuesday under the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal “as

April 11, 2023
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an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
Ports

Descartes: Container Imports Continue to Track at Pre-Pandemic Levels

Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group has released its April Global Shipping Report, revealing a significant increase in U.S. container import

April 11, 2023
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A digitally enhanced image of ships
Shipping

Maritime Data Market Consolidation Continues as Veson Launches VesselsValue Bid

Boston-based maritime freight management solutions provider Veson Nautica has announced its intention to acquire vessel valuation expert VesselsValue, the

April 11, 2023
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oil tanker vlcc ship shipping
Shipping

Russia’s Flagship Oil Is Moving Ever Closer to $60-a-Barrel Price Cap

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The price of Russian oil is nearing a threshold that could create complications for the country’s biggest buyers. 

April 11, 2023
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OOCL Earnings Preview Container Market Correction
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OOCL Earnings Preview Container Market Correction

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The first evidence of the depth of the liner shipping freight rate correction comes with the Q1 operational numbers

April 11, 2023
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Stock photo of the bow of a ship at anchor
Shipping

Indian Government Set to Invite Bids for Shipping Corp Privatization

By Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, April 11 (Reuters) – The Indian government plans to invite financial bids for the privatisation of Shipping Corp of India

April 11, 2023
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Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
Shipping

Scorpio Tankers Purchases More Ships and Shares

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced on Tuesday that it has exercised its purchase options on six ships and has also repurchased additional common

April 11, 2023
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Monday, April 10, 2023
ONE Launches ‘Eco Calculator’ for Measuring CO2 Emissions
Environment

ONE Launches ‘Eco Calculator’ for Measuring CO2 Emissions

Japanese shipping line Ocean Network Express has a launched a “eco calculator” to help customers measure the full life cycle of carbon dioxide

April 10, 2023
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A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

Normal Operations Return to Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Normal operations resumed at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as dockworkers returned to container terminals for

April 10, 2023
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Friday, April 7, 2023
The shipping ports of Los Angeles (top left) and Long Beach are seen from the window of a commercial aircraft over Long Beach, California, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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PMA Says ‘Coordinated Action’ By ILWU Shut Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports

By Laila Kearney April 7 (Reuters) – A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S. ocean trade gateway to largely shut on Friday,

April 7, 2023
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containership
Shipping

Positive Sentiment Keeps Container Shipping’s Charter Market Afloat

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – More optimistic demand forecasts and the prospect of a better peak season this year are driving a containership charter

April 7, 2023
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CMA CGM Orders 16 Large Containerships at  China State Shipbuilding -Reports
Shipbuilding

CMA CGM Orders 16 Large Containerships at China State Shipbuilding -Reports

French shipping giant CMA CGM has reportedly signed a shipbuilding order with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for 16 large containerships valued at over

April 7, 2023
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Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
Ports

US Container Imports Climbing But Will Stay Well-Below Pandemic Peaks

Import cargo volume at the nation’s busiest container ports should climb steadily through this summer, but will remain well-below the record-setting levels

April 7, 2023
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Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Russia Warns West: We May Work Around Black Sea Grain Deal

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) – Russia warned the West on Friday that unless obstacles to its exports of grain and fertilizers

April 7, 2023
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
South Africa Says Contentious Chinese Ship is for Research, Not Surveillance
Shipping

South Africa Says Contentious Chinese Ship is for Research, Not Surveillance

By Prinesha Naidoo (Bloomberg) — A Chinese ship — capable of tracking rocket and spacecraft launches — that docked at a South African port is a

April 6, 2023
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Former Euronav VLCC Departs China on FSO Safer Oil Removal Mission
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Former Euronav VLCC Departs China on FSO Safer Oil Removal Mission

The former Euronav Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) that the UN purchased as part of a mission to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in Yemen’s Red Sea has

April 6, 2023
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cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
Shipping

CMA CGM’s Saade Forges Ahead With China, Media Deals

By Samy Adghirni and Tara Patel (Bloomberg) –CMA CGM SA Chief Executive Officer Rodolphe Saade said the world’s third-largest container line has

April 6, 2023
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Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Western Curbs on Russian Oil Products Redraw Global Shipping Map

By Mohi Narayan and Jonathan Saul NEW DELHI/LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) – Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that

April 6, 2023
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
Shipping

Ocean Carriers Backpedal on D&D Charges as New Rules Loom

By Ian Putzger, Americas Correspondent (The Loadstar) – While US ports and container terminals still resist a regulatory drive to curtail detention and

April 5, 2023
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tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia Using Ship-to-Ship Diesel Transfers for Transatlantic Exports

MOSCOW, April 5 (Reuters) – Russia has started to make ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of diesel near African ports as it seeks transatlantic

April 5, 2023
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