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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Report: American Ship Captain Surrenders License Amid Rape Accusation
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Report: American Ship Captain Surrenders License Amid Rape Accusation

An American ship captain has surrendered his license amid allegations that he raped a female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet and attempted to assault

November 1, 2022
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containership underway
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Seaspan Parent Agrees to $10.9 Billion Buyout from Existing Major Shareholders and ONE

Asset manager Atlas (NYSE: ATCO), parent to container leasing company Seaspan Corporation, has agreed to a all-cash buyout by an entity made up of its existing

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1873

Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
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Maersk Gives Overstocked Retailers the Option to Slow Arrivals

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk says it is offering shippers the opportunity to slow cargo arrivals from Asia destined for European and US ports

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1602

More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine Despite Russia Warnings
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More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine Despite Russia Warnings

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Grain markets steadied on Tuesday, with farmers and traders on alert for Russia’s next moves as ships continue to move

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1472

Monday, October 31, 2022
Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. Photo REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht
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Mississippi River Drought Is Pushing Soybean Shippers to Other Regions

By Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The shrinking Mississippi River has hobbled the most efficient channel for moving US soybeans onto world markets,

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 2999

MSC Gayane
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DOJ Charges Former Heavyweight Boxer for Smuggling Cocaine Worth Over $1 Billion on MSC Containerships

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former heavyweight boxer with trafficking over 20 tons of cocaine on containerships linked to the world’s

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 9876

Grain Ships Sail from Ukraine Despite Moscow’s Pullout from Deal
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Grain Ships Sail from Ukraine Despite Moscow’s Pullout from Deal

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Ships carrying grain sailed from Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Moscow’s suspension of its

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 1365

fishing vessel
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U.S.-Flagged Fishing Vessel Busted for Use of “Paper Captain”

The U.S. Coast Guard busted a Washington State-based tuna fishing vessel for using a “paper captain” in violation of the Jones Act. A Coast Guard

October 31, 2022
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Stock photo of a ONE containership at berth
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ONE’s Profit Surges Despite ‘Sudden Decline’ in Demand

Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s seventh largest ocean carrier, has reported a massive $5.5 billion profit in its latest quarter,

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 1408

Wheat Prices Soar as Russia Warns on Ship Safety
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Wheat Prices Soar as Russia Warns on Ship Safety

By Megan Durisin, Áine Quinn and Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) — Wheat prices soared after Russia suspended a deal guaranteeing safe passage of

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 846

Sunday, October 30, 2022
U.N., Turkey, Ukraine Press Ahead With Black Sea Grain Deal Despite Russian Pullout
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U.N., Turkey, Ukraine Press Ahead With Black Sea Grain Deal Despite Russian Pullout

KYIV/NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine pressed ahead to implement a Black Sea grain deal and agreed on a transit plan

October 30, 2022
Total Views: 1523

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Smaller Containerships Most Likely to Face the Chopping Block
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Smaller Containerships Most Likely to Face the Chopping Block

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A period of aggressive vessel scrapping will be required to address a looming “severe risk of overcapacity” in

October 27, 2022
Total Views: 6831

Monday, October 24, 2022
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 Accuses Russia of Blocking Full Grain Shipping Capacity

by Ronald Popeski (Reuters) Ukraine said seven vessels sailed off from its ports on Sunday carrying grain bound for Asia and Europe, but accused Russia of

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 2057

Scorpio Tankers Exercises Purchase Options on Eight Ships
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Scorpio Tankers Exercises Purchase Options on Eight Ships

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG) has exercised purchase options for eight tankers along with the repayment of a credit facility that will reduce the

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 1793

Svitzer Americas Expands Fleet with Two New Tugs and a Workboat
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Svitzer Americas Expands Fleet with Two New Tugs and a Workboat

Leading towage provider Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat as it further modernizes and expands

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 1173

tanker at sea
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For the First Time in Four Years There’s No U.S. Crude Going to France

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — For the first time in four years, there’s no US crude getting exported to France as a workers strike in the European

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 15563

MSC Container ship enters portCatstyecam / Shutterstock.com
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Liner Giant MSC Makes Major Towing Acquisition

Mediterranean Shipping Company has agreed to acquire Italian towage operator Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A., the world’s third-largest harbor tug

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 5118

Bulk carrier inspection
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UN Seeks ‘Urgent’ Steps to Relieve Backlog in Black Sea Exports Deal

ISTANBUL, Oct 24 (Reuters) – A U.N spokesperson said on Monday that “urgent” steps are needed to relieve a backlog of more than 150 ships

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 830

Saturday, October 22, 2022
The oil tanker Minerva Virgo, docked at the oil terminal, is seen after leaving a Russian port around the time that nation invaded Ukraine in late February. REUTERS/Bjoern Kils/File Photo
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Russian Oil Logistics In Chaos With Weeks Until Sanctions Bite

By Serene Cheong Oct 22, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Traders, tanker companies and the world’s most powerful governments are becoming increasingly fixated

October 22, 2022
Total Views: 9891

House Lawmakers Demand Answers on ‘Novel and Problematic’ Jones Act Waivers
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House Lawmakers Demand Answers on ‘Novel and Problematic’ Jones Act Waivers

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers are demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his decision to

October 22, 2022
Total Views: 1649