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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Mumbai-Based Tanker Company Loses Insurance Over Russian Oil

By Alex Longley and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker company heavily involved in moving Russian oil lost industry standard insurance for its fleet

April 20, 2023
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Search Suspended for Missing American Sailors Off Mexico
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Search Suspended for Missing American Sailors Off Mexico

The Mexican Navy (SEMAR) has suspended its search for three American mariners aboard the sailing vessel Ocean Bound, which was last heard from on April 4 near

April 20, 2023
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FSO Safer: Salvage Agreement for Reached to Avert Looming Disaster Off Yemen’s Coast
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FSO Safer: Salvage Agreement for Reached to Avert Looming Disaster Off Yemen’s Coast

SMIT Salvage, a subsidiary of Dutch maritime services company Boskalis, has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to remove

April 20, 2023
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ILWU Announces Tentative Agreement on ‘Key Issues’ in Ongoing Negotiations; PMA Says ‘Several’ Issues Still Unresolved
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ILWU Announces Tentative Agreement on ‘Key Issues’ in Ongoing Negotiations; PMA Says ‘Several’ Issues Still Unresolved

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on Thursday morning announced a tentative agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on

April 20, 2023
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A containership at the Port of Long Beach
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Glimmer of Hope for Transpacific Turnaround as Q1 Results Roll In

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The downturn on the transpacific, compared with the pandemic-driven boom of the past two years, is palpable as ocean

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 1257

Denmark Lifts Navigation Restrictions Near Nord Stream Pipelines
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Denmark Lifts Navigation Restrictions Near Nord Stream Pipelines

OSLO, April 20 (Reuters) – Denmark on Thursday lifted restrictions on sailing in waters near the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea and

April 20, 2023
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
EU and Norway to Form ‘Green Alliance’ on Carbon Capture and Hydrogen
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EU and Norway to Form ‘Green Alliance’ on Carbon Capture and Hydrogen

By John Ainger and Kari Lundgre (Bloomberg) — The European Union and Norway will form a “Green Alliance” to bolster cooperation in clean industries

April 19, 2023
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Gas Tankers Cross Crimea Bridge After 4-Month Wait
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Gas Tankers Cross Crimea Bridge After 4-Month Wait

MOSCOW, April 19 (Reuters) – Three gas carriers loaded with butane and propane crossed the Russia-built Crimea bridge over April 12-14 after a

April 19, 2023
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Aerial photo of MSC ships at the port of Long Beach
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Port of Long Beach Cargo Volumes Fall Amid Full Warehouses and Changing Trade Routes

Trade at the Port of Long Beach saw a significant decline in cargo volumes in March 2023, falling by nearly a third from the same period last year, as

April 19, 2023
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Hawaii Congressman Calls for Advance Waiver of the Jones Act for Red Hill Defueling Mission
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Hawaii Congressman Calls for Advance Waiver of the Jones Act for Red Hill Defueling Mission

U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) has called for an advance waiver from the Jones Act and military cargo preference requirements to expedite the Department of

April 19, 2023
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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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Black Sea Grain Deal Remains Elusive as Ship Inspections Resume

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, April 19 (Reuters) – Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a

April 19, 2023
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The motor vessel Triton becomes the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal
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Drought Forces Panama Canal Authority to Lower Vessel Draft Limits

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has been forced to lower the maximum draft of vessels transiting the expanded Panama Canal’s Neopanamax locks due to an

April 19, 2023
Total Views: 5745

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
ITF Secures Over $1 Million for Abandoned Seafarers in Singapore and Australia
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ITF Secures Over $1 Million for Abandoned Seafarers in Singapore and Australia

The ITF says the two cases show the differences in how port states handle crew abandonment Thirteen Filipino seafarers have returned home after being stranded

April 18, 2023
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Ukraine Agrees with Poland on Grain Transit with Black Sea Deal Under Threat
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Ukraine Agrees with Poland on Grain Transit with Black Sea Deal Under Threat

By Pawel Florkiewicz, Marek Strzelecki and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW, April 18 (Reuters) – Poland agreed on Tuesday to lift a ban on the transit

April 18, 2023
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NORDEN Turns to Carbon Insetting to Help Decarbonize Customers’ Supply Chains
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NORDEN Turns to Carbon Insetting to Help Decarbonize Customers’ Supply Chains

Danish shipping company NORDEN has teamed up with 123Carbon to begin issuing carbon inset tokens to help customers decarbonize their supply chains. The tokens

April 18, 2023
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File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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China and India Snapping Up Russian Oil Above Western Price Cap

MOSCOW, April 18 (Reuters) – India and China have snapped up the vast majority of Russian oil so far in April at prices above the Western price

April 18, 2023
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Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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West Coast Ports Losing 1 Million TEUs Per Year to Eastward Import Shift

Over one million twenty-foot equivalent import containers per year have shifted away from U.S. West Coast ports, with Gulf Coast ports being the biggest

April 18, 2023
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Port Houston container terminal aerial
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Port Houston Sees Steady Container Export Growth

Port Houston’s container exports have increased significantly through March, with loaded container exports up by 26%. According to the port authorities, the

April 18, 2023
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Svitzer and Caterpillar Partner to Put Dual Fuel Methanol Engines in Tugs
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Svitzer and Caterpillar Partner to Put Dual Fuel Methanol Engines in Tugs

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer, a global towage operator and unit of AP Moller – Maersk, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support

April 18, 2023
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cma cgm logo on a shipping container
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CMA CGM Offers $5.5 Billion for Bollore Logistics Unit

By Tara Patel and Benoit Berthelot (Bloomberg) — Rodolphe Saade, the French billionaire at the helm of shipping giant CMA CGM SA, shows no signs of

April 18, 2023
Total Views: 1189