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Friday, May 14, 2021
gas shortage
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U.S. Capital Running Out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. capital was running out of gasoline on Friday, even as the country’s largest fuel pipeline

May 14, 2021
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DHS Approves Second Jones Act Waiver

The U.S. Department of Homeland approved a second Jones Act waiver late Thursday in response to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, which has now been reopened.

May 14, 2021
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Mississippi River Reopens to Vessel Traffic in Memphis as Backed Up Barges Top 1,000
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Mississippi River Reopens to Vessel Traffic in Memphis as Backed Up Barges Top 1,000

The U.S. Coast Guard lifted the waterway restriction on the Mississippi River near I-40 bridge in Memphis, Tennessee after it was deemed safe for vessels to

May 14, 2021
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Valero refinery Houston Ship Channel
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Valero Secures Biden’s First Jones Act Waiver for Foreign Tanker

UPDATE: The Biden administration has issued a second waiver of U.S. shipping requirements as it seeks to get more fuel to the East Coast in the wake of the

May 13, 2021
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Colonial Pipeline Holding tanks Dorsey Junction Station
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Maritime Unions Address Jones Act Waiver: ‘Could Have Been Worse’

We’re hearing from maritime unions and other stakeholders regarding the Jones Act waiver that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro

May 13, 2021
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Containership Time-Charters Break New Records

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Four-year-plus charter deals are becoming the norm as shipowners ratchet up the pressure on liner companies. As their

May 13, 2021
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
OSG ATB
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U.S. Fuel Supply Response Slowed by Mothballed Oil Tankers

By Jonathan Saul, Devika Krishna Kumar and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) – Efforts to get fuel supplies to areas in the United States

May 12, 2021
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Environment

First Barge-to-Ship Methanol Bunkering at Port of Rotterdam

Waterfront Shipping this week performed the first barge-to-ship bunkering of methanol fuel at the Port of Rotterdam. The bunkering operation took place at the

May 12, 2021
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Environment

Netherlands Pledges $2.6 Billion Subsidy to Bury Carbon Under the Sea

By Will Mathis and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — The Dutch government has told a consortium of companies including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil

May 12, 2021
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Soeren Skou, CEO Maersk
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Maersk CEO Sees No Real Sign of Inflation Risk in World Economy

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The chief executive of the world’s biggest shipping company says he’s not seeing signs of a dangerous resurgence

May 12, 2021
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Coast Guard Closes Section of Mississippi River Near Memphis Due to Cracked Bridge
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Coast Guard Closes Section of Mississippi River Near Memphis Due to Cracked Bridge

Update (Thursday, May 13): A section of the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee remains closed with the queue of vessels now at 44 vessels with a total of

May 12, 2021
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White House: Foreign Shipping Companies Need to Prove Need for Jones Act Waiver

The White House said the Biden Administration was ready to review Jones Act waiver requests from companies that can show insufficient domestic capacity, but

May 12, 2021
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AFIF Hapag-Lloyd
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Hapag-Lloyd Reports $1.5 Billion Profit in First Quarter 2021

Germany container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd reported strong start to the year with a net profit of $1.45 billion in the first quarter. This compares to a

May 12, 2021
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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U.S. Considering Temporary Jones Act Waiver If Needed to Alleviate Gas Shortages

Update: Wednesday, May 12: The White House has chimed in saying the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for issuing Jones Act waivers, is

May 11, 2021
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maersk ship
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Pandemic Propels Makeover at Shipping Giant Maersk

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 11 (Reuters) – Maersk is accelerating its plan to transform itself from a container shipping giant

May 11, 2021
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CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
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Another ‘New Normal’ as Container Rollover Rates Increase

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The number of container rollovers at major box ports continued to climb last month, affecting some 39% of all

May 11, 2021
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Global Commodities Scramble Sends Shipping Prices Soaring
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Global Commodities Scramble Sends Shipping Prices Soaring

By Thomas Biesheuvel, Prejula Prem and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — The super-charged rally in commodity prices has made shipping more expensive than any

May 11, 2021
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Gulf Coast Refiners Book Tankers to Store Fuel Amid Pipeline Closure

By Ron Bousso and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – Refiners booked at least five tankers to store gasoline stranded at U.S. Gulf Coast

May 11, 2021
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Satellite image of Ever Given Aground
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Suez Canal Chief Says Southern Stretch to Be Expanded

AIRO, May 11 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) plans to expand and deepen the southern stretch of the waterway where a container ship became

May 11, 2021
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Monday, May 10, 2021
colonial pipeline storage tanks
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Colonial Pipeline CEO Privately Warns States of Fuel Shortages

By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — The leader of the company whose fuel pipeline was paralyzed by a cyber attack warned state officials in a private meeting

May 10, 2021
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