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Monday, October 10, 2022
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Consortium Reports ‘Meaningful Progress’ in Atlas Takeover Negotiations

A consortium made up of existing major shareholders of NYSE-listed Atlas (ATCO) Corporation and Ocean Network Express is reporting “meaningful

October 10, 2022
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OOCL Kicks Off Another Turbo-Charged Earnings Season for Container Shipping

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The Q3 ocean carrier reporting season has kicked off with OOCL’s third-quarter turbo-charged operational numbers.

October 10, 2022
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Mississippi River Barge Backup Eases as Closures Reopen

By Victoria Cavaliere (Bloomberg) — A backup of more than 2,000 boats and barges on the Mississippi River is being cleared as two closures along the

October 10, 2022
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China’s Dependence On LNG Imports Worries Leaders

China's leaders worry that the country is too dependent on imports of liquefied natural

October 10, 2022
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Sunday, October 9, 2022
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When Will The Supply Chain Return To Normal?

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Few observers have had a better perch to watch the pandemic slowly clog — and now free up — one of the biggest arteries of

October 9, 2022
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Saturday, October 8, 2022
Mississippi Barge Backup Stalls Millions of Tons of Cargo
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Mississippi Barge Backup Stalls Millions of Tons of Cargo

By Sophie Caronello (Bloomberg) Prolonged drought is jeopardizing waterborne trade along the Mississippi River, a basin that produces 92% of the

October 8, 2022
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Friday, October 7, 2022
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U.S. Maritime Industry’s Expanded Reach is Not Without its Risks  

By Ira Breskin NEW YORK— Recognizing potential risks attached to the US maritime industry’s expanded reach was the theme of the Navy League’s

October 7, 2022
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Grain Shippers Facing Mississippi River Drought Race Against Winter

By Joe Deaux, Michael Hirtzer and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Shippers struggling to move grains and fertilizer along a dried-up Mississippi River are also racing

October 7, 2022
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U.S. Imports’ Growth Has ‘Run Out of Steam’

The heady growth of U.S. imports that were a hallmark of the pandemic era has come to end. A new Global Ports Tracker report released Friday by the National

October 7, 2022
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Labor Secretary Walsh Assured by ‘Fluid’ West Coast Port Labor Negotiations

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The talks to broker a deal for 22,000 dockworkers on the West Coast are moving along, despite dragging longer than

October 7, 2022
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Worst Yet to Come for Container Shipping’s ‘Dramatic’ Spot Rate Collapse

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers could be forced to mothball more eastbound transpacific US west coast loops, and the vessels that

October 7, 2022
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U.S. Sanctions Companies Over North Korean Ship-to-Ship Transfers

By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions following North

October 7, 2022
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Shipping Turns to LNG, Biofuels and Methanol to Meet Emissions Targets

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Shipping and commodities firms will commission more ships partly powered by liquefied natural

October 7, 2022
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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Mississippi River Drought Imperils Trade: Here’s Why

By Elizabeth Elkin, Will Wade and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River is a vital US waterway that ferries key commodities between the

October 6, 2022
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MARAD Awards $39 Million in Marine Highway Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the country

October 6, 2022
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Coast Guard: Dredging Underway to Reopen Section of Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard has closed a section of the Lower Mississippi River for dredging. The river is closed near Stack Island, near Lake Providence, Louisiana,

October 6, 2022
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U.S. Icebreaker Marks Third Visit to the North Pole

The United States’ only medium icebreaker has marked its third visit to the top of the world. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) reached the

October 6, 2022
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Höegh Autoliners Joins First Movers Coalition

Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping company Höegh Autoliners has joined the First Movers Coalition, a initiative led jointly by the World Economic Forum and

October 6, 2022
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Ingram Barge Declares Force Majeure Due to Low Water on Mississippi

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Ingram Barge Company, one of the country’s largest barge shippers, said Thursday it was “providing formal

October 6, 2022
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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Coast Guard: Barge Groundings Increasing on Parched Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is responding to an increasing number of barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River. The Coast Guard

October 5, 2022
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