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Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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Inmarsat Launches ‘World’s Most Sophisticated Communications Satellite’

Global satellite communications company Inmarsat has launched its first next-generation satellite, known as the I-6. Billed as the most sophisticated

December 28, 2021
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Maersk’s Acquisition of LF Logistics a ‘Significant Milestone’

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk’s proposed $3.6bn acquisition of Hong Kong-based LF Logistics represents a “significant milestone” in its

December 28, 2021
Total Views: 2547

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Another LNG Cargo Diverted from China to Europe Mid Voyage

By Ann Koh and Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — Traders may have diverted another cargo of liquefied natural gas to Europe instead of China amid the

December 28, 2021
Total Views: 10501

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More Supply Chain Chaos Expected as Omicron Forces Transport Workers to Quit

By K. Oanh Ha and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures

December 28, 2021
Total Views: 3126

Monday, December 27, 2021
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EU Weighs Sweeping New Powers to Maintain Supplies During Crises

By Jorge Valero (Bloomberg) — The European Union is weighing a broad set of new powers, including possible export controls, that would give it the

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 1497

Pressure From ‘Student Voice’ Website Not Enough to Budge Cal Maritime 
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Pressure From ‘Student Voice’ Website Not Enough to Budge Cal Maritime 

While the site has ignited a number of public controversies and administrative backpedaling, the school’s admin says the new uniform and grooming standards

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 3489

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EXCLUSIVE: Cal Maritime Commandant Suspended After Speaking Out Against Sexual, Racial Harassment 

Students, faculty say the academy has history of ignoring cadet safety and wellness concerns By David Lewis After a student’s racially and sexually

December 27, 2021
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Accidents

Wakashio Captain, Chief Mate Sentenced Over Mauritius Shipwreck

The former Captain and Chief Mate of the MV Wakashio have been sentenced to 20 months in prison over the 2020 shipwreck, amounting to time served. By Kamlesh

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 2553

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The Supply Chain Story: A Year-End View

By Barry Barker Anecdotally, in the last weeks of 2021, the supply chain problems, encompassing a huge swath of issues, may be getting better. Containers seem

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 1278

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Russia’s Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline Stuck in Reverse: Explainer

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The Yamal-Europe pipeline, which normally transports Russian gas into Europe, has shifted into reverse over the last week,

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 4645

Thursday, December 23, 2021
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More LNG Cargoes Head to Europe to Ease Energy Crisis

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — The number of tankers crossing the Atlantic with U.S. liquefied natural gas that declared Western European ports as their

December 23, 2021
Total Views: 3768

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The Loadstar: A Year of Covid Variants and Milking the Freight Rate Cash Cow

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Starting the year in lockdown and ending the year in lockdown, it all seems like a scene from the Bill Murray classic

December 23, 2021
Total Views: 1205

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European Gas Plunges 20% as Rally Lures U.S. LNG Cargoes

By Isis Almeida and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — European natural gas prices plunged more than 20% on Thursday as this year’s stellar rally attracted a

December 23, 2021
Total Views: 2930

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Ports

Port of Long Beach Receives $52 Million MARAD Grant for Rail Project

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to help fund

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 1796

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Biden Takes Victory Lap, Declaring Holiday Supply Chain Crisis Averted

By Mario Parker and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 1303

Wakashio’s Captain, Chief Mate Plead Guilty Over Grounding
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Wakashio’s Captain, Chief Mate Plead Guilty Over Grounding

By Vel Moonien in Mauritius The time of reckoning has come in the Wakashio shipwreck. Seventeen months after the MV Wakashio grounded on the reefs of Pointe

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 13179

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Container Shortage Sparks Experiment to Ship Coffee In Bulk

By Archie Hunter and Tatiana Freitas (Bloomberg) — In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 7671

Environment

Global Shipping in The Crosshairs as Environmental Scrutiny Deepens

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Ocean freight costs are likely to remain high in 2022 as investors and regulators scramble to accelerate

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 915

Ports

Europe’s Busiest Port Surpasses 15 Million TEU Milestone in 2021. 2022 Could Be Even Busier

The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s busiest seaport, surpasses 15 million TEU milestone for the first time in 2021. AMSTERDAM, Dec 22 (Reuters) –

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 1033

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Maersk to Acquire LF Logistics, Expanding End-to-End Supply Chain Portfolio in Asia

Seeking to bolster its end-to-end logistics solutions in Asia, A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced a deal to acquire Hong Kong-based LF Logistics in a

December 22, 2021
Total Views: 602