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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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‘World First’ Autonomous Containership Tested in Japan

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is claiming to have conducted the world’s first sea trial of an unmanned autonomous containership.

January 26, 2022
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Environment

DNV to Lead ‘Pioneering’ Ammonia Bunkering Safety Study in Singapore

Classification society DNV been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore. The

January 26, 2022
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Shipping News

Matson Diverts Ships To Tonga

The US containership company Matson, which has been making record profits as freight rates and whose stock hit a new all-time high today, announced it would be

January 26, 2022
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Shipping

Russian LNG Vessel Back in Baltic Amid Tensions Over Ukraine, Gas Supplies

MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – A huge Russian gas vessel, designed to safeguard supplies to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, has returned to the Baltic

January 26, 2022
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Shipping

Qatar Is Totally Maxed Out Of LNG Gas

By Simone Foxman (Bloomberg) Qatar wouldn’t be able to significantly ramp up supplies of natural gas to Europe in the event of any disruption to Russian

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 19912

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Italian Shipping Magnate Makes Daring Attempt Into Passenger Aviation

By William Wilkes and Daniele Lepido (Bloomberg) — The Italian billionaire who turned a one-boat cargo operation into the world’s biggest shipping

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 3842

Shipping

APL England Master to Face Trial in Australia Over Heavy Weather Cargo Loss

The master of the containership APL England will stand trial in Australia over the loss of 50 containers from the vessel during heavy weather off the

January 25, 2022
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Shipping

Svitzer Sending Two More Tugs to the Suez Canal

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s towage operator Svitzer will send two additional tugs to the Suez Canal after extending its contract with the Suez Canal

January 25, 2022
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Watch: ‘SNL’ Stars Talk Buying a Staten Island Ferry on Weekend Update
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Watch: ‘SNL’ Stars Talk Buying a Staten Island Ferry on Weekend Update

Saturday Night Live stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost address reports that they have purchased an old Staten Island Ferry in this “Weekend Update”

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 6140

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United States Seeks to Protect Europe’s Energy Supplies If Russia Invades Ukraine

By Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Western leaders stepped up preparations for any Russian military

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 1659

Working Group to Tackle Supply Chain Issues Facing U.S. Dairy Exports
Ports

Working Group to Tackle Supply Chain Issues Facing U.S. Dairy Exports

The Port of Los Angeles, French shipping group CMA CGM, and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) have announced the formation of a working group

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 718

Photo shows stacks of containers collapsed on board Madrid Bridge while at the Charleston Anchorage, January 20, 2022.
Accidents

Madrid Bridge Docks in Charleston After Container Collapse

The MV Madrid Bridge docked at the Port of Charleston overnight where it is expected to undergo cargo discharge operations after suffering a container collapse

January 25, 2022
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Monday, January 24, 2022
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MSC In Talks to Buy Italian Airline ITA with Lufthansa as Partner

By Francesca Landini and Giulia Segreti ROME, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Swiss-based shipping group MSC and German carrier Lufthansa want to buy the

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 2212

Shipping

OOCL’s ‘Supercharged’ Earnings Tempered By Falling Volumes

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Huge increases in freight rates last year are likely to lead to container carriers reporting record fourth-quarter

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 1601

Shipping

Book Review: ‘Arriving Today’ by Christopher Mims

By Ira Breskin Arriving Today is an insightful, first-to-market analysis of persistent, pandemic-induced international supply chain snafus that have become

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 1531

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New Ship And Supply Trackers Flash Caution Amid Omicron Worries

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Global supply chains are nearing a turning point that’s set to help determine whether logistics headwinds abate soon or keep

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 1573

Friday, January 21, 2022
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China Looks to Resell LNG as World Grapples With Gas Shortage

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — China, the world’s biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, kicked off an unprecedented effort to resell its

January 21, 2022
Total Views: 3417

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New Zealand Navy Ship Arrives in Tonga Carrying Fresh Water

By Praveen Menon, Kirsty Needham and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Life-saving water supplies from a New

January 21, 2022
Total Views: 4285

No Joke: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Stars Buy Decommissioned Staten Island Ferry
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No Joke: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Stars Buy Decommissioned Staten Island Ferry

All jokes aside… “Saturday Night Live” stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost have apparently been revealed as the buyers of a decommissioned Staten

January 21, 2022
Total Views: 28921

Shipping

CMA CGM and TotalEnergies Launch Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Marseille

France-based CMA CGM and TotalEnergies have launched the first ship-to-containership bunkering service in France’s Port of Marseille. The new service

January 21, 2022
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