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Monday, May 19, 2025
Rendering of the Galveston LNG Bunker Port
Ports

First Gulf Coast LNG Bunker Fueling Facility Secures Final Permits for 2027 Start

HOUSTON – The Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) has cleared its final regulatory hurdles after securing crucial permits from the U.S. Army Corps of

May 19, 2025
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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Transpacific Gridlock Looms Tariff Truce Triggers Freight Frenzy

Transpacific shippers keen to take advantage of the 90-day tariff time-out are likely to be faced with tight capacity and soaring freight rates as new volumes

May 19, 2025
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Finnish Icebreaker Builders Make Push for North American Market With Merger of Two Major Players
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Finnish Icebreaker Builders Make Push for North American Market With Merger of Two Major Players

Finnish icebreaker builders continue to strengthen their position as the world’s leading firms and their ability to meet the growing demand for icebreaking

May 19, 2025
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
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Estonian PM Vows To Keep Up Checks On Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

By Andrius Sytas TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) – Estonia will keep checking Russian “shadow fleet” vessels, Prime Minister Kristen Michal told

May 18, 2025
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Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker Green Admire transits Istanbul's Bosphorus
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Estonia Says Russia Detained A Tanker In Baltic Sea

By Andrius Sytas TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) – Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian Baltic

May 18, 2025
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Friday, May 16, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Container Ship Owners Swamped as US-China Trade Detente Revives Demand

Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend,

May 16, 2025
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Spot Rates Jump as Shippers Rush to Beat Tariff Clock
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Spot Rates Jump as Shippers Rush to Beat Tariff Clock

Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate surge in demand following news of a new 90-day hiatus in the

May 16, 2025
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Tariff Truce Spurs Pacific Trade Rush, Boosting Global Shippers

Importers rushing to ship Chinese goods to the US using a short reprieve from paralyzing tariffs could provide a much-needed boost to global

May 16, 2025
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A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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With US Trade War, China Now Top Buyer for Canadian Crude on Trans Mountain Pipeline Shipping Data Show

China has emerged as the top customer for Canadian oil shipped on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, ship tracking data showed, as a U.S. trade war

May 16, 2025
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
General cargo ship on the horizon at sunset
Shipping

Proposal to Base U.S. Ship Registry in Virgin Islands Gets Governor Support

 A proposal to create a new international U.S. ship registry domiciled in the U.S. Virgin Islands aligns with President Donald Trump's efforts to strengthen

May 15, 2025
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Braces for May Slump Following Record-Breaking April

The Port of Long Beach is anticipating a significant downturn in May shipments following its strongest April on record, as the effects of recently paused

May 15, 2025
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Satelite imagery of MSC ANTONIA operating in the Red Sea on 2025-05-10 at 08:04:14. Image credit: Pole Star Global
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Pole Star Confirms GPS Interference Caused MSC ANTONIA Grounding

Further analysis indicates that GPS jamming caused the containership MSC ANTONIA to run aground near the Eliza Shoals close to Jeddah Port on May 10, 2025.

May 15, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California
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Trump: India Has Offered US a Trade Deal With No Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that India had offered a trade deal that proposed "no tariffs" for American goods, while expressing his

May 15, 2025
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A screenshot of video allegedly taken from the bridge of the M/T Jaguar
Shipping

Russian Jet Buzzes Estonian Forces in Gulf of Finland Shadow Tanker Showdown

A tense maritime incident unfolded today in the off the Estonian coast when Estonian naval forces attempted to detain the M/T JAGUAR, a crude oil tanker

May 14, 2025
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Paul Pathy Bimco
Shipping

Fednav CEO Paul Pathy Elected President of World’s Largest Shipping Association

Paul Pathy, President & CEO of Canada’s leading dry bulk shipping company Fednav, has made history by becoming BIMCO’s first President from the

May 14, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, at an unspecified location
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Inside Trump’s Surprise Red Sea Ceasefire Deal with the Houthis

Days before a surprise U.S. ceasefire agreement with Houthis, U.S. intelligence started picking up indications the Yemeni fighters were looking for an exit

May 14, 2025
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ship navigation bridge
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Modernize Coast Guard’s Merchant Mariner Credentialing System

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Ezell (R-MS-4) have introduced the Mariner Exam Modernization Act, legislation aimed at overhauling the

May 14, 2025
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tanker at sea
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U.S. Cracks Down on Global Network Facilitating Iranian Oil Trade

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Tuesday a sweeping action targeting nearly two dozen firms

May 14, 2025
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Suspected shadow fleetl tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo
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EU Ramps Up Pressure on Russia’s Economy with 17th Sanctions Package

The European Union must focus on a new sanctions package to suffocate Russia's economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, France's

May 14, 2025
Total Views: 566

Photo of a hapag-lloyd containership in port with cranes overhead
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Hapag-Lloyd CEO Sees ‘Huge Surge’ in Volume Last Few Days

The world’s No. 5 container carrier is seeing a jump in business this week after the US and China lowered tariffs, the company’s CEO said, as the trade war

May 14, 2025
Total Views: 926