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Friday, March 22, 2024
The Fortescue Green Pioneer pictured in the Port of Singapore. Photo courtesy Fortescue
Environment

World’s First Ammonia-Powered Vessel Sets Sail in Singapore

Australian mining company Fortescue has marked the world’s first use of ammonia as a marine fuel in the Port of Singapore, the world’s largest

Friday, March 22, 2024
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The 740’ Capt. Henry Jackman, a Seawaymax Equinox Bulk Carrier built in 2021, becomes the first ship to transit through the lock at St. Lambert on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, marking the start of the 65th navigation season of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Photo Credit: The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)
Shipping

St. Lawrence Seaway Kicks Off 66th Navigation Season

The binational St. Lawrence Seaway has kicked of its 66th navigation season. Key stakeholders and representatives from the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway

March 22, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Says Red Sea Still Too Risky to Justify Return

Danish shipping giant Maersk says it will continue to divert its containerships around the Cape of Good Hope due to the continued risk of Houthi attacks in the

March 22, 2024
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An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
Shipping

India Halts Russia Oil Supplies From Sanctioned Tanker Giant

(Bloomberg) — All of India’s refiners are now refusing to take Russian crude carried on PJSC Sovcomflot tankers due to US sanctions, further

March 22, 2024
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Shipping

Oil Tanker Firm Fractal Loses Bid to Escape UK Sanctions

By Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) — A Dubai-based shipping firm that was targeted for being part of Russia’s shadow fleet has lost a court bid to

March 22, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Filipino soldiers take part in a flag raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a trip of the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in Batanes, Philippines, June 29, 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, lies just 140 kilometers from Taiwan. Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Philippines to Build New Islands Port Near Taiwan Without U.S. Help, Governor Says

By Karen Lema MANILA, March 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will not be involved in development of a port in the Philippines’

March 22, 2024
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Shipping

Republican-Led States Sue Over Biden Administration’s LNG Permitting Pause

By Clark Mindock NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) – Sixteen Republican-led states on Thursday filed a lawsuit to challenge the federal

March 21, 2024
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Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. Photo REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht
Shipping

Drought Threatens to Snarl Mississippi River Traffic for a Third Year

By Will Wade (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River is at risk of bottlenecks for a third straight year as warm, dry spring weather and low winter

March 21, 2024
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Shipping

Cost Gap for Sustainable Shipping Fuels Could Close by 2035, Says Wärtsilä Report

The price gap between sustainable shipping fuels and conventional fossil fuels is expected to narrow and could achieve cost parity as early as 2035 with the

March 21, 2024
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The Indian Navy rescues the MV RUEN in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, March 16, 2024. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Piracy

Return of Somali Pirates Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping

By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani Hassan MOGADISHU, March 21 (Reuters) – As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali

March 21, 2024
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Shipping

Study Reveals US Offshore Wind Projects Could Lower Costs, Bolster Grid Reliability

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the findings from a two-year-long study evaluating transmission options to support offshore wind energy

March 21, 2024
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
Defense

‘MV Roy P. Benavidez’ Sets Sail on Gaza Pier Mission

The U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Ready Reserve Fleet vessel, MV Roy P. Benavidez, set sail on Wednesday on a mission to construct a temporary pier

March 21, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Shipping

Global Trade Expected to Rebound in 2024, UNCTAD Reports

Global trade is projected to recover in 2024, bouncing back from a downward trend seen in 2023, according to a new report from the United Nations Conference on

March 21, 2024
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The Marlin Luanda pictured January 27, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Shipping

Houthis Agree to Give China and Russia Ships a Pass in Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — The Yemen-based Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked,

March 21, 2024
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Commercial dock at the Port of Suva, Fiji's largest port. Photo: EA Given / Shutterstock.com
Shipbuilding

Fiji to Sign Ports Deal with Australia in Shipbuilding Boost

SYDNEY, March 21 (Reuters) – Fiji will strike a deal with Australia to upgrade ports and shipbuilding infrastructure, months after its prime minister

March 21, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Shipping

Shippers Turn to Longer-Term Charters as Tanker Supply Tightens

By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Rising oil tanker chartering rates due to

March 20, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Wind Osprey offshore wind installation vessel installing offshore wind turbines
Offshore

Offshore Wind’s Next Big Problem? Not Enough Ships

By Lars Paulsson (Bloomberg) — On the outskirts of Rotterdam, a bright orange ship is hoisted above the muddy Rhine with the help of six chunky

March 20, 2024
Total Views: 2938

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Offshore

Biden Administration Plans Second Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico

The Biden Administration has announced plans for a second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico after a first sale which, despite its historic

March 20, 2024
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An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Panama Canal Forced to Balance Shipping Demand with Need for Drinking Water

By Anastasia Moloney PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a colossal Chinese container ship maneuvered into the narrow Miraflores

March 20, 2024
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Keoyoung Sun, a capsized South Korean-flagged chemical tanker, is seen off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, March 20, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
Accidents

Eight Confirmed Dead as South Korean Chemical Tanker Capsizes Off Japan

Eight seafarers have died and two others are still missing after a South Korean chemical tanker, the Keoyoung Sun, capsized in severe weather off the coast of

March 20, 2024
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Smoke billows after Ukraine's SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters, March 13, 2024. Video Obtained By Reuters/via REUTERS
News

Ukraine’s Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Mark New Phase in War

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion has entered a new phase, pitting homegrown drone technology against a 2,000 kilometer (1,200

March 20, 2024
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