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Saturday, February 11, 2023
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Cost of Shipping Gasoline Jumps 405% After Russia Sanctions

By Prejula Prem and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –The cost of moving gasoline and other fuels on ocean-going tankers is soaring days after sanctions

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 8822

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

Russian Fuel Exports Stumble In Early Days After European Ban

By Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) –Russian fuel exports are showing signs of a slowdown just five days after the European Union — Moscow’s main market —

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 5263

Friday, January 27, 2023
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

European Union to Consider Options to Curb Revenues from Russian Energy Exports

By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union is heading for intense talks in the coming days over how to further curb Russian

January 27, 2023
Total Views: 994

Sunday, October 30, 2022
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of silos of grain from Odesa Black Sea port
News

Biden Warns Of Starvation If Russia Cancels UN Grain Ship Deal

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) – The European Union on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to pull out of a U.N.-brokered grain deal, a move

October 30, 2022
Total Views: 1657

Saturday, August 27, 2022
Russia’s Burning Of Excess Gas Is An Environmental Disaster
Offshore

Russia’s Burning Of Excess Gas Is An Environmental Disaster

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Russia is wasting large volumes of natural gas by burning it in a huge orange flare near the Finnish border at a

August 27, 2022
Total Views: 4423

Friday, June 24, 2022
Qatar Demands EU Sign Long-Term LNG Deals
Shipping

Qatar Demands EU Sign Long-Term LNG Deals

By Stephen Stapczynski and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — Qatar plans to insist on terms that will lock Europe Union countries in for two decades of

June 24, 2022
Total Views: 3109

Wednesday, June 22, 2022
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

EU Parliament Votes to Include Shipping in EU Carbon Market

The EU Parliament has voted in favour of including shipping in its carbon market, adding pressure for the industry to accelerate its decarbonization. The EU

June 22, 2022
Total Views: 817

Monday, June 20, 2022
Russia Warns NATO-Member Lithuania Over Kaliningrad Transit Of Goods
News

Russia Warns NATO-Member Lithuania Over Kaliningrad Transit Of Goods

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) – Russia warned NATO member Lithuania on Monday that unless the transit of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on the

June 20, 2022
Total Views: 2939

Sunday, June 19, 2022
Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
Shipping

EU Seeks To Release Ukrainian Grain Stuck Due To Russia’s Sea Blockade

BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss ways to free millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine due to

June 19, 2022
Total Views: 1973

Friday, June 17, 2022
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
Shipping

Venezuelan Oil Exports to Europe Set to Resume After Two Years

By Marianna Parraga June 17 (Reuters) – A 650,000-barrel-cargo of Venezuela’s oil chartered by Italy’s Eni ENI.MI is

June 17, 2022
Total Views: 1448

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
North Sea Countries Plan Tenfold Increase in Offshore Wind Energy Capacity
Offshore

North Sea Countries Plan Tenfold Increase in Offshore Wind Energy Capacity

ESBJERG PORT, Denmark, May 18 (Reuters) – Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark on Wednesday pledged to build at least 150 gigawatts

May 18, 2022
Total Views: 1743

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

EU Proposes Ban on Russian Oil Transport Services

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed to ban in a month’s time all shipping, brokerage, insurance and

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 1161

Sunday, April 10, 2022
EU And U.K. Near Conclusion of Fishing Rights Dispute
Commercial Fishing

EU And U.K. Near Conclusion of Fishing Rights Dispute

By Jorge Valero Apr 10, 2022, (Bloomberg) –The dispute between the European Union and the U.K. over fishing permits is nearing its conclusion as

April 10, 2022
Total Views: 1689

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Qatar Gas' LNG FPSO
Offshore

Can FRSUs Solve Europe’s LNG Shortage?

By Alessandro Speciale (Bloomberg) As Europe prepares for the prospect of losing Russian gas, companies are scrambling to get hold of a specialized type of

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 5034

Sunday, February 13, 2022
EU Joined By 13 Countries To Form Coalition To Protect Ocean Biodiversity
Environment

EU Joined By 13 Countries To Form Coalition To Protect Ocean Biodiversity

(Bloomberg) –The EU and 13 other countries including Canada, India and the United Kingdom have agreed to form a coalition to protect biodiversity in the

February 13, 2022
Total Views: 1573

Monday, February 7, 2022
ship emissions
Shipping

Explainer: Shipping’s Inclusion in EU’s Carbon Market

By Jonathan Saul, Kate Abnett and Nina Chestney LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed adding shipping to the bloc’s

February 7, 2022
Total Views: 858

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

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: 1623

Saturday, December 11, 2021
EU And UK Making Progress In Post-Brexit Fishing Dispute
Commercial Fishing

EU And UK Making Progress In Post-Brexit Fishing Dispute

By Nikos Chrysoloras and John Follain (Bloomberg) — The U.K. has issued additional fishing licenses for European Union boats, in a step that may

December 11, 2021
Total Views: 875

Thursday, September 2, 2021
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

EU Report Shows Scale Of Shipping’s Harm On Environment

(Bloomberg) –Europe’s first environmental impact assessment for the shipping industry shows the challenge it faces in reaching the goal of climate

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 1135

Monday, August 23, 2021
Fishing Net Tangled With Hawser
Commercial Fishing

NOAA Rebukes EU Fishing Laws And Bans IUU Vessels From US Ports

This month NOAA released the 2021 Biennial Report to Congress for illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and bycatch of protected marine

August 23, 2021
Total Views: 2368