european union


Monday, April 24, 2023
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell
Navy

European Policy Chief Advocates For Warship Patrols Of Taiwan Strait

In a recent op-ed for Le Journal du Dimanche, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell boldly advocated for European warships to actively patrol the Taiwan Strait

April 24, 2023
Total Views: 1962

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
EU and Norway to Form ‘Green Alliance’ on Carbon Capture and Hydrogen
Shipping

EU and Norway to Form ‘Green Alliance’ on Carbon Capture and Hydrogen

By John Ainger and Kari Lundgre (Bloomberg) — The European Union and Norway will form a “Green Alliance” to bolster cooperation in clean industries

April 19, 2023
Total Views: 1381

Monday, April 17, 2023
Navigating Change: European RoRo Sector Adapts To Brexit, Crises And Decarbonization
Ports

Navigating Change: European RoRo Sector Adapts To Brexit, Crises And Decarbonization

In an era marked by Brexit, the Ukraine crisis, and the push for long-term decarbonization solutions, the European RoRo cargo vessel sector finds itself

April 17, 2023
Total Views: 1116

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Trade War: EU Unveils New China Countermeasure Toolkit
Ports

Trade War: EU Unveils New China Countermeasure Toolkit

The European Union has agreed on a new defense mechanism, allowing retaliation against countries employing economic blackmail or punitive trade measures, such

March 28, 2023
Total Views: 5585

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Environment

FuelEU Maritime Marks the ‘Beginning of the End’ for Dirty Fuels in Shipping

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Shipping, forwarding and environmental groups have welcomed the world’s first law requiring ships to use

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 1997

A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
Environment

FuelEU Maritime: EU Takes Major Step Toward Decarbonizing Maritime Transport

The European Commission has announced an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council to bolster the maritime transport sector’s

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 1238

Friday, February 17, 2023
Cyprus Rallies EU Partners to Get Shipping Sector Support
Shipping

Cyprus Rallies EU Partners to Get Shipping Sector Support

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Cyprus is speaking to other European Union member states to shore up support for

February 17, 2023
Total Views: 1038

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: 8833

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: 5265

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: 1002

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: 1660

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: 4427

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: 3112

Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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: 821

Monday, June 20, 2022
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: 2945

Sunday, June 19, 2022
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: 1975

Friday, June 17, 2022
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: 1452

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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: 1750

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: 1168

Sunday, April 10, 2022
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: 1697