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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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Shipping

European Ports Now Bearing the Brunt of Suez Canal Blockage

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The knock-on effects of the blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to impact North Europe supply chains until June.

April 20, 2021
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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Accidents

Suez Canal Authority Holding Ever Given Over $916 Million Compensation Claim

By Yusri Mohamed and Jonathan Saul CAIRO, April 13 (Reuters) – A ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week in March is being held in the

April 13, 2021
Total Views: 4627

Friday, April 9, 2021
Reinsurers Set to Bear Brunt of Costs for Suez Canal Grounding
Shipping

Reinsurers Set to Bear Brunt of Costs for Suez Canal Grounding

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Reinsurers are set to foot most of the bill for the grounding of the ship that

April 9, 2021
Total Views: 7327

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Shipping

Suez Ripples Raises Rates for All Containerships

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There are reports of “sharp increases” in Asia-Europe container spot rates this week, as the fallout from the

April 9, 2021
Total Views: 11789

Thursday, April 8, 2021
port of los angeles and long beach
Ports

Global Supply Lines Struggle to Clear Container Backlog After Suez Chaos

By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Aeppel LONDON/LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key

April 8, 2021
Total Views: 1542

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Ports

Calm Before the Storm: European Ports Await Influx of Ships Impacted by Suez Blockage

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The main container ports in North Europe were eerily quiet at the weekend, due to the almost week-long blockage of the

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 2653

Suez Canal Weighing Expanding Southern Channel, Chairman Says
Shipping

Suez Canal Weighing Expanding Southern Channel, Chairman Says

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Patrick Werr ISMAILIA, Egypt, April 6 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal Authority is considering expanding the southern section of the

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 3757

Sunday, April 4, 2021
containership in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Says Ship Backlog Cleared

AIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – All ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March had passed through the

April 4, 2021
Total Views: 2450

Friday, April 2, 2021
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Shipping

Suez Canal Says it is Close to Clearing Ship Backlog

CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal said on Friday it was close to clearing a backlog ofshipping that built up when a giant container ship was

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 2774

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Shipping

Maersk Urges U.S. East Coast Ports to Use Suez Canal Delays to Clear Congestion

The world’s top shipping line Maersk is urging congested U.S. East Coast ports to use the Suez Canal delays to clear cargo from terminals. With shipping

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 3267

Thursday, April 1, 2021
port of long beach
Shipping

Fitch: Soaring Shipping Costs Add To Near-Term Global Inflationary Pressures

Supply chain bottlenecks in global shipping and semiconductor markets are adding to near-term pressures on inflation, says Fitch Ratings in a new report

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 2851

containership in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Urged to Upgrade Quickly to Avoid Future Disruption

By Jonathan Saul and Patrick Werr CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 4688

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Accidents

Egypt Wants $1 Billion In Compensation For Suez Blockage

By Tarek El-Tablawy (Bloomberg) — Egypt said it may seek around $1 billion in compensation after the giant containership Ever Given blocked the Suez

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 9928

Russian FPSO MARSHAL VASILEVSKIY Transiting the Suez Canal
Accidents

Marine Reinsurance Firms Expect Giant Suez Blockage Claims

by Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) – The recent blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to lead to large reinsurance claims, adding to upward pressure on marine

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 3142

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
china port
Shipping

Carriers Warned Against Price Gouging Shippers with Suez Chaos

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers have been warned not to take advantage of the capacity crunch resulting from the Suez blockage to

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 2499

Convoys Resume as Suez Canal Races to Clear Huge Backlog of Ships
Shipping

Convoys Resume as Suez Canal Races to Clear Huge Backlog of Ships

By Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 30 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 3604

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade
Maritime News

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) – Now removed from the Suez Canal’s main channel, the Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 5956

ever given
Shipping

The Suez Canal Blockage Is Over. Time to Add Up the Damages

By Aaron Clark, Cindy Wang, Ann Koh and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — The Suez Canal may be open again, but the battle over damages from the

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 6676

Monday, March 29, 2021
ever given refloated
Shipping

Shipping Companies Counting Cost of Suez Chaos

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5125

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News

Ship Backlog from Suez Closure Will Take Months to Clear, Shipping Lines Say

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry that

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5517
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