VIDEO: Navy to deploy hospital ship Mercy to Los Angeles In a matter of days, the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy will sail from San Diego and dock in the Port of Los Angeles to help lift the burden from local medical
HII makes leadership changes at Newport News Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is making changes to the leadership team at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Julia Jones has been promoted to vice president of manufacturing and facilities, where she
More oil moves into storage The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to its maximum capacity by purchasing 77 million barrels of American-produced crude oil. Last week, DOE announced a
Duluth Seaway Port Authority awarded $10.5 million infrastructure grant The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has been allocated a $10.5 million MARAD Port Infrastructure Development grant, "The Port of Duluth is integral to transporting the food, materials, and other vital goods from
Ingalls Shipbuilding employee tests positive for coranavirus An employee at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a message to Ingalls employees dated yesterday, Brian Cuccias, Ingalls Shipbuilding president, said that the shipbuilder is
LNG carrier operator opts for advanced Nippon Paint Marine hull coating Piraeus, Greece, based gas carrier operator Gaslog Ltd has opted to apply Nippon Paint Marine's A-LF Sea hull coating as part of its current drydocking program. An advanced ultra-low friction coating system,
Car carrier giant to cut fleet size Oslo, Norway, headquartered RO/RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen says that, with the coronavirus situation evolving rapidly across the globe, it is taking precautionary steps to adjust its operations and safeguard its liquidity going
Damen Shipyards Group names Marc van Heyningen as new COO Marc van Heyningen will become the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Damen Shipyards Group effective April 1, succeeding to Jan-Wim Dekker, who became Chief Commercial Officer on 1 January. "We warmly
Collaboration needed on decarbonisation, says ONE chief The ONE chief executive says the industry needs to raise money to fund decarbonisation technology
Coronavirus: Greek shipping industry pledges help for nation's health system Moves comes as Greece cracks down on ferry travel, closes public spaces and allows citizens out of their homes only...
Tanker owners seek floating storage floor amid imploding oil market Numerous chartering deals have failed in the past three days and are being renegotiated as oil traders, refiners and owners...
Hamburg denies container equipment shortage Carriers can still find empties for European exporters
Coronavirus: Cosco gifts protective gear to Greek coast guard Chinese group makes 'significant' donation through Piraeus port authority it has controlled since 2016
Yard Talk | Target for new orders looks a tall order Demand for both LNG carrier and large containership newbuildings this year may fall short of expectations due to the coronavirus...
Vale to temporarily close Malaysia terminal Vale has decided to close the Teluk Rubiah iron ore terminal from March 24 to March 31, with an expected...
Coronavirus: All UK shipping workers could be classed as 'key' Exemptions seem designed primarily for those on ships and in ports, and should not be abused for personal convenience, legal...
Coronavirus: Wallenius Wilhelmsen to mothball vessels Wallenius Wilhelmsen also says it will delay land-based projects, cut capital expenditure and axe planned scrubber fits
High inventory levels dash hopes of a quick recovery As the global economy grinds to a halt, high levels of inventories will put paid to a restocking boom
Dry bulk operators 'coping' with virus disruptions Measures have been put in place to minimise disruptions. There are some crew quarantine delays being reported, but these incidents...
New regulations widen powers of FMC A year after its introduction, the latest update to US shipping law can be seen as a vote of confidence...
US shipping stocks fail to catch a break It can feel that with a few notable exceptions, shipping stocks in public markets cannot catch a break. But what...
In crisis, communication is key 'We all have a part to play in standing in solidarity with our seafarers and supporting our industry through this...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Floating storage at record as coronavirus cripples crude demand | Maersk suspends guidance on coronavirus fears |...
Brisbane further eases port entry restrictions Despite this watering down, the 14-day restriction policy for all vessels still applies at the other 20 Queensland ports. Shipping...
Seven seafarers kidnapped in attack on MSC containership This is the first incident in the area this year. However, there were four incidents at Port Libreville and the...
Shanghai eases crew change ban Despite the move to avoid draconian impositions on crew movement, the Shanghai government asks shipping firms to 'try as much...
FSL Trust names Markus Wenker as new chief financial officer At Cyprus-based Hellenic Bank, Wenker established a growing ship finance unit
Coronavirus threatens box shipping demand, says OOIL OOIL warns that a further escalation of the coronavirus outbreak will hurt global economic growth and container shipping demand
Australia's major backfill LNG project now on hold Independent oil and gas producer Santos no longer aims to sanction the Barossa backfill LNG project in the first half...
Coronavirus: No uptick in containership arrivals at the San Pedro Bay ports The declining ship arrivals and container traffic bode ill for any future turnaround as they are already weakening employment along...
NWSA focused on keeping commerce moving during pandemic Ports of Seattle and Tacoma still operating normally but handling less cargo.
OOIL profits swell with Long Beach sale proceeds "IT strength and capability" helping Orient Overseas (International) Limited service customers during coronavirus crisis.
Free flow of ocean cargo at rising risk from coronavirus Ocean shipping has functioned well during the outbreak but pressures are mounting.
How coronavirus affects US river-barge market Petchem shippers are keeping inland barge owners busy, but upside could be temporary.
Boeing shuts down assembly lines in response to pandemic Boeing will stop making planes for two weeks at most of its plants to protect workers from the coronavirus.
Countries cut red tape to speed up cargo relief flights Some countries are making it easier for airlines to adjust operations in response to the coronavirus crisis, but the airfreight community wants greater cooperation from...
US lets up on import tariffs for Chinese medical supplies The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative acknowledged, "the imposition of tariffs on certain Chinese imports has resulted in an overall decline in the availability...
Singapore tanker operator fined $1.65 million for oil bilge dumping UNIX Line's tanker, Zao Galaxy, discharged the contaminated water overboard in early 2019 during a voyage between the Philippines and California's Port of Richmond.
Mexico maintains crude production in February at 1.673 million b/d Mexico maintained its crude production in February despite a drop in international crude prices, official figures published over the weekend show.
PetroChina Liaoyang to keep March gasoil export steady from February State-owned PetroChina's 180,000 b/d Liaoyang Petrochemical refinery in northeastern Liaoning province, plans to export 120,000 mt of gasoil in March, steady from February, a refinery source told S&P Global Platts Monday. The gasoil export has been steady at 120,000 mt since January.
Bangladesh to import cleaner 0.005% sulfur gasoil from July 2020 Bangladesh will start importing 0.005% sulfur gasoil, instead of the existing 0.05% sulfur gasoil, from July 2020 in a bid to ensure a cleaner environment, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, or BPC, chairman Md Shamsur Rahman told S&P Global Platts on Monday.
VLSFO cracks hit 6-month low as demand tanks Cracks for 0.5% marine fuel against Brent have fallen to their lowest levels in six months amid falling demand for marine fuel and an oversupply of product in the region due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
US crude stocks likely extend run higher as economics favor storage US crude inventories likely continued to build last week amid strong storage economics and historically weak refinery runs, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed Monday.
Brazil's Petrobras removes workers from Lula Field FPSO amid COVID-19 concerns Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras removed eight workers from an offshore floating production unit over the weekend amid concerns about a potential COVID-19 outbreak offshore.
German 2020 emissions could fall 30-100 mil mt on COVID-19 outbreak: Agora Germany could exceed its 2020 climate goal of a 40% cut in CO2 emissions over 1990 due to the coronavirus crisis and the mild, windy winter just passed, think-tank Agora Energiewende said Monday.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen acts to trim costs amid challenges due to COVID-19 spread The shipper has withdrawn the 2019 proposed dividend, cancelled scrubber installations to limit capex.
USGC middle distillate exports to Europe at 950,000 mt in March, zero so far in April A total of 950,000 mt of US Gulf Coast middle distillate shipments is currently scheduled to arrive in Europe in March as of Monday, with 670,000 mt bound for Northwest Europe and 280,000 mt set to arrive in the Mediterranean, data from S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed.
Gibraltar bunkering operations resume as bad weather eases Bunkering operations at the port of Gibraltar have resumed with no disruptions, a spokesman for the port authority said Monday.
Asia braces for more energy demand destruction as nations lock down cities Plummeting oil and gas consumption in China is likely to be replicated in the rest of Asia's developing countries as the coronavirus outbreak triggers more lockdowns and transport disruptions.
North Asia's March bunker fuel demand mixed; slight recovery in Hong Kong "Demand [in Hong Kong] is still slow, but it is much better than in February when it dropped by around 60%," a supplier said.
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