Port of Galveston resumes full operations The Port of Galveston, Texas, reports that it is open for business, providing maritime-related jobs and economic benefits for the region following Hurricane Laura. "We have an exceptional emergency response team that
Mare Island Dockyard wins $15.3 million oiler overhaul contract Mare Island Dry Dock, Vallejo, Calif., has been awarded a $15,378,728, 50 calendar day contract for the mid-term availability of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). The contract
Port and Harbor Cranes Expand Shipping Capabilities Cranes and material handlers-it's something we haven't written a whole lot about in Marine Log. Nonetheless, they are an essential part of shoreside shipping, whether they are at a container terminal on
ClassNK releases "Digital Smart Ship" guidance New "Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship" released by class society ClassNK set out the procedures to obtain new class notations for ships with advanced digital technology. The guidelines are part of the
Memphis Engineer District deploys team to support Hurricane Laura response The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District deployed a 13-member Emergency Power Planning and Response Team (PRT) to support Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hurricane Laura response, on August 26. The "Power
Netherlands start-up orders innovative offshore wind crew vessel Lauwersoog, Netherlands, based Next Generation Shipyards has signed a contract to build a new design offshore wind crew service vessel said to combines the stability of a catamaran with the speed and
More vessel types will have to meet California at-berth emission regs The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved a new regulation designed to further reduce pollution from ocean-going vessels while docked at California's busiest ports. Among other things, it adds auto carriers
VIDEO: Silver Moon completes sea trials Royal Caribbean Group's ultra luxury brand Silversea Cruises reports that its ninth ship, Silver Moon successfully carried out her sea trials between August 8 and August 20, traveling between Fincantieri's Ancona, Italy,
Singapore to set up floating crew change centre Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority announced the Crew Facilitation Centre alongside a S$1m industry fund to support efforts to help...
Sovcomflot sees stable business streams counterbalancing tanker downturn Russia's biggest shipping company enjoyed a very profitable quarter as the tanker market paid handsomely. Now, with that same market...
ACL pledges to repatriate seafarers trapped in Liverpool Atlantic Container Line has repatriated a number of seafarers stranded on five con-ros in Liverpool. Following trade union criticism of...
Hafnia warns of 'extended rebound' amid uncertain demand as shipowner posts record profits Group reports profits of $97.7m on time charter equivalent earnings of $106.9m
The week in charts: Container freight rates soar, jet fuel demand slump revealed Peak season traffic has driven container line utilisation to 100% on some key trade routes and freight rates have surged...
Curacao Trader crew released after Gulf of Guinea kidnap ordeal The 13 crew kidnapped from the product tanker Curacao Trader off Benin on July 17 have been released, shipmanager Alison...
Calls to protect waters around Mauritius from shipping Following the Wakashio grounding, the public and some non-governmental organisations are asking that ships not planning to call at Mauritius...
How long can container lines continue to defy gravity? Box carrier capacity management has achieved results that other sectors of the maritime economy can only dream of
The Lloyd's List Podcast: Can Berge Bulk really hit zero emissions by 2025? James Marshall is the chief executive of Berge Bulk and he has a plan to get its 75 vessels to...
Conservative Berge Bulk pledges carbon neutrality by 2025 Cautious long-term charters and a private approach to commercial operations have kept Berge out of the limelight, but with their...
Australia bans second JP Alliance cargoship for three months The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has banned a Hong Kong-flagged cargoship from the country's ports for three months, after accusing...
One Hundred Ports: Coronavirus curveball hits container port sector Half-year figures for 2020 at the major box facilities have been telling, to say the least
One Hundred Ports: Carriers ride out calm before the storm The year's peak season, in which carriers usually see volumes and rates rise as retailers stock up for the holiday...
One Hundred Ports: A simpler time Combined container throughput figures of the top 100 ports grew by 2.5% in 2019 as volumes continued to soften amid...
Box freight rates continue their inexorable rise The peak container season that no one expected is doing a roaring trade as freight rates hit new highs. The...
Shipping firms told to restructure ownership to avoid US-Hong Kong double tax Liner carriers in Hong Kong will more easily fall into an even higher tax regime in the US after the...
Marine insurance will weather coronavirus crisis, panellists claim The coronavirus is having an obvious impact on marine insurance, but more through the rise of working from home and...
Ukraine fights flag-hopping Crimea callers Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows 17 ships de-flagged more than once for illegal Crimea visits, while one cargoship has been...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Zim chief hails 'very positive' position while shrugging off IPO speculation | Bold move to exit Asia-Europe...
Green shipping push to lift pandemic-hit shipbuilding orders Lloyd's Register says deepsea zero-emission vessels need to enter the fleet by 2030 to meet the IMO's 2050 decarbonisation goals...
Hyundai Heavy wins $70m orders for two product tankers The vessels have been ordered by an Asian and a European owner. They are due to be delivered in the...
Storm cleanup to cause Louisiana rail shippers some delay Class I railroad crews will spend the next two days clearing downed trees and restoring electric power along tracks in southern Louisiana.
UPS expanding at Kansas City airport as e-commerce surges (video) UPS is a modern-day version of the Pony Express, which operated its eastern terminal outside Kansas City. UPS is adding space at the Kansas City...
FreightWaves Flashback 1963: Airplane displaces ship in Saturn S-IV transportation role 1963: NASA will employ a specially enlarged aircraft to aid in the transport of the Saturn S-IV rocket from California to Florida.
FMC assigns truckers' chassis compliant to administrative law judges The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's Office of Administrative Law Judges is expected to announce an initial decision in this multibillion-dollar complaint against the ocean carriers...
Asia-Pacific air passenger traffic dives 97% on year in July: AAPA "International border closures affecting more than 50% of destinations worldwide, and other forms of onerous travel restrictions, continue to cripple international travel," AAPA Director General Subhas Menon said.
W Africa freight rate reaches 14-month low amid unsold cargoes, lack of activity The West Africa-to-East route freight rate, basis 260,000 mt, lost $1.62/mt to reach $11.71/mt on Aug. 28 amid lackluster end-user demand, regional overtonnage and bearish prospects for the fourth quarter.
Singapore 380 CST HSFO differential slips to discount on declining demand The Singapore 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil cash differential over the grade's swaps values slipped into negative territory on Aug. 27 due to declining demand from Saudi Arabia.
Singapore's residue stocks fall 9% on week to 4-month low as imports ease Singapore's commercial onshore residue stocks fell 9.2% week on week to a four-month low of 23.131 million barrels, or 3.64 million mt, over Aug. 20-26, Enterprise Singapore data released Aug. 27 showed, amid a plunge in imports.
HSFO still a force in bunker fuel market post-IMO 2020 Once a staple of the bunkers market, demand for high sulfur (3.5%) fuel oil was expected to drop off a cliff after IMO 2020 -- -- the lower, 0.5% sulfur cap on marine fuel globally since Jan. 1.
ARA fuel oil stocks down 18% on week to 1.103 mil mt: Insights Global Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub, as measured by Insights Global, fell 18% to 1.103 million mt in the week Aug. 26.
First ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation at Sweden's Malmo Finland-based energy company Gasum said it has performed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation at Malmo port in Sweden.
Dow, ExxonMobil among companies reporting minimal damage from Hurricane Laura Several US chemical companies with plants in Hurricane Laura's path said initial inspections showed limited damage despite the storm's Category 4 strength on landfall.
OIL FUTURES: RBOB settles higher on expected delay in refinery returns NYMEX RBOB futures edged higher Aug. 28, as the return of at least one Louisiana refinery was expected to be delayed following Hurricane Laura.
TANKERS: Americas dirty tanker freight sees little impact from Hurricane Laura Freight for Aframaxes loading in the USGC saw little to no impact from Category 4 Hurricane Laura, which made landfall in the USGC early Aug. 27, in contrast to hurricane seasons in previous years.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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