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Pipeline Pressure: Texas Shale Surge Pushes Gulf Coast Crude Prices Higher
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November 4, 2024
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Reuters
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Pipeline Pressure: Texas Shale Surge Pushes Gulf Coast Crude Prices Higher

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The difference in prices for U.S. shale oil in West Texas and at Houston has widened in the last two months on dwindling pipeline space to move the crude to...
Red Sea Crisis: IMO Chief Calls for Urgent Action as Houthi Attacks Threaten Global Shipping
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November 4, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Red Sea Crisis: IMO Chief Calls for Urgent Action as Houthi Attacks Threaten Global Shipping

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has completed a diplomatic tour of Red Sea countries, addressing the escalating crisis that threatens global trade and seafarer safety. The crisis began...
Port Strike 2.0: Major Shippers Pivot to West Coast Over Contract Uncertainty
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November 1, 2024
From 
Reuters
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gCaptain

Port Strike 2.0: Major Shippers Pivot to West Coast Over Contract Uncertainty

Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land...
GRI Gamble: Carriers Play Hardball with Asia-Europe Spot Rate Hikes
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November 1, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

GRI Gamble: Carriers Play Hardball with Asia-Europe Spot Rate Hikes

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container shipping lines on the main east-west trades this week managed to reverse 15 weeks of consecutive declines in spot freight rates by managing...
Drewry Analyzes How the U.S. Election Could Reshape Container Shipping
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October 31, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Drewry Analyzes How the U.S. Election Could Reshape Container Shipping

As the U.S. presidential election nears, Simon Heaney, Senior Manager of Container Shipping at Drewry, has provided insight into how each candidate’s approach to trade and economic policies could influence...
ONE Reports Staggering 1000% Profit Surge Amid Global Shipping Challenges
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October 31, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

ONE Reports Staggering 1000% Profit Surge Amid Global Shipping Challenges

Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s sixth-largest ocean carrier by capacity, reported robust financial results for its second quarter of FY2024 (July to September). The company’s revenue soared to $5.9...
U.S. Fines Mexican Shipping Company $1.75 Million for Pollution Cover-Up
Shipping
October 31, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Fines Mexican Shipping Company $1.75 Million for Pollution Cover-Up

In the latest case in the United States’ ongoing crack down against marine pollution, Mexico-based shipmanager Gremex Shipping S.A. has been sentenced for deliberately concealing illegal discharges of oily bilge...
MOL Left in The Cold: Sanctions Jeopardize Arctic LNG 2 Tanker Charters
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October 31, 2024
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

MOL Left in The Cold: Sanctions Jeopardize Arctic LNG 2 Tanker Charters

TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) may be unable to deliver tankers for Russia’s sanctions-hit Arctic LNG 2 project, it said on Thursday, in a blow to the plant that only...
Maersk Rides Wave of Strong Demand and Red Sea Disruptions
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October 31, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Maersk Rides Wave of Strong Demand and Red Sea Disruptions

A.P. Moller – Maersk, the global shipping giant, has reported strong third-quarter performance, driven by strong container market demand and ongoing instability in the Red Sea. On Thursday, the company...
U.S. Cracks Down on Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ and Arctic LNG Project in Latest Sanctions
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October 30, 2024
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Cracks Down on Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ and Arctic LNG Project in Latest Sanctions

The U.S. continues its effort to freeze Russia’s burgeoning Arctic LNG sector. In a new round of sanctions the State Department targeted transport and shipping companies providing services to the...
Cold Storage Boom: North American Ports Embrace Reefer Revolution
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October 30, 2024
From 
Ira Breskin
 via 
gCaptain

Cold Storage Boom: North American Ports Embrace Reefer Revolution

By Ira Breskin BOSTON — The refrigerated cargo/reefer business has emerged as an unexpected port and terminal industry “super star,” speakers said this week here at the annual meeting of...
Sanctioned Russian LNG Tankers Frozen Out as West Tightens Grip
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October 30, 2024
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Sanctioned Russian LNG Tankers Frozen Out as West Tightens Grip

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Tankers carrying sanctioned liquefied natural gas from Russia are gathering off the country’s far eastern coast, a sign of the difficulties in finding buyers in the...