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New Rules on Ship Emissions Herald Sea Change for Oil Market

May 17, 2018

New rules coming into force from 2020 to curb pollution produced by the world's ships are worrying everyone from OPEC oil producers to bunker fuel sellers and shipping companies.The regulations will slash emissions of sulfur, which is blamed…

Japan Plans Retaliatory Tariffs Against US

May 17, 2018

Japan is considering tariffs on U.S. exports worth $409 million in retaliation against steel and aluminium import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, media reported on Thursday.Such a move would signal Tokyo is ready to go beyond backdoor talks and pleas for exemptions from the U…

Maersk: Disappointing Q1 Earnings Hit Share Price

May 17, 2018

A.P. Moller-Maersk missed first-quarter profit expectations on Thursday and warned that political and trade tensions clouded the outlook, sending shares in the world's biggest container shipper sharply lower.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation…

ADM CFO: Supply Chain Can be Managed Through U.S.-China Trade Tensions

May 16, 2018

Global grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM)feels it can manage its supply chain to adapt to China's threatened tariffs on imports of U.S. soybeans, Chief Financial Officer Ray Young said on Wednesday. The Chicago-based company…

AAPA releases State of Freight III report

May 16, 2018

Trade Association Releases Freight Report on Multimodal Funding Needs of U.S. Seaports. In a just-released report, U.S. port authorities identified more than $20 billion in projected multimodal port and rail access needs over the next decade…

China Denounces Trade Unilateralism

May 16, 2018

China's foreign minister on Wednesday took a swipe at the United States' trade policy and defended international free trade on the basis of World Trade Organisation regulations. 'Trade unilateralism goes against the current of history,'…

Container Shipping Line MSC Stops New Iran Bookings

May 16, 2018

The world's No. 2 container shipping line MSC said on Wednesday it would stop taking new bookings for Iran due to the decision by the United States to re-impose sanctions on Tehran after withdrawing from the international nuclear deal. In a note to clients…

Fifth US Sorghum Vessel Heads to Spain

May 15, 2018

The RB Eden vessel carrying 70,000 tonnes of U.S. sorghum is heading to the Spanish port of Cartagena, Thomson Reuters Eikon ship-tracking data showed, in what will be a fifth cargo of U.S. sorghum to be diverted from China to Spain.The ship…

Tough Recovery Ahead for Some Box Trades; More Uncertainty in Others

May 14, 2018

Drewry says that recovering demand recovery in the North America-East Coast South America box trades provides encouragement, but local political conditions bear watching. Elsewhere, reports that Maersk and MSC are reviewing their Iran operations…

Israeli Seaports Reopen as Workers End Strike

May 14, 2018

Israeli dockworkers on Sunday ended a three-day strike that had shut down the country's two main seaports after a court ordered them back to work.Officials at the Mediterranean ports of Ashdod and Haifa said operations had resumed and that cargo ships were once again being unloaded…

Total to Set Up LNG Bunkering Hub in Oman

May 14, 2018

French energy group Total said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Oman to develop natural gas resources in the country.'Total and Shell as operator will develop several natural gas discoveries located in the Greater…

Trudeau remains optimistic on trade deal with US

May 14, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is optimistic that a new NAFTA trade deal with the United States can be reached and that a solution on U.S. tariffs for steel and aluminum imports can be found, he told German newspaper Handelsblatt.'We…

India Seeks Banks Financial Support for Inland Water Transport

May 11, 2018

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will involve banks for ensuring availability of financing options for the private players engaged in Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector.  Financing and funding for Operation and Maintenance of IWT assets is a challenge for shippers…

Top Container Shipping Lines Reviewing Iran Operations

May 11, 2018

The world's top two container shipping groups Maersk Line and MSC are reviewing their Iran operations after the United States withdrawal from the international nuclear agreement with Tehran.The 2015 agreement, worked out by the United States…

Iran's Oil Customers in Europe Might Reduce Imports

May 11, 2018

European oil companies are not ruling out reducing Iranian oil imports after the threat of new U.S. sanctions, with some expecting banking issues to hinder trade, but there was no rush to immediately cut volumes.U.S. President Donald Trump said…

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DNV’s Insight: 38 New Orders for Alternative-Fueled Vessels in April

Sentinel Midstream to Begin Building Texas Deepwater Oil Export Port

Sentinel Midstream to Begin Building Texas Deepwater Oil Export Port

Trump Pauses Effort to Escort Ships in Strait of Hormuz

Trump Pauses Effort to Escort Ships in Strait of Hormuz

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Ship-tracking data shows that a second ADNOC LNG Tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz during Iran War, showing a second ADNOC tanker crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
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