By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The closure of the Chinese hub port of Yantian last week added another layer of chaos to an already fractured supply… Weiterlesen »Yantian Port Disruption Adds to Supply Chain Chaos

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean announced today it has reached an agreement with Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard on the delayed delivery of the two ultra-deepwater drillships… Weiterlesen »Transocean Reaches Deal for Delayed Delivery of New Ultra-Deepwater Drillships

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s exports continued to surge in May, although at a slower pace than the previous month, fueled by strong global demand… Weiterlesen »China’s Trade Boom Continues in May

Carnival Cruise Line today confirmed plans to resume passenger sailings in the U.S. starting in July to vaccinated guests. The sailings announced Monday include the… Weiterlesen »Carnival Cruise Line to Resume U.S. Sailings in July

John Konrad and Sal Mercogliano discuss the recent spate of shipping disasters from the X-Press Pearl to the Wakashio to the Golden Ray.

By Victoria Klesty OSLO, June 7 (Reuters) – Global commodities trader Trafigura and Norway’s Yara said on Monday they had signed a memorandum of understanding… Weiterlesen »Trafigura and Yara Team Up to Supply Clean Ammonia Fuel to Shipping

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) — Contaminants released from the wreckage of a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka could be dragged thousands of… Weiterlesen »Environmental Disaster Feared from X-Press Pearl Sinking

A New York City ferry with 125 people on board ran aground and began taking on water on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York. Watchstanders at… Weiterlesen »New York City High-Speed Ferry Grounds in Brooklyn

by Liangping Gao (Reuters) China’s imports grew at their fastest pace in 10 years in May, fuelled by surging demand for raw materials, although export… Weiterlesen »China’s Ocean Imports Grow At Fastest Pace In Decades

By Giulia Segreti and Alex Fraser (Reuters) The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some… Weiterlesen »“No Big Ships” Protesters Try To Block Cruise Ship Departure