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China’s July Soybean Imports Slide Amid Poor Crush Margins, Weaker Demand
China’s soybean imports in July fell 9.1% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as poor crushing margins...
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Rhine Level In Germany Falls Again, Ships Only Part-Loaded
Water levels on the Rhine in Germany fell again during hot dry weather over the weekend and cargo vessels cannot...
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Two More Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine As Third Port Opens
Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine said, taking...
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Persistent Container Ship Congestion In North Sea Affects EU-Asia Trade
The congestion of container ships off German ports at the North Sea worsened, affecting the European Union’s (EU’s) trade with...
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Reconciliation Bill Gives Massive Boost To U.S. Offshore Wind
On Sunday, Senate Democrats passed a large-scale budget reconciliation package on a party-line vote, enacting many (but far from all)...
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Australian Police Seize $195 Million In Cocaine Aboard Maersk Boxship
Australian authorities have seized 700 kilos of cocaine from a container aboard a Maersk boxship in Sydney, adding to the...
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Shipping Firm Maersk, A Barometer For Global Trade, Warns Of Weak Demand And Warehouses Filling Up
AP Moller-Maersk this week predicted a slowdown in global shipping container demand this year amid weakening consumer confidence and supply...
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UK’s Busiest Container Port Set For 8-Day Strike
Workers at the UK’s largest container port will hold an eight-day strike at the end of August, union bosses said...
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Less U.S. Gas To Asia, Freeport Explosion Reduce LNG Vessel Transit Through Panama
The Panama Canal has seen a 30% fall in the traffic of vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), driven by...
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Ukraine Wants Shipping Safe Passage Deal To Extend Beyond Grain
Three grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday under a safe passage deal while the first inbound cargo vessel since...
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Korea’s Big Three Shipbuilders In Red Despite Growing Order Backlog
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders remain in the red despite hefty new ship orders so far this year, led by...
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Four More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine As Hopes Grow For Export Stability
Four more ships carrying grain and sunflower oil have left Ukraine ports via a safe maritime corridor. Millions of tonnes...
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Coal Far From Dead: Global Trade Thrives, War Reroutes Shipping
The market has spoken: Coal is dying” declared a September 2019 headline in CNN Business, after China announced it would...
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Shipping Faces Investment Obstacles In Low-Carbon Marine Fuels
Shipping has been slower than other other transportation sectors in identifying a decarbonization approach to help counter climate change.As airlines...
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Maersk Acquires Danish Company To Add Global Project Logistics
Maersk is continuing to use its strong financial results and cash generated from operations to pursue its strategy to become...
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Keppel O&M Tries Out VR Goggles In The Shipyard
Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) is pushing the quest for digitalization to new heights after adopting a 5G enabled...
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IMF Tells Europe To Let Consumers Bear The Brunt Of Higher Bills To Encourage Energy Saving
The International Monetary Fund warned European governments against intervening in the region’s worsening energy crisis with broad-based financial support, saying...
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Iran Says Ready To Return Oil Output To Pre-Sanctions Level
Iran said that it is ready to return its crude oil production to pre-sanctions levels at the earliest possible time....
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Asia Grains-Russian Suppliers Offer Wheat In Asia, But Buyers Reluctant
Suppliers offered Russian wheat at lower prices this week in Asia, but most millers were unwilling to sign deals in...
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Port Of New York And New Jersey Adds Fees For Ocean Carriers As Shipping Containers Pile Up
The Port of New York and New Jersey announced new tariffs this week related to empty containers and export volume...
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