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Futuristic looking ammonia gas carrier project moves ahead at Nor-Shipping 

From splash247.com

Delegates attending Nor-Shipping are getting plenty of glimpses of what ships of the future will look like with design approval announcements coming out thick and fast.  Among the more headline-grabbing announcements is the NoGAPS, an ammonia-powered gas carrier (pictured).  

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MOL orders LNG-fuelled bulker at Oshima 

From splash247.com

In an all Japanese deal, shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is ordering an LNG-fuelled 94,900 dwt bulk carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding which will then go on a consecutive voyage charter hauling coal for Kansai Electric Power Co when it delivers in July 2026. No prices for the ship or the charter have been revealed.  The …

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San Francisco Bay Blues: Oakland suffering the most from dockworker dispute

From splash247.com

Ships backing up at Californian anchorages are now becoming clear for all supply chain specialists to see as reports grow of boxships suffering delays entering and leaving the ports of Oakland, Long Beach and Los Angeles on the back of industrial action taken by dockworkers over the past week. The situation is most acute in …
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Seafarer Labour Shortage Reaches 17-Year High Reports Drewry

From maritime-executive.com

Drewry warns in its latest report that the supply of officers and seafarers is growing increasingly tight for ships and is not expected to improve

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Two Oil Tankers Attacked By Indigenous Protesters 

From www.marinelink.com

A group of indigenous protesters in Peru's remote Amazon region attacked two oil tankers with gasoline bombs apparently because they are angry about changes by

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Baltic rises to over 3-month peak on firm demand for larger vessels

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Wednesday to scale its highest in more than three months, on higher rates for capesize and panamax vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels carrying dry bulk commodities,...
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Seaspan Cuts Steel On ‘Prototype Block’ For Canada's Polar Icebreaker

From www.marinelink.com

Seaspan Shipyards on Tuesday cut steel to build a “prototype block” marking a critical step in the Vancouver, B.C. shipyard’s Polar Icebreaker Program.Seaspan…

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Australian power station gets its new equipment from China and Japan

From www.projectcargojournal.com

Power station project in Central Queensland, Australia recently received critical equipment in the form of a transformer and a generator from China and Japan. Handled by DB Schenker, 

Mike O' Gorman:

the two units, both made by Toshiba, weighed 259 tonnes and 262 tonnes, respectively.  The DB Schenker Global Projects & Industry Solutions (GPIS) 

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BPCL, J M Baxi, JSW Infra, vie for liquid cargo berth at J N Port

From indiashippingnews.com

MUMBAI : Seven entities including Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Ltd, JSW Infrastructure Ltd, Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd, IMC Ltd
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India to remain fastest-growing major economy

From indiashippingnews.com

NEW DELHI : India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in terms of both aggregate and per capita GDP despite the slowdown

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Europe's economic engine is breaking down 

From www.linkedin.com

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A devastating Bloomberg article on my home country  “𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚'𝙨 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧

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When Germany fails, Europe will no longer have it's foundational rock to support it

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US ag producer sentiment falls sharply in May | World Grain

From www.world-grain.com

Farmers surveyed concerned about weaking grain prices.
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with the KAKHOVKA DAM BLOWN UP, this should ease US farmers worries

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Viterra Australia sets new grain shipping mark | World Grain

From www.world-grain.com

Surpasses 5.1 million tonnes loaded onto vessels in six-month period.
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China's quest for food security | World Grain

From www.world-grain.com

Plan involves increasing self-sufficiency, investing in foreign agribusiness and farmland.
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Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam Blown Up

From www.youtube.com

Ukraine's fifth largest dam- The Kakhovka dam has been blown up. It used to provide water to cool the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. With the dam now lying damaged, has the risk of a nuclear disaster reached an unprecedented level?

Mike O' Gorman:

It is not clear if this was Russian or NATO alliance members who blew up this dam, but the impact on shipping, agriculture, fiid prices and food security will be like a tsunami for more countries than is imaginable

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Southern Europe is more corrupt than Northern Europe? it  is a myth

From www.youtube.com

DiEM25 co-founder Yanis Varoufakis explains why the idea that Southern Europe is more corrupt than the richer, Northern part of the continent is a myth.
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The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the Climate - 

From www.nytimes.com

Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment.

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How Green New Dealers Move Inexorably Into Power Positions

From blackmon.substack.com

One of the key advantages radical leftist politicians - we call them “progressives” now - have always had over everyone else is their willingness to play the long game of incrementalism.

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China’s Refinery Throughput Jumped 19% In April 

From www.linkedin.com

Signs are starting to appear that China's oil demand growth is not as sluggish as some indicators may have recently suggested. In an article by OilPrice.com…

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US marine industry testifies on proposed vessel speed changes

From marineindustrynews.co.uk

The industry has testified about the impact of the proposed changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule,
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Effect of the changes at the Panama Canal on maritime shipping

From www.youtube.com

Panama Canal Draft Restrictions
Sal Mercogliano -  appears on FreightwavesTV Round Table with Peter Sands of Xeneta to discuss the low water conditions on the Panama Canal and the impact it will have on neo-Panamax vessels.

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NKT firms up East Anglia Three cabling deal

From splash247.com

Denmark’s NKT has confirmed a deal for the production and installation of the export power cables for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm project developed by ScottishPower Renewables. 

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