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Energy Absurdities: Too Many Absurdities to Focus on Just One

From blackmon.substack.com

Oh, my goodness, the world of Energy Absurdities is exploding today, so let’s go around the horn with some quick takes about a bunch of ‘em. First, there’s the news reported by Politico in last night’s Power Switch newsletter that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still does not have enough votes from his own party to rid our country of the insane subsidies for corn-based ethanol. Why? Because of the ever-counterproductive Iowa delegation.
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One Dead, Two Injured in Trawler Fire in Iceland

From maritime-executive.com

A fire aboard a trawler in the harbor at Njardvik, Iceland claimed the life of one crewmember and left two others injured, according to firs
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Core Power hits $100m funding milestone for experimental reactor

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

New nuclear technology developer for maritime Core Power has reached a key funding milestone for its first experimental molten salt reactor under a programme with the US government.
Mike O' Gorman:

Congratulations to Mikal Boe and the team. Absolutely relentless in their ambition and drive

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Pangaea snaps up secondhand ultramax for $26.6m.

From splash247.com

Nasdaq-listed US bulker owner Pangaea Logistics Solutions has picked up a secondhand ultramax for $26.6m. The 2014-built, 61,000 dwt ship is expected to be delivered in June and renamed Bulk Prudence. 

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Seacon books Japanese handysize bulkers

From splash247.com

Chinese shipowner and operator Seacon Shipping is expanding its fleet with a fresh order for a pair of handysize bulk carriers in Japan. The Qingdao-based company has contracted Tsuneishi Shipbuilding to have the vessels delivered by end-June and end-September 2025 for around $31.7m each. The order comes hot on the heels of Seacon’s $52m raise …
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Why I’m backing a return to sailing ships

From splash247.com

Forget wind-assist, we need to go full on sail, argues Andrew Craig-Bennett. I asked the editor if I could write this. It will seem absurd to most readers, but then there is something absurd about ships being built to transport carbon dioxide captured from exhaust gas emissions when we have neither a reliable and cheap …
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TCC booked tanker pair from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

Hong Kong-based TCC Group has placed an order at CSSC Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of two 114,000 dwt tankers.
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News Content Hub - Population trends and the chemical carrier sector

From www.rivieramm.com

Growth of the middle class outside of Europe is a key driver in the product tanker outlook, say maritime-insight directors Niklas Bengtsson and Christopher Pålsson
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5G network set to transform maritime sector

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Shipping companies will soon have access to the 5G network for potential life and death situations at sea. But the technology is also set to be a game changer across the maritime sector, including security surveillance and on-board welfare checks.

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Merthyr Tydfil: UK's largest opencast coalmine to shut

From www.bbc.co.uk

Plans to extend the working life of the UK's largest opencast coalmine are turned down.
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Indonesian seaborne coal exports are expected to surpass 170 million tonnes by the end of April, up 32% on the same period last year. The rise is partly due to improved economic conditions in China

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Nitin Gadkari lays down roadmap to lower logistics cost

From indiashippingnews.com

NEW DELHI : Speaking on the second day of the Republic Summit, Union Minister of Road, Transport, and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, stressed the need to
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APSEZ customs receipts top Rs 80,000 cr

From indiashippingnews.com

AHMEDABAD : Handling about a quarter of India’s port cargo and generating customs receipts worth over ₹80,000 crore for the government, Adani Ports and
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DNV joins Standards working group on methanol bunkering as interest in low-carbon fuels for shipping surges 

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

DNV has joined a working group on methanol bunkering, managed by the Standards Development Organisation at Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC-SDO), the classification society announced at Singapore Maritime Week.
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US soft red winter wheat forecast at 405 million bushels | World Grain

From www.world-grain.com

Would be largest crop in nine years.
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Cargill Australia expanding oilseed crush capacity | World Grain

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Three plants to get upgrades for canola, cottonseed processing.
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Russian Yacht Disappears in Red Sea After Apparent Attack

From maritime-executive.com

A yacht with five people aboard has disappeared after an apparent attack in the Red Sea, according to its owner and to Russian officials, an
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Forbes Piece: US Natural Gas Gets A Boost With FERC Ruling On Rio Grande LNG

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[Note: This story was also published at Forbes.com] By a 3-1 margin, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted on April 21 to reaffirm approvals initially issued in 2019 that will allow NextDecade’s big new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility to move forward. The vote to reaffirm the decision was made necessary by an order issued 18 months ago by the District of Columbia US Court of Appeals.
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#Energy Absurdity: LA Times Writer Cries Out For Her Very Own Energy Absurdity Designation, and Gets It

From blackmon.substack.com

Wednesday's Energy Absurdity: LA Times Writer Cries Out For Her Very Own Energy Absurdity Designation [Follow me on Twitter at @EnergyAbsurdity] Sometimes, it almost seems as if these absurdities literally write themselves. That was the case Tuesday when I read
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Doug Sheridan no LinkedIn: #geopolitics #energytransition #leadership 

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Thomas Sowell writes in his book Intellectuals and Society, many elites and their followers are unduly impressed by the fact that highly educated intellectuals…

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Mike Evans على LinkedIn: #datawarehousecloud #datawarehouse #highperformance #yellowbrick…

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The Yellowbrick's 75% guarantee offer really does prove how good their cloud data warehouse is.
Email me today to arrange a demonstration and be prepared to…
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Turkey's Largest Warship Successfully Sets Sail After Its Public Unveiling

From www.marineinsight.com

Türkiye’s most long-anticipated, recently commissioned, and greatest warship set sail via the Bosporus on Sunday as it was heading toward the Black Sea.

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Tanker Newbuilding Orders on the Rise | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

Tanker demand has boomed in the newbuilding market over the past few days, as the global orderbook remains quite low. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “ordering over the past few weeks was dominated by tanker newbuilding contracts, perhaps a symptom of the...

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Kapal MV Indian Partnership Kandas, Terumbu Karang Dilaporkan Rusak

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A UK-flagged bulker became the focus of social media speculation after several Indonesians began posting about a vessel apparently sinking and in distress west of New Guinea. The Indonesian Navy has now confirmed the speculation reporting the Indian Partnership (181,000 dwt) has suffered damage in one of the sea lanes passing through its country. 

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Video: UK-Flagged Bulker Hits Reef Transiting Indonesia

From maritime-executive.com

A UK-flagged bulker became the focus of social media speculation after several Indonesians began posting about a vessel apparently sinking and i
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