15 NOV 2023 North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is set to more than double by the end of 2027 with the addition of new LNG export terminals in Mexico and Canada, as well as the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United States, the U.S. Energy …
Read More »THE UYGHURS FORCED TO PROCESS THE WORLD’S FISH
14 NOV 2023 On a cloudy morning this past April, more than eighty men and women, dressed in matching red windbreakers, stood in orderly lines in front of the train station in Kashgar, a city in Xinjiang, China. The people were Uyghurs, one of China’s largest ethnic minorities, and they …
Read More »EUROPORT LEAVES LASTING IMPRESSION OF MARITIME INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
13 NOV 2023 As the curtains fall on Europort 2023, memories linger of an event that saw stakeholders from across the maritime world connect on the key themes of energy transition and digitalization, as well as the human capital and finance needed to support them. Europort has drawn to a …
Read More »PHILIPPINES TO CONTINUE SOUTH CHINA SEA SUPPLY MISSIONS DESPITE CHINESE BOATS
12 NOV 2023 The Philippines’ coast guard said on Saturday it would maintain its regular supply missions to troops stationed on a disputed atoll in the South China Sea even though it expects more Chinese vessels to be sent to the area. The Philippines regularly sends supplies to a handful of troops …
Read More »RISKY BUSINESS: HOW AI CAN CUT MARINE LOSSES
10 NOV 2023 In the runup to Christmas 2022, shipowners received unwelcome but unsurprising news: they would face higher premiums the following year, owing to inflationary pressures driving up the cost of steel, spare parts and labor. The warning has since come to pass, with most P&I Clubs increasing their …
Read More »RUSSIAN MISSILE HITS BULKER ARRIVING ODESA KILLING PILOT AND INJURING CREW
09 NOV 2023 Ukrainian officials are reporting that an unidentified cargo ship arriving in Odesa was struck by a Russian missile in the latest round of attacks on the port complex and Ukraine’s grain infrastructure. Crewmembers from the vessel and a port worker were injured while the Ukrainian pilot was …
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