What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)

U.S. and China Suspend Port Fees Central to Trump’s Shipbuilding Strategy The United States and China have agreed to suspend retaliatory port fees on each other’s vessels for one year, marking a significant pause in a central pillar of the Trump...

U.S. and China Suspend Port Fees Central to Trump’s Shipbuilding Strategy

Excellent analysis by Mike Schuler of gCaptain

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YouTube video by Straight Arrow News China’s building 1,700 ships to America’s 5. Senators say it’s a security issue

China’s building 1,700 ships to America’s 5. Senators say it’s a security issue

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? Tonnage Tsunami: Can Ports Withstand the Ultra-Large Containership Surge?

Tonnage Tsunami: Can Ports Withstand the Ultra-Large Containership Surge?

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Tonnage Tsunami: Can Ports Withstand the Ultra-Large Containership Surge?

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? 'What's Going on With Shipping ' Testifies on Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding

'What's Going on With Shipping ' Testifies on Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding

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Reviving US shipbuilding - significant maritime reform A Senate hearing on US commercial shipbuilding was notable for its lack of bi-partisan bickering and broad political support

Reviving US shipbuilding and significant maritime reform: A Senate hearing on US commercial shipbuilding was notable for its lack of bi-partisan bickering and broad political support

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Top shipping organisations reaffirm support for IMO as global regulator

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HMM joins the exclusive teu millionaires club - Splash247 South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has become the eighth member of the exclusive teu millionaires club. HMM’s fleet now stands at 1,007,180 teu, according to analysis by Alphaliner, which noted in its...

HMM joins the exclusive teu millionaires club

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Tanker rates poised to close 2025 with best year in a decade - Splash247 The year 2025 is shaping up to be the best year for tankers in a decade, according to analysis carried in the October issue of Splash Extra, now available to read for free.  Year-to-date average VLCC ...

Tanker rates poised to close 2025 with best year in a decade

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Experts Urge Congress to Enact SHIPS Act as Foundation for Reviving U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Three industry experts told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the United States faces an urgent need to rebuild its commercial shipbuilding capacity in the face of decades of Chinese...

Experts Urge Congress to Enact SHIPS Act as Foundation for Reviving U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding

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Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding YouTube video by CommerceRepublicans

My first Congressional testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee - Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding

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New contracts drop 24% at Chinese shipbuilders China maintained the leading position in global shipbuilding market for the first nine months even though the new orders decreased.

Newbuilding orders drop 24% at Chinese shipbuilders

China maintained the leading position in global shipbuilding market for the first nine months even though the new orders decreased.

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Major flag states backed postponing IMO NZF Only three of the member states of the IMO in the top 10 flag-states voted against delaying the NZF discussions by a year.

Major flag states backed postponing IMO Net Zero Framework

Only three of the member states of the IMO in the top 10 flag-states voted against delaying the NZF discussions by a year.

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IMO stalemate exposes deep global divides - Splash247 The world is divided when it comes to working out global shipping’s green agenda. The successful campaign – led by the US and Saudi Arabia – to ensure the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zer...

IMO stalemate exposes deep global divides

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Queue times for commodity vessels off Chinese ports hit highs not seen since 2022 - Splash247 Xi Jinping’s meeting with Donald Trump in South Korea later this week cannot come soon enough to smooth troubled commodity supply chains with vessels backing up off China on a scale not seen for years...

Queue times for commodity vessels off Chinese ports hit highs not seen since 2022

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China Analysts Expect US to Ease Export Curbs for Magnet Relief Chinese analysts expect the US to dial back new export control rules targeting thousands of Chinese firms when presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet this week.

China Analysts Expect US to Ease Export Curbs for Magnet Relief

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Sealegend Announces 16 China Arctic Express Voyages for 2026 Following Success of ‘Istanbul Bridge’ Transit Container shipping via the Arctic is set for a massive boost in 2026. After completing the first-ever Arctic Express voyage from Ningbo-Zhoushan, China to Felixstowe, UK in a record 20 days earlier th...

Sealegend Announces 16 China Arctic Express Voyages for 2026 Following Success of ‘Istanbul Bridge’ Transit

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? What's Going on With Shipping Goes to Washington | Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Commerce

Mr Sal Goes to Washington

What's Going on With Shipping Goes to Washington

▶️Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Commerce
▶️Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and Fisheries
▶️Hearing - Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding

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Shipping must quickly adapt to the new world order Tempers are frayed among officials and industry leaders alike

Shipping must quickly adapt to the new world order

▶️Steamroller tactics caught IMO veterans by surprise
▶️The recriminations over shipping’s crumbling decarbonisation consensus have potential to become distractions
▶️But shipping executives may have to choose sides
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New contracts drop 24% at Chinese shipbuilders China maintained the leading position in global shipbuilding market for the first nine months even though the new orders decreased.

Newbuilding orders drop 24% at Chinese shipbuilders: China maintained the leading position in global shipbuilding market for the first nine months even though the new orders decreased.

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Report: Japan and U.S. to Sign Memorandum on Shipbuilding Cooperation Japan is prepared to sign a memorandum with the United States providing additional details on the investment in shipbuilding that was continued in the...

Report: Japan and U.S. to Sign Memorandum on Shipbuilding Cooperation

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As the Rest of the World Retreats, China Doubles its Wind Power Targets [By Niu Yuhan]China aims to add at least 120 GW of new wind power capacity annually during the upcoming 15th five-year-plan period from 2026 to 2030,...

As the Rest of the World Retreats, China Doubles its Wind Power Targets

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Historic U.S. Civil War Ship Decaying Due to Fungal Invasion The long-term preservation of a historic gunboat that participated in the American Civil War is coming under serious threats owing to continuous degra...

Historic U.S. Civil War Ship Decaying Due to Fungal Invasion

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Royal Navy Starts Trials with Repurposed PSV Transferred from RFA The former commercial vessel that was repurposed in 2023 by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a “mothership” to host various autonomous minehunting system...

Royal Navy Starts Trials with Repurposed PSV Transferred from RFA

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After Tumultuous Week, IMO Makes Progress on Decarbonization The IMO’s International Maritime Organization’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships wrapped up a week of...

After Tumultuous Week, IMO Makes Progress on Decarbonization

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Iconic Australian Ferry Condemned for Scrap Returns to Service After Refit A beloved ferry that had been condemned for scrapping in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state has returned to service after being saved and underg...

Iconic Australian Ferry Condemned for Scrap Returns to Service After Refit

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Sail Cargo Ship Neoliner Completes Difficult First Atlantic Crossing The world’s first large, commercial wind-propelled cargo ship, the Neoliner Origin, completed its first Atlantic crossing during the evening on Octobe...

Sail Cargo Ship Neoliner Completes Difficult First Atlantic Crossing

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Two Missing as Chinese Bulker Sinks After Colliding with Wan Hai Boxship Chinese officials in Guangzhou report that a search and rescue mission was underway for two missing seafarers after a small Chinese bulker sank. The v...

Two Missing as Chinese Bulker Sinks After Colliding with Wan Hai Boxship

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Cargoship ‘Thamesborg’ Arrives in Eastern Canada After 10-week Odyssey, Grounding in Arctic Thamesborg's journey from China to Canada was supposed to take just three to four weeks via an Arctic shortcut. It ended up lasting more than two months. Wagenborg’s general cargo ship has reached its...

Cargoship ‘Thamesborg’ Arrives in Eastern Canada After 10-week Odyssey, Grounding in Arctic

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U.S. container ports putting pandemic in the rearview U.S. container ports continue to author a strong comeback from the pandemic despite some current headwinds to trade conditions.

U.S. container ports putting pandemic in the rearview: August data underscores robust ongoing recovery

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