Columbia River Bar Closure

Columbia Bar Remains in Yellow Condition: Another front is due to arrive Friday morning with seas quickly ramping up from 10 to 20+ feet by 1600. This creates the likelihood of another suspension of traffic.

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Dirty Fuel’s Big Comeback: HSFO Prices Spike as Ships Reroute from Red Sea Risks
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October 31, 2024
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Bloomberg
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Dirty Fuel’s Big Comeback: HSFO Prices Spike as Ships Reroute from Red Sea Risks

(Bloomberg) — One of the dirtiest corners of the global oil market is staging a spectacular rally, boosted by surging demand from ships sailing longer voyages to avoid unrest in...
Finland Warns of Russia’s Satellite Jamming and Tanker Spoofing in Baltic Sea
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October 31, 2024
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Finland Warns of Russia’s Satellite Jamming and Tanker Spoofing in Baltic Sea

HELSINKI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Finland’s Coast Guard said it has detected constant disturbances to satellite navigation signals in the Baltic Sea since April and in recent weeks has seen tankers spoofing...
Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case
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October 31, 2024
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Reuters
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Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Evangelos Marinakis, a Greek shipping magnate and owner of English Premier League soccer club Nottingham Forest, was on Thursday accused of trying to fix a Greek soccer match,...
Will Rising Costs and Safety Risks Sink Ammonia’s Future as a Marine Fuel?
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October 30, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Will Rising Costs and Safety Risks Sink Ammonia’s Future as a Marine Fuel?

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month,...
UECC Doubles Down on Green Fleet with Multi-Fuel Hybrid Car Carriers
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October 30, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

UECC Doubles Down on Green Fleet with Multi-Fuel Hybrid Car Carriers

United European Car Carriers (UECC) has inked a deal with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing for the construction of up to four state-of-the-art multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck...
Maersk Secures New Bio-Methanol Offtake Deal in China, Boosting Green Shipping Efforts
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October 30, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Maersk Secures New Bio-Methanol Offtake Deal in China, Boosting Green Shipping Efforts

A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Maersk’s expanding fleet of dual-fuel...
Nuclear-Powered LNG Carriers: A Potential Game-Changer for Zero-Emission Shipping?
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October 29, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain

Nuclear-Powered LNG Carriers: A Potential Game-Changer for Zero-Emission Shipping?

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released a new report exploring the potential use of advanced nuclear technology in maritime applications, aiming to shed light on the feasibility and...
Red Sea Is Now So Dangerous Even NATO Warships Are Avoiding It
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October 29, 2024
From 
John Konrad
 via 
gCaptain

Red Sea Is Now So Dangerous Even NATO Warships Are Avoiding It

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest and most strategically vital waterways, has become so hazardous that even the German Navy is steering clear. Defense...
Update: Damaged MV Ruby Docks at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo
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October 28, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Update: Damaged MV Ruby Docks at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo

The MV Ruby, a cargo ship carrying a significant amount of potentially explosive fertilizer, docked at the Port of Great Yarmouth on Monday, Peel Ports Group and AIS ship tracking...
Chinese Power Plant Arrives at Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project After Push Through Dangerous Sea Ice
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October 28, 2024
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Chinese Power Plant Arrives at Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project After Push Through Dangerous Sea Ice

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two Chinese heavy-lift vessels arrived off the coast of the sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG 2 project after a five-week journey through challenging early winter sea...
Could Trump Rebuild and Repair The US Navy?
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October 27, 2024
From 
John Konrad
 via 
gCaptain

Could Trump Rebuild and Repair The US Navy?

Today, the focus of nearly every American is on the election. However, more important than the president himself is who the transition team selects for key positions, which executive orders...
America’s Coast Guard Faces Impossible Odds Without More Funding
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October 27, 2024
From 
John Konrad
 via 
gCaptain

America’s Coast Guard Faces Impossible Odds Without More Funding

by John Konrad (gCaptain) United States Coast Guard operations have never been more crucial. Ninety percent of global trade moves by sea, and more than twenty percent of the world’s...