By Rakesh Sharma and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — India has granted marine insurance approval to four Russian firms, adding impetus to Moscow’s efforts to avoid the use of Western service provid...
https://gcaptain.com/india-grants-marine-insurance-approval-for-russian-firms/
The Biden Administration has announced a first-of-its-kind national goal to transition the freight sector—including the marine sector—to zero emissions. By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) �...
https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-sets-sights-on-zero-emissions-freight-sector/
(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is taking steps to jump-start the fledgling offshore wind sector, outlining a five-year leasing plan that would include turbines in the far reaches of the...
https://gcaptain.com/new-us-effort-to-lift-offshore-wind-features-turbines-in-pacific/
By Philip Heijmans (Bloomberg) — This was supposed to be the year that Vietnam reaped the benefits from one of its largest natural gas discoveries. An estimated 150 billion cubic meters...
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-ships-are-winning-the-battle-for-energy-in-south-china-sea/
By Abdel Latif Wahba and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — An Egyptian wheat ship has been allowed to sail after waiting three weeks for the correct paperwork, as a dispute between one...
https://gcaptain.com/second-egypt-wheat-ship-stuck-in-russia-sails-after-3-week-wait/
(Bloomberg) — Legislation pushing Joe Biden to ratchet up sanctions on Iranian crude oil is on track to become law as early as this week. But don’t expect the president...
https://gcaptain.com/oil-market-sees-iran-sanctions-having-muted-export-impact/
(Bloomberg) — The fledgling US offshore wind industry took another blow Friday — but for a new reason: a desired turbine isn’t available. The absence of 18-megawatt turbines set off...
https://gcaptain.com/how-a-turbine-put-the-brakes-on-ny-offshore-wind-projects/
By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) –Supertankers hauling crude oil to China surged to the highest in almost a year. Some 124 of the vessels are signaling China — the world’s biggest oil...
https://gcaptain.com/oil-supertankers-headed-for-china-jump-to-the-highest-in-a-year/
By Ben Stupples and Ava Benny-Morrison (Bloomberg) –Joe Lewis’ superyacht is on the move again after spending most of the past year holed up in a Mediterranean port while the British...
https://gcaptain.com/joe-lewis-250-million-yacht-sets-sail-after-he-pays-us-fine/
By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) –The US House passed new sanctions on Iran’s oil sector set to become part of a foreign-aid package, putting the measure on track to pass the Senate...
https://gcaptain.com/new-iran-oil-sanctions-passed-by-us-house-in-foreign-aid-package/
(Bloomberg) — The closure of one of the East Coast’s busiest ports after the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has so far not led to broad price increases,...
https://gcaptain.com/firms-in-feds-beige-book-fret-over-any-lengthy-baltimore-port-closure/
(Bloomberg) — An Iranian ship that’s been linked to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea is returning home, removing a prominent asset in the area as the Islamic Republic braces...
https://gcaptain.com/iranian-ship-behshad-linked-to-houthi-attacks-heads-home-amid-tensions/