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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 5h

USTR Section 301 Fee and Tariff Measures and Their Impact to Charterparties

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USTR Section 301 Fee and Tariff Measures and Their Impact to Charterparties : Clyde & Co

USTR Section 301 Fee and Tariff Measures and Their Impact to Charterparties

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 6h

Swedish Prosecutor Confirms January Cable Break was Accident by Bulker

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Swedish Prosecutor Confirms January Cable Break was Accident by Bulker

The Swedish Prosecution Authority reports it has closed the investigation into a January communication cable break in the Baltic, convinced that it w...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 12h

CMA CGM turns to India for six feeder newbuilds

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CMA CGM turns to India for six feeder newbuilds - Splash247

France’s CMA CGM has signed a letter of intent with Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) to build six LNG-powered feeder containerships, marking the first-ever order by a global liner operator at an Indian yard....

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 12h

Shipping Braces for Carbon Tax That Fueled US Tariffs Threat

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Shipping Braces for Carbon Tax That Fueled US Tariffs Threat

The world’s shipping regulator is on the verge of green-lighting a global charge on the industry’s emissions, something that has prompted the Trump administration to threaten tariffs in response.

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 12h

Global Shipping Faces Decisive Moment at IMO's MEPC ES.2

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Global Shipping Faces Decisive Moment at IMO's MEPC ES.2

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) kicked off its second extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2) today, with Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez hig...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 17h

Fire Onboard the NOAA Research Ship Ronald H Brown off the coast of Louisiana | October 11, 2025

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 17h

It is not for want of trying.

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China, Among Many Others, is Setting Sail for the Arctic | Record Shipments of Containers and LNG

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 17h

Australia's Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina 'makes contact with ocean floor' near remote Heard Island
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Damage assessment underway after Australian icebreaker scrapes ocean floor

Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has headed to deeper waters off remote Heard Island in the Southern Ocean while assessments are undertaken to see if the hull has suffered any damage after scraping the...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 18h

Port fees become the new tariffs in US-China maritime showdown

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Port fees become the new tariffs in US-China maritime showdown - Splash247

China has officially started collecting special port fees from US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday but said Chinese-built ships will be exempted from the levies. Empty ships enter...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 18h

Container Flow Resumes in Rotterdam as Court Orders Strikers Back to Work

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Container Flow Resumes in Rotterdam as Court Orders Strikers Back to Work

The lashers working in the Port of Rotterdam who handle containers were ordered back to work for the next four days. A court found with a coalition of...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 18h

Korea Claws Back Market Share as Global Shipbuilding Market Cools

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Korea Claws Back Market Share as Global Shipbuilding Market Cools

South Korean officials are highlighting an uptick in the country’s market share for the newbuilding orders and the potential that they have been able...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 18h

DHT Says Its Fleet Should Be Exempt from China’s New Port Fees on US-Linked Ships

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DHT Says Its Fleet Should Be Exempt from China’s New Port Fees on US-Linked Ships

DHT Holdings, Inc. says that its fleet should not be subject to new Chinese port fees on US-linked vessels that are set to take effect on Tuesday, based on the...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 18h

China targets five U.S. subsidiaries of South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, sending shares down 8%

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China targets five U.S. subsidiaries of South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, sending shares down 8%

The order, which took effect immediately, will prohibit Chinese organizations and individuals from doing business with the sanctioned companies.

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

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USTR Modifies Certain Aspects of Section 301 Ships Action and Proposes Further Modifications to the Action

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced modifications to certain aspects of the responsive action to restore American shipbuilding that it took on Apr...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

What the Ship (Ep 133)

1⃣Geopolitics: Shipping's New Reality
2⃣Container Rates Drop
3⃣USTR Port Fees & China's Response
4⃣US & Finland Icebreakers
5⃣WGOW Shipping Heading to New Zealand and Australia

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

▶️Chinese port fees are expected to have much more significant effects on tanker and bulker trades than US port fees
▶️Scale of market effects of Chinese port fees hinges on how 25% US ownership is calculated, according to analysts and brokers

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US ownership clause of Chinese port fees could cast ‘wide net’

The direct effect of US port fees is limited, but the indirect effect is far-reaching. US port levies have triggered reciprocal fees at Chinese ports that have significant implications for shipping markets and rates

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

US ownership clause of Chinese port fees could cast ‘wide net’

▶️Confirmation that US will move ahead with port fees implies that China will proceed with reciprocal port fees on ships with partial US ownership

US ownership clause of Chinese port fees could cast ‘wide net’

The direct effect of US port fees is limited, but the indirect effect is far-reaching. US port levies have triggered reciprocal fees at Chinese ports that have significant implications for shipping markets and rates

www.lloydslist.com

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

USTR vessel fee revisions days before 14 October start: The United States Trade Representative has revised port fees for vehicle carriers and LNG export cargoes in response to industry feedback.

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USTR vessel fee revisions days before 14 October start

The United States Trade Representative has revised port fees for vehicle carriers and LNG export cargoes in response to industry feedback.

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

▶️New proposal would exempt ethane and LPG carriers ordered before April 17 that are chartered for 20 years from a Chinese owner and in service before December 31, 2027

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US forges ahead with port fees despite Chinese protests

It’s official: a final notice from the US Trade Representative on Friday confirms that port fees will begin as scheduled on October 14 and will not be delayed as part of broader US-China trade negotiations

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

US forges ahead with port fees despite Chinese protests

▶️USTR hikes fee for foreign vehicle carriers to $46 per net tonne from $14 per net tonne previously
▶️Exemption for voyages of 2,000 nautical miles or less will be calculated using the most distant port in a service string

US forges ahead with port fees despite Chinese protests

It’s official: a final notice from the US Trade Representative on Friday confirms that port fees will begin as scheduled on October 14 and will not be delayed as part of broader US-China trade negotiations

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 1d

Pentagon Gives U.S. Marine Corps the Job of Tracking Drug Boats

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Pentagon Gives U.S. Marine Corps the Job of Tracking Drug Boats

The Pentagon has ordered the creation of a new anti-smuggling Joint Task Force (JTF) within U.S. Southern Command. The new organization will be comma...

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 2d

This is happening everywhere. Once Russian oil is refined, it no longer falls under the sanctions.

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WarshipCam @warshipcam.bsky.social · 3d

USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler coming into Ponce, Puerto Rico -
October 11, 2025. SRC: TW-@MichaelBonet8

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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 7d

Really pleased to see my & @benjaminredding.bsky.social article on the much beloved BBC Shipping Forecast is getting some traction - we loved writing it! Read it @uk.theconversation.com here:
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Why the BBC’s Shipping Forecast still entrances people after 100 years

Designed to ensure safe sailing for those on the sea, a dedicated shipping forecast was first broadcast by the BBC in 1925.

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 3d

Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 7d

Really pleased to see my & @benjaminredding.bsky.social article on the much beloved BBC Shipping Forecast is getting some traction - we loved writing it! Read it @uk.theconversation.com here:
theconversation.com/why-the-bbcs...

Why the BBC’s Shipping Forecast still entrances people after 100 years

Designed to ensure safe sailing for those on the sea, a dedicated shipping forecast was first broadcast by the BBC in 1925.

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