I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
February 7th 2024
Good afternoon, and welcome to my daily Panamax Post column
A late positing, but a morning of client meetings if my reasoning for what might otherwise be tardiness
It’s a cloudy day here in London, 6C after a night of very heavy rain, but with no rain in the forecast it should be a better day, though we remain on snow watch from Thursday
With much in the news, I wish you good fixtures and safe travels, and now for the news before the headlines
hashtag#houthis militants targeted two U.S. and UK-linked ships with ballistic missiles overnight
In the ongoing saga of the sale of a majority stake in HMM negotiations have once again hit a deadlock. Sunjin_Harim Group, announced in a stock market release that it was pulling out of the deal to take HMM private
Danish hashtag#offshore accommodation specialist CBED has secured employment for one of its two recently acquired service operational vessels
Salvatore Mercogliano, Ph.D. discusses the recent report on hashtag#redsea disruptions across several sectors
CMA CGM, has stopped transiting the Red Sea and is rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope
hashtag#european imports of hashtag#crudeoil from the Middle East are falling
An 80-meter-long inland barge loaded with 1400MT of potassium chloride sank in hashtag#hamburg
The volume of hashtag#containers handled by hashtag#panama ports fell 2.4% to 8.32m teu in 2023
North Europe is a big priority in the coming years for C.H. Robinson
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary has located the missing sailor Noel Rubio, who arrived in hashtag#hawaii after a large-scale search
hashtag#ukraine is forecast to increase corn, hashtag#wheat shipments in 2023-24
European hashtag#roadfreight spot rates have dipped below contract rates for the first time in seven years
Jindal Power Limited has submitted a financial bid for the Ksk Mahanadi Co Limited plant that is in insolvency proceedings
ILWU and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. Oregon have announced an agreement to resolve all legal issues
hashtag#vlcc newbuilding orders would appear to have taken off with Dalian Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
DHT Holdings, Inc. earned an average of $42,800 per day for its fleet of 24 VLCCs in the fourth quarter of 2023
The European Commission published its proposal for a 2040 climate target
The hashtag#usa has announced the expiration of hashtag#venezuela ’s oil sanctions exemption in April
A hashtag#turkish ship pilot has died after falling into the water during a pilot transfer operation
Carnival Cruise Line reports progress towards its near-term emissions reduction goals
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said crude oil production would grow less than forecast
Thank you to Adis Ajdin Marcus Hand Vijay Krishna The Maritime Executive