China Bans All Indian Seafarers – Union Seeks Government Intervention

Port of Xiamen

The All-India Seafarer and General Workers Union raised allegations that China has at present imposed an unofficial ban on all Indian seafarers.

It is “forbidding” the entry of all vessels that have Indian crew members on them. The Union has sought the central government’s aid in saving thousands of jobs of Indian seafarers, as companies are not recruiting them for the China-bound commercial ships.

In a letter addressed to the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/china-bans-all-indian-seafarers-union-seeks-government-intervention/

COLUMN | The dragon rises: Siemens Gamesa; Iberdrola; Japanese and Chinese floating wind; a solar panel warning [Offshore Accounts]

Two weeks ago (here) we reported on the profit warnings in offshore wind from industry leaders Equinor and Ørsted. Equinor reported that fierce bidding from BP and other ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-the-dragon-rises-siemens-gamesa-iberdrola-japanese-and-chinese-floating-wind-a-solar-panel-warning-offshore-accounts/

U.K. Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Now on the Edge of the South China Sea

Royal Malaysian Navy Frigate KD Lekiu (FFG30) sailing with Royal Navy Carrier Queen Elizabeth (RO8) and Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS Evertsen (F805) during the Passex exercise in the Malacca Strait on July 25, 2021. Malaysian Royal Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — The Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group is making its way into the South China Sea with some ships already there ahead of carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). The strike group has partially disaggregated into different elements...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/25/u-k-carrier-hms-queen-elizabeth-now-on-the-edge-of-the-south-china-sea

Borderlands: Shipping container squeeze hits US soybean exporters

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US agricultural exporters experiencing shipping container crunch; TForce Logistics expands last-mile delivery in Texas; Dachser expands operations in Arizona; and TexAmericas Center to expand rail service.

US agricultural exporters experiencing shipping container squeeze

During the first quarter of 2021, U.S. soybean exports reached the second-highest value ever...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipping-container-squeeze-hits-us-soybean-exporters

SASC’s FY 22 Defense Bill Boosts DoD Topline by $25B; Adds 2nd Destroyer, More Navy F-35Cs

USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) at Bath Iron Works

THE PENTAGON – The Senate Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year 2022 authorization bill adds an additional destroyer, a Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport and five more F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters for the Navy, according to a summary of the markup issued on Thursday by the SASC.

The additions are part of a $740.3 billion authorization bill that’s $25 billion more than the Pentagon’s initial budget request from late May.

The bill...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/22/sascs-fy-22-defense-bill-boosts-dod-topline-by-25b-adds-2nd-destroyer-more-navy-f-35cs

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