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Wanda becomes 21st named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

Satellite animation of Subtropical Storm Wanda in the North Atlantic.

The system that flooded parts of the Northeast on Friday moved far into the Atlantic over the weekend. By Saturday night, it became Subtropical Storm Wanda, the 21st named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Based on where it is located and where it is forecast to go, Wanda will not be a direct threat to anyone on land. However, minor impacts on shipping lanes are possible and container ship captains will have to steer clear of the storm.

Wanda was still swirling around the north-central...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wanda-becomes-21st-named-storm-of-atlantic-hurricane-season

Hurricane Sam spins toward Caribbean with 130-mph winds

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sam.

Hurricane Sam continues its journey across the tropical Atlantic, packing powerful winds on its way to the Caribbean.

Sam became a Category 4 hurricane Sunday, with sustained winds reaching 150 mph. It weakened to a Category 3 storm Monday, jumping back to Category 4 early Tuesday.

Related: How and why do hurricanes get their names?

At that time, Sam was centered about 600 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. It was a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-sam-spins-toward-caribbean-with-130-mph-winds

Hurricane Sam churns toward Caribbean, Bermuda with 130-mph-plus winds

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sam in the tropical Atlantic.

Hurricane Sam continued inching across the tropical Atlantic over the weekend, gaining strength in the warm waters.

By Sunday morning, Sam was a Category 4 hurricane with sustained wind topping out at about 150 mph. It’s nowhere near any land masses, but this could change later in the week.

As of early Monday morning, Sam was centered about 800 miles southeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. It was still a major hurricane with maximum winds of 130 mph, along with higher gusts,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-sam-churns-toward-caribbean-bermuda-with-130-mph-plus-winds

Hurricane Sam to intensify on way to Caribbean

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sam in the tropical Atlantic.

Hurricane Sam, the 18th named cyclone of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, will make big waves in Atlantic shipping lanes this weekend.

Related: How and why do hurricanes get their names?

Sam was a tropical depression for a couple of days prior to becoming a tropical storm early Thursday morning. Less than 24 hours later, Sam had exploded into a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 mph as of early Friday morning.

At that time, Sam was centered over the tropical Atlantic about 1,470...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-sam-to-intensify-on-way-to-caribbean

Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker on special Arctic mission

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star out at sea.

The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Tuesday. The ship made a logistics stop 30 days into a monthslong Arctic deployment to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the polar region.


Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star navigates Gulf of Alaska on Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)

Besides clearing shipping lanes, the 44-year-old heavy icebreaker is patrolling the Bering and Chukchi seas to support national security objectives...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/coast-guards-only-heavy-icebreaker-on-special-arctic-mission

Despite Slack Season, Shipping Remains Extremely Tight

  • Despite the start of the traditional slack season – as China’s Golden Week holiday gets underway – there seems no easing of the demand spike from Asia to the US and Europe.
  • Some factories in China are continuing production during the holiday to catch up with the backlog of orders.
  • Capacity on sailings to the US and Europe remains ‘extremely tight’ through to November, according to a Chinese-based NVOCC contact.

Slack season? Not on shipping lanes, where high demand still holds sway, writes...

https://mfame.guru/despite-slack-season-shipping-remains-extremely-tight/