Jamey Bergman

London

News and Deputy Managing Editor at Riviera Maritime Media

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US and China agree temporary tariff de-escalation

3 days ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

A weekend of negotiations in Geneva have produced an agreement between the US and China that will see a reduction in tariff levels starting 14 May. The deal is a temporary, 90-day de-escalation in a months-long, tariff-led, tit-for-tat trade war that began shortly after US President Donald Trump took his second term in January 2025.
MSC box ship grounds in apparent GPS jamming incident

3 days ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

An MSC container vessel has reportedly run aground some 100 nautical miles off the coast of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia. Videos of an MSC vessel, taken from a tug and showing mutliple tugs attempting to free the listing vessel, have been posted to a YouTube channel under the name Wassim Radwan and with headlines including MSC ANTONIA Grounding at Red Sea 11/05/2025.
Trump conundrum: box shipping, a Houthi ceasefire and tariff-thrashed trade

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

How freight rates might respond to a return to Red Sea and Suez transitsContainer shipping analysts Xeneta say a shift in trade flows, en masse, away from the fuel and time-consuming trip around Africa could result in freight rates plummeting.
Wärtsilä's onboard carbon capture pilot shows CO2 reductions up to 70%

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

After around three months of real-world tests, Wärtsilä is planning to bring its onboard carbon capture system to market. Wärtsilä has been developing onboard carbon capture technology since 2019 and currently operates a research centre and test facility in Moss, Norway, that is capturing 10 tonnes of CO2 per day from a Wärtsilä marine engine in tests.
Equinor sells US$3.5Bn stake in Brazilian offshore oil field

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO’s subsidiary Prio Tigris has bought Norwegian oil major Equinor’s 60% management stake in the Peregrino oil field offshore Brazil. PRIO, Brazil’s largest independent oil and gas company, has agreed to pay US$3.35Bn and a maximum of US$150M in interest to Equinor for the transaction. Equinor will be responsible for operations of the field until closing of the transaction, after which PRIO will take over operatorship.
One FID down for Golar's FLNG project in Argentina, one in the works

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Argentina’s Southern Energy LNG export project, which now includes energy companies Pan American Energy, Pampa Energia and Harbour Energy, refiners YPF and FLNG owners Golar LNG, has taken final investment decision on anLNG export project that is targeting deployment of two of Golar LNG’s FLNGs. The FID has sanctioned a 20-year charter and deployment deal for FLNG Hilli Episeyo that was agreed between Pan American Energy and Golar LNG in July 2024.
US lawmakers reintroduce bipartisan congressional bill to support domestic shipbuilding

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

A bipartisan group of four US congressmen have reintroduced a bill to the US Congress they say will make US supply chains more resilient, lower costs, and bolster US military resupply efforts in "times of war". In addition to Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Indiana Senator Todd Young, California Representative John Garamendi, and Mississippi Representative Trent Kelly sponsored the bill, which was first introduced in the latter stages of US President Joe Biden’s administration in December 2024.
Woodside takes FID on Louisiana LNG, inks feedgas supply deal with BP

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Australian oil and gas major Woodside Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) on its 16.5M tonnes per annum (mta) Louisiana LNG terminal. The development plan for the production and export terminal includes three trains, and Woodside said it is targeting first gas in 2029. The development also has expansion capacity for two additional LNG trains and is fully permitted for a total capacity of 27.6 mta.
Deadly explosion at Iranian port caused by container terminal fire

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Iran’s state-backed media, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said 40 people had died and more than 1,000 had been injured in a "massive explosion [that] ravaged Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas" and reportedly shattered windows in a radius of several kilometres around the port.
Norden trials 'carbon-negative' biofuel on longhaul round-trip sailing

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Danish shipping company Norden is hailing the success of a biofuel trial on board one of the company’s dry cargo vessels. Norden trialled a 20% biofuel blend on an auxiliary engine on board Nord Power during a round-trip sailing from Singapore to Brazil and back, calling the trial a ’milestone’ achievement. “Drop-in biofuels are an important part of Norden’s transition to lower emissions for our customers in the here and now.