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Sunday, 26 September 2021

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US stocks end with weekly gain after volatility

The Times of India 25 Sep 2021

New York ... All three major indices ended near flat in a marked shift from Monday's rout, which was followed by winning sessions later in the week that left the market higher at week's close ... Investors are also mindful of the increased backlogs in global shipping infrastructure that prompted Nike to trim its sales forecast on Thursday night ... .

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Hurricane Sam Forecast Discussion Number 7

Index-Journal 24 Sep 2021

By the middle of next week, the ridge is forecast to slide eastward as a trough moves over the western Atlantic ... All of the SHIPS rapid intensification indices are well above the climatological means, and the NHC intensity forecast calls for Sam to become a major hurricane by early Saturday.

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Nike cuts revenue forecast amid Vietnam factory shutdowns

Live Mint 24 Sep 2021

Nike Inc. lowered its sales forecast as production and shipping delays hobbled the company’s efforts to meet strong demand for shoes and athleticwear ... MORE FROM THIS SECTIONSee All ... Premium Coming soon ... Shipping times from Asia to North America, meanwhile, worsened in the quarter, doubling to 80 days due to port and rail congestion and labor shortages.

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Tropical Storm Sam Forecast Discussion Number 5

Index-Journal 23 Sep 2021

However, this ridge-axis is forecast to build in to the northwest ahead of Sam, which is likely to gradually slow down this forward motion over the next few days ... In fact, the latest GFS-SHIPS guidance is now explicitly forecasting rapid intensification over the next 24-48 hours.

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Tropical Storm Sam expected to reach hurricane strength by Friday night

Metro UK 23 Sep 2021

The storm will also stir up rough seas for any ships navigating the open Atlantic, and forecasters are urging anyone involved with maritime operations to monitor the situation as large waves could be a threat even at a great distance from the storm’s center.

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Inflation to remain higher for two years, warns OECD

FBC News 22 Sep 2021

Prices in the G20 group of major economies will grow faster than pre-pandemic for at least two years, a leading global agency has forecast. Higher commodity prices and shipping costs ...

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Tropical Depression Eighteen Forecast Discussion Number 1

Index-Journal 22 Sep 2021

Vertical wind shear is forecast by both the ECWMF- and GFS-based SHIPS guidance to stay at or under 10 kt for the next 3-5 days as the storm traverses warm 28-29 C sea surface temperatures ... The forecast intensity by 120 hours (100 kt) is on the higher end of the guidance envelope, but not as high as the latest HWRF or HAFS-B forecasts.

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Expectation beating Braemar says 'resurgent' markets to last all year

Tradewinds 22 Sep 2021

London-listed Braemar Shipping ...

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FedEx’s Earnings Worried Wall Street. The Stock Is Dropping.

Barrons 22 Sep 2021

Hit by rising labor costs and supply-chain issues, the parcel-shipping giant FedEx reported lower ...

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Long Beach Container Terminal�Pilot Program Moves Toward 24/7 Access

The Maritime Executive 22 Sep 2021

to 1.30 a.m ... Highlighting the continuing surge in the number of containerships arriving at the ports, the Marine Exchange reported so far in September a total of 125 containerships have arrived with 17 extra ships beyond forecasts, which is 15 percent above the pre-pandemic levels in the ports ... ....

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‘Gillian Anderson made my life miserable on House of Mirth’

The Irish Times 22 Sep 2021

I said ... I think ... Unlike most Liverpudlians, he has little interest in football although, growing up, he did enjoy listening to the results on Saturdays as “...it was kind of a wonderful mantra; like the shipping forecast” ... It’s savage ... Aged 16, Davies became a shipping office clerk and, later, an accountant, a post he retained for more than a decade ... .

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‘I look at someone else’s film, and I immediately feel that my films are inferior’

The Irish Times 22 Sep 2021

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Recycling solar panels: Making the numbers work

PV Magazine 22 Sep 2021

NREL researchers said a profitable and sustainable solar panel recycling industry could establish itself by 2032. Here’s how the numbers work. From pv magazine USA ... Scientists at the U.S ... a. Landfill ban; b ... Baseline. Source. NREL ... Source ... forecasted that 1% of panels might fail in the first two years (mostly due to damages from shipping and installation).

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FedEx labor shortfall hits quarterly profit, earnings forecast

Metro USA 21 Sep 2021

delivery firm FedEx Corp posted a 7% drop in quarterly profit and cut its full-year forecast on Tuesday, after labor shortages crimped earnings and shipping speeds ahead of the all-important holiday peak season ... On the heels of the report, FedEx lowered its full-year forecast for earnings, excluding items, to $19.75 to $21.00 per share.

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Global shortage of shipping containers highlights their importance in getting goods to Amazon warehouses, store ...

Waco Tribune-Herald 21 Sep 2021

Containers from a ship being transferred onto a smaller rail car, for example, often had to be opened up and repacked into a boxcar ... This system dramatically reduced the cost of loading and unloading a ship ... Ships get huge ... Some experts forecast that ships capable of carrying loads 50% larger than the Ever Given’s will be plying the open seas by 2030.