Ships will not be docking at Ukrainian ports for now because of concerns over Russian attacks, it was reported on Thursday. “We as a state have not imposed any restrictions; this is a decision taken by the shipowners,” said Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky,...

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A recently published London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) award, London arbitration 8/26, has provided some useful guidance on the interpretation of VOYWAR 1993, in particular the nomination of an alternative discharge port and frustration. Whilst this...

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Hanwha Engine and HD Hyundai Marine Engine, the two leading domestic ship engine makers, secured as much work in the first half of this year as they did for all of last year. They are benefiting from the shipbuilding supercycle, and some expect the boom to last longer...

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Matthew Funaiole testified before the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee about how China’s increasing dominance in global shipbuilding threatens both U.S. competitiveness and that of its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific. Chairwoman Kim,...

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As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea to and from Saudi ports and could possibly disturb traffic in another strait, Bab el-Mandeb, which ships must cross to reach the Suez...

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