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India backs UN statement condemning Israeli actions in West Bank

India joined more than 100 countries and international organisations in endorsing a joint United Nations statement criticising Israel’s ongoing moves to consolidate control over the West Bank. The statement said such actions violate international law and undermine...

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions strengthen its market leadership with latest LNG Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems order

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply its Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems for two new LNG bunkering vessels being built at the Zhejiang XinLe Shipbuilding yard in China. The ships, with a capacity of 20,000 m³, will be owned...

Marcura acquires Shipdem, strengthening chemical tanker claims capability

Marcura has acquired Shipdem, a UK-based specialist in chemical tanker laytime and demurrage, from its parent company, Casper Shipping. The acquisition deepens Marcura’s capability in one of the most technically demanding tanker segments. Shipdem brings proven...

Administration’s Maritime Action Plan misses defining an opportunity to strengthen US shipping competitiveness and capture emerging clean maritime markets

The Trump administration released the Maritime Action Plan (MAP) on February 13, 2026, a long-anticipated federal blueprint to revive the American shipbuilding industry amid growing global competition. Yet, for all its ambition, the plan largely focuses on rebuilding...

CMA CGM concludes strategic vessel order and launches a dedicated R&D hub in India, further Strengthening the country’s Maritime and Logistics Ecosystem

In the presence of Shri Shantanu Thakur – Minister of State at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and the CMA CGM Group’s Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé, the Group today reinforced its long-term commitment to India during a high-level gathering in New...

Maritime Defense Weekly: Offshore Enforcement and Baltic Exposure

Sanctions Enforcement Moves Further Offshore The United States intercepted and boarded Aquila II (IMO 9281152) in the Indian Ocean, nearly 1,000 nautical miles from where it fled a Venezuelan quarantine zone in January. The 22-year-old Suezmax had falsely broadcast...

India backs UN statement condemning Israeli actions in West Bank

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions strengthen its market leadership with latest LNG Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems order

Marcura acquires Shipdem, strengthening chemical tanker claims capability

Administration’s Maritime Action Plan misses defining an opportunity to strengthen US shipping competitiveness and capture emerging clean maritime markets

CMA CGM concludes strategic vessel order and launches a dedicated R&D hub in India, further Strengthening the country’s Maritime and Logistics Ecosystem

Maritime Defense Weekly: Offshore Enforcement and Baltic Exposure

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