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Korean shipbuilders shift to collaboration with local yards to curb overseas investment risk

Korean shipbuilders are changing how they invest and produce overseas. In the past, when booms left them short of production capacity, they spent large sums to acquire or build shipyards abroad. Recently, however, they have been strengthening collaboration by giving...

LNG tanker Kunpeng loads cargo from Russian plant under sanctions

A liquefied natural gas tanker has loaded a cargo from Russia’s Portovaya LNG plant that is under Western sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, ship-tracking data showed. The Kunpeng arrived at the Portovaya LNG terminal, was unloaded on December 18 and departed...

New Safety Requirements From 1st January 2026 For Anchor Handling Winches And Associated Equipment

The IMO has introduced mandatory safety requirements for anchor handling winches and the associated equipment through SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13. The regulation enters into force on 1 January 2026. This news provides recommendations on how to plan for the new...

Baltic Index Falls As Vessel Rates Slide Across All Segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, extended losses on Monday, as rates across all vessel segments declined. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax...

New shocks, old tools: Revisiting international commodity agreements in a fragmented world

Recent volatility in commodity prices, along with renewed concerns about energy and food security, has brought fresh attention to commodity supply management. Many of today’s proposals—for energy, metals, and food products—echo earlier appeals to establish...

`China’s November crude imports from Russia, Malaysia decline; Kuwait, Brazil rise

`China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Russia fell 3.4% to 8.35 million metric tons year on year in November, or 2.03 million barrels per day. Imports from October stood at 9.11 million tons. Imports from Malaysia, the largest transshipment hub for sanctioned...

Korean shipbuilders shift to collaboration with local yards to curb overseas investment risk

LNG tanker Kunpeng loads cargo from Russian plant under sanctions

New Safety Requirements From 1st January 2026 For Anchor Handling Winches And Associated Equipment

Baltic Index Falls As Vessel Rates Slide Across All Segments

New shocks, old tools: Revisiting international commodity agreements in a fragmented world

`China’s November crude imports from Russia, Malaysia decline; Kuwait, Brazil rise

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