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MEPC 83: “The Only Way To Drive Innovation In The Shipping Industry Is A Global Framework”

With the historical decision to be made at the upcoming 83rd meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) of the International Maritime Organization, the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association (KBRV) is featuring videos from its maritime thought...

Iranian oil tankers using forged Iraqi documents, Iraqi oil minister says

Iraq’s oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani has said Iranian oil tankers seized by U.S. forces in the Gulf were using forged Iraqi documents. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has restored “maximum pressure” on Iran, reviving a policy that seeks to isolate...

World’s 10 biggest public shipping companies top all time high profits of US$300bn in five years – but pay less than half average tax rate

New figures, released today from climate change NGO Opportunity Green in its latest report Global shipping: mega profits, micro taxes, show the extraordinary scale of the profits being made by leading shipping companies in the years since the pandemic. The world’s 139...

Trump’s fees on Chinese ships will hurt US companies, maritime executives to tell hearing

President Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry is likely to backfire because it relies on proposed fees on China-linked vessels that will hurt domestic ship operators and ports, industry executives will tell the U.S. Trade Representative at...

Methanol holds edge over ammonia as green marine fuel alternative in near term: Proman

Ship owners are increasingly favoring methanol over ammonia as a marine fuel alternative despite both offering significant emissions reduction potential, as safety concerns continue to cloud ammonia’s adoption pathway, according to the sustainability head of Proman,...

Rising rates across all segments push Baltic index to one-week peak

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, rose to a one-week high on Monday, helped by gains across all vessel segments. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax...

MEPC 83: “The Only Way To Drive Innovation In The Shipping Industry Is A Global Framework”

Iranian oil tankers using forged Iraqi documents, Iraqi oil minister says

World’s 10 biggest public shipping companies top all time high profits of US$300bn in five years – but pay less than half average tax rate

Trump’s fees on Chinese ships will hurt US companies, maritime executives to tell hearing

Methanol holds edge over ammonia as green marine fuel alternative in near term: Proman

Rising rates across all segments push Baltic index to one-week peak

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