ITF data shows spiralling ship and seafarer abandonment at worst ever levels – Indian seafarers worst affected with more than 1,000 abandoned out of a total of more than 6,000 abandoned seafarers in 2026. Seafarer abandonment hit record levels in 2025, according to...

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The volume of Singapore fuel oil derivatives traded during the Platts Market on Close assessment process in January dropped 22.8% month over month to 10.79 million barrels as the overall volumes of high sulfur fuel oil trades decreased for a second straight month,...

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If the stern roller on an offshore support vessel fails, every hour lost can cost the ship owner many thousands of dollars. But when a UAE-based logistics operator faced a critical bearing issue on one of its anchor-handling tugs, Ocean Power International (OPI) and...

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Why Maritime Access Can No Longer Be Taken for Granted For decades, maritime access was treated as a given. Shipping lanes remained open, chokepoints functioned, and infrastructure disruption was framed as an exception, something to manage during conflict or crisis....

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The Guidance Notes provide clear technical direction for the design, installation and integration of onboard hydrogen generators. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, providing...

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VesselBot’s latest quarterly analysis, Decoding Maritime Emissions Q4 2025 “Efficiency Peaks as Intensity Hits Yearly Low”, provides an unprecedented snapshot of how global container-shipping operations evolved at the end of the year. The report shows how vessel fleet...

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