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Lloyd’s Register targets ageing feeder fleet with retrofit and renewal push

The ‘Powering the next generation of feeder vessels’ campaign combines classification, advisory and digital services to support newbuild planning, retrofit strategies and operational performance. Lloyd’s Register (LR) is responding to growing pressure in the feeder...

US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire

The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war. The latest exchange was sparked by an Iranian attack on a...

IMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes

IMO Council defends freedom of navigation, international law and safety of seafarers. The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded its 137th session (6 – 10 July) by reaffirming the importance of preserving navigational rights and freedoms in...

Tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz drops to two-month low

The number of tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz dropped on Monday to its lowest level in two months, according to shipping data, as renewed military strikes between the U.S. and Iran and attacks on vessels raised safety concerns. Oil and gas tanker traffic...

Iranian floating crude storage decreases in June as sanctions relief clears cargoes

Floating storage of crude and condensate in East Asian waters declined month over month in June, with Southeast Asia volumes returning to the year-ago level as the Iranian crude overhang, which had built up since late 2025, unwound. The fall came as the US has...

Emergency power system: Will it work in a blackout?

Findings from the Tokyo MoU and IACS indicate that routine testing may not reflect how emergency power systems perform during a real loss of main power. Inadequate testing can leave critical systems unproven and create a false sense of readiness among crew when it...

Lloyd’s Register targets ageing feeder fleet with retrofit and renewal push

US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire

IMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes

Tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz drops to two-month low

Iranian floating crude storage decreases in June as sanctions relief clears cargoes

Emergency power system: Will it work in a blackout?

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