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Asia Fuel Oil Differentials improve on higher marine fuel uptake

Spot differentials for fuel oil continued to edge up on Thursday, with some trade sources noting better downstream demand for...
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Singapore’s LSFO arbitrage arrivals from West look to rebound in Jan from Dec

Singapore’s LSFO arbitrage arrivals from West look to rebound in Jan from Dec

Singapore’s low sulfur fuel oil arbitrage arrivals from the West are expected to rebound in January after a drop in...
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Global maritime piracy and armed robbery increased in 2025

Global maritime piracy and armed robbery increased in 2025

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in global maritime incidents and piracy and armed robbery in 2025,...
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Biodiesel Reduces Ship’s Black Carbon Emissions by up to 81 Percent

Biodiesel Reduces Ship’s Black Carbon Emissions by up to 81 Percent

New Danish data, collected during real-world sailing, documents significant climate benefits from biofuel for the shipping industry. The findings have...
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Baltic Index Falls For Ninth Straight Session On Capesize Losses

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for an ninth...
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Georgia Ports welcomes Seaboard Marine’s weekly service to Latin America and Caribbean

Seaboard Marine has announced the return of direct, weekly service to and from Savannah, Georgia, to strengthen supply chains across...
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Tailwind Shipping Lines uses direct data connection to CargoWise to simplify booking and managing ocean shipments

Tailwind Shipping Lines uses direct data connection to CargoWise to simplify booking and managing ocean shipments

WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) and Tailwind Shipping Lines, a subsidiary of Lidl, one of Europe’s largest retailers, announce direct data integration...
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Genco Shipping & Trading Rejects Non-Binding Indicative Proposal from Diana Shipping Inc.

Genco Shipping & Trading Rejects Non-Binding Indicative Proposal from Diana Shipping Inc.

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today confirmed...
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HFW introduces Global Regulatory Response service amidst business pressures of sudden and far-reaching sanctions

HFW introduces Global Regulatory Response service amidst business pressures of sudden and far-reaching sanctions

Global law firm HFW launches its Global Regulatory Response service for firms in need of urgent advice on responding to...
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Drones hit two Greek crude tankers at Novorossiisk: Kazakh energy ministry

Drones hit two Greek crude tankers at Novorossiisk: Kazakh energy ministry

Drones have hit two crude tankers near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, the Kazakh energy ministry said Jan....
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VLSFO spot differential extends climb

VLSFO spot differential extends climb

The spot differential for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) in Asia rose for a fifth trading session, while the...
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China’s steel exports, iron ore imports hit record highs

China’s steel exports hit a record monthly high in December, fuelled by front-loading driven by Beijing’s announcement of an export...
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Baltic Exchange launches new intermediate tanker indices in response to growing trade in northwest Europe

Baltic Exchange has launched a new suite of indices covering four key short-range tanker routes in northwest Europe in order...
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Sofar Ocean Releases 2025 Wayfinder Savings Report, Details How Carriers Cut Fuel and Emissions Amid Historic Volatility

Sofar Ocean Releases 2025 Wayfinder Savings Report, Details How Carriers Cut Fuel and Emissions Amid Historic Volatility

Sofar Ocean today released its 2025 Wayfinder Savings Report, offering maritime shipping’s clearest, data-backed view of the link between ocean...
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Baltic Index At Six-Month Low As Capesize Segment Drags Rates Lower

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for an eighth...
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Cargo vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable allowed to leave Finland

The vessel, flagged from St Vincent and the Grenadines, is believed to have dragged its anchor along the seabed for...
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Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Update on its Liquidity, Outstanding Debt, and Vessel Purchase Commitments

Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Update on its Liquidity, Outstanding Debt, and Vessel Purchase Commitments

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its liquidity, outstanding debt, and its forward newbuilding vessel commitments. Update on...
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Iran releases Greek-managed tanker seized in January ‍2024, company source says

Iran has released the Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands-flagged tanker MT St. Nikolas it seized in the Gulf of Oman in January 2024,...
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Tamrose deploys MariTrace Mercury fleet-wide to enhance maritime safety and transparency

Tamrose deploys MariTrace Mercury fleet-wide to enhance maritime safety and transparency

MariTrace, a global leader in maritime intelligence and ship-tracking technology, announces its latest strategic partnership with Tamrose, a Nigerian-owned marine...
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Spinnaker’s 30 under 30: Celebrating the next generation of maritime talent

Spinnaker’s 30 under 30: Celebrating the next generation of maritime talent

In 2025 maritime people experts Spinnaker ran a campaign to find 30 individuals aged under 30 to shine a spotlight...
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