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Sanctioned LNG tanker makes STS transfer offshore Malaysia, analysts say

Sanctioned LNG tanker makes STS transfer offshore Malaysia, analysts say

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up...
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Yang Ming Completes Orders for Six Methanol Dual-Fuel-Ready Containerships

Yang Ming Completes Orders for Six Methanol Dual-Fuel-Ready Containerships

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (“Yang Ming”) signed contracts for six 8,000 TEU-class methanol dual-fuel-ready containerships with Nihon Shipyard Co.,...
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Samudera Shipping Line reports higher y-o-y container shipping volumes of 503,000 TEU for 3QFY2025

Samudera Shipping Line reports higher y-o-y container shipping volumes of 503,000 TEU for 3QFY2025

Samudera Shipping Line has released its 3QFY2025 ended Sept 30 business update, which saw container shipping volumes rise to 503,000...
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Dry Bulk Shipping: Australian Iron Ore Exports Command More Than 50% of the Global Market Share

Dry Bulk Shipping: Australian Iron Ore Exports Command More Than 50% of the Global Market Share

Australia has maintained its leading position in the seaborne iron ore trade, as over half of the global iron ore...
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A multifaceted approach to managing decarbonization risks

A multifaceted approach to managing decarbonization risks

In a time of regulatory uncertainty and evolving fuel options, shipowners like Great Eastern Shipping are taking a pragmatic route...
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Chinese port fees pose taxing questions

Chinese port fees pose taxing questions

China’s imposition of new “Special Port Service Fees” on US-linked vessels is more than trade retaliation — it’s a further...
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Shipping sector skeptical Trump’s latest trade truce with China will reverse import decline

Shipping sector skeptical Trump’s latest trade truce with China will reverse import decline

American shippers were already unhappy about their business outlook after President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on China in...
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Asia Fuel Oil Spot discounts narrow though prompt market holds in contango

Asia Fuel Oil Spot discounts narrow though prompt market holds in contango

Asia’s spot differentials for fuel oil logged narrower discounts on Friday, though the prompt market continued to hold in a...
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Ned Marine Services becomes exclusive distributor for Drewil Entership

Ned Marine Services becomes exclusive distributor for Drewil Entership

Ridderkerk-based maritime supplier Ned Marine Services has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Drewil Entership, a Polish manufacturer of high-quality...
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Brazil is expanding its liquefied natural gas import infrastructure

Brazil is expanding its liquefied natural gas import infrastructure

Companies operating in Brazil have expanded the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification infrastructure since 2020, more than doubling its...
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A.P. Moller – Maersk strengthens its ties with India

A.P. Moller – Maersk strengthens its ties with India

Maersk and APM Terminals deepen their commitment at the India Maritime Week 2025 by announcing the intent to invest in...
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Introducing PntGuard™ – the ultimate safeguard against GNSS spoofing and jamming at sea

Introducing PntGuard™ – the ultimate safeguard against GNSS spoofing and jamming at sea

Tschudi Shipping Company, NAL Research, and SGM Technology AS today commercially launched PntGuard™, a maritime-security solution that provides pinpoint situational...
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Nordic Council Backs Polar Fuels Action by Governments to Cut Arctic Black Carbon Emissions at UN Shipping Body

Nordic Council Backs Polar Fuels Action by Governments to Cut Arctic Black Carbon Emissions at UN Shipping Body

The Clean Arctic Alliance yesterday welcomed adoption by the Nordic Council of a resolution on polar fuels which calls on...
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Asia Fuel Oil Markets stuck in discounts as high inventories weigh

Asia Fuel Oil Markets stuck in discounts as high inventories weigh

Spot differentials in Asia fuel oil markets held in range-bound discounts on Thursday, as high inventories continued to weigh on...
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INTERCARGO celebrates record membership ahead of 45th Anniversary AGM in Athens

INTERCARGO celebrates record membership ahead of 45th Anniversary AGM in Athens

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) is marking its 45th anniversary in 2025 with record membership, expanded global...
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Study shows South Africa-Europe shipping route could run on green ammonia by 2029

Study shows South Africa-Europe shipping route could run on green ammonia by 2029

Ammonia-fueled bulk carriers could feasibly be deployed on the South Africa-Europe iron ore trade route as soon as 2029 and...
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Iron ore volumes poised to lead global dry bulk growth

Iron ore volumes poised to lead global dry bulk growth

After a brief period in which bauxite seaborne trade growth outpaced iron ore, international shipbroker IFCHOR GALBRAITHS projects that iron...
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Baltic Index Extends Gains On Rising Capesize Prices

Baltic Index Extends Gains On Rising Capesize Prices

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, extended gains on...
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Focus for ABS and KRISO

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Focus for ABS and KRISO

(HOUSTON) ABS and the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to...
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OceanPal in Partnership with NEAR Foundation Announces $120M PIPE Investment to Launch SovereignAI to Buildout Near-Powered AI Infrastructure

OceanPal in Partnership with NEAR Foundation Announces $120M PIPE Investment to Launch SovereignAI to Buildout Near-Powered AI Infrastructure

OceanPal Inc. announced the closing of a $120M private investment in public equity transaction for the purchase and sale of...
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