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WinGD X-EL wins first hybrid integration project for wind-assisted vessels

WinGD X-EL wins first hybrid integration project for wind-assisted vessels

Swiss marine power company WinGD is to integrate hybrid power and energy systems on four 113,600 DWT, wind-assisted tankers under...
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V. secures full management contract with International Seaways for six dual-fuel (LNG) ready newbuild tankers

V., the global ship manager and marine services provider, has been awarded the full technical and crew management of six...
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China is set to import more Russian LNG in 2025, ambassador says

China is set to import more Russian LNG in 2025, ambassador says

China is set to increase its imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, its ambassador to Russia said...
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Trump tariffs to trigger seismic trade shifts

Trump tariffs to trigger seismic trade shifts

The spectre of significant US import tariffs, reintroduced and expanded under a second Trump administration, is casting a long shadow...
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The IMO Confirms The Methane Pathway’s Role In Shipping’s Decarbonisation

The IMO Confirms The Methane Pathway’s Role In Shipping’s Decarbonisation

SEA-LNG congratulates the IMO and its delegates on reaching the agreement on a regulatory framework for GHG emissions reductions last...
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INTERCARGO Responds to IMO’s Decision on GHG Reduction Measures

INTERCARGO Responds to IMO’s Decision on GHG Reduction Measures

At last week’s landmark MEPC 83 meeting, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States assumed responsibility and agreed on a...
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Belize-Registered Dredger Sinks Off Tuas; No Personnel Onboard

Belize-Registered Dredger Sinks Off Tuas; No Personnel Onboard

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was alerted at about 1:30pm on 14 April 2025 that a moored...
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Damen signs with Arena Offshore A.S. for Turkish construction of Stan Tugs 1606

Damen signs with Arena Offshore A.S. for Turkish construction of Stan Tugs 1606

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Istanbul-based Arena Offshore A.S. for the local construction of two Stan Tugs...
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DataMondial launches new AI-driven service for processing ocean freight rates

DataMondial launches new AI-driven service for processing ocean freight rates

DataMondial, a leading player in the world of data and document processing, proudly announces the launch of its latest innovative...
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Italian tycoon emerges as lead investor for CK Hutchison ports

Italian tycoon emerges as lead investor for CK Hutchison ports

Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run business is emerging as the lead investor of a group seeking to buy 43 ports...
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Japan’s crude imports in structural decline and increasingly dependent on Saudi Arabia, UAE

Japan’s crude imports in structural decline and increasingly dependent on Saudi Arabia, UAE

Japan’s crude imports have been on a decline from 2022 to 2024. This was due to a confluence of factors...
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Caribe Tankers To Trial Inmarsat Nexuswave For Connected Certainty And Enhanced Crew Welfare

Caribe Tankers To Trial Inmarsat Nexuswave For Connected Certainty And Enhanced Crew Welfare

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced Caribe Tankers USA, Inc (CTU) will trial Inmarsat’s fully managed bonded connectivity service,...
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ILO Delivers On Key Worker Rights And Fair Treatment For Seafarers

ILO Delivers On Key Worker Rights And Fair Treatment For Seafarers

The fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) of the MLC concluded last week with some hard-fought achievements for...
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Supply chain fraud – the dangers of granting extended credit

Supply chain fraud – the dangers of granting extended credit

Fraudulent strategies can prove extremely profitable to the international criminal fraternity and the global supply chain is typically low risk...
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South Korean Companies Eye U.S. Crane Market Post-Trump Sanctions on China

South Korean Companies Eye U.S. Crane Market Post-Trump Sanctions on China

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 9 (local time) to sanction Chinese cranes dominating U.S. ports....
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Iran: Nearly 235m tons of cargo handled at ports in a year

Iran: Nearly 235m tons of cargo handled at ports in a year

Iran’s ports handled a total of 234.8 million tons of goods in the Iranian year ending March 2025, according to...
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Gateway Terminals India signs MoU launching Skill Development Programme

Gateway Terminals India signs MoU launching Skill Development Programme

Gateway Terminals India (GTI) – also known as APM Terminals Mumbai – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Launch...
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Seawork launches a new membership for commercial marine professionals

Seawork launches a new membership for commercial marine professionals

Seawork, Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition, is excited to launch its exclusive Seawork Membership, designed to give maritime professionals a...
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Why Genco’s CEO Is Considering Pulling Out of U.S. Ports

Why Genco’s CEO Is Considering Pulling Out of U.S. Ports

John Wobensmith, CEO of Genco Shipping and Trading Limited, knows the company’s business can’t keep up with the United States...
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Lloyd’s Register, Seatransport and Deployable Energy developing nuclear power for ships

Lloyd’s Register, Seatransport and Deployable Energy developing nuclear power for ships

Queensland’s ship design group Seatransport and Houston-based Deployable Energy are collaborating with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to develop nuclear power generation...
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