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China’s Guangzhou port starts shipping route to Peru
China’s Guangzhou Port, the largest shipping hub in the country’s south, opened a direct route to Chancay port in Peru...
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Fugro to adopt NAPA Logbook fleet-wide following trial
Fugro, the world’s leading geo-data specialist and international operator of specialized vessels, has strengthened its partnership with NAPA, the global...
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Strong Technological Co-Operation Offers Shipping Companies Economic And Climate Benefits
A number of players in the shipping industry are collaborating on a completely new way of collecting real-time data from...
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China-U.S. Container Volume Drops 45% Amid Tariff Tensions
The U.S.-China trade war is inflicting severe damage on the real economy. The volume of China-originated containers bound for the...
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Post USTR Policy: The Newbuilding Ordering Enigma
Newbuilding activity is expected to face a period of transition following the USTR policy decision. In its latest weekly report,...
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Capital Group Invests in KONGSBERG’s K-Sim Engine and -Cargo Simulators for New Training Center in Chios, Greece
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with Capital Group, Greece, to deliver advanced K-Sim Engine Room and Cargo simulators for...
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Modernizing Mooring: A leap of faith or a strategic advantage?
As ports contend with rising trade volumes, stricter environmental regulations, and increasing expectations for operational efficiency, long-standing practices are coming...
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Artificial Intelligence Not Intelligent Enough To Diagnose Engine Problems – Yet!
Condition Monitoring Technologies (CMT) has cautioned against placing sole reliance on artificial intelligence in ship condition monitoring, warning that human...
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Commercial Impracticability and Frustration of Shipping Agreements in Uncertain Times
Highlights Long-term and short-term vessel agreements and contracts alike are sometimes impacted by unforeseeable and economically burdensome actions taken by...
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India boosts buying of Russia’s ESPO oil in April as Chinese demand eases
India increased purchases of ESPO Blend oil from Russia in April to the highest level since August 2024 amid weaker...
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Prospect of Binding Global Rules on Biofouling Management
IMO approves new recommendations for underwater management of biofouling on ship hulls and takes important steps towards binding international regulations....
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Vitol launches new FuelEU compliant co-processed VLSFO offering for marine customers
Vitol Bunkers is to offer customers FuelEU compliant co-processed bunkering fuel. The fuel is being produced by Vitol’s refinery in...
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Asia Fuel Oil Markets stable in thin trading momentum
Fuel oil markets were largely stable in Asia on Monday against a backdrop of thin trading momentum, while spot tender...
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New S&P Global Report: Liner Shipping Supports $1.1 Trillion in U.S. GDP and 6.4 Million American Jobs
New analysis from S&P Global, released Monday by the World Shipping Council, highlights the critical role of the liner shipping...
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Greek shippers return to Russian oil market as prices slip below G7 cap, sources say
Greek shipowners are returning to Russia’s Urals oil market as the price slides below the Western price cap of $60...
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New bunker regulations in the Mediterranean Sea disrupt traditional VLSFO usage
From May, the Mediterranean Sea is becoming the fifth Emission Control Area (ECA) globally, following the Baltic, North Sea, North...
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Baltic index rises to three-week high as larger vessel rates firm
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to scale an over-three-week high on Monday due to an increase...
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India’s Prime Minister calls on steel industry to seek alternatives to imported coking coal
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the domestic steel industry to find alternatives for the key steel making raw material...
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Asian spot LNG prices hold at 1-year low as demand remains tepid
Prices of Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) inched up this week amid production outages in Asia and Europe, but...
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Black Sea may hold back world wheat supplies into 2026
The global wheat market narrative has recently shifted, though it’s easy to have missed it. Exportable world wheat supplies in...
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