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China suspends port fees on US-linked ships for a year
China suspended for one year port fees levied on U.S.-linked vessels, its transport ministry said on Monday, after Washington announced...
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Asian LNG reload exports rebound in 2025 amid regional storage surplus
The Asian LNG reload trade has recovered strongly in 2025, already reaching 38 cargoes as of the end of October...
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Trafigura sees multi-fuel bunker mix on decarbonization journey
Trafigura has envisaged various types of marine fuels in its bunker mix amid a fragmented regulatory landscape, Global Head of...
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Asia oil floating storage surges as sanctions, tight China quota curb demand
The volume of oil stored onboard ships in Asian waters doubled in recent weeks after tightening western sanctions hit imports...
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Baltic Index Slips As Capesize Rates Decline
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, snapped a four-day...
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OneOcean Joins RightShip’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program
OneOcean has joined Rightship’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program, in a collaboration that recognises both organisations’ commitment to supporting seafarers,...
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Somali Basin piracy surges offshore
Piracy activity off Somalia has flared sharply since late October. Coordinated Pirate Action Groups (PAGs) are using hijacked dhows as...
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Why Iceland Must Lead Arctic Nations on on Shipping’s Polar Fuels
Iceland has a unique opportunity to lead the cleaning up of Arctic shipping ahead of an International Maritime Organization meeting...
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Panama Canal Disruption Charges
Since 1 January 2023, the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has been imposing a “Disruption Charge” on vessels with deficiencies. These...
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Singapore October bunker sales at new high amid port fee tussles: CAS
Singapore’s bunker fuel sales in October could have reached a new record high, according to S&P Global Commodities at Sea(opens...
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Site visit requirements under EU MRV and FuelEU Maritime
Site visits for all vessels within the scope are mandated under EU Regulations 2023/2917 and 2024/2027, with 2026 marking the...
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Torm sees EU oil product ban, drone strikes bolstering freight rates
The EU’s ban on Russian oil products and increased Ukrainian drone strikes are driving inefficiencies in product tanker markets and...
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Shipping lines likely to maintain current deployments even as US, China suspend port fees
China and the US have agreed to postpone new port fees on each other’s vessels for one year after US...
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Trump administration seeks to negotiate with China on shipping as it pauses port fees
The Trump administration said on Thursday it would pursue negotiations with China over its dominance of shipbuilding and ocean logistics...
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EU shipping emissions last year highest since official recording began
EU shipping emissions reached their highest levels last year since the EU introduced mandatory reporting in 2018, T&E’s analysis of...
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Asia fuel oil markets close in range-bound discounts
Asia’s spot market differentials for key fuel oil grades closed in range-bound discounts from the previous session, with several trades...
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MAST, Incubated by MOL Icubation Bridge, launches the industry’s first neutral trading platform for spot air cargo
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that MAST Ltd. (President: Tomohiro Takahashi; Head Office:...
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Commission unveils nearly €3bn to scale up green fuels for aviation and maritime transport
The plan to step up financing for sustainable fuels in shipping and aviation by 2027 comes as the bloc is...
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Two tankers with Russian oil drop anchor at sea in sign sanctions hit sales
Two tankers carrying around 1.5 million barrels of Russian Urals crude have dropped anchor at sea on either end of...
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New LNG carrier Elisa Halcyon delivered to EDF
A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, Elisa Halcyon, ordered by France LNG Shipping SAS from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries...
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