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Shipping Ministry proposes cruise terminal at Great Nicobar Island

Shipping Ministry proposes cruise terminal at Great Nicobar Island

An international cruise terminal to facilitate a global port-led city, high-end tourism infrastructure, and a ship-breaking yard are among the...
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Opening of new CMA terminal in Khalifa Port marks end of expansionist year for AD Ports

Opening of new CMA terminal in Khalifa Port marks end of expansionist year for AD Ports

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu...
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VOC Port achieves milestone in windmill blade handling

VOC Port achieves milestone in windmill blade handling

VO Chidambaranar Port Authority handled 1,869 windmill blades up to Dec 2024 during the financial year 2024-25, reflecting a growth...
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Looking at resuming crude oil supply to India, expanding trade basket: Iran

Looking at resuming crude oil supply to India, expanding trade basket: Iran

Iran is looking at ways to resume supplying crude oil to India and is keen on expanding the overall trade...
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Global LNG Growth, the Energy Transition and Regulatory Changes in Focus at the ABS Maritime Committee Qatar

Global LNG Growth, the Energy Transition and Regulatory Changes in Focus at the ABS Maritime Committee Qatar

Strong global growth of LNG and in the orders for vessels needed to carry it, as well as key regulatory...
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HD Hyundai exports HiMSEN engines to 60 countries, dominating global market

HD Hyundai exports HiMSEN engines to 60 countries, dominating global market

As the incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a tariff bomb looms mid-month, the situation surrounding the impeachment of...
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Bangladesh: Scrap ship imports drop to two-decade low in 2024 for pandemic, war setbacks

Bangladesh: Scrap ship imports drop to two-decade low in 2024 for pandemic, war setbacks

Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry imported only 144 scrap ships last year, totalling 9.68 lakh Gross Tonnage (GT) of end-of-life ships, the...
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Kwon Oh-gap urges South Korea’s shipbuilders to counter China and pursue U.S. ties

Kwon Oh-gap urges South Korea’s shipbuilders to counter China and pursue U.S. ties

Kwon Oh-gap, chairman of HD Hyundai, said that in the Year of the Serpent, the group should respond more actively...
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USG Supramax shipowners struggling to maintain higher freight rates

USG Supramax shipowners struggling to maintain higher freight rates

The USG Supramax freight market started the month with negative corrections. The market picture looked depressing from the owners’ point...
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How wind tech could help decarbonize cargo shipping

How wind tech could help decarbonize cargo shipping

Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands—a chain of coral atolls in the center of the Pacific Ocean—rely on sea transportation for...
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Maximising Fuel Efficiency Across Different Sailing Phases

Maximising Fuel Efficiency Across Different Sailing Phases

Understanding varying fuel consumption patterns Different sailing phases – open sea, coastal transits, port approaches, and manoeuvring – exhibit distinct...
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Trade tales of the US: Impact of the new presidency on dry bulk commodities

Trade tales of the US: Impact of the new presidency on dry bulk commodities

Drewry expects volatility in trade to rise, impacting coal and grain trades when Donald Trump takes charge of the White...
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SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates surge as port strike deadline looms; tanker rates flat to softer

SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates surge as port strike deadline looms; tanker rates flat to softer

Rates for shipping containers from Asia to the US surged this week as the deadline to avoid a strike at...
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Singapore iron ore falls below $100/T as China pre-holiday restocking nears end

Singapore iron ore falls below $100/T as China pre-holiday restocking nears end

Singapore iron ore futures fell below the $100-per-metric-ton key psychological level on Friday as some traders liquidated long positions on...
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Finnish police detain Russian ‘ghost fleet’ ship crew as cable damage probe continues

Finnish police detain Russian ‘ghost fleet’ ship crew as cable damage probe continues

The Eagle S is suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 power cable which runs under the Baltic Sea between Finland and...
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Growth Likely on the Horizon for America’s Shipyards in 2nd Trump Administration

Growth Likely on the Horizon for America’s Shipyards in 2nd Trump Administration

As the United States nears its 250-year celebration, what is old may be new again in the shipyard space. The...
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U.S. LNG exports soar in December, lifting full-year growth by 4.5%

U.S. LNG exports reached near record levels in December, rising to 8.5 million metric tonnes (MT) as two new plants...
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Fuel Oil Benchmarks ease; discussions largely rangebound

Fuel Oil Benchmarks ease; discussions largely rangebound

Spot benchmarks for fuel oil ended the week on a steady to softer note, while bids and offers were mostly...
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HD KSOE eyes $180.05 bn worth of orders in 2025

HD KSOE eyes $180.05 bn worth of orders in 2025

South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), said Friday it aims to win $180.05...
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Euroseas Ltd. Announces Time Charter for its Older Containership, M/V Aegean Express, and Spin-off of its Older Three Vessels into a Separate Company

Euroseas Ltd. Announces Time Charter for its Older Containership, M/V Aegean Express, and Spin-off of its Older Three Vessels into a Separate Company

Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, made today...
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