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Singapore announced top maritime centre for 11th consecutive year

Singapore announced top maritime centre for 11th consecutive year

The Baltic Exchange, in collaboration with Xinhua News Agency, announces the release of the 2024 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development...
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Fujairah July bunker sales rises to the highest level in three months

Fujairah July bunker sales rises to the highest level in three months

Bunker fuel sales at the Middle Eastern hub of Fujairah rose to the highest level in three months in July....
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EasyMax 4 ‘Alexia’ launched successfully at shipyard Niestern Sander

EasyMax 4 ‘Alexia’ launched successfully at shipyard Niestern Sander

The M.V. Alexia was launched successfully on August 22 at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. This new building is the successor...
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IALA takes on new powerful position to develop, harmonize and enhance worldwide safety of navigation, efficiency and protection of the marine environment.

IALA takes on new powerful position to develop, harmonize and enhance worldwide safety of navigation, efficiency and protection of the marine environment.

After more than ten years of work and four diplomatic conferences, The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and...
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1st US hydrogen-powered passenger ferry open for business

1st US hydrogen-powered passenger ferry open for business

The Sea Change, a hydrogen-powered passenger ferry, plies the waters of the San Francisco Bay. The ferry is helping demonstrate the...
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Dalian awards TMC contract for three LNG carriers

Dalian awards TMC contract for three LNG carriers

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) has contracted Norway-based TMC Compressors (TMC) to deliver a complete marine compressed air system to three...
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Danphone Selected to Deliver World’s Largest NAVTEX Solution to Canada’s Extensive Coastline

Danphone Selected to Deliver World’s Largest NAVTEX Solution to Canada’s Extensive Coastline

Danphone is delighted to announce its selection by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) to spearhead the replacement of Canada's NAVTEX...
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Navigator Gas Announces Order for Two New 48,500 Cubic Meter Capacity Liquefied Ethylene Gas Carriers

Navigator Gas Announces Order for Two New 48,500 Cubic Meter Capacity Liquefied Ethylene Gas Carriers

Navigator Holdings Ltd. (described herein as "Navigator Gas" or the "Company") (NYSE: NVGS), the owner and operator of the world's...
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Strikes at U.S. Ports and Canadian Railways Threaten North American Supply Chains

Strikes at U.S. Ports and Canadian Railways Threaten North American Supply Chains

The looming labor strikes at Canadian railways and U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports are set to cause significant disruptions...
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X-Press Feeders Expands Europe’s First Green Methanol-Powered Feeder Network with the Launch of Green Baltic X-PRESS

X-Press Feeders Expands Europe’s First Green Methanol-Powered Feeder Network with the Launch of Green Baltic X-PRESS

Rotterdam, Netherlands, 23 August 2024-X-Press Feeders, the world's largest independent common carrier, today announced the launch of its second green...
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Powerful wave of wind propulsion set to crash over the bow of SMM 2024

Powerful wave of wind propulsion set to crash over the bow of SMM 2024

The presence of wind-powered shipping will be more prevalent than ever before at the upcoming SMM trade fair in Hamburg,...
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Snapshot of Crude and Product Freight Rates, Supply-Demand

Snapshot of Crude and Product Freight Rates, Supply-Demand

This week's special focus is on the dirty oil flows from Arabian Gulf origin countries to all destinations, particularly in...
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NYK Completes World’s First Commercial-Use Ammonia-Fueled Vessel The tugboat will operate in Tokyo Bay

NYK Completes World’s First Commercial-Use Ammonia-Fueled Vessel The tugboat will operate in Tokyo Bay

On August 23. the ammonia-fueled tugboat Sakigake was completed by NYK and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. (IHI Power Systems)...
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Kongsberg Gruppen: Maritime to access Eutelsat OneWeb high-speed connectivity for an autonomous shipping connectivity trial, supported by Telenor Maritime

Kongsberg Gruppen: Maritime to access Eutelsat OneWeb high-speed connectivity for an autonomous shipping connectivity trial, supported by Telenor Maritime

Kongsberg Maritime is to begin a trial of Eutelsat OneWeb's low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service on an autonomous...
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Baltic index snaps 4-day winning streak as panamax rates slip

Baltic index snaps 4-day winning streak as panamax rates slip

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index BADI, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, declined on...
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AD Ports Group Leveraging Digitalization And Big Data For Smart Port Operations

AD Ports Group Leveraging Digitalization And Big Data For Smart Port Operations

Competition for shipping container traffic is intensifying as new trade agreements and alliances, geopolitical strife, supply chain constraints, and the...
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Dry Freight Container Production Surpasses Earlier All Time High

Dry Freight Container Production Surpasses Earlier All Time High

Drewry expects 2024 to be the second-highest year on record for dry freight container manufacturing. This is driven by the...
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TT Warns Container Seals Are Being Ignored To The Detriment Of Cargo Security

TT Warns Container Seals Are Being Ignored To The Detriment Of Cargo Security

Loss due to theft is among the top three causes of claims received annually by the international freight and logistics...
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Gearbulk Expands Its Newbuilding Program And Orders Two Additional Pulpmax Vessels

Gearbulk Expands Its Newbuilding Program And Orders Two Additional Pulpmax Vessels

Gearbulk has signed contracts for delivery of two additional ammonia/methanol conversion ready 82,300 dwt Open Hatch newbuildings. These units will...
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How Inventory Management Got Back On The Shipping Industry Agenda

How Inventory Management Got Back On The Shipping Industry Agenda

Global shipping markets are booming as a combination of market drivers and geopolitics conspires to push the maritime industry to...
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