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Clay liquefaction: a sticky risk to bulk cargo safety
In early December 2025, local media and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) reported on a general cargo ship M/V...
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Two months in: What container data tells us about the Hormuz crisis
When the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to commercial traffic, 53 container vessels belonging to the world’s top shipping lines...
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Russian-flagged tanker linked to sanctioned LNG loading as shadow fleet expands
A Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker that recently shifted to a Russian flag appears to be loading fuel from a...
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Tanker owners post record earnings as Hormuz disruption forces detours
Product tanker owners are posting record earnings as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz forces long-haul voyages from the...
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ABS and HD KSOE to Set New Industry Benchmarks for Digital Shipbuilding and Vessel Intelligence
ABS and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on digital technologies...
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Vessel and Marine Data for Middle East Waters Free of Charge on the SeaNavigator Marine Weather Service
In response to the recent tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting rise in maritime logistics risks, Weathernews...
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Shipping industry warned of the safety risks of cutting seatime requirements for junior officers
A new briefing paper by the Maritime Professional Council of the UK warns that reducing mandatory seagoing service for Officer...
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MISC Expands LNG Carrier Fleet with the Naming of Seri Dian and Seri Dayang for SeaRiver Maritime
MISC Group (MISC) announced the naming of its two new generation Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers, Seri Dian and Seri...
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Gulf shipping disruptions highlight need for alternative export routes, flexibility: ADNOC top exec
The United Arab Emirates’ Habshan-Fujairah pipeline transports oil to a port 70 nautical miles outside the Strait of Hormuz, allowing...
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Japan’s MOL targets Southeast Asia for FSRU market growth
Japan’s shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines sees Southeast Asia as an important focus market for floating storage and regasification units,...
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Carriers to remain cautious transiting Strait of Hormuz amid on-again, off-again peace talks
For the second time in a month, carriers must decide whether passage through the Strait of Hormuz is safe after...
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Six Types of Shipping Crisis And What They Mean for Freight Procurement
Disruption is familiar. The market’s response to it no longer is. Here’s why traditional tendering strategies break down in volatile...
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BIMCO and ICS welcome Beijing Convention coming into force
The Convention, officially the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sale of Ships, entered into force on...
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Baltic Dry Index Snaps 5-Day Rally
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, halted a five-day winning...
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Middle East April bunker fuel demand shifts as Hormuz shipping risks unsettle trade flows
Bunker fuel demand across key Middle Eastern ports declined in April as the war created uncertainty about ship movement and...
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HD Korea Shipbuilding posts record Q1 profit on strong high-margin ship orders
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding businesses, said Thursday this year’s record...
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Strategic partnership between DYNAMARINe and Signal Ocean enhances transparency in STS operations
In an important step toward greater transparency and reliability in the maritime market, while leveraging data to improve the safety...
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OSK Design joins the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF)to bring decades of ship design expertise and hands-on battery integration experience to maritime electrification
The Maritime Battery Forum is thrilled to welcome OSK Design, an internationally recognised maritime design and consultancy firm, as the...
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Sustainable Shipping Initiative Launches First Data Map for Crew Welfare, Wellbeing and Safety, Exposing Critical Gaps for Progressive
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has released the first integrated, industry-wide mapping of crew welfare, wellbeing and safety data in...
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Lloyd’s Register grants approval for Navantia’s AI based Digital Twin framework
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, S.A. (Grupo SEPI) for its...
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