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South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean joins GCMD as Strategic Partner

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean joins GCMD as Strategic Partner

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Hanwha Ocean today announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance maritime decarbonisation...
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China’s surplus crude oil hits nearly 1 million bpd for September

China’s surplus crude oil hits nearly 1 million bpd for September

The weak position of China’s crude oil sector was underlined by September data showing a sixth consecutive monthly drop in...
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ABS Delivers Comprehensive Ammonia Dispersion Safety Evaluation to Hanwha Ocean

ABS Delivers Comprehensive Ammonia Dispersion Safety Evaluation to Hanwha Ocean

ABS has completed an industry-leading safety evaluation of ammonia dispersion on board an ammonia-fueled gas turbine LNG carrier design from...
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Asia Fuel Oil-Spot premiums post mild gains after Nov bids inch up

Asia Fuel Oil-Spot premiums post mild gains after Nov bids inch up

Spot premiums for fuel oil climbed on Monday after bids for November cargoes inched higher. Singapore 380-cst high sulphur cash...
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Baltic index slips on weaker rates across bigger vessels

Baltic index slips on weaker rates across bigger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index dipped on Monday to its lowest level in over eight months, dragged down...
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Tanker Returns Brings in More Investment in Newbuildings

Tanker Returns Brings in More Investment in Newbuildings

An increase in returns has lured more ship owners into investing in the tanker sector, through newbuilding contracting. In its...
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Port of Long Beach Sees Strongest September on Record

Port of Long Beach Sees Strongest September on Record

Demand for holiday-related goods nudged the Port of Long Beach to its most active September and busiest quarter on record...
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Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up

Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up

Record imports over the last several months at West Coast ports, driven by the recent East Coast and Gulf Coast...
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Peru’s Chinese-built mega port to soft launch in late November with Shanghai route

Peru’s Chinese-built mega port to soft launch in late November with Shanghai route

Peru’s massive Chancay port, which authorities hope will become a major shipping hub for South America-Asia trade, willship two container...
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Iran exports first crude cargo outside the Persian Gulf as Israeli retaliation looms

Iran exports first crude cargo outside the Persian Gulf as Israeli retaliation looms

Iran exported its first-ever crude cargo outside the Persian Gulf, according to satellite images and local reports, marking a small...
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Panama Strengthens Strategic Alliances With The Maritime Sector

Panama Strengthens Strategic Alliances With The Maritime Sector

As a global leader in ship registration and maritime services, Panama continues to build strategic partnerships with member states of...
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S. Korea and China resume containership competition amid market shifts

S. Korea and China resume containership competition amid market shifts

Hanwha Ocean, one of South Korea’s leading shipbuilders, announced on Oct 10. that it has secured a contract to build...
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Global container freight rate index from the 12th January 2023 to the 10th October 2024

Global container freight rate index from the 12th January 2023 to the 10th October 2024

Container freight rates oscillated dramatically between January 2023 and October 2024. Freight rates slumped to their lowest level on the...
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Pacific Basin: Dry Bulk Market Outlook Is Optimistic

Pacific Basin: Dry Bulk Market Outlook Is Optimistic

During the third quarter of 2024, there was a year-on-year increase in global dry bulk loading volumes driven by increased...
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Growing obscurity: LNG shadow fleet expected to expand as sanctions evasion continues

The LNG shadow fleet to move blacklisted Russian LNG is expected to expand amid growing clandestine activities, such as the...
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Wärtsilä continues to strengthen its market leadership in cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems

Wärtsilä continues to strengthen its market leadership in cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for six newbuild medium-sized...
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MHI Receives Order to Supply MOX Fuel Assemblies for Unit 3 of Genkai Nuclear Power Station, Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.

MHI Receives Order to Supply MOX Fuel Assemblies for Unit 3 of Genkai Nuclear Power Station, Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. (Kyushu) to supply MOX(Note1) fuel...
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Mindanao Container Terminal welcomes new Evergreen, Wan Hai Lines joint service

Mindanao Container Terminal welcomes new Evergreen, Wan Hai Lines joint service

Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, received the inaugural call...
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TecPlata handles Argentina’s 1st carbon-neutral container

TecPlata handles Argentina’s 1st carbon-neutral container

TecPlata achieved a new milestone with its handling of the first carbon-neutral container in Argentina. The latest achievement marks a...
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PSA Celebrates Groundbreaking for its New Supply Chain Hub, Pioneering an Integrated Logistics Ecosystem in Singapore

PSA Celebrates Groundbreaking for its New Supply Chain Hub, Pioneering an Integrated Logistics Ecosystem in Singapore

PSA Singapore (PSA) has unveiled the PSA Supply Chain Hub @ Tuas (PSCH), a central part of its strategic expansion...
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