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Lakeway Link Partners with ScanOcean to Utilize Sustainable Marine Fuel, Enhancing Environmental Commitments

Lakeway Link Partners with ScanOcean to Utilize Sustainable Marine Fuel, Enhancing Environmental Commitments

Lakeway Link AB, in its latest strategic move towards sustainable operations, has announced a significant new partnership with ScanOcean AB,...
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Yemen’s Houthis say they launch attacks on 3 ships including one in Mediterranean

Yemen’s Houthis say they launch attacks on 3 ships including one in Mediterranean

Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned group said...
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Singapore fuel oil stockpiles hit lowest in 5-1/2 years as supplies to Asia drop

Singapore fuel oil stockpiles hit lowest in 5-1/2 years as supplies to Asia drop

Onshore fuel oil stockpiles at key storage hub Singapore plummeted to a 5-1/2-year low, latest data showed, as incoming supplies...
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IMO condemns “illegal, unjustifiable” attacks on ships in Red Sea

IMO condemns “illegal, unjustifiable” attacks on ships in Red Sea

Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – the UN agency that regulates global shipping have called for an...
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Asia Fuel Oil-HSFO cracks log weekly climb, stockpiles draw lower at key hubs

Asia Fuel Oil-HSFO cracks log weekly climb, stockpiles draw lower at key hubs

Refining cracks for high sulphur fuel oil posted weekly gains as of Friday, as the market retained strength against a...
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Russia says secondary sanctions are hurting export revenues, oil payments

Russia says secondary sanctions are hurting export revenues, oil payments

Expanded sanctions on Russia and enhanced pressure on countries that Moscow considers friendly are hurting Russian firms’ export revenues and...
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Russia’s Novak says fuel export bans will be used again

Russia’s Novak says fuel export bans will be used again

Russia will use fuel export bans again as a way of regulating supply and demand, but for now the domestic...
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Oil and gas contracts market sees 37% decline in value during Q1 2024, reveals GlobalData

Oil and gas contracts market sees 37% decline in value during Q1 2024, reveals GlobalData

The oil and gas contracts market faced turbulence, with a notable quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline of 37% in disclosed contract value,...
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India, Egypt top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil, VGO exports in April, LSEG data shows

India, Egypt top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil, VGO exports in April, LSEG data shows

India and Egypt were the top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and Vacuum Gasoil (VGO) exports in April, traders...
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Wärtsilä to convert two Scandlines ferries to plug-in hybrid operation

Wärtsilä to convert two Scandlines ferries to plug-in hybrid operation

Technology group, Wärtsilä will supply the electrical systems needed to convert two Scandlines ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution. The...
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Ballast Water Management – CWQ Challenges for D2 Standard Compliance

Ballast Water Management – CWQ Challenges for D2 Standard Compliance

The final phase for full compliance with the D2 Standard of the Ballast Water Management Convention is effective from 8th...
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Corvus Energy to supply battery systems for 10 new hybrid tugboats servicing the Panama Canal

Corvus Energy to supply battery systems for 10 new hybrid tugboats servicing the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority ordered ten hybrid tractor tugboats from European shipbuilder, Astilleros Armón, with options for another 10 similar...
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Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO market gains as Singapore inventories slide

Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO market gains as Singapore inventories slide

Asia’s Very Low-Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) market gained on Thursday after stocks at key trading hub Singapore plunged to the...
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Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) Calls for Just and Equitable Revenue Disbursement from IMO Emission Reduction Measures

Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) Calls for Just and Equitable Revenue Disbursement from IMO Emission Reduction Measures

The Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport (MCST) has released a critical analysis of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2023 Revised...
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“K” LINE Group Obtains Certification from ClassNK for Seafarer Competency Management System

“K” LINE Group Obtains Certification from ClassNK for Seafarer Competency Management System

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) announced today that three “K” LINE Group ship management companies—K Marine Ship Management Pte....
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Has container peak season come early for shippers and lines?

Has container peak season come early for shippers and lines?

A combination of weather conditions, trade demand and geopolitics has buoyed containership freight and charter rates, reports MSI London and...
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Baltic index sees minor drop as capesize remains steady

Baltic index sees minor drop as capesize remains steady

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged lower on Thursday, as...
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Iron ore hits three-month high on bets of China demand

Iron ore hits three-month high on bets of China demand

Iron ore futures hit a three-month high on Wednesday as investors bet on better demand following China’s support for the...
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FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks drop for fifth consecutive week

FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks drop for fifth consecutive week

Stockpiles of oil products at the UAE’s Port of Fujairah dropped for a fifth consecutive week, the longest losing streak...
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Indonesia believed to buy about 210,000 T rice in tender, traders say

Indonesia believed to buy about 210,000 T rice in tender, traders say

Indonesian state purchasing agency Bulog is believed to have purchased about 210,000 metric tons of rice an international tender for...
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