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China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

With 2025 volumes nearly counted, Drewry’s upgraded Intra-Asia Container Market Insight, which now supports port, country and region level insights,...
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Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets

Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets

A 5% increase in global steel exports in 2025 was driven by a surge in Chinese exports. Steel flows in...
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BHP reports record first-half iron ore production, flags price concessions

BHP reports record first-half iron ore production, flags price concessions

BHP Group BHP has accepted lower prices for some iron ore sales while it negotiates a 2026 supply deal with...
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Interferry demands pause on EU ETS implementation at 70% coverage

Interferry demands pause on EU ETS implementation at 70% coverage

Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, calls for an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the...
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Greek Shipping Hall of Fame announces Induction Ceremony & Dinner 2026

Greek Shipping Hall of Fame announces Induction Ceremony & Dinner 2026

The Greek Shipping Hall of Fame has announced that this year’s Induction Ceremony will take place on the evening of...
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Union Maritime MR2 Tankers with WindWings® Gain SOLAS Approval from Marshall Islands and Bureau Veritas

Union Maritime MR2 Tankers with WindWings® Gain SOLAS Approval from Marshall Islands and Bureau Veritas

The Marshall Islands Flag State Administration and Bureau Veritas have formally approved SOLAS equivalency proposals submitted by Union Maritime and...
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Shipping’s methane decarbonisation pathway becomes a clear runway for the future

Shipping’s methane decarbonisation pathway becomes a clear runway for the future

Industry coalition SEA-LNG has published its annual ‘View from the Bridge’ report, highlighting 2025 as a year of strong growth...
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G7 tankers return to Russia on weak Urals despite security worries

G7 tankers return to Russia on weak Urals despite security worries

G7 tankers have recovered share in Russia’s crude export market in recent weeks, according to ship-tracking data, as a slump...
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Baltic index rises on firm vessel rates

Baltic index rises on firm vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, extended gains on Tuesday,...
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SM Group’s Korea Line Equips Entire Fleet with Starlink

SM Group’s Korea Line Equips Entire Fleet with Starlink

Korea Line Corp., the shipping arm of SM Group, announced on Jan. 16 that it has successfully completed the installation...
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Global Fuel Supply x Blue Energy Partners expand with South African office

Global Fuel Supply x Blue Energy Partners expand with South African office

Global Fuel Supply, together with Blue Energy Partners, today announced the official opening of their South African office in Cape...
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China set to keep rates steady for eighth month, some traders wager on Q1 easing

China set to keep rates steady for eighth month, some traders wager on Q1 easing

China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for an eighth straight month in January, a Reuters survey showed,...
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Korea boosts ship engine sales to China as boom lifts dual-fuel demand

Korea boosts ship engine sales to China as boom lifts dual-fuel demand

As the shipbuilding industry enters a super-boom phase, China-bound exports by Korea’s ship engine manufacturers are increasing. The trend is...
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Initiation of study into shortage of space in the port and improving the living environment

Initiation of study into shortage of space in the port and improving the living environment

The State, the province of South-Holland, the municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are initiating a study...
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Still questions before return to Suez Canal, German car industry says

Still questions before return to Suez Canal, German car industry says

The German automotive industry is still seeing open questions, particularly insurance issues, before resuming transports through the Suez Canal, its...
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IMO welcomes entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement

IMO welcomes entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement

The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement targets sustainable use of marine biodiversity in international waters. The world’s first global...
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Philippines makes first ‘significant natural gas discovery’ in over a decade: Marcos

Philippines makes first ‘significant natural gas discovery’ in over a decade: Marcos

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos said Jan. 19 that the Southeast Asian country has made a “significant natural gas discovery”...
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Safe haven buying sends gold, silver to record highs after Trump EU tariffs warning

Safe haven buying sends gold, silver to record highs after Trump EU tariffs warning

Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday, driven by a flight to safety after U.S. President Donald Trump warned...
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Columbia Group announces strategic expansion with new integrated maritime services hub in India

Columbia Group announces strategic expansion with new integrated maritime services hub in India

Columbia Group, a leading integrated maritime, logistics and offshore services company, has announced a strategic expansion into India with the...
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NH Securities says Korean shipbuilding orders still rising

NH Securities says Korean shipbuilding orders still rising

NH Investment & Securities said on the 15th that Korean shipbuilders are expected to record an increase in orders this...
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