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Baltic Index Dips To Near Two-Week Low As Vessel Rates Fall Across All Segments
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell to a...
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Baltic Index Extends Losses On Weaker Rates Across All Segments
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, extended losses on...
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6 Bourbon Series Offshore Vessels(In Service) Open for International Public Bidding
Entrusted by the Seller, our company is scheduled to conduct online public bidding on the Shipbid website for a total...
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Maritime health experts welcome STCW amendments – but urge against checkbox compliance
As the maritime industry gears up to welcome the IMO’s STCW bullying and harassment training amendments, health experts are urging...
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Skaramangas Shipyards becomes Green Award Incentive Provider, strengthening support from a growing European shipyard
The Green Award Foundation is pleased to welcome Skaramangas Shipyards, the largest shipyard in Greece and one of the most...
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HD Hyundai Signs MOU with Indian State Government to Establish New Shipyard
HD Hyundai has initiated a review on the establishment of a new shipyard in India. HD Hyundai announced that it...
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China’s iron ore imports ease in November on thinning margins
China’s iron ore imports in November fell for a second consecutive month, by 0.7% from the prior month, as buying...
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Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection: What Governments Need to Know
At a Glance Undersea cables and offshore pipelines have become primary targets for covert state-linked activity and gray-zone pressure. Infrastructure sabotage...
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Columbia Shipmanagement strengthens support for women in maritime through She Beyond initiative
Columbia Shipmanagement, part of the Columbia Group, has reinforced its commitment to empowering women at sea following the recent She...
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From Regulation to Reality: Fuel Assessment Update of the Mediterranean ECA
By the end of October 2025, six months had passed since the implementation of the Mediterranean Emission Control Area (ECA)....
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FuelEU Maritime – flexibility mechanisms and pool verification
In July 2025, DNV published the statutory news “FuelEU Maritime: Key updates on fuel certification, methane slip, and exemptions”. Building...
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Asia-US container rates mixed as carriers use smaller, more frequent hikes to halt slide
Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US were mixed this week as import demand remains...
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FEPORT welcomes the Military Mobility Package as the first building block of EU Ports’ Competitiveness
During their General Assembly meeting held in Brussels on December 4th, 2025, FEPORT members discussed the topic of the EU...
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‘We see ourselves as architects of sustainable freight flows’
A sustainable future only takes shape when words are put into action. With that conviction, Steffen Bauer, CEO of the...
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Lessons from Tema: The future of West Africa’s ports
Africa at a crossroads The commissioning of phases 1 and 2 of the expanded MPS Terminal in Tema, Ghana, marks...
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How can we decarbonise shipping without damaging the global economy?
The decision on a levy on carbon emissions from shipping, proposed by the UN’s International Maritime Organization, has been delayed...
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Why One ‘Peace’ Deal Just Made Shipping More Expensive: Houthi Ceasefire & Iranian Seizure
The maritime industry’s path forward demands continuous intelligence, flexible contracting, and recognition that regional ceasefires don’t guarantee unified de-escalation across...
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Navigating investment in shipping’s net-zero sum game
A new pragmatism is settling over shipping as it reviews its options on decarbonization for 2026, with the focus firmly...
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Maritime war risk premiums fall in Red Sea, rise in Black Sea amid changing security dynamics
Marine insurance rates have fallen significantly for Red Sea transits while rising for transits in the Black Sea, several insurance...
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VLCC Tanker Market Keeps Softening
Clean LR2 LR2 performance in the MEG weakened this week. The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index began at WS183.33 and then...
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