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Port Hueneme: All clear at Ventura County Naval Base; active shooter alert deemed ‘false’
Ventura County Naval Base in Port Hueneme gave an all-clear update on its Facebook and said that the active shooter...
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Goto Floating Wind Farm launches Japan’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm
Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC said commercial operation of the Goto Offshore Wind Farm, described as Japan’s first commercial floating...
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HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore secures four‐vessel LNG order valued at approx $1 billion U.S. shipping firm contracts
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore announced it has signed a contract with a U.S. region shipping company for the construction...
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Ningbo-Zhoushan port posts 1.4 billion tonne throughput in 2025
In 2025, Ningbo-Zhoushan port reported cargo throughput exceeding 1.4 billion tonnes and container throughput above 43 million TEUs, positioning it...
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India’s ONGC and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines form two 50:50 ventures to run Indian-flagged ethane carriers on United States route
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation said it has signed joint venture and capital contribution agreements with Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K....
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CMA CGM shifts INDAMEX toward Suez routing from mid-January 2026
CMA CGM is moving its India–Pakistan–U.S. East Coast INDAMEX service toward a regular Suez Canal routing from mid-January 2026, according...
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Qingdao Port launches China’s first vacuum-based automated mooring system
Qingdao Port has put China’s first vacuum-based automated mooring system into commercial operation at its fully automated container terminal, according...
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Borr Drilling secures jack-up contracts in the Americas
Borr Drilling Limited said it has secured new contract commitments for two of its premium jack-up rigs in the Americas,...
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2026 New Year’s Message from the President & CEO To a Year of Challenges and Progress
To everyone in the “K” LINE Group, I would like to wish you and your families a Happy New Year....
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Venezuela crisis seen having minimal impact on Indian oil flow, upstream developments eyed
India’s downstream sector is unlikely to witness any major impact following the geopolitical developments in Venezuela, as oil flows from...
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How do ships maintain their balance?
Did you know that many of the stones in Bruges come from faraway places? They were brought along as ballast...
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Rotterdam Shore Power selects ABB for world’s largest shore power project
ABB has signed contracts with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a joint venture by the Port of Rotterdam and Eneco, an...
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Digital shipbuilding: Cutting costs and lead times
In the budget breakdown of a new ship build, around 5% of project spending goes to engineering; 25–35% goes to...
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Oil prices forecast to ease in 2026 under pressure from ample supply
The global oil market is likely to be under pressure in 2026 as growing supply and weak demand curb prices,...
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Better watch your ‘back-to-back’: Understanding Back-to-Back Charterparties: Key Risks and Considerations for Members
In today’s complex chartering landscape, it is common for vessels to be fixed under a chain of charterparties, often with...
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VLSFO flips into premium; regional tenders close
Spot differential for Asia very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) flipped to a premium on Monday, with markets showing some...
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Dry freight bull run may continue on expected trade growth
Global dry bulk shipping rates experienced a strong run in the final quarter of 2025, defying the historical trend of...
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Baltic index at lowest in over five months on lower capesize, supramax rates
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, edged down on...
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VOC Port Authority explores Green Hydrogen opportunities with GH2 India
TUTICORIN : A productive discussion was held between Shri Susanta Kumar Purohit, IRSEE, Chairperson, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOC Port), and Shri...
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Grande Svezia sets record for project cargo discharge at Mumbai port
The vessel Grande Svezia, owned and operated by global Ro-Ro leader Grimaldi Group, successfully berthed at the OCT-2 berth, ICTPL...
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