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Hormuz Traffic Near Zero as Dark Exports Continue
The Strait of Hormuz remained under acute operational pressure between June 11 and June 14. AIS-visible commercial traffic stayed near...
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Baltic Dry Index Falls to Over 6-Week Low
The Baltic Exchange dry bulk freight index decreased 0.3% to 2720 on Monday, the lowest since April 30. The capesize...
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Flexibility wins: Orders shifting from Aframax to coated Aframax
The tanker market’s growing uncertainty is changing the ordering patterns in the 80–120,000 dwt segment, known as the Aframax in...
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Why the real oil shock may only begin when China returns
The oil market has so far avoided a full-blown supply shock through inventory drawdowns, rerouted Middle Eastern flows, higher WoS...
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India’s crude oil imports rise 3% in April from prior month
India’s crude oil imports increased by more than 3% from March to April, reaching 20.08 million metric tons, according to...
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Russian seaborne crude exports show little signs of slowing
Russia’s total seaborne oil exports set another seasonal minimum in May, arriving at 5.74mbd, 160kbd lower than a year ago....
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China kicks off mega LNG vessel build, cementing high-end shipbuilding edge
Construction has commenced on an ultra-large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters, underscoring China’s...
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France rolls out funding support for shipping decarbonization
New French funding programme targets ship retrofits, low-emission newbuilds and port infrastructure across France. France government’s Agency for the Environment...
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UECC says decade-old LNG bet positions fleet ahead of FuelEU
The share of bio-LNG in the carrier’s LNG consumption has more than doubled over the past year to 71%, improving...
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Rubio defends Hormuz blockade after India protests deaths of sailors
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Washington’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz after India protested U.S. strikes that...
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Fuel Quality Management for Vessels in Extended Idle: Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman & Adjacent Anchorages
The Current Situation Since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most commercial shipping in late February 2026, an...
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Hormuz Traffic Falls as Military Pressure Intensifies
The Strait of Hormuz remains operational, but increasingly constrained. While Iranian officials continue to characterize the Strait as closed, recent...
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Demonstrations, use cases and tangible innovations: CMA CGM deploys its artificial intelligence strategy
Driven by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land,...
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Seaspan Takes Delivery of First 10,800 CEU Dual-Fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier
Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), leading independent maritime asset owner and operator, is pleased to announce the Glovis Lighthouse, the first vessel...
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UAMCO and KHI pause K Shipbuilding sale, push Taekwang to restructure bid
The sale of K Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has entered a pause to catch its breath. In the industry, the view...
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Three seafarers killed in Hormuz strike as UN warns of widening fallout
The latest strike, which the United States said had been carried out as part of its blockade enforcement operations, involved...
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Brazil, Norway and the Netherlands discuss green shipping corridor
The green shipping corridor aims to connect Brazil’s Port of Vila do Conde with the Port of Karmøy in Norway...
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BIMCO’s Energy Saving Device Retrofitting Addendum: Work well underway
As the shipping industry intensifies its focus on energy efficiency, clear and balanced standard contractual frameworks for vessel retrofit projects...
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Global shipping industry associations condemn recent attacks on seafarers
BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in...
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Emergency Fuel Surcharge Negotiations Reveal a Larger Question for the Freight Industry
When supply chains get strained, who pays? Freight leaders are increasingly finding that the answer depends as much on relationships...
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