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bound4blue Lands US$44M From Investors Eyeing Wind Power As Maritime’s Most Scalable Solution For Fuel And Emission Cuts Today

bound4blue Lands US$44M From Investors Eyeing Wind Power As Maritime’s Most Scalable Solution For Fuel And Emission Cuts Today

bound4blue, a global leader in wind propulsion systems, has closed a US$44 million funding round backed by leading maritime corporates,...
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Russia-linked LNG carrier from sanctioned Portovaya facility departs China’s Beihai: CAS

Russia-linked LNG carrier from sanctioned Portovaya facility departs China’s Beihai: CAS

The LNG carrier Valera departed the Tieshan terminal at the Port of Beihai in southern China’s Guangxi region at 0631...
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Signal and Bluepool partner up to bring more value to the pooling landscape

Signal Maritime Services, a leading force in tanker pooling, marks its entry into the dry bulk segment by investing in...
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HSFO rebounds, prompt offers cap gains

HSFO rebounds, prompt offers cap gains

Asia’s high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) market recovered slightly on Tuesday amid stronger bids, though competitive prompt offers limited gains....
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Panama Canal LNG transits dip in November as Europe lures US cargoes

Panama Canal LNG transits dip in November as Europe lures US cargoes

The number of laden LNG tanker transits through the Panama Canal in November fell from October, as Europe was attracting...
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Baltic Index Dips To Near Two-Week Low As Vessel Rates Fall Across All Segments

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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’

‘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

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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