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Columbia Group reinforces commitment to safety, human-centred management and inclusion in 2026 outlook

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

Columbia Group has set out its priorities for 2026 with a clear focus on safety, people and inclusiv...

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Accelleron signs 50th Turbo MarineCare agreement as ship operators favor fixed-cost service plan

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

Accelleron has marked a major milestone in its smartly enabled service offering for turbochargers on...

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NYK Group Signs Heads of Agreements with JERA on Low-Carbon Ammonia Marine Transport First Commercial Shipment of Fuel Ammonia to Japan Planned

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a member of the NYK Group located in Singapore, has signed two heads ...

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Maritime industry can expect a breakthrough year in 2026 for digitalisation, says Smart Ship Hub

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

Leading vessel performance platform Smart Ship Hub says the industry should expect a breakthrough ye...

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DHL and CMA CGM accelerate decarbonization of ocean freight with joint biofuel initiative

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

DHL Global Forwarding and CMA CGM have taken a significant step toward decarbonizing global containe...

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Korean shipbuilders shift to collaboration with local yards to curb overseas investment risk

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

Korean shipbuilders are changing how they invest and produce overseas. In the past, when booms left ...

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LNG tanker Kunpeng loads cargo from Russian plant under sanctions

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

A liquefied natural gas tanker has loaded a cargo from Russia’s Portovaya LNG plant that is under ...

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New Safety Requirements From 1st January 2026 For Anchor Handling Winches And Associated Equipment

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

The IMO has introduced mandatory safety requirements for anchor handling winches and the associated ...

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Baltic Index Falls As Vessel Rates Slide Across All Segments

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry ...

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New shocks, old tools: Revisiting international commodity agreements in a fragmented world

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

Recent volatility in commodity prices, along with renewed concerns about energy and food security, h...

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`China’s November crude imports from Russia, Malaysia decline; Kuwait, Brazil rise

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

`China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Russia fell 3.4% to 8.35 million metric tons year on ...

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What 2025 Taught Us About the Needs of Europe’s Ports

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Europe’s ports and terminals are operating in a landscape where competit...

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Asia’s imports of US energy drop in 2025 despite Trump trade moves

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

Asia’s imports of U.S. crude oil, coal and liquefied natural gas are on track to decline this year...

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Following The Successful Take-Off Of Its Prototype, Fly-Box Will Begin A Techno-Economic Assessment Alongside A Global Leader In Shipping Operations

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

Fly-Box, a Franco-Swiss maritime deeptech startup developing a new generation of foil-borne containe...

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Covering the distance to shipping’s nuclear opportunities

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

The number of stakeholders engaging with nuclear ship propulsion in 2025 indicates that the maritime...

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Sanctioned naphtha tanker from Russia enters Venezuelan waters, others dither, ship data shows

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

A sanctioned tanker carrying some 300,000 barrels of naphtha from Russia entered Venezuelan waters l...

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Tankers: VLCC Market in Sharp Correction

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

Clean LR2 MEG LR2’s softened modestly this week. The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index came down from WS1...

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Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels successfully navigated the Red...

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US tanker seizure in extraterritorial waters hinges on Venezuela’s terrorism designation: experts

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Date: Dec 22, 2025

The oil tanker the US seized near Venezuela was a unique test case for the Trump administration and ...

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Ocean Yield AS: Investment in LNG carriers on long-term charters

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

Ocean Yield AS is pleased to announce that it has agreed to co-invest alongside Nippon Yusen Kabushi...

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Bureau Veritas classes its first methanol dual-fueled container ship as CMA CGM ANTIGONE delivered by CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classed its first methanol-fueled containership, CMA C...

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Inchcape Shipping Services Joins the Achilles Maritime Network to Strengthen ESG and Supply Chain Oversight

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), one of the world’s largest providers of port agency and maritime...

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EU sanctions 41 more Russian shadow fleet tankers in latest crackdown

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

The European Union imposed sanctions on 41 additional vessels from Russia’s shadow oil tanker flee...

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West African oil struggles to find buyers as global surplus builds

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

West African crude oil sellers are struggling to find buyers for up to 26 December- and January-load...

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Wrist Acquires Delaware Ship Supply, Expanding its Coverage on the U.S. East Coast

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

Wrist, the world’s largest supplier of provisions, stores and spare parts logistics for vessels an...

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Hi-5 fuel spread narrows by more than 10% on the week

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

Asia’s prompt hi-5 fuel oil spread narrowed by more than 10% week-on-week, after the high sulphur ...

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Clean tech producers call on EU to boost support for green shipping fuels in Europe

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

According to the recently published Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), decarbonising the ...

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US senator presses tanker giants over cartel-linked fuel smuggling at sea

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has contacted seven maritime shipping companies as part of an inquiry into ca...

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Baltic index falls to over one-month low

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Date: Dec 20, 2025

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry ...

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Iron ore extends gains on improving steel margins, restocking hopes

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Date: Dec 19, 2025

Iron ore futures extended gains on Thursday, aided by improved steel margins and the expectation of ...

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Global Fuel Supply moves from chartering to ownership with first vessel purchase

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Date: Dec 19, 2025

Global Fuel Supply (GFS) has acquired its first owned tanker, marking a milestone as the company tra...

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ClassNK issues Approval in Principle (AiP) for Multiple Alternative Fuels Ready (Ammonia/Methanol/LNG) and OCCS Ready Bulk Carrier by Oshima Shipbuilding

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Date: Dec 19, 2025

ClassNK has issued approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design of the Multiple Alternative Fuel...