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Fuel Oil Markets retain strength in sentiment-driven rally

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Date: Feb 12, 2025

Fuel oil markets maintained strength on Tuesday amid a rally primarily driven by sentiment, trade so...

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Taylor Maritime Changes to Commercial Company Status

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Date: Feb 12, 2025

The Board is pleased to confirm that the transfer of the Company’s ordinary shares listing from th...

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U.S. approves HMM’s Premier Alliance, enhancing global shipping routes

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Date: Feb 12, 2025

The new shipping alliance “Premier Alliance,” which includes Korea’s largest shipping company ...

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India’s thermal coal imports seen falling for second straight year

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Date: Feb 12, 2025

India’s thermal coal imports are expected to fall for the second straight year in 2025 due to decr...

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Baltic index slips on lower capesize, panamax rates

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Date: Feb 12, 2025

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk c...

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Initial Conclusions of Elogen’s Strategic Review and Changes in GTT’s Governance

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

As announced in its press release on 9 January 2025, the GTT Group is conducting a strategic review ...

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Hapag-Lloyd Nears $1.2 Bil. Deal with Hanwha Ocean for LNG Dual-fuel Container Ships

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest shipping company, is reportedly in the final stages of revi...

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HD Korea Shipbuilding Secures 538.3 Billion Won Contract for LNG Bunkering Vessels

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has secured a significant contract to construct fou...

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International Registries Inc.: Looking Internally to Enhance Client Experiences in 2025

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

IRI President Bill Gallagher explores the year ahead in this 2025 message to clients and colleagues:...

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Höegh Autoliners ASA Says Seasonal Slowdown Impacts Trading in January

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

In January 2025, Höegh Autoliners transported 1.1 million cbm of cargo on prorated basis. Transport...

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Lloyd’s Register awards its first VC-L+ Descriptive Note for vessel connectivity

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its first VC-L+ Descriptive Note for vessel connectivity to Neda...

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Yara and NYK Conclude World’s First Time-Charter Agreement for Ammonia-Fueled Medium Gas Carrier

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

Yara Clean Ammonia Switzerland SA (Yara Clean Ammonia)*, a subsidiary company of Yara International ...

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VLSFO leans to downside while HSFO strength holds

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

Asia’s fuel oil market posted contrasting trends for key grades, with very low sulphur fuel oil (V...

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IBIA leads change in the rules for the carriage of biofuels by bunker vessels

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

In November 2023 IBIA submitted a document to IMO on the carriage of biofuels for supply to a ship f...

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Latest US sanctions raise risks for ships moving Iranian oil in China

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

The challenge has intensified for the VLCC Star Forest to conceal the rare Iranian barrels loaded fr...

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Baltic index falls as larger vessel rates dip

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Date: Feb 11, 2025

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk c...

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Sri Lankan Navy Detains 14 Tamil Nadu Fishermen, Total Arrests Reach 88 This Year

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

MADURAI: The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 14 fishermen from Rameswaram and seized two trawlers for al...

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Asian spot LNG prices at two-month high tracking EU gas rally

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices hit a two-month high this week, tracking a rally in Eu...

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Advancing Maritime Digitalization: POC about Shipdex-D and Shipdex-F together

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

The Shipdex protocol, as already known, consists of two specifications derived from international ae...

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Asyad Shipping to set IPO price range next week: IFR

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

Oman’s Asyad Shipping is expected to set a price range next week ahead of books opening for what i...

Korean shipbuilders report profits as LNG market projects growth

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

Samsung Heavy Industries recorded a profit last year, leading the Big Three shipbuilders, including ...

Panama Ship Registration: A Game-Changer for Asian Shipowners

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

Asia is a powerhouse in global trade and shipping. For shipowners in this region, Panama offers one ...

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US-China tariff war may create glut of US coking coal cargoes in Asia

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

The recent tit-for-tat tariff bouts between the US and China were expected to create a potential glu...

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Red Sea ransom: How emails power Houthis’ $2 billion piracy operation

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

The Red Sea, a vital artery for global trade, has become a battleground for modern piracy that blend...

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Korea Surpasses China in January Ship Orders, Securing 62% of Global Market Share

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

South Korea has outpaced China to secure the highest volume of ship orders in January, according to ...

Tankers: VLCC Market Under Renewed Pressure

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

Clean LR2 MEG LR2’s continued downward this week. TC1 75kt MEG/Japan was marked 22.5 points less...

Asia-US container rates tick lower; shippers frontloading cargoes on tariff pause

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Date: Feb 10, 2025

Rates for shipping containers from Asia to the US ticked lower this week, although they could see up...

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NCB Seizes ₹100 Crore Worth of Cocaine in Mumbai, Busts International Drug Syndicate

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Date: Feb 08, 2025

NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized h...

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GTT, COSCO Shipping LNG Investment Co., LTD. and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., LTD. sign a strategic cooperation agreement

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Date: Feb 08, 2025

GTT, COSCO Shipping LNG Investment (Shanghai) Co., LTD. (CSLNG) and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co...

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Singapore fuel oil stockpiles at two-week highs

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Date: Feb 08, 2025

Singapore onshore fuel oil stockpiles logged their highest volumes in two weeks, although levels dip...

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Erma First Group Joins Green Marine To Strengthen Environmental Commitment In North America And Europe

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Date: Feb 08, 2025

ERMA FIRST GROUP, a global leader in sustainable maritime technologies, is proud to announce its off...

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Vessel shortage to buoy offshore & marine companies, but analysts warn of upcoming risks

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Date: Feb 08, 2025

Local offshore and marine (O&M) companies are well-positioned to ride continued demand for their...