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One in three seafarers still being forced to pay illegal recruitment fees, survey finds
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
A third of seafarers have said that they have paid a fee to get a job, with many reporting that they...
Hi-5 spread widens versus last week as HSFO softens
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
Asia’s hi-5 fuel oil spread widened by over 2% week-on-week, reflecting a softer market for high s...
Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025 report shows that despite withstanding a seri...
Baltic index rises for second day on gains in capesize vessel segment
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk c...
AtoB@C Shipping and Yara International extend cooperation until 2033
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
AtoB@C Shipping and Yara International, the world’s leading crop nutrition company and a provider ...
Second US port strike averted as union, employers reach deal
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
The union representing 45,000 dock workers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on W...
SHI picks TMC Compressors for 15 LNG carriers
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to deliver a complete marine com...
Panama tells Trump canal sovereignty is 'non-negotiable'
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
Panama reiterated on Tuesday that the sovereignty of its eponymous ship canal was not up for discuss...
NAPA partners with Ahti Pool for FuelEU Maritime compliance
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
NAPA, a leading provider of maritime software and data services, has today signed a Memorandum of Un...
Three sanctioned VLCCs likely to halt voyage to Shandong after blacklist
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
At least three sanctioned Very Large Crude Carriers are likely to shut down their engines while en r...
HSFO down for fifth session; Singapore stocks remain high
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
Asia’s spot premium for high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) softened for a fifth consecutive session on T...
Dry Bulk Industry Pays Tribute to Outgoing INTERCARGO Chairman Dimitri Fafalios
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
Leading figures across the dry bulk shipping sector have joined in paying tribute to Dimitri Fafalio...
Ocean container shipping rates may fall after deal reached to avoid port strikes on US East Coast and Gulf Coast
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
This week’s highlight delves into the evolving dynamics of Capesize ballasters in the South Atlant...
Baltic index rises, buoyed by capesize segment
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Date: Jan 10, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk c...
Middle East Crude-Benchmarks gain; OPEC oil output falls in December
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
Middle East crude benchmarks Oman, Dubai and Murban rose on Wednesday amid firm demand from Asia, an...
US gas-fired power boom reveals key emissions payoff in 2024
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
For the first time, over 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) was discharged from U.S. gas-...
Höegh & Svitzer Set New Standard For Sustainable Sea Shipping In Australia
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
Svitzer, a leading global towage provider, and Höegh Autoliners, a leading global provider of ocean...
KPI OceanConnect, Neste and Global Energy complete first delivery of renewable diesel to the marine sector in Singapore
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
KPI OceanConnect, a leading global provider of marine energy solutions and Neste, the world’s larg...
Inmarsat Maritime And Maritime London Establish Sea-Care Working Group To Drive Data Sharing That Can Improve Safety At Sea
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, supported by Maritime London, have established SEA-CARE as a ne...
Kongsberg Discovery acquires Naxys Technologies
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
Kongsberg Discovery has reached agreement to acquire Naxys Technologies AS. The Bergen-based company...
Finland says oil tanker linked to subsea cable damage has serious deficiencies
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
Finland’s public transport agency said on Wednesday that an oil tanker suspected of damaging under...
Global crude exports dip as trade routes reshuffle again
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
The volume of global crude exports in 2024 declined 2%, the first fall since the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Navig8 Announces Completion of 80% Acquisition by ADNOC L&S for $1.04 Billion
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
Navig8 TopCo Holdings Inc. announced that it has been acquired by ADNOC Logistics and Services plc (...
Container ship order book hits new record high of 8.3m TEU
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Date: Jan 09, 2025
“At the end of 2024, the container ship order book was 8.3m TEU, a new record compared with the pr...
S. Korea: Shipyard workers protest increased visa quota for migrant laborers
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
Conflict is intensifying in the Korean shipbuilding industry following the government’s recent dec...
India: Shipping to get infrastructure status to boost domestic shipbuilding and ownership
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
The government may grant infrastructure status to the shipping industry to help improve India’s po...
Mental Health Support Solutions Extends its Services to the Families of Seafarers
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
Mental health provider, Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), member of OneCare Group (OCG), has t...
The Hood Unveils Key Predictions for 2025
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
will fuel the collective stress and anxiety many will feel. “The maritime industry is at a crit...
Navigator Gas Announces Completion of Morgan’s Point Ethylene Export Terminal Expansion and Acquisition of Three Handysize Liquefied Ethylene Gas Carriers
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
Navigator Holdings Ltd., the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefie...
Asia Fuel Oil: Spot differentials slip in bearish fundamentals
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
Spot differentials for fuel oil fell on Tuesday, weighed by plentiful supplies and slow demand, trad...
Evolving trade routes dampen demand for ultra large containers
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
According to industry data, the demand for Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) has decreased as sh...
China’s 2025 iron ore imports set to hit new high even as steel demand dwindles
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Date: Jan 08, 2025
China’s iron ore imports are likely to hit a new high in 2025 as traders stockpile cheap ore for t...