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bound4blue completes eSAIL® installation on EPS tanker with three 22-meter-high non-ATEX suction sails
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
bound4blue has completed the installation of its breakthrough eSAIL® suction sails on tanker vessel...
BSC to purchase six vessels for $330m
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has received primary approval from the Planning Commission...
47 ships reroute to Suez Canal in Feb as regional stability improves – chair
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
A total of 47 ships have changed their routes to transit through the Suez Canal instead of the Cape ...
New Nuclear Technology a Generational Opportunity for US Shipbuilding, Says ABS Chairman and CEO
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
New nuclear reactor technology represents a once in a generation opportunity for U.S. industrial pol...
Ship managers suggest changes to IMO’s net-zero framework to avoid future legal action
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
Ship managers have expressed concerns in connection with the International Maritime Organization’s...
HSFO premium extends climb while VLSFO slips further
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
Spot premium for high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) posted further gains on Monday, while very low sulphur...
How BSM uses DNV’s Emissions Connect to master GHG compliance
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
Strict emissions regulations are reshaping the maritime industry. Accurate data is crucial for compl...
Asia LNG imports set to drop to 22-month low as Europe surge drives prices
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
Asia’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are poised to drop to the lowest in nearly two years...
China’s swift workarounds stabilise sanctioned oil flows
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
In the weeks immediately following Shandong’s shipping ban and the new OFAC sanctions on tankers i...
Baltic Index Extends Gains To Over One-Month High On Strong Vessel Rates
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Date: Feb 25, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transp...
Navigating Tariff Changes: Steel and aluminum imports into the United States
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
Recent announcements regarding tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States may impa...
Trump seeks to reshape Asia’s energy supplies with US gas
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned ...
Heidmar and MGO Global Successfully Complete Business Combination
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
MGO Global Inc. (Nasdaq: MGOL), a digitally-native, lifestyle brand portfolio company, (“MGO,” ...
Current Hypocrisies in Shipping and the Urgent Need for International Action
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
The third panel discussion of the 8th Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2025 Conference was moderated by M...
U.S. targets Chinese ships with entry fees to curb market dominance
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
The U.S. government has begun to accelerate its efforts to curb China’s influence in the global sh...
Making Little Progress on Slashing Shipping Emissions, IMO Must Aim Higher To Remain Relevant In Tackling Climate Crisis
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
As a crucial International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting on reducing the shipping sector’s c...
Asia-US container rates plunge; liquid chem tanker rates stable to softer
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
Rates for shipping containers from Asia to the US fell significantly this week on increased capacity...
Hill Dickinson forms alliance in Greece with leading Marshall Islands law firm Reeder Simpson & Magee
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
International maritime law firm Hill Dickinson has announced an alliance with Marshall Islands attor...
Tankers: VLCC Market On Correction Mode After Peaking Mid-Week
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
Clean LR2 Following on from the notable improvements MEG LR2’s stagnated this week. The TC1 ...
Support grows for the GHG levy, as more countries see it as a viable measure to meet climate and equity goals of the IMO
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Date: Feb 24, 2025
The 18th Intersessional Working Group on GHGs has concluded with the GHG levy in combination with a ...
GARD: Good renewal with upgraded customer portal
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
This year’s renewal was further facilitated by digital enhancements to Gard’s customer portal,...
Dry Bulk Shipping: India’s Coal Imports Slowed Down in 2024
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
India’s coal imports edged downwards during 2024, having a negative impact on dry bulk shipping. I...
International Chamber of Shipping Statement following the conclusion of ISWG-GHG 18: Urgent Work Remains to be Done Ahead of MEPC 83 in April
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
Following a week of intensive greenhouse gas (GHG) negotiations at the UN International Maritime Org...
Rights on infection and contagion
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
The decision in Bunge S.A. -v- Pan Ocean Co., Ltd (Sagar Ratan) [2025] EWHC 193 (Admty) is an import...
Noatum Maritime Forms JV with ASRY for the Provision of Marine Services in Bahrain
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, offering a diversified ...
Panama exasperated over persistence of US allegations of Chinese control of canal
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
Panama’s president said that he had instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the...
Florida International Terminal (FIT) advances its investment plan of US$ 25 million by 2026
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
The Port Everglades terminal (United States) renewed its concession and initiated actions to improve...
BAR Technologies Signs New Collaboration Agreement with CMET to Boost Availability of 20-24m WindWings
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
Following the successful launch of the new 20m and 24m WindWings in September 2024, BAR Technologies...
Dry Bulk Shipping: India’s Coal Imports Slowed Down in 2024
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
India’s coal imports edged downwards during 2024, having a negative impact on dry bulk shipping. I...
Shipping carbon levy support surges another 25% at IMO
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Date: Feb 22, 2025
During the International Maritime Organization (IMO) climate talks in London, 13 additional countrie...
Tanker Weekly Market Monitor: Russian Oil Flows
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Date: Feb 21, 2025
The evolving geopolitical landscape surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war and global energy markets pre...
Seaborne Trade and US Tariffs: A Mixed Bag
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Date: Feb 21, 2025
The impact of potential U.S. tariffs in a series of countries and regions could have be significant ...