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West delivers stable renewal with strong retention and selective growth

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

West P&I has reported a stable and disciplined renewal at 20 February, achieving high levels of ...

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Steamship Mutual Enters 2026 in a Position of Strength and Stability

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

Steamship Mutual enters 2026 in a position of strength, following a renewal that demonstrated both t...

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NorthStandard Achieves Stronger Results and Growth Amid Global Shipping Challenges

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

During a year of intense global shipping challenges, NorthStandard projects improved underwriting pe...

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Pan Ocean expands with 10 VLCCs as aging fleet and geopolitics test outlook

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

Pan Ocean is accelerating business expansion as it decided to acquire a large number of SK Shippingâ...

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Red Sea shipping reopens, but renewed Houthi threats keep route uncertainty high

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

Container carriers are now restarting services via the Red Sea amid a continued reduction in Houthi ...

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Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited Primed for a Strong Performance Moving Forward

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter (“Q...

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Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Global B30-VLSFO prices gain on VLSFO price

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

ARA and Gibraltar Rotterdam’s B30-VLSFO (POMEME) price and Antwerp’s B30-VLSFO (UCOME) price ...

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Drewry: World Container Index Down 1% Last Week

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for in...

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Hapag-Lloyd/Zim takeover embeds Top 5 carriers’ preeminence

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

Hapag-Lloyd’s planned $4.2 billion takeover of Zim will help it stay relevant in an increasingly c...

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Baltic Dry Index Bounces

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Date: Feb 21, 2026

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

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Lloyd’s Register verifies GT Wings’ performance assessment methodology for AirWing™ Jet Sail

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

GT Wings, provider of unique wind propulsion systems to the commercial shipping industry, has secure...

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Wallenius Marine awarded Ship Management contract for seven newbuildings

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

Wallenius Marine has been awarded responsibility for ship management of seven out of 14 of Wallenius...

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Shanghai bunkering blueprint targets LNG and methanol

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

The Chinese government plans to develop 1 million cbm/year of LNG and 1 million mt/year of biofuel a...

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Teekay Tankers Says Tanker Demand And Supply Fundamentals Remain Supportive

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

Teekay Tankers Ltd. reported the Company’s results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 202...

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Why a German shipping deal alarms Israel’s government

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

What do we know about the deal? Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container sh...

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IMO welcomes entry into force of the Beijing Convention

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

The United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, known as the ...

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Maximising Lubricant Value

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

Lubrication onboard With thousands of litres of highly refined, and specifically formulated hydro...

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New analysis warns there is no obvious compromise to the Net Zero Framework

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero coalition,...

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Vale set to re-enter shipping with a bang, plans to order 30 large ore carriers

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

Large newbuilding announcements are often interpreted as exogenous supply shocks, raising concerns a...

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Eltronic FuelTech becomes part of G&O Maritime Group and strengthens the group’s position as a leading niche supplier to the maritime industry

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

G&O Maritime Group is strengthening its maritime activities through the expansion with fuel‑sy...

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India backs UN statement condemning Israeli actions in West Bank

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

India joined more than 100 countries and international organisations in endorsing a joint United Nat...

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Wärtsilä Gas Solutions strengthen its market leadership with latest LNG Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems order

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply its Cargo Handling and Fu...

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Marcura acquires Shipdem, strengthening chemical tanker claims capability

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

Marcura has acquired Shipdem, a UK-based specialist in chemical tanker laytime and demurrage, from i...

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Administration’s Maritime Action Plan misses defining an opportunity to strengthen US shipping competitiveness and capture emerging clean maritime markets

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

The Trump administration released the Maritime Action Plan (MAP) on February 13, 2026, a long-antici...

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CMA CGM concludes strategic vessel order and launches a dedicated R&D hub in India, further Strengthening the country’s Maritime and Logistics Ecosystem

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

In the presence of Shri Shantanu Thakur – Minister of State at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and...

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Maritime Defense Weekly: Offshore Enforcement and Baltic Exposure

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

Sanctions Enforcement Moves Further Offshore The United States intercepted and boarded Aquila II (I...

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Costamare Inc. Reports 2025 Net Income of $370 million

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

Costamare Inc. yesterday reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended ...

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Baltic Dry Index Falls to Over 1-Week Low

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

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

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Adani Ports & SEZ and Port of Marseille Fos Sign Strategic IMEC Partnership to Strengthen India–Europe Trade Connectivity

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), the world’s fastest growing integrated transpor...

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Mawani, Qatar Ports ink cooperation deal to boost regional maritime trade

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

The Saudi Ports Authority, or Mawani, and Qatar Ports Management Co. signed a memorandum of understa...

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Hassett criticizes NY Fed paper on tariff costs, calls for disciplinary action

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Date: Feb 19, 2026

Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, harshly criticized a New York Feder...

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HD Hyundai selects Siemens Xcelerator for integrated digital shipbuilding platform

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Date: Feb 18, 2026

Siemens announced today that it has been selected by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineerin...