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Top bunker hub Singapore marine fuel sales hit a record high in 2023

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Date: Jan 15, 2024

Marine fuel sales at world’s leading bunkering hub in Singapore hit a record high last year, offi...

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What an ‘India Club’ means for the country’s shipping industry

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Date: Jan 15, 2024

India plans to set up its own protection and indemnity (P&l) entity—the India Club—for prov...

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Maersk to use rail to bypass Panama Canal amid drought

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

A.P. Moller-Maersk will use trains to avoid the drought-hit Panama Canal for some of its vessels, t...

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Global shipping rates set to jump as carriers avoid the Red Sea amid Houthi attacks

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

The global supply chain is feeling the fallout from Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking vessels in ...

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Commander of AFU Navy: Talks underway, incl. on attracting NATO ships to ensure safety of civilian shipping to Ukrainian ports

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

Negotiations are underway, including on attracting NATO ships to ensure the safety of civilian ship...

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Baltic index falls for fourth straight day on weaker rates

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slumped on Thursday for the fourth straight sess...

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IMF says the global economy to stay ‘resilient’ in 2024 but grow too slowly.

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

Global economic growth will remain “resilient” this year after a stronger-than-expected 2023, t...

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Iron ore rebounds on renewed hopes of China stimulus

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

Iron ore futures prices recouped losses on Thursday, after falling for five straight sessions, help...

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MABUX: Global bunker Prices Expected to Stabilize Next Week

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

The Global bunker market continued its recovery in 2023 with a moderate correction downwards follow...

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Maersk Tankers and Penfield Marine to create a tanker company with a unique reach

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

Maersk Tankers has acquired Penfield Marine to create a large-scale crude and product tanker compan...

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Asia Fuel Oil-Market retains downside risk; onshore stocks extend gains

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

The fuel oil market in Asia remained at the risk of downside as of Thursday, while onshore stockpil...

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Chinese refiners ask for less Saudi crude oil for Feb

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Date: Jan 12, 2024

Chinese refiners asked for less Saudi crude oil for February, people with knowledge of the matter s...

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Tighter fleet capacity, geopolitical issues, longer voyages to boost 2024 tanker freight

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Tightening fleet capacity, lingering geopolitical conflicts and robust US crude exports are expecte...

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Proven MAN EGR Incentivises Continuous ME-GA Engine Orders

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), the major Japanese shipping company and among the world’s largest owne...

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Asia Fuel Oil-Premiums rangebound; 180-cst HSFO trade emerges

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Cash premiums for fuel oil were rangebound in single-digit premiums in Asia, though a rare trade fo...

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Baltic index logs biggest fall in a month on slipping vessel rates

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell on Tuesday to a nearly seven-week low in it...

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Russia lifts exchange-rate-linked duty on most coal exports

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Russia has lifted duties linked to the rouble-dollar exchange rate on most coal exports, according ...

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Japanese Q1 aluminum premium down 7.2% to $90/mt CIF Japan

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, assessed the first-quarter premium for imported ...

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Indian refiners set to ask for extra Saudi oil after sharp price cut

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Two Indian state refiners are seeking to boost imports of Saudi crude oil after the kingdom cut the...

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Iron ore extends decline as mills’ pre-holiday replenishment slows

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

Iron ore futures fell on Tuesday for a fourth consecutive session, albeit at a slower pace, as stee...

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Korean Shipping Companies Face Soaring Challenges as Q4 Performance Takes a Downturn

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

In the fourth quarter of last year, the annual performance of South Korea’s largest container shi...

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Green ammonia could decarbonize 60% of global shipping when offered at just 10 regional fuel ports.

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Date: Jan 10, 2024

A study published today in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Su...

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Middle East Crude-Benchmarks extend gains as arbitrage window shuts; Saudi Arabia cuts OSPs

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

Middle East crude benchmarks Oman, Dubai and Murban extended gains on Monday as the arbitrage windo...

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Last of the good times in LNG as supply wave looms

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

A wave of new supply of liquefied natural gas is set to hit global markets late this year, making 2...

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China’s shipbuilding industry surges ahead, with orders scheduled for 2028

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

China’s shipping industry saw robust growth in 2023, prompting shipowners around the globe to pla...

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Seaspan Launches First of Three LNG Bunkering Vessels to Deliver Low-Carbon Energy Solutions to the Maritime Industry

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

Seaspan Energy is celebrating the new year with the launch of its first of three 7600m3 LNG bunkeri...

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Hanwha Ocean Makes Strategic Decision to Cease Winning Container Ship Orders

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

Hanwha Ocean, the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, has decided to stop receiving container ship...

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Kalmar and Wallenius Wilhelmsen strengthen decades-long collaboration with new order including fully electric forklift trucks and reachstackers

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large order from leading Norwegian logistics service provi...

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Clean tanker market to remain strong into 2024 amid firm jet, petchem deliveries

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

Strong projected demand for jet fuel in 2024 is set to support clean tanker markets globally, with ...

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River Rhine in Germany reopens to shipping after high water recedes

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

The river Rhine in Germany has been reopened to shipping after being halted due to a rise in water ...

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Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO cash premium slips below three-month lows

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

Asia’s cash premium for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) fell below three-month lows on Monday, ...

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Baltic index drops to over 1-month low on weaker vessel rates

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Date: Jan 09, 2024

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped to its lowest level in more than a month...