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Lloyd’s Register issues first Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation as industry seeks regulatory clarity
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
The Guidance Notes provide clear technical direction for the design, installation and integration of...
Container Shipping Reaches 2-Year Peak Efficiency: How Vessel Size and Carrier Choice Shape Global Carbon Footprint
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
VesselBot’s latest quarterly analysis, Decoding Maritime Emissions Q4 2025 “Efficiency Peaks as ...
Drewry releases financial health-check report 2026 as container shipping fundamentals near a reset
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
Drewry Maritime Financial Research Services (DMFR), the investment research arm of global shipping c...
Dual-fuel container ship and vehicle carrier fleet reaches 400 ships on the water
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has just published its latest update to the WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Das...
Konecranes wins order for eight new-design hybrid Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers from Germany’s HHLA
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
As part of its strategy to reduce fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions, HHLA Container Terminal T...
Contecon Manzanillo surpasses 12 million TEUs, reinforces its leadership among Mexican ports
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
Contecon Manzanillo, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary operatin...
International Propeller Club of Norway rallies industry support for Windjammer charity to promote maritime recruitment at inaugural gala dinner
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
The International Propeller Club (IPC) of Norway is putting wind in the sails of chosen charity Wind...
Skarv Shipping AS selects Oceanly Performance Plus to support automated data integration and digital fleet operations
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
Skarv Shipping AS has selected Oceanly Performance Plus as its fleet performance and vessel reportin...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen begins operations of Port of Gothenburg terminal
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Date: Feb 03, 2026
Yesterday, Wallenius Wilhelmsen starts operating the Port of Gothenburg car terminal – now named ...
Cost Increases Support Iron Prices, Futures Rise and Spot Cargo Follows Suit
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
On January 30, 2026, the ex-factory price of high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia was 8,500-8,6...
India looks to tap Canada to meet growing appetite for crude, LPG, LNG
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
India’s growing appetite for crude oil, LPG and LNG offers opportunities to expand energy purchase...
US LPG exports increasingly heavier on butane content
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
US LPG exports—largely known for having predominantly larger amounts of propane in its individual ...
APM Terminals willing to operate Balboa and Cristobal ports in Panama to support operational continuity
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Following the recent announcement from the President of the Republic of Panama Jose Raul Mulino rega...
Foreign workers needed, but at what cost? Korea debates ‘metropolitan visa’ plan
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung has sparked intense debate with his comments on the “metropolitan visa” ...
Chicago PMI signals manufacturing sector expansion, surpasses expectations
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a key indicator of the economic health of the manufa...
Samsung Heavy Industries resumes bonuses as profits surge on premium ship orders
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Samsung Heavy Industries will pay performance bonuses for the first time in 12 years. The move comes...
Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Panama’s president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Pa...
Hong Kong ‘firmly rejects’ court ruling cancelling concession on operating Panama ports
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
The court’s ruling followed an audit by Panama’s comptroller, which alleged irregularities in th...
Seeing early shipowner interest in e-methanol offtake – Reolum
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Some shipping companies want to secure e-methanol supply “ahead of the competition spike foreseen ...
China’s Copper Concentrate Imports Hit Record High in 2025, Yet Geopolitical Risks Threaten Supply Chain
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
In 2025, China’s total copper concentrate imports exceeded 30 million tons, yet geopolitical risks...
Panama Canal Publishes Prequalification Documents for Port Initiatives and Energy Pipeline
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The Panama Canal Authority published today, the prequalification documents for two strategic initiat...
HD Korea Shipbuilding wins order for 2 LCO2 carriers from Japanese shipping company
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the shipbuilding subholding company of HD Hyundai,...
“K” LINE enters into Time Charter with Northern Lights for a newly built Liquefied CO2 Carrier and will be awarded an additional vessel contract in April 2026 for Northern Lights Project
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that Northern Lights JV DA (Northe...
Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The families of 16 Indian seafarers held in Iran since December say they are anxious about the fate ...
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm’s canal port contracts
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
Panama’s Supreme Court has annulled contracts allowing a Hong Kong-based company to operate contai...
ITF warns seafarer abandonment has reached record levels
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
Seafarer abandonment has reached its highest level on record, with new figures from the Internationa...
Limited biofuel bunker traction across the Americas
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
There have been pockets of biofuel bunkering progress in the Americas over the past year, but uptake...
East/West HSFO paper spread nears 4-year high as West weakens, Singapore tightens
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The East/West swap spread for high sulfur fuel oil climbed to its strongest level in nearly four yea...
Baltic Dry Index at Over 1-Month High, Posts Monthly Gain
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities,...
Wärtsilä electric propulsion solution selected for third Molslinjen high-speed ferry
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets...
IMLI students learn to turn IMO instruments into national law
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Limited national capacity to draft strong maritime laws often undermines the effective implementatio...
Columbia Group appoints Ulla Eithz Nielsen to newly created Deputy COO role
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Columbia Group has appointed Ulla Eithz Nielsen as Deputy Chief Operating Officer, further strengthe...