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Ocean Infinity completes Armada fleet milestone with delivery of final vessel
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
Ocean Infinity has reached a significant milestone with the delivery of the final vessel in its four...
Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here’s what it will take, and what’s at stake
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
President Donald Trump has vowed to lead a revival in U.S. shipbuilding, but the success of this man...
Bunkering Services Initiative marks the start of operations across the ARA region
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
A group of leading companies officially launched the Bunkering Services Initiative (Initiative) acro...
Why Did the United States Seize a Venezuelan Oil Shipment?
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
On December 10, President Trump announced that U.S. forces seized Skipper, a sanctioned oil tanker t...
ABB and HDF Energy to develop high-power fuel cell unit for large seagoing ships
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
ABB and HDF Energy have signed a joint-development agreement (JDA) to develop a high-power fuel cell...
Prompt HSFO extends rebound but forward market bearish
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
Asia’s prompt market for high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) continued to recover into narrower discounts...
Can Venezuela survive US targeting its oil tankers?
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
Venezuela has been sidestepping a US oil export embargo for years, selling crude at a discounted pri...
Baltic index edges lower on weaker panamax rates
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Date: Dec 16, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry ...
KCC Capital Markets Day – Fleet expansion and optimization supporting continued profitable growth and value creation
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC”) hosts its Capital Markets Day at the company’s head...
Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members of a foreign tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman on Frida...
China to regulate steel exports with a licence system
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
The world’s largest steel producer, China, plans to roll out a licence system from 2026 to regulat...
Edison expands its ship fleet
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Edison announces that it has signed a contract with shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping for the long-term...
Toll Group launches Singapore’s first electric decarbonisation hub
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Toll Group, a leading global transportation and logistics provider, is accelerating the decarbonisat...
Higher charter rates push TTF further below Asia spot LNG: what next?
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
The recent fall of the ICIS TTF front-month has pushed it to a year-low discount to East Asian spot ...
Xeneta Ocean Container Shipping Market Update
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
This update uses ocean container shipping data and intelligence from Xeneta and eeSea. Peter Sand...
VLCC Tanker Market Steadied Last Week
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Clean LR2 MEG LR2’s remained stable this week The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index stood resolute at...
Dry Bulk Shipping: Challenging Market for Most Sizes
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Capesize The market closed the week firmly on a softer footing, with sentiment deteriorating stea...
Geopolitical Risks Increasingly Drive Deteriorating Shipping Outlook
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Date: Dec 15, 2025
Geopolitical and policy risks have become bigger drivers of our ‘deteriorating’ 2026 outlook for...
Trade growth slump on near horizon
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
The global economy has proven “resilient” this year, despite concerns about a sharper slowdown i...
Expansion of Dangote’s refinery capacity to reshape Atlantic basin flows
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
The Dangote refinery’s expansion to 1.4 mbpd by 2028, doubling its current output, is expected to ...
Delays for oil tankers in Turkish straits jump to 12 days on weather, security risks
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
Delays for oil tankers passing through the Turkish Straits have climbed to about 12 days for a round...
Middle East bunker activity mixed in November
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
Bunker fuel availability in Fujairah was firm across all grades in November, according to traders an...
EIA forecasts U.S. crude oil production will decrease slightly in 2026
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.5 mil...
Solstad Maritime ASA: Successful amendment and extension of existing credit facilities
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
Highlights from the amended facilities agreement: The term of the loan has been extended by 2 y...
Taylor Maritime Reports Unaudited Interim Results for the period 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
Taylor Maritime Limited, the specialist dry bulk shipping company, today announces its interim resul...
Hapag-Lloyd orders eight new dual-fuel methanol container ships
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
Hapag-Lloyd has signed a contract with the Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles for the construction of eig...
VIRSEC Launches New Online Course to Tackle Harassment, Bullying, and Strengthen Crew Welfare
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
Given the continued industry focus on crew welfare, professional conduct, and the prevention of sexu...
Baltic Index Falls To Near One-Month Low On Weaker Rates
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Date: Dec 13, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry ...
GEA NOx Separator: For cleaner shipping with pioneering fuel technology
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Date: Dec 12, 2025
On the occasion of Marintec China (2–5 December 2025), GEA was showcasing its latest technologies ...
Syroco Live Enhances Energy Efficiency And Voyage Economics For Bulk Carriers
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Date: Dec 12, 2025
Climate tech specialist Syroco is pleased to announce new results from its voyage optimisation platf...
MSC, BlackRock’s bid for Hutchison’s Barcelona terminal may push up prices, EU says
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Date: Dec 12, 2025
BlackRock and MSC’s bid for CK Hutchison’s 1 terminal at Barcelona port could lead to higher pri...
Fourth certification for Volos Port Authority
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Date: Dec 12, 2025
ESPO congratulates Volos Port Authority (Greece) for being recertified through the EcoPorts environm...