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Starlink making waves in maritime – fast growing interest from major shipping companies
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications service is attracting a growing list leading n...
First direct mainline container vessel “mv Hong An” calls at New Mangalore Port
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
The first direct mainline vessel “mv Hong An” called at the New Mangalore Port on Thu...
Port Hedland Iron Ore Hub Avoids the Worst of Cyclone IIsa
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
A tropical cyclone smashed into Australia’s northwest coast as a category 5 storm, setting new w...
US Retail Sales ‘Moderated’ in March But ‘Positive Growth’ Expected in 2023
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
Retail sales in the United States slowed down in March, but still saw a growth compared to the same...
Salvage Operation Begins to Recover Stricken Fishing Vessel South of Cape Town
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
A frantic rescue operation was launched early on Friday morning to save 26 fishermen after their fi...
Maersk’s First Green Methanol-Powered Containership Launched
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
Danish shipping giant Maersk is celebrating the launch of the world’s first green methanol-powere...
Onyx Power to Build 1200 MW Blue Hydrogen Production Plant in Port of Rotterdam
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
The Port of ROTTERDAM has announced that Onyx Power, a German energy provider, plans to c...
Cash buyers making fortunes flipping vintage tankers
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
The extraordinary sums paid for vintage tanker tonnage in the wake of Russia’s war with Ukraine i...
Boxship and gas carrier orders smash more records
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Date: Apr 15, 2023
LNG carrier and containership ordering continue to create incredible records. The two ship types ha...
Shipping rates show signs of recovery ahead of trans-Pacific contract renewal
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
International shipping freight rates, which had fallen below break-even levels, have recently shown...
Mixed signals: Container shipping downturn not following the script
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
Spot container freight indexes are still falling. Cargo shippers are signing annual contracts at sh...
Atlantic Supramax market looks to higher rates in Q2
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
Participants in the Atlantic Supramax dry bulk freight market said they expect rate spikes on all r...
Record high container order book of 7.54 million TEU signals significant change
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
“Despite the collapse in freight rates, shipowners still have an appetite for new container ship ...
Baltic index steady as capesize bounce offsets dip in smaller vessels
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodit...
India Working On Plan To Encourage Construction Of Inland Vessels To Develop Blue Economy
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
The Union Shipping Ministry has plans to boost inland vessel and ship construction, aiming at self-...
Indian exports up 6% in year to end-March, Russian imports surge
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
India’s exports of merchandise and services rose by 6% in the fiscal year to March 31, Indian gov...
Germany to review China stake in Hamburg port terminal
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
Germany is reviewing its decision to allow China’s Cosco to take a stake in one of logistics comp...
Bangladesh deep-sea port ‘Matarbari’ promises strategic anchor for Japan, India
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
A deep-sea port under construction in southern Bangladesh is shapingup to be a strategic linchpin f...
SAFEEN POWER on her maiden call at Kandla
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Date: Apr 14, 2023
Safeen Power with her capacity of 3500 TEUs is the largest UAEINDIA GULF (UIG) service vessel to ca...
No ships inspected on Tuesday under Ukraine Black Sea grain deal, UN says
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
No ships were inspected on Tuesday under the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal “as the parties needed ...
Klaveness Combination Carriers signs on as the latest Sustainable Shipping Initiative member
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) announces today that it has become the latest shipowner to joi...
HSFO eases, but steady feedstock demand limits declines
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
Asia’s high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) market eased on Wednesday, though expectations of steady feed...
KNUD E HANSEN Announces Development of CO2 Tanker
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
According to the Paris Agreement CO2 emissions shall be reduced as to limit the global warming to w...
Baltic index falls on lower vessel demand
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodit...
Cyclone in Western Australia weighs on Capesize freight rates; threatens cargo loadings
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
The intensification of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa into a Category 4 storm off the coast of Western Austr...
Demand for Newbuildings Increases, Despite Higher Prices
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
Higher prices and lower earnings haven’t deterred ship owners from investing in the newbuilding m...
UK parliamentary delegation to discuss trade, research ties in India
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
A British parliamentary delegation made up of the India (Trade &Investment) All Party Parliamen...
Govt to invite financial bids for Shipping Corp of India in May
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
The Indian government plans to invite financial bids for the privatisationof Shipping Corp of India...
India likely to list Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets by April end
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Date: Apr 13, 2023
The Indian government expects to list the state-owned Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets...
IMO LEG supports revised guidelines for places of refuge
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Date: Apr 12, 2023
The 110th meeting of the IMO Legal Committee (LEG 110) took place last week from 27 to 31 March and...
Chinese ports see fewer empty containers as exports on recovery trend despite global inflation
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Date: Apr 12, 2023
Major ports across China have reported a drop of empty containers, which industry insiders said is ...
Bintulu Port on expansion mode
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Date: Apr 12, 2023
Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB) will expand its debonded area at Bintulu Port to increase capacity...