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UK jobs market shows hints of improvement
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
There were many notable things about August’s Bank of England decision, but one of them was just h...
US-China trade truce extension averts costly re-escalation for now
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Developments in US-China trade negotiations have generally trended in a positive direction in recent...
Oil prices hold steady as US and China extend tariffs deadline
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Oil prices were little changed after the United States and China extended a pause on higher tariffs ...
Iron ore extends gains on Tangshan steel production curbs, lower shipments
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Iron ore futures rose after steel mills in Tangshan, a major production hub, were ordered to halt op...
Turkish forest fires suspend shipping through Dardanelles Strait
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Turkish authorities suspended shipping traffic through the Dardanelles Strait for the second time in...
Pacific Environment announces new head of programs and new senior director for Climate Program
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Pacific Environment is proud to announce the promotion of Grace Healy to Head of Programs and Teresa...
Chartwell Marine and Pacific Radiance announce the delivery of a Brevity Class CTV for APAC’s offshore wind industry
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Chartwell Marine, a trusted pioneer of next-generation vessel design, has today announced the delive...
Bauxite, steel, and fertilizer: The push and pull of global geopolitics
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
Minor bulk, made up of all dry cargo types that are not categorized as iron ore, coal, or grains, ha...
Liquid cargo of the month August 2025 – Condensate
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
The BIMCO Liquid Cargo database is intended for use by for shore-side staff and to some extent for n...
How Klaveness Dry Bulk turns questions into impact
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Date: Aug 13, 2025
In a sector as dynamic as shipping, curiosity is often the spark that drives meaningful innovation. ...
Alexandroupolis LNG import terminal resumes operations at limited capacity: operator
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
The floating LNG import terminal at Alexandroupolis in northern Greece has resumed operations having...
Valenciaport enhances border security at the Ports of València and Sagunto Through a European Project
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
Valenciaport has launched a project through which the València Port Authority (APV) will support th...
Emerging Markets Aid China’s Port, Export Growth amid US Trade Volatility
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
China’s port cargo throughput rose by 5% yoy in 2Q25, accelerating from 3% in 1Q25, driven by stro...
Swire Shipping joins Achilles Maritime Network to strengthen supply chain sustainability and compliance
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
Achilles, a global leader in supply chain risk management solutions, has signed an agreement to brin...
Maritime acquisition and merger in Norway
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
Norwegian investment company SMV Invest AS has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of t...
The Swedish Club warns geopolitical volatility is the new normal for marine insurance
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
The shipping industry must accept that geopolitical instability is now a permanent part of the opera...
Roadmap to establish National Maritime Information Sharing Centre in Kenya
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
Kenya has advanced plans to establish and operationalize a National Maritime Information Sharing Cen...
Under strain but holding course: MGCs in a shifting LPG landscape
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
MGCs have long played a pivotal role in seaborne LPG and ammonia trades even though they comprise ju...
The case for Energy Saving Devices as GHG emission taxation increases
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
In an era of tightening environmental regulations, energy efficiency of marine assets is a growing c...
3 unexpected AI-powered strategies for improving your vessel efficiency
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Date: Aug 12, 2025
When it comes to using AI in shipping, the question isn’t “When?” but “How?” That’s beca...
Trump orders homeless out of Washington DC after spotting encampments en route to golf course
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, August 10, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered homeless people in Washing...
Shore Leave: Rare, Brief and in Danger of Extinction
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
A new report from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) and the World Maritime University (WMU) highlig...
BofA on why European defense spending is unlikely to be so quick and easy
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
European defense spending looks set to move out of a years-long slumber as rising geopolitical press...
How does the EU-U.S. trade deal impact the U.K.?
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
The recent trade agreement between the United States and the European Union is set to weigh on the U...
Euronext wheat rises on short-covering and Chicago rebound
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
Euronext wheat rose, boosted by short-covering in front-month futures and spillover from an export-f...
US LNG exports surge but will buyers in China turn up?
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
The US’s export of LNG has surged with new projects come online, but it remains unclear whether Ch...
Global Ports and RusTrans Group Expand Container Service from Shanghai to Russia’s Far East
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
RusTrans Group marine container line has deployed a second vessel on the route connecting ports in C...
New city landmark to honour Sunderland’s maritime heritage
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
Thousands of residents took part in a public vote to name the city’s newest landmark, with the mon...
UKMPA Launches Interactive Poster to Support New SOLAS V/23 Pilot Transfer Compliance Regulation
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
In a significant step forward for pilot transfer safety, the United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Assoc...
Ammonia as marine fuel? Benefits, challenges, and smart adoption
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
Ammonia has emerged as a promising alternative as the shipping industry looks for more sustainable f...
Will plummeting ocean container freight rates drop to pre-Red Sea crisis levels?
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Date: Aug 11, 2025
Escalation of the Red Sea crisis in December 2023 is an important waypoint for ocean container shipp...
Baltic index gains on higher capesize, supramax rates
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Date: Aug 09, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk...