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Can shipping companies hold and use aviation EUA’s to satisfy their obligations under the EU ETS?
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Date: Feb 17, 2025
Following the extension of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to maritime transport from 1 Januar...
Panama vessel registry says it is ‘not a haven for sanctions evasion’
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Date: Feb 17, 2025
Panama has made progress stripping vessels from its registry that do not meet its flag’s standards...
US tariff threat looms over crude and refined product flows
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Date: Feb 17, 2025
President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexican and Canadian energy imports have been delayed for no...
Singapore’s downstream LSFO premiums under pressure amid soft demand
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Date: Feb 17, 2025
Downstream low sulfur fuel oil premiums around the world’s largest bunker hub of Singapore have co...
Governments Expected to Agree on World’s First Levy on Shipping Emissions At Upcoming IMO Meeting
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Date: Feb 17, 2025
Support is growing for a global tax on shipping emissions, which is bound to be agreed upon at a key...
Ocean Network Express Marks Significant Milestone with Naming of First Owned Newbuilding Vessel “ONE Sparkle”
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
Ocean Network Express (“ONE”) is pleased to announce a significant milestone in its corporate hi...
UK Chamber statement on Net Zero and UK Shipping
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
The UK Chamber has responded to the publication of the Government’s response to the Environmental ...
IBIA supports Port of Ceuta’s move to implement mandatory Mass Flow Meters for bunkering operations
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
IBIA – The International Bunker Industry Association welcomes the Port of Ceuta’s decision to be...
Saudi crude to China to fall in March after prices hit over one-year high, sources say
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil supply to China is set to slide in March from the prior month, trade sour...
HSFO cracks slip back into discounts as rally retreats
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
Refining cracks for 380-cst high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) have fallen back into discounts by the end ...
Asia moves quickly to replace sanctioned Russian crude oil
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
Asia’s crude oil markets are adjusting rapidly to new sanctions against top supplier Russia, sucki...
US targets Iranian oil transshipment to further disrupt cargo flows to China
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
The US has started to target tankers responsible for transshipments of Iranian oil with sanctions, w...
ICS: Support for a Levy-Based GHG Pricing Mechanism Grows Ahead of the UN IMO Intersessional Working Group
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
Ahead of next week’s critical International Maritime Organization (IMO) GHG working group meeting ...
Marine fuel sales at top bunker hub Singapore log soft start to 2025
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
Sales of marine fuel at Singapore, the world’s largest bunker hub, logged weaker volumes in the fi...
Baltic index gains as rates rise across all vessel segments
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Date: Feb 15, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transp...
Sale of LNGC Golar Arctic Marks Golar’s Exit From LNG Shipping Segment
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
Golar LNG Limited (“Golar”) announces today that it has executed agreements to sell the 2003 bui...
HD Korea Shipbuilding Unveils Nuclear-powered Container Ship Design at Houston Summit
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has unveiled a design model for a 15,000 TEU nuclea...
India says Russian oil suppliers must provide sanctions-compliant cargoes
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
India, the No. 2 importer of crude from Russia, wants to buy Russian oil only if it is supplied by c...
Ardmore Shipping Corporation Expects Solid Product Tanker Demand
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 20...
HSFO cracks retreat at near parity versus crude
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
Cracks for 380-cst high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) showed further signs of easing on Thursday, trading ...
Landmark MOU signed to simplify the future of digital seafarer certification
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
Yesterday, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Lloyd’s Register OneOcean (LROO) and the M...
Panama Strengthens The Quality Of Its Merchant Fleet
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
According to the latest evaluations, Panama has achieved a 96.5% compliance rate with international ...
US sanctions strand Iran, Russia oil on tankers, driving up crude costs
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher U.S. sancti...
UN talks on a global carbon price on shipping enter final stage
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
Governments are expected to close in on key shipping climate laws–including a global carbon price...
Baltic index snaps 3-day losing streak as supramax rates climb
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Date: Feb 14, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transp...
MPC Capital expands maritime services business with energy efficiency and performance management solutions
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
The investment and asset manager MPC Capital has acquired a 50% stake in the performance management ...
Launch of ‘BLUE ACTION NET-ZERO ALLIANCE,’ Group-wide Carbon Inset Program for Ocean Transport- Accelerating Process toward Net Zero through Co-Creation with Stakeholders
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
Aiming to achieve net zero emissions, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced the launch of a ...
Russia’s January seaborne oil product exports down 3.3% y/y, Reuters calculations show
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
Russia’s seaborne oil product exports in January 2025 fell 3.3% on a yearly basis to 10.431 millio...
Asian buyers look to step up US LNG imports to fend off Trump tariffs
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
At least six Asian economies have expressed interest in buying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to narrow...
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Sale of a Post-Panamax Dry Bulk Vessel, the m/v Alcmene, and the Direct Continuation of Time Charter Contract for m/v San Francisco With SwissMarine
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in...
Fuel Oil Cracks retreat while spot trade remains thin
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
Fuel oil cracks pared strength on Wednesday after a recent rally, while spot trade remained largely ...
Silicone-based hull coatings to deliver significant emissions reduction
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Date: Feb 13, 2025
New MERC publication highlights the growing importance of advanced hull coating systems to help redu...