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Panama Canal Net Income Rose to $3.45 Billion Despite Drought

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Date: Oct 29, 2024

The Panama Canal’s profit increased about 9.5% in the fiscal year ended in September to $3.45 bill...

High freight rates strain global supply chains, threaten vulnerable economies

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Date: Oct 29, 2024

Global shipping costs surged in the first half of 2024, driven by unprecedented disruptions in major...

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Asia-US container rates fall as carriers eye blank sailings to keep floor on prices

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Date: Oct 29, 2024

Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US fell this week, but carriers have a...

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Carbon emissions in ocean container shipping hits record high

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Date: Oct 29, 2024

The ongoing impact of conflict in the Red Sea, spiraling freight rates and congestion across global ...

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Call to action on FuelEU compliance

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

The EU’s FuelEU Maritime regulation, set to take effect in January 2025, looks set to further shak...

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Stena RoRo takes delivery of RoPax vessel Saint-Malo with strong focus on sustainability

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

Stena RoRo last week took delivery of E-Flexer No. 11 – in a series of 15 vessels – from the Chi...

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Asian spot LNG prices rise on supply concerns, geopolitical tensions

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) recorded its second weekly gain since the end of August, amid...

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Oil exports from Russia’s western ports to fall 13% in Nov as refinery maintenance ends, sources say

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

Russia’s crude oil exports from its three main western ports will drop by 13% in November from the...

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US East Coast, Gulf Coast port workers union to resume contract talks in November

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

The union representing 45,000 East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers and a group representing employe...

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Latin America-Caribbean shipping struggles amid geopolitical and climate crises

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2024 reveals severe challenges facing the maritime sector in...

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Asia-US container rates fall as carriers eye blank sailings to keep floor on prices

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US fell this week, but carriers have a...

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Maritime LEO Networks

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

Maritime communications came a long way before they could deliver the first Global Maritime Distress...

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Carbon emissions in ocean container shipping hits record high

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

The ongoing impact of conflict in the Red Sea, spiraling freight rates and congestion across global ...

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Winds of change: Giant cargo sailboats and propulsion technology are transforming the high seas

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Date: Oct 28, 2024

Serge Picard knew next to nothing about sailboats, beyond having mucked around in one at a summer ca...

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Shipping is Entering the Fifth Industrial Revolution, Says ABS Chairman and CEO

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

“Maritime 5.0 will be defined by the ever-expanding capabilities of artificial intelligence, drivi...

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Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Signing of a US$80.2 million Amended and Restated Loan Facility Agreement with Danish Ship Finance A/S to Refinance its Existing Term Loan Facility with the Bank

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

ATHENS, GREECE, October 21, 2024 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global ...

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TEN Ltd. Receives Tanker Operator of the Year Award at the 2024 Tanker Shipping & Trade Awards

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

TEN Ltd.(“TEN”) (NYSE:TEN)(the “Company”), a leading diversified crude, product and LNG tank...

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MHI-MME Licenses Manufacturing and Sale of MET Turbochargers to Leading Chinese Marine Machinery Manufacturer

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Equipment Co., Ltd (MHI-MME), a part of Mitsubishi ...

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TwinShip project aims to improve access to reliable data for aiding in shipping decarbonisation

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

A consortium, including technology group Wärtsilä, will develop a new system for the maritime indu...

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Bureau Veritas calls for greater regulatory clarity on Wind Propulsion Technology following the release of new technology report

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a global leader in testing, inspection, and certificati...

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PSA unboXed Collaborates with Amperesand on Solid-state Transformer Technology Trials for Sustainable Electrification at Singapore’s Port

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

PSA unboXed, the external innovation and corporate venture capital arm of PSA International (PSA), a...

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GEODIS Secures Supply Chain Innovator and Seafreight Partner of the Year at the Supply Chain Asia Awards 2024

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

GEODIS has been recognised at the 2024 Supply Chain Asia Awards for their outstanding achievements, ...

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XPO Named One of America’s Most Reliable Companies for 2025 by Newsweek

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

XPO (NYSE: XPO), a leading provider of freight transportation in North America, has been named one ...

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LR signs MoU with Robban Assafina to expand training in MEA region

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Date: Oct 26, 2024

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Middle-Eastern  maritime media and training provider Robban Assafina ha...

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OOCL Signs Charter Agreements with Seaspan for Six New 13,000 TEU Container Vessels

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

Orient Overseas Container Lines (“OOCL”) entered into charter agreements on 22 October 2024 with...

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Ahti Pool’s vessels under management reaches ~200 with Van Weelde Shipping Group’s LOI

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

The Van Weelde Shipping Group, owners of the dry cargo fleet managed by Orient Shipping Rotterdam (O...

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“K” LINE to trial Inmarsat Maritime’s new bonded network service NexusWave on “K” LINE’s fleet

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, are pleased to a...

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TwinShip project aims to improve access to reliable data for aiding in shipping decarbonization

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

A consortium, including technology group Wärtsilä, will develop a new system for the maritime indu...

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Carbon Ridge Closes $9.5M Investment to Accelerate Decarbonization of the Maritime Shipping Industry

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

Carbon Ridge, Inc., a leading developer of modular onboard carbon capture & storage solutions fo...

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Panama establishes legal framework to revoke registration and licenses of vessels on international sanctions lists

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has introduced a legal mechanism enabling the immediate revocati...

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Hapag-Lloyd raises its earnings outlook for the current financial year and publishes preliminary earnings figures for the first nine months of 2024

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

Based on preliminary and unaudited figures, Hapag-Lloyd AG achieved a Group EBITDA of approximately ...

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Asia Fuel Oil-Benchmarks strengthen despite inventory builds

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Date: Oct 25, 2024

Fuel oil benchmarks climbed in Asia on Thursday, with spot cargo bids trending higher for November a...