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Marine Fuel Supplier Marks First Year with Strong Growth and Industry Impact

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

Established in 2023, Quay Energy Solutions, the specialist marine fuel supplier, has seen impressive...

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bound4blue breaks records with installation of largest ever eSAIL® suction sails on Louis Dreyfus Company’s chartered juice carrier

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

bound4blue is announcing the completion of the installation of the world’s largest suction sails, ...

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Zhoushan-Singapore delivered LSFO spread widens to over three-month high

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

The price differential of Zhoushan- and Shanghai-delivered low sulfur fuel oil versus the same grade...

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Crucial Climate Negotiations at the IMO: Now Is the Time to Deliver

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

At an IMO meeting in London, 176 countries must reach an agreement on climate regulations for intern...

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WEST OF SUEZ DIRTY TANKER QUARTERLY: Freight rates rise on higher Atlantic and Black Sea volumes

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

The first quarter of 2025 saw the West-of-Suez VLCC market emerge from the prolonged slump in rates ...

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Baltic Index Falls To Over 4-Week Low As Rates Dip Across Vessel Segments

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels moving dry bulk c...

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We4Ce designs first rotor blades for TouchWind’s floating one-piece rotor turbine

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Date: Apr 09, 2025

We4Ce, a Dutch rotor blade designer, has designed 10 rotor blade sets for Dutch wind turbine startup...

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Adani Ports Begins Operations At Colombo West International Terminal

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. announced the commencement of operations at the Colombo W...

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EmissionLink empowers shipowners to minimise FuelEU impact through accurate emissions data and predictive insights

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

As Fuel EU Maritime regulations come into force, EmissionLink, member of the Columbia Group, is help...

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Maritime transport cooperation deal to enhance port efficiency: BIMSTEC

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

The agreement, signed on Maritime Transport Cooperation (AMTC), will enhance port efficiency, harmon...

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Shipping Fleet Renewal Takes a Back Seat For the Time Being

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

Ship owners have taken a step back from placing more newbuilding orders, attempting to assess the cu...

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How the IMO Can Take Action for the Arctic: Cutting Atlantic Shipping Emissions and Banishing Scrubbers

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

Ahead of this week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment P...

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Experts Urge Shipping to Recognise Free Internet Access as a Basic Right for Seafarers

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

As the world marks World Health Day, maritime health and welfare experts are urging the shipping ind...

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Regional Container Lines Partners With Lloyd’s Register OneOcean To Drive Fleet Optimisation And Emissions Reduction

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

The partnership will enhance Regional Container Lines’ (RCL’s) fleet efficiency, reduce fuel con...

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ClassNK awards first Technology Qualification statement to JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE’s ‘Advanced Routing Simulation and Planning’

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

ClassNK has completed the Technology Qualification (TQ) process for the ‘Advanced Routing Simulati...

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Russian Urals oil prices fell to the lowest level since 2023 as Brent price collapsed

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

Russian Urals oil prices fell to the lowest levels since 2023 as international benchmark Brent price...

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EU prioritises talks with US to get Trump’s tariffs removed

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Date: Apr 08, 2025

European Union ministers broadly agreed on Monday that the bloc should prioritise negotiations to re...

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Veracruz Port: Mooring line failures due to port expansion and weather

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

In the last six months Gard has been notified of five incidents of mooring line failures at the port...

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By the numbers: The erosion of US grain export dominance

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

The United States was once the world’s breadbasket, commanding global grain and oilseed trade by a...

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Shipping levy remains on table at IMO Climate Talks

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

A growing group of African, Caribbean, Latin America and Pacific Island (ACP+) climate negotiators k...

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Japan’s thermal coal importers look to alternative markets amid environmental pressure, sanctions

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

Japanese thermal coal importers have been turning away from key traditional supplier Australia towar...

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US sanctions may cut Iranian crude imports by China’s independent refineries in April

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

China’s independent refineries’ imports of Iranian crude could fall from the record levels regis...

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The Panama Canal Authorizes The Start Of An Open Bidding Process For The Transportation Of Energy Products

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

The Panama Canal Board of Directors has authorized to open a bidding process for the development of ...

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What are the US and Europe doing to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea?

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

In a messaging group that mistakenly disclosed plans by the U.S. to attack Yemen’s Iran-aligned Ho...

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Asian refiners mull more spot crude purchases over term as Brent-Dubai spread tumbles

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

Many Asian refiners are considering tweaking their crude procurement strategies to accommodate more ...

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Safety at the intersection of sea and sky – The evolution of helicopter-ship operations

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

The maritime landscape has transformed dramatically over the past decade. With the global fleet expa...

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Singapore Takes Lead In Training Maritime Professionals To Handle Greener But Hazardous Fuels

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Date: Apr 07, 2025

International shipping is going greener through the use of fuels such as methanol and ammonia, but t...

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Tanker Market: EU Crude Oil Imports Slowed Down Since the Beginning of 2025

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Date: Apr 05, 2025

Global seaborne oil trade has worsened since the start of the year, with EU crude oil imports also o...

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MOL Completes Biofuel Bunkering on a Capesize Bulk Carrier for BHP

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Date: Apr 05, 2025

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the successful completion of a biodiesel-blended marine fuel (bi...

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Long Beach Port Unveils 10-Year Capital Improvement Program

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Date: Apr 05, 2025

Over the next decade, the Port of Long Beach plans to invest more than $3.2 billion in capital proje...

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Hutchison Ports BEST welcomes Premier Alliance with the arrival of the vessel ONE FRONTIER

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Date: Apr 05, 2025

Hutchison Ports BEST received the ONE Frontier, the first Premier Alliance vessel to call at the Cat...

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Greater insight into the composition of freight trains to and from Rotterdam

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Date: Apr 05, 2025

The ‘train composition’ functionality has been implemented as part of the Rail Connected program...