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Middle East
Ships shot at in the Red Sea
Ships were shot at while passing near Yemen today in the latest acts terrorising seafarers transiting the Red Sea, a…
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Bunkering
New EU ETS study claims to show true fuel choice costs
Bunker platform ENGINE has compiled a report in partnership with Freight Investor Services in which prices are compared for conventional…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC proceeds with Hamburg port entry
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s buy-in to the port of Hamburg is proceeding as planned. After the voluntary public takeover offer to…
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Containers
New boxship design unveiled
Belgian shipowner Zulu Associates has unveiled a concept design for a 200 teu autonomous, electric short sea container vessel featuring…
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Bunkering
World’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat launched
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have launched the Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The Hydrotug 1 is…
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Splash Extra
The path of least resistance
I am about to do something I very, very rarely do - namely praise a journalist from a rival organisation.…
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Middle East
Houthis fire cruise missile at Norwegian chemical tanker
A Norwegian-owned chemical tanker was struck by a cruise missile yesterday while passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. US Central Command…
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Containers
MSC’s vintage boxship fleet in the spotlight
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has many records to its name, including the largest orderbook, but also…
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Containers
X-Press Feeders unveils first methanol dual-fuel ship built in China
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has unveiled what the first of 14 methanol dual fuel ships looks…
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Tankers
Stena submits takeover bid for Concordia Maritime
Restructured tanker company Concordia Maritime’s largest shareholder, Stena Sessan, has made a cash bid of SEK9.80 ($0.94) per share to…
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Gas
NYK sends its fleet of Moss-type gas carriers in for refurbishment
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is carrying out a major refurbishment of its ageing fleet of Moss-type LNG carriers. The Japanese…
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Middle East
Houthis widen ship targets
It has been another weekend of heightened fear for seafarers transiting the Red Sea. On Saturday, Yemen’s Houthi movement said…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd studies wind propulsion for boxships
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been studying wind propulsion options for newbuilds. The Hamburg-headquartered liner has unveiled a newbuilding concept design…
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Containers
MSC in for Zodiac resales
Prized Korean newbuild slots are changing hands for big prices. Resales are happening as owners seek earlier delivery slots with…
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Tankers
Okeanis Eco Tankers debuts on the New York Stock Exchange
Greek owner Okeanis Eco Tankers (OET) will start listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from this…
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Containers
Liner shipping outlines its four greenhouse gas ‘cornerstones’
The World Shipping Council (WSC), liner shipping’s lobby group, has taken on the rallying call made at COP28 a week…
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Middle East
US focuses on reducing Houthi threat in the Red Sea
As well as discussing the idea of a naval coalition with allies, the US is looking to turn the cash…
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Tankers
Salvage teams in Indonesia attend to grounded dark tanker
Indonesian salvage teams have managed to free a shadow tanker that grounded in the Singapore Strait west of Batam. The…
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Containers
Ian Webber to step down as CEO at Global Ship Lease
Ian Webber, the CEO of New York-listed boxship tonnage provider Global Ship Lease (GSL), has announced he will retire from…
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Gas
Avance Gas pockets $240m from two VLGC resales
Illustrative of how newbuild prices have shot up in the last two years, Øystein Kalleklev-led Avance Gas has just sealed…
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