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Dry Cargo
Densay adds another newbuild in China
Fast expanding Turkish owner Densay Shipping is back in China, signing for another newbuild. Multiple brokers report that Densay has…
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Bunkering
Vitol targets Singapore biofuel growth with specialist bunker barges
Vitol is strengthening its position in Asia’s expanding biofuel market, with the delivery of specialised bunker barges to Singapore in…
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Greater China
Chinese iron ore inventories slip below 100m tons
Iron ore port stocks in China have slipped to below the 100m ton mark for the first time since September…
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Tankers
No suezmax newbuild slots left in China for 2026
London-headquartered broker Gibson is reporting that there are now no suezmax newbuild slots left in China for 2026. “As a…
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Tankers
Winners and losers from lifting of sanctions on Venezuela
Suezmaxes and aframaxes look set to be the beneficiaries of last week’s announcement that the US will ease sanctions on…
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Containers
Record volume of cases rain in at the Federal Maritime Commission
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC is having to handle a record number of cases. The latest complaint…
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Containers
Stonepeak buys Textainer
Infrastructure investor Stonepeak is spending big to take over container lessor Textainer. Textainer investors will receive $50 a share in…
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Ports and Logistics
DP World takes over the running of Tanzania’s largest port
DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to operate and modernise the multipurpose…
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Shipyards
Chinese yard selected for landmark Maersk methanol retrofit
Maersk has selected a yard it has sent many of its ships to in the past to carry out the…
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Ports and Logistics
European Ports Alliance formed to fight vast quantities of drugs arriving by ship
With drugs flowing through the continent’s ports in vast quantities, the European Commission has decided to create the European Ports…
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Americas
US eases sanctions on Venezuela
Washington is easing its six-year-old sanctions against Venezuela. The US has issued a six-month licence authorising transactions in Venezuela’s oil…
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Ports and Logistics
Putin seeks international investment for Arctic shipping during visit to Beijing
Attending China’s Belt and Road infrastructure forum in Beijing yesterday, Russian president Vladimir Putin sought international investment to develop the…
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Asia
MOL makes significant stride in developing hydrogen-powered ships
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), along with yards Onomichi Dockyard, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) have…
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Operations
Operational efficiency takes centre stage at Global Maritime Forum’s AGM in Athens
The Global Maritime Forum, a not-for-profit organisation working to create a decarbonised shipping industry, has identified five key action areas…
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Asia
Transworld fails in bid to privatise Shreyas
India’s Shreyas Shipping and Logistics will not be privatised after all as the counter-offer made by Dubai parent Transworld Holdings…
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Tech
The Captain’s Table finalists announced
The finalists of The Captain’s Table pitch competition have been unveiled. The six start-ups have been selected to participate in…
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Containers
Large-cap liners fade from view
In line with this year’s reversal in fortunes for container shipping, the number of large-cap listed carriers has shrunk from…
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Shipyards
India sets out to become a top-five shipbuilding nation within a decade
Owners looking for extra shipyard capacity ought to turn their attention to the world’s most populous nation. Currently outside the…
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Ports and Logistics
30% of ports worldwide unprepared for incoming IMO maritime single window legislation
A new study suggests nearly a third of ports worldwide are unprepared to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) maritime…
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Dry Cargo
Lavinia in for six Chinese kamsarmax newbuilds
Greek owner Lavinia has placed orders in China for a total of six 82,000 dwt kamsarmax bulk carriers according to…
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