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LR authorised to carry out certification activities for non-SOLAS ships in Italy

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been awarded the status of a Notified Body by the Italian Ministry for Infrastructures, with the...
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Indian state will proceed ‘no matter what’ with protest-hit Adani port-minister

India’s Kerala state will proceed “no matter what” with a $900 million port project and is open to deploying federal...
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Venezuelan oil exports flow using false documents, ships linked to Iran

When the supertanker Young Yong sailed to the Chinese port of Qingdao in September last year, it had quality certificates...
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EU’s ETS for shipping to start from 2024, include methane in emissions accounting

EU institutions have reached a preliminary agreement on how to extend its Emissions Trading System to cover shipping after months...
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Container shipping rates still sinking, no sign yet of market floor

So much for the theory that container lines are a nefarious cartel that can control freight pricing — spot rates...
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Urals oil discount widens as freight rates for Russian oil jump – traders, Reuters calculations

Russian Urals oil’s discount to dated Brent have widened significantly, under pressure from record high freight rates for tankers carrying...
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Tankers In Correction Mode This Week

Clean The Atlantic front and backhaul has been active with TC2 Cont-USAC 37,000mt CPP rising over WS24 in the week...
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Dry Bulk Market: Positive Signs Are Starting to Emerge

Capesize The Capesize market was in a ‘one step forward, two steps back’ mode this week. The average of the...
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UN climate talks on shipping: short-term action urgently needed

Civil society groups call for an urgent adoption of short-term emission reduction targets for global shipping at the UN, ahead...
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Product Tankers Set to Benefit the Most from a Ton-Mile Increase From Latest Round of Sanctions on Russian Oil

The latest round of sanctions on Russian oil is bound to offer yet more support to the product tanker market....
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MABUX Expects Extreme Volatility for Bunker Prices Next Week

Over the Week 48, MABUX global bunker indices, as expected, continued their firm decline. The 380 HSFO index fell by...
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Demolition prices slip to USD 525 per LDT in India despite policy change

The export tariffs were implemented in May to boost domestic supplies of iron ore and combat inflation. By May, domestic...
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Baltic index eases as capesize rates slip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped from a near three-week peak on Thursday, as a drop in...
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Tanker Rates at 20-year Highs as Ton-Mile Demand Grows

The tanker market is experiencing some of its best days of the past couple of decades, as ton-mile trading has...
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Govt aims to begin Shipping Corp divestment roadshows in January, demeger to be completed in the next few weeks

The government is doubling down on its disinvestment programme before the end of 2022-23 and is now looking to start roadshows...
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DSME Taking a Big Bath Ahead of Acquisition by Hanwha Group

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is working to remove potential risk factors ahead of the main acquisition contract with...
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3 Shipbuilders of HHI Group to Go on Joint Strike

Unionized workers at the three shipbuilders of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Hyundai...
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High Speed Transfers signs contracts with Damen for 3 x hybrid Fast Crew Supplier 2710 vessels

At the annual Damen Maritime Festival held in Gorinchem at Damen’s headquarters, offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine...
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Annual Stats Report: Another positive year for marine insurers

Yesterday – 01 December 2022 – the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) releases its 2022 global marine insurance market...
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Russia seeks to boost acceptance of its shipping insurance to dodge oil cap

Moscow is seeking to bolster the recognition of Russian maritime cargo insurance to allow it to ship oil and related...
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