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Seaspan is pushing further beyond its boxship roots, placing its first order in the dry bulk space with a series of open-hatch multipurpose vessels. The container leasing giant has contracted China’s New Dayang Shipbuilding to build four 65,200 dwt ships, with deliveries lined up for 2029. The vessels are designed with gantry cranes and box-shaped …
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https://splash247.com/seaspan-breaks-into-mpp-segment-with-four-newbuilds/Nearly 50 days into one of the most disruptive shipping crises in history, diplomatic signals and military escalation are running in parallel in and around the Strait of Hormuz with both sides – the US and Iran – enforcing blockades in the region. Privately held Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest containerline and a …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-next-generation-msc/Yangzijiang Maritime Development is doubling down on crude tankers, lining up a major series of VLCC newbuilds as it looks to scale up in the large tanker segment. The Singapore-listed company said it is investing in eight 319,000 dwt units at a Chinese yard, with deliveries spread across 2028, 2029 and 2030. The VLCCs will …
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https://splash247.com/yangzijiang-maritime-places-major-vlcc-bet-with-eight-ship-order/After nine years in the post, Mark O’Neil is no longer president at Columbia Shipmanagement and CEO of Columbia Group. A note sent to employees yesterday from owner Heinrich Schoeller said O’Neil has left the company, effective immediately. No reason was given for the sudden departure from one of the world’s top shipmanagers. Andreas Hadjipetrou, …
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https://splash247.com/mark-oneil-leaves-columbia/All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary GuardCorps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal.Foreign Minister…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ships-sailing-hormuz-need-prior-538199Reopened Middle East shipping and plummeting oil prices on Friday boosted bets the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates as soon as December, but its policymakers still face a tangled outlook ahead of their April 28-29 meeting.Iran's…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/strait-hormuz-reopens-oil-prices-drop-538200Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following the agreement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come "soon", although the timing…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hormuz-strait-reopens-ceasefire-deal-538201Reliance Industries has rejected two Iranian oil cargoes as they failed to meet its compliance requirements, the Indian refiner said on Friday, just days before the expiry of a U.S. waiver that has lifted sanctions on Iranian oil exports.Last month, Washington issued 30-day waivers on U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/reliance-industries-rejects-two-iranian-538202The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening port security in line with international standards, as the United States Coast Guard (USCG) continues to provide technical support…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-continues-provide-538205US Central Command (CENTCOM) has extended the reach of its blockade, which has been in force since April 13, beyond vessels simply entering or leaving Iranian ports. The updated order states that all Iranian vessels, ships under active OFAC sanctions, and vessels suspected of carrying contraband are now “subject to belligerent right to visit and …
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