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At the 2025 Maritime CEO Forum in Monaco, panelists wrestle with a market awash in capital yet riddled with uncertainty, debating fleet strategy, funding, and whether the next generation should join the family business. From geopolitics to ageing fleets, from alternative finance to AI in shipping, the discussion at the Money & Ships panel at …
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https://splash247.com/maritime-ceo-forum-monaco-masterclass-on-how-to-spend-it/COSCO has unveiled a sweeping $1.75bn newbuilding programme covering 29 ships, as the state-controlled group continues to refresh and expand its fleet across key sectors. The investment package includes 23 kamsarmax bulk carriers and six very large crude carriers (VLCCs), all to be built at domestic shipyards and scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2028. …
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https://splash247.com/cosco-unveils-1-75bn-shipbuilding-spree-for-29-new-vessels/India’s ambitions to become a global maritime powerhouse have gained major momentum, with Dubai-based DP World and Danish group APM Terminals announcing fresh investments worth more than $7bn combined to expand port and logistics infrastructure across the country. The announcements, made during India Maritime Week 2025, underscore India’s growing pull for foreign port operators as …
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https://splash247.com/india-nets-7bn-in-fresh-investment-from-dp-world-and-maersk/Donald Trump’s tour of Asia provided the biggest shipping news of the week. His meet-up with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, yesterday saw the tit-for-tat port fees shelved for a year, and panamaxes surging as China committed to resume buying large amounts of American grain. Trump’s earlier meetings this week with the leaders of Japan …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-deals-diplomacy-and-disruption/Vard Electro, a subsidiary of the Fincantieri-owned Vard Group, has signed an agreement with the German shipyard Lloyd Werft for the delivery of complete automation and power management systems to a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) currently being…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/vard-electro-gets-onboard-psvtoresearch-531838Three shipping and ship-management companies within the NYK Group - Asahi Shipping Co, Hachiuma Steamship, and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co - entered into a merger agreement on to integrate their business operations.The companies entered into a merger agreement on October 28…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/company-consolidation-forms-nyk-bulkship-531843Svitzer has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Cochin Shipyard to construct a new generation of electric TRAnsverse tugs in India.The agreement marks a clear step forward in Svitzer’s electrification roadmap and in strengthening India’s role as a global maritime manufacturing hub.Under the LoI…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/svitzer-inks-deal-cochin-shipyard-build-531845Today, Friday, October 31 2025, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 17 points, reaching 1966 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-1966-down-17-points/Southampton Marine Services Ltd (SMS Group), the UK's largest independent ship repairer, has secured a major USD$3.94 million (£3 million) contract with German cruise company AIDA to refit the first of three ships in Marseilles, thanks in part…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/southampton-marine-services-secures-m-531787HII reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.Highlights:Third quarter revenues were a record $3.2 billionThird quarter net earnings were $145 million or $3.68 diluted earnings per shareCompleted builder’s sea trials for guided missile…
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