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Steelpaint GmbH has reported strong growth in orders for corrosion protection coatings on Germany’s inland waterways, with a succession of new contracts awarded by local authorities and hydraulic engineering contractors throughout 2025.Among…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/steelpaint-secures-corrosion-protection-532217Today, Monday, November 10 2025, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 20 points, reaching 2084 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-2084-down-20-points/The Trump administration has announced two oil and gas lease sales, one in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the final notice of sale for one Gulf sale, named Big Beautiful Gulf 1. The organisation only released a proposed notice of sale …
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https://splash247.com/big-beautiful-bill-spurs-major-gulf-of-mexico-and-alaska-lease-sales/Ahead of this week’s Crew Connect summit in Manila, Henrik Jensen, CEO of Danica Maritime Services, writes for Splash. Reports of seafarers being exploited by unscrupulous crewing agents always cause outrage in the shipping world, and rightly so. No seafarer should have to pay commissions to agents who take advantage of their need for work. …
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https://splash247.com/tackling-the-root-causes-of-seafarer-exploitation/Scorpio Tankers has offloaded four mid-range product tankers to Danish owner Torm, brokers report. On Friday, the Monaco-headquartered company led by Emanuele Lauro announced it had signed agreements to sell four 2014-built, scrubber-fitted MRs — STI Battery, STI Venere, STI Milwaukee and STI Yorkville — for about $32m apiece. The deals are expected to close …
https://splash247.com/torm-emerges-as-buyer-of-scorpio-mr-quartet/
https://splash247.com/torm-emerges-as-buyer-of-scorpio-mr-quartet/German shipowner Christel Vinnen, who guided family firm F. A. Vinnen & Co. into the container sector over 40 years ago and led it through decades of change, has died at the age of 90. His death was announced by his son and current managing director, Michael Vinnen, in a post on LinkedIn, saying it …
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https://splash247.com/german-shipowner-christel-vinnen-dies-at-90/The Ukrainian military looks determined to permanently take the port of Tuapse offline. Overnight, the port, one of Russia’s main crude export outlets on the Black Sea, was hit again by drone strikes, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that a merchant vessel had been struck while alongside. Splash reported on a similar attack to Tuapse eight …
https://splash247.com/key-russian-black-sea-port-comes-under-repeated-attacks/
https://splash247.com/key-russian-black-sea-port-comes-under-repeated-attacks/Thailand’s Regional Container Lines (RCL) has placed an order for two 14,000 teu containerships at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, marking the first collaboration between the two companies. The contract, worth KRW435.3bn ($299m), will see the vessels delivered by October 2028. The order represents a major scale-up for RCL, which has traditionally focused on the intra-Asia …
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https://splash247.com/rcl-books-first-newbuilds-at-hd-hyundai/A 52-year-old livestock vessel carrying 2,901 cattle from Uruguay has been stranded off the Turkish coast since October 22 after authorities denied permission to unload due to irregularities in ear tag documentation. According to the shipowner, at least 48 animals have died, and feed and water supplies are running critically low. The Spiridon II remains …
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https://splash247.com/livestock-carrier-calamity-unfolds-off-turkey/Naval forces have contained a pirate group operating off Somalia following several security incidents in the Indian Ocean, including last week’s hijacking of the tanker Hellas Aphrodite. After several days of pursuit, a pirate-occupied dhow linked to recent attacks was intercepted by the Indian Navy and EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta. The EU’s Maritime Security Centre Indian …
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