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Despite increasing trade policy uncertainty and falling freight rates, the container ship order book has continued to expand. It now totals more than 1,350 ships with a combined capacity of 11.8m TEU, says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.In 2025…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/container-ship-order-book-hits-new-record-536867
https://www.marinelink.com/news/container-ship-order-book-hits-new-record-536867The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has taken swift action to protect seafarer welfare, detaining Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Bright and banning it from Australian ports for six months after nonpayment of crew wages.This week…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/amsa-detains-bulk-carrier-due-unpaid-536869
https://www.marinelink.com/news/amsa-detains-bulk-carrier-due-unpaid-536869Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February 24 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.A maritime patrol aircraft detected the vessel and reported the location to Forward watchstanders.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/coast-guard-interdicts-suspected-drug-536870
https://www.marinelink.com/news/coast-guard-interdicts-suspected-drug-536870Explosive-laden Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them ablaze and killing one crew member on Wednesday, after projectiles struck four vessels in Gulf waters, said port, maritime security and risk firms.The latest attacks on ships linked to the U.S.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/six-vessels-attacked-war-puts-merchant-536872
https://www.marinelink.com/news/six-vessels-attacked-war-puts-merchant-536872An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) preliminary report has been released that outlines the order of events leading up to the grounding of the cruise ship Coral Adventurer near a remote port on the north-east coast of Papua New Guinea…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/atsb-releases-preliminary-report-coral-536873
https://www.marinelink.com/news/atsb-releases-preliminary-report-coral-536873Isabel Houghton, head of forecasting at Sofar Ocean, carries this important warning to shipping: getting weather predictions wrong when conditions are clearly severe, they hurt most when the outlook appears manageable. When the Baltic Klipper lost 16 containers off the Isle of Wight in December 2025, wave heights weren’t particularly hazardous. What the crew faced …
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https://splash247.com/the-sudden-cost-of-good-enough-maritime-weather-forecasting/Cyprus-based shipowner Petros Panagiotidis is preparing yet another US-listed shipping vehicle, this time carving a tanker out of Robin Energy. The Limassol-based owner said the board has approved a plan to spin off the company’s tanker business into a newly created entity called AI Okto, which has applied for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. …
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https://splash247.com/panagiotidis-lines-up-another-nasdaq-shipowner-with-tanker-spin-off/Belgian shipowner Transpetrol has been linked to a new order for two LPG carriers at South Korea’s HD Hyundai Samho. The contract, worth about KRW340.2bn ($230.7m), was disclosed by parent group HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, which described the buyer only as a European shipping company. Industry sources have since pointed to the Belgian …
https://splash247.com/transpetrol-tied-to-230m-lpg-carrier-order-in-korea/
https://splash247.com/transpetrol-tied-to-230m-lpg-carrier-order-in-korea/Greek shipowner Venergy Maritime is pressing ahead with its rapid fleet expansion, moving into the crude tanker sector with a reported order for suezmax newbuildings in China. Shipbrokers say the Piraeus-based company has lined up two firm 158,000 dwt vessels at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, with options for two additional units. Splash understands the scrubber-fitted ships …
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https://splash247.com/venergy-targets-crude-segment-with-suezmax-newbuilds-in-china/Italian product tanker owner d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) has expanded its newbuilding programme in China, ordering two additional MR2 tankers at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. The Milan- and OTCQX-listed company said its operating unit, d’Amico Tankers, has exercised options for the pair of 50,000 dwt vessels under a shipbuilding contract signed earlier this year. The …
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