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France has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz and could submit it if conditions are right, the foreign ministry said on Friday, as Washington struggles…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/france-drafts-un-security-council-539552
https://www.marinelink.com/news/france-drafts-un-security-council-539552A Third Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz and heading to China, ship-tracking data showed on Friday, as a Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran to try to help secure a deal to end the war with Iran.As shipments through the waterway continue to be erratic…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/third-qatari-lng-tanker-transits-hormuz-539553Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf.More than 20,000 sailors are stuck on around 2,000 vessels in the Gulf…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/irans-continued-control-hormuz-539554
https://www.marinelink.com/news/irans-continued-control-hormuz-539554China’s leading role in terms of the global soybean import trade has increased so far in 2026, with a strong rebound during the first four months. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “soybeans are one of the most important dry bulk commodities, and account for almost 5 percent of all seaborne ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-market-china-soybean-imports-on-the-rise/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-market-china-soybean-imports-on-the-rise/Greek containership owner Euroseas has brought in Norwegian investors to co-own one of its newbuildings. The Nasdaq-listed company said it has formed a joint venture with a group of investors represented by NRP Project Finance for the ownership of the third vessel in its four-ship series of 4,484 teu containerships under construction in China. Under …
https://splash247.com/euroseas-brings-in-norwegian-investors-for-boxship-newbuild/
https://splash247.com/euroseas-brings-in-norwegian-investors-for-boxship-newbuild/John Fredriksen-controlled tanker heavyweight Frontline has confirmed the sale of its two oldest suezmax tankers, extending a fleet renewal programme that is reshaping the company’s crude carrier portfolio. The New York and Oslo-listed owner said it agreed in April to sell the vessels, built in 2014 and 2015, to an unrelated buyer for a combined …
https://splash247.com/frontline-cashes-in-on-ageing-suezmax-pair/
https://splash247.com/frontline-cashes-in-on-ageing-suezmax-pair/Greek shipping veteran Peter Georgiopoulos is making a major return to the very large crude carrier market, with Athens-based United Overseas Group (UOG) booking up to 10 newbuildings at China’s Wison New Energies. The order marks Georgiopoulos’ third chapter as a VLCC owner following his leadership of General Maritime and later Gener8 Maritime, both of …
https://splash247.com/peter-georgiopoulos-returns-to-vlcc-arena-with-up-to-10-newbuilds-at-wison/
https://splash247.com/peter-georgiopoulos-returns-to-vlcc-arena-with-up-to-10-newbuilds-at-wison/French engineering firm GTT has an order from the shipyard Hanwha Ocean for the tank design of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, on behalf of a European ship-owner.GTT will design the cryogenic tanks of the vessel, offering a total capacity of 174…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-design-lng-carrier-tank-hanwha-ocean-539537
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-design-lng-carrier-tank-hanwha-ocean-539537A new Incat Crowther-designed passenger ferry has entered service in the U.S. Virgin Islands, operating between Red Hook on St. Thomas and Cruz Bay on St. John.The 104-foot (32-meter) vessel, named Spirit of 1733, was built by Gulf Craft in Louisiana and is approved under U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-usbuilt-ferry-begins-service-us-539538Master Boat Builders christened Marauder, the first vessel in an eight-tug construction program for Maritime Partners, marking a key milestone for the Gulf Coast shipbuilder and the growing fleet operator.The christening ceremony was held at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf in Mobile…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/rapport-tugboat-marauder-delivered-539544
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