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The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, extended its losing streak to a sixth straight session on Friday, dragged down by declining rates for capesize shipping vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, lost 26 points, or 1.4%, ...
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Four crewmembers remain missing and one has been confirmed dead from the general cargo ship Fu Shun that sank in stormy weather off the coast of southern Taiwan. Tanzanian-flagged 56-m-long vessel went down around 19 nautical miles off the coast of Kaohsiung City on Thursday, after Typhoon Gaemi swept across the island. The crew of …
https://splash247.com/one-dead-four-still-missing-from-sunken-ship-off-taiwan/
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TotalEnergies is strengthening its LNG bunkering business with up to two newbuilds in China. The French energy major has contracted state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build one firm 18,600 cu m vessel, with options secured for an additional unit. Several shipowners, including Avenir and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), were in the run to secure the …
https://splash247.com/totalenergies-inks-lng-bunker-newbuilds-in-china/
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ClassNK has released ‘Guidelines for Cyber resilience of ships’, which expound new IACS Unified Requirements (UR) to support the consideration of measures to ensure the cybersecurity of ships.IACS has established UR E26 for ships and UR E27…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/classnk-issues-guide-cyber-resilience-515489
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Spanish police said on Friday they had seized four metric tons of cocaine hidden in rice sacks at Barcelona's port, breaking up a crime ring that operated in Spain, Paraguay and Britain.The drug smugglers processed the drugs into powder in Asuncion, Paraguay, and then put them plastic bags which wer
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As part of a settlement with the US Department of Labor, Maersk Line Limited – Maersk’s American subsidiary – will change its safety reporting policies and compensate a seaman the company terminated after they reported safety concerns to the US Coast Guard without first notifying their employer. The actions follow a three-day hearing in June …
https://splash247.com/maersk-settles-case-with-us-department-of-labor/
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General average has been declared on the badly burnt Maersk Frankfurt, a brand new 5,500 teu boxship which caught fire a week ago. Once the onboard containers are discharged from the vessel at a safe location, they will not be released for on-carriage or delivery until cargo interests have made the required security arrangements through …
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The race is on just outside the Philippine capital to avert the worst oil spill in the country’s history. A 22-year-old tanker carrying industrial fuel oil capsized and sank 3.6 nautical miles off Lamao Point in the Philippines due to rough seas early on Thursday morning as a typhoon passed by. The incident which involved …
https://splash247.com/the-philippines-racing-against-time-to-avert-nations-worst-oil-spill/
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The surge of Hong Kong shipments to Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 underscores the city’s extensive role in helping US adversaries avoid international sanctions, a new analysis published by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation shows. The 62-page report, Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s Leading Role in Sanctions Evasion, outlines how …
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Iran has released the oil cargo of a Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf of Oman earlier this year, a shipping source told Reuters on Thursday.The vessel, M/T St. Nikolas, is still being held by Iran, the source added.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/iran-releases-oil-carried-tanker-st-515473
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