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Dubai-based shipowner Emarat Maritime has ordered up to six feeder containerships at China’s Guangji Xinneng Shipbuilding. According to Clarksons Research, the company has contracted three firm 930 teu vessels with options for a further three units. Delivery of the firm vessels is scheduled for 2028. No price has been revealed. The order will bolster Emarat …
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https://splash247.com/emarat-maritime-expands-containership-fleet-with-chinese-newbuilding-order/John Fredriksen-backed Seatankers Management has moved ahead with a major expansion of its newcastlemax programme in China, exercising options for four additional bulk carriers at emerging shipbuilder Dajin Heavy Industry. The latest declarations take Seatankers’ orderbook at the yard to eight 210,000 dwt newbuilds, following an initial contract for four ships placed earlier this year. …
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https://splash247.com/fredriksen-doubles-down-on-newcastlemaxes-with-four-more-chinese-newbuilds/British forces have carried out their first-ever seizure of a Russian shadow fleet tanker, boarding the sanctioned tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel during a six-hour operation that culminated in the arrest of a seafarer on suspicion of sanctions offences. The vessel has since been moved to an anchorage off England’s south coast where it …
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https://splash247.com/call-to-arm-shadow-tankers-follows-uk-boarding-operation/The Panama Ship Registry is paying the price for a geopolitical dispute far beyond its control, with shipowners abandoning the flag as tensions between Washington and Beijing spill over into global shipping. Clarksons Research data shows the Panama flag has shrunk by 3.3% so far this year, making it one of the biggest losers among …
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https://splash247.com/panama-flag-caught-in-us-china-crossfire/Asian shipping stocks rallied on Monday as investors bet a tentative US-Iran deal could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after 107 days of disruption, though industry experts warned any return to normal navigation will be gradual and far from guaranteed. Reports emerged yesterday that Washington and Tehran have reached a ceasefire-linked …
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https://splash247.com/hormuz-ceasefire-deal-leaves-shipping-in-familiar-wait-and-see-mode/British commandos boarded and intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel on Sunday, leading for the first time an operation to disrupt the oil revenue that helps fund Russia's war in Ukraine.The vessel Smyrtos, sailing under a Cameroonian flag…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/video-british-commandos-intercept-russian-540277An Indian national died from medical complications aboard the vessel MT Celestial while it was docked at Duqm Port in Oman, the Indian embassy in Muscat said late Saturday."Necessary arrangements are being made for the early repatriation of the mortal remains to India…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/indian-seafarer-dies-medical-540278A BlueRights training program held at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta has highlighted one of the most pressing challenges in international law: how to protect people at sea using the existing law of the sea, and maritime…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/training-targets-lack-legal-clarity-540279Amidst a challenging year for the shipping industry, signatories of the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC), a voluntary global transparency initiative, continued their reporting and benchmarking of emission performance and kept average alignment with the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/charterers-shipowners-stabilize-climate-540280No settlement was reached on Friday at the Krems Regional Court in Austria regarding the civil proceedings concerning the animal transport of the Spiridon II livestock carrier. The hearing was adjourned.A new hearing, expected to last all day…
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