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Greek dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has returned to the newbuilding market, agreeing to acquire two kamsarmaxes from Chinese yards. The New York-listed company said the vessels will be 82,500 dwt units, with deliveries scheduled for the third quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2029. Pricing was not disclosed. The newbuilds will be …
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https://splash247.com/safe-bulkers-returns-to-yards-with-kamsarmax-pair/Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is pushing further into the VLCC market, lining up two more newbuildings at Chinese yard Hengli Shipbuilding. The Singapore-based owner has booked the 306,000 dwt vessels in a deal valued at between $200m and $300m, according to a stock exchange filing by Hengli’s parent, Songfa Ceramics. Delivery is scheduled …
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https://splash247.com/eastern-pacific-presses-vlcc-comeback-with-fresh-hengli-order/Two months on from a severe fire aboard the 8,212 teu ONE Henry Hudson while docked at Yusen Container Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, the vessel is now making its way cautiously across the Pacific for repairs at an unspecified yard in Asia. Ocean Network Express (ONE) told clients yesterday that the cargo …
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https://splash247.com/fire-struck-one-henry-hudson-heads-to-asia-for-repairs/All eyes were on Davos this week and the World Economic Forum, where Donald Trump made more claims on Greenland, while a number of other Western leaders, notably from Canada and Finland, mounted a new tack in how the global order could be maintained in the wake of the US going rogue. Sinokor’s remarkable hoovering …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-from-davos-to-dark-fleets/Radiating World Services, one of the more recognisable names linked to the so-called dark fleet, has exited VesselsValue’s fleet database. A vessel most closely associated with the outfit has meanwhile changed hands twice in short order. The ship in question is the 2006-built LR2 tanker Eastern Pearl (115,300 dwt), now renamed Pacific Runner, which was …
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https://splash247.com/early-dark-fleet-leader-quits-shipping/French naval forces boarded and diverted the aframax tanker Grinch in the western Mediterranean yesterday after president Emmanuel Macron ordered an interception of what he described as a “false‑flagged” sanctioned vessel carrying Russian crude. In a post on X, Macron stated the operation was conducted on the high seas in the Mediterranean, with the support …
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https://splash247.com/french-navy-boards-false-flagged-russian-aframax/Nearly 300 tankers are flying false flags according to data from Israeli maritime analysts firm Windward despite an increasing crackdown on the practice in recent weeks. As 2025 drew to a close, approximately 285 internationally trading tankers were broadcasting via AIS under the flag of a fraudulent or unknown registry, according to Windward. The company …
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https://splash247.com/nearly-300-tankers-flying-false-flags/Oil prices slid about 2% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump softened threats against Greenland and Iran, and as investors assessed the supply-demand outlook.Brent futures fell $1.01, or 1.6%, to $64.23 a barrel at 11:26 a.m. EDT (1626 GMT). U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/oil-prices-drop-trump-tones-down-threats-534732Marine Group Boat Works (Marine Group), a full-service shipyard based in San Diego, won a Navy Grant to establish a maritime welding program designed to expand the skilled labor workforce supporting the U.S. Navy’s growing shipbuilding and repair demands.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipyard-wins-navy-grant-certify-welders-534734Beetronics Inc. has officially received DNV Type Approval for a selection of its metal monitors and touchscreens. The approval validates the product series against the applicable DNV framework, confirming their resilience against vibration, temperature extremes…
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