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The United States has charged seven Chinese executives and four of the world's largest shipping container companies with conspiring to restrict supply, raising the price of containers during the COVID pandemic, Department of Justice officials…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-charges-executives-firms-container-539390NATO is not drawing up any plans for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz and would need a political decision to do so, its top commander said on Tuesday, amid suggestions by some members that the alliance could play a role there.Any…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/nato-not-drawing-plans-hormuz-mission-539391Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels in an aid flotilla sailing towards Gaza on Tuesday, according to video footage and flotilla organisers, but Israel said no live ammunition was used and there were no casualties.The flotilla…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/israeli-forces-fired-shots-gaza-flotilla-539392The IMO and World Maritime University (WMU) have released a new Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming in the Maritime Sector, calling for action to address persistent gender inequality across the global maritime industry.The handbook, authored by WMU Professor Momoko Kitada…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/watch-kitada-explains-gender-539394The South African Veterinary Association’s (SAVA) has released a formal position statement opposing the export of live animals by sea for slaughter at destination.SAVA joins many other international veterinary associations in condemning this practice.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/south-african-veterinary-association-539395Two Chinese supertankers carrying 4 million barrels of Middle East crude oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed.The ships are among a handful of supertankers carrying Iraqi crude exiting the Gulf this mo
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/two-chinese-vlccs-exit-strait-hormuz-539396The capacity surge is coming for the tanker sector with new research suggesting 2026 is on track to see the highest amount of tanker newbuild orders on record. The first four and a half months of the year already represent the fifth highest total amount of tanker orders this millennium according to investment bank Evercore …
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https://splash247.com/tanker-orders-on-a-path-to-the-highest-annual-totals-on-record/Aristides Pittas is pressing ahead with another round of dry bulk fleet expansion in China, as companies linked to the Greek owner continue to build out their newbuilding exposure in the kamsarmax segment. China’s Hengli Heavy Industries said the Pittas family-controlled Eurobulk has expanded its kamsarmax programme at the yard to four vessels after signing …
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https://splash247.com/aristides-pittas-grows-dry-bulk-bet-with-chinese-newbuilds/Seatrium Limited announced a new contribution of about USD$1.33 million (S$1.7 million) to enhance the Seatrium Professorship at the National University of Singapore College of Design and Engineering (“NUS CDE”). This reinforces a partnership…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/seatrium-expands-nus-cde-professorship-539374Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for its ASD Tug 2713 Fuel Flexible (FF) to operate on methanol fuel. The approval was issued by Bureau Veritas and the Kingdom of the Netherlands flag state, respectively. It follows…
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