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The Hormuz shipping crisis led coverage all week, with Splash carrying reports on the conflict’s effects on fertiliser, sulphur and seafarers. “De-escalation, meaningful actions and restoring the freedom of navigation is the only way forward,” urged Arsenio Dominguez, the head of the International Maritime Organization, amid the deteriorating security situation in the region. The Panama …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-why-the-hormuz-conflict-is-a-world-war/The Panama Canal has recorded a significant rise in vessel transits and tonnage in the first half of its 2026 fiscal year, with demand for its reservation system climbing sharply amid heightened global trade activity – and some ships paying more than a million dollars for last-minute crossing slots, in yet another butterfly effect from …
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https://splash247.com/panama-canal-prices-take-flight-on-iran-butterfly-effect/The White House is expected to extend the Jones Act waiver for up to 90 days as early as Friday to help blunt fuel price pressures tied to the Iran conflict, according to two sources familiar with the decision.The move would temporarily ease requirements that goods transported between U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/white-house-expected-extend-jones-act-538428BIMCO’s Jakob Larsen, Chief Safety & Security Officer, warns of a potential scam from parties claiming to be Iranian authorities and demanding toll:“BIMCO has received reports of an email scam, but we are still awaiting confirmation that this was in fact a scam.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bimco-warns-hormuz-toll-scam-538430ABS, Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S), SeaTech Solutions International (S), and VINSSEN have signed a research collaboration agreement to advance the development of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered harbor craft in Singapore.The consortium will conduct…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hydrogen-fuel-cell-harbor-craft-pilot-538431In the first quarter of 2026, Port of Antwerp‑Bruges handled 65.5 million tons of maritime cargo, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same period last year.After a weak start in January and February, throughput recovered in March. General cargo…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-antwerpbruges-reports-weak-start-538432Helix Energy Solutions Group and Hornbeck Offshore Services have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction, establishing a premier integrated offshore services company.pon closing of the transaction, Hornbeck…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/helix-hornbeck-merge-538433The shipping industry is getting ahead of discussions at MEPC 84 next week by reaffirming their commitment to the IMO.BIMCO, CLIA, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERFERRY, INTERTANKO and WSC, representing the global commercial shipping fleet, issued a statement…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/gearing-mepc-538434MacGregor has been selected to supply a comprehensive package of offshore and merchant deck machinery for ultra-large cable-laying vessels. The vessel will be constructed at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.The contract, secured in close collaboration with Nemo Marine…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/macgregor-supply-deck-machinery-538406Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on Thursday, Tehran having vowed to retaliate after U.S. forces seized an Iranian vessel three…
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