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An LNG carrier managed by NYK LNG Shipmanagement rescued 11 Portuguese fishers in the Atlantic Ocean on June 22.While en route to the port of Dunkirk in France, the vessel received a distress call from a fishing boat that had sustained hull damage.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/lng-carrier-rescues-fishers-atlantic-527271Star Wars fan Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, writes for Splash on 2025’s International Day of the Seafarer, channelling his inner Mandalorian. On this International Day of the Seafarer, we celebrate an extraordinary tribe among us, a small, resilient band of individuals who, much like the fictional Mandalorians of Star Wars lore, …
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https://splash247.com/the-way-of-the-seafarer/Carnival Corp raised its annual profit forecast after beating second-quarter estimates on Tuesday, driven by the highest margins the company has achieved in nearly 20 years, sending its shares up almost 8% in morning trading.Sea-based vacations continue to be more affordable than land-based options…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/carnival-raises-annual-profit-forecast-527247President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to purchase oil from Iran after the U.S. bombed the OPEC member's nuclear facilities and hoped that China would also buy "plenty" of it from the United States."China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/trump-approves-chinese-purchasing-oil-527248Crowley, a leader in logistics, marine and energy solutions, is expanding ocean shipping services with its first-ever route between the U.S. Northeast and Central America.Utilizing Crowley's new Avance Class vessels, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/crowley-expands-international-shipping-527253Real-life measurements, collected by the Cleanship project, will provide insights into the actual effect of wind-assisted sails on commercial vessels. Uni-Tankers’ M/T Jutlandia Swan has been equipped with four wing sails, known as VentoFoils.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/danish-test-vessel-help-collect-data-sail-527255Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo, has signed the Through Life Sustainment Management (TLSM 2) in-service support contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation). This marks…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/contract-signed-inservice-support-fremm-527256Karmsund Hydrogen—owned by Norwegian Hydrogen, Sigma, and Karmsund Group—is partnering with HydePoint to build a green hydrogen facility in Karmsund, aimed at cutting emissions in local industry. The facility will be located at Karmsund Group’s Service Base…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/industrial-partners-unite-behind-floating-527257The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a five-session losing streak on Tuesday, buoyed by stronger panamax vessel rates. The main index, which monitors rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, was up 7 points, or 0.4%, at 1,681. The panamax index rose 22 ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-bulk-index-snaps-5-session-losing-streak-on-panamax-strength/Formosa Plastics Marine Corporation (FPMC) is bolstering its product tanker fleet by commissioning four MR newbuilds from a Chinese shipyard. The shipping unit of Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group has contracted CSSC Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for the 50,000 dwt units, paying around $48m per vessel. The tankers will, according to shipbuilding sources, be conventionally fuelled, …
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