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Windward is publishing daily intelligence reports on the crisis in the Gulf as the situation develops.The highlights of today's report are as follows: The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed, with only five vessel crossings recorded…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/windward-daily-brief-march-conflict-536590GTT announces that it has received, in the first quarter of 2026, an order from the shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of one new Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) on behalf of a European ship-owner.GTT will design the cryogenic tanks of the vessel…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-receives-samsung-heavy-industries-536593China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.The war, which entered its sixth day on Thursday…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-talks-iran-safe-passage-536594The world's farmers face soaring fertiliser and fuel prices as the war in the Middle East escalates, leaving some scrambling for supplies as the spring planting season approaches.The war, which has closed the Strait of Hormuz, has shut down…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fertilizer-prices-surge-536595In the February issue of Maritime Reporter magazine Nirav Patel, Nuclear Navy Segment Director at Fairbanks Morse Defense, takes a look at the cobots (cooperative robots) that are being used for welding in the ship repair industry.He explains…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/cobots-grueling-work-536599The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, retreated for a second session on Thursday, dropping about 4.3% to its lowest since February 27 at 2,138 points. The larger vessel segments were hit by reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, reflecting disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis. ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-near-1-week-low/Belgium’s Exmar has agreed to buy back the on of the VLGCs from its lessor, closing the loop on a sale-and-leaseback struck some five years ago. The Antwerp-based owner said the 88,000 cu m Flanders Innovation is currently financed under a lease agreement that included a purchase option. The option price was set in Japanese …
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https://splash247.com/exmar-buys-back-vlgc/Estonia’s Amisco is expanding its fleet with an order for two multipurpose dry cargo vessels in China. The Tallinn-based owner said it has contracted Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry to build a pair of 5,900 dwt ships, with deliveries scheduled for the first and second quarters of 2027. Steel cutting for the first vessel took place …
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https://splash247.com/estonian-owner-amisco-moves-on-mpp-newbuilds/India’s The Great Eastern Shipping has continued its steady fleet renewal drive, lining up another secondhand bulker as it reshapes its portfolio. The Mumbai-listed owner said it has contracted to buy a 2014-built Japanese kamsarmax, without providing any further details about the deal, except that the 81,094 dwt ship should join the fleet in the …
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https://splash247.com/great-eastern-keeps-fleet-renewal-on-course-with-fresh-kamsarmax-buy/Greek containership tonnage provider Costamare has expanded its newbuilding programme in China, adding four more 3,100 teu vessels to its growing series. The New York-listed owner, led by Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos, said it has signed up for the construction of the additional ships at a Chinese yard, with deliveries set between the fourth quarter of 2027 …
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