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The Panama Canal is cutting daily booking capacity to 32 ships from mid-September as worsening rainfall deficits force the waterway into deeper defensive measures against El Niño. For booking dates from September 4, the canal will offer nine neopanamax and 25 panamax slots a day. From September 15, panamax availability drops again to 23 slots, …
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https://splash247.com/panama-canal-cuts-daily-capacity/Russia is importing almost 270,000 tonnes of refined fuels from Asia this month, creating an extraordinary reversal in tanker trade flows as repeated Ukrainian strikes on refineries leave one of the world’s largest energy producers short of fuel, with images of long queues at Russian petrol stations becoming commonplace. Preliminary shipping data cited by Reuters …
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https://splash247.com/russian-fuel-shortages-reverse-tanker-trade-flows/The Panama Canal Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it gears up for a longer-than-usual El Niño season expected to reduce water levels, it said on Thursday, walking back a previous pledge to not limit vessel passage.Under the new measures…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-canal-cap-daily-transits-542311Taiwan's government on Thursday proposed an 18% rise in defense spending for next year, including for drones and missiles, taking it above T$1 trillion ($31.41 billion) for the first time as Taipei bolsters its military to ward off China.The budget details come as Beijing…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/taiwan-plans-record-high-defense-spending-542312Trade activity across the Houston Ship Channel region remained strong, while Port Houston gained momentum with increases in imports, empties and a modest decline in exports.“Our region remains resilient through evolving global trade conditions.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/houston-ship-channel-trade-tonnage-climbs-542314Wilson Sons, a port and shipping logistics operator with over 188 years of experience, launched WS Ariel on August 20 at Pier Mauá (Rio de Janeiro). WS Ariel is the third high-powered tugboat in the company's new shipbuilding series.Like WS Halcyon and WS Capella…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/wilson-sons-launches-third-highpowered-542315MITSUI E&S has completed the commercialization of large ammonia-fueled marine engines and ammonia fuel supply systems, the only Japanese manufacturer to do so.In February 2026, MITSUI E&S conducted land-based tests involving the integrated operation…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/mitsui-es-commercializes-ammonia-dual-542318Lehmann Marine has secured the debut commercial order for its newly developed AQUBE liquid-cooled battery system.The high-power energy storage platform AQUBE has been selected by shipbuilder Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven to power a research vessel built for the German Aerospace Center (DLR)…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/lehmann-marine-secures-first-aqube-order-542319Everllence has signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard within the high-speed segment. The contract comprises 16 × 175D gensets bound for 4 × Rampage 6000‑DE offshore terminal tugs designed by Robert Allen.These will be operated by Smit Lamnalco…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/everllences-d-engines-power-four-offshore-542320Seven commodity ships sailed along the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, just half the previous day's tally, showed data from shiptracker Kpler, amid concern over risk to Middle East shipping as U.S.-Iran peace talks remain in limbo.Of the total, four ships entered and three exited the waterway, which w
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