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Global seaborne coal flows reached 119mt in May 2026, up 5% y/y — the first month of consecutive y/y growth in 2026 so far, and with an accelerating growth rate compared with April’s revised figure of 4%. Chinese seaborne coal imports fell by 6% y/y but did rise m/m to reach 30mt. Much of this ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/south-asian-demand-keeps-pushing-coal-flows-higher/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/south-asian-demand-keeps-pushing-coal-flows-higher/Greek owners have remained mostly sellers of dry bulk carriers over the first five months of 2026. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “as Posidonia week drew to a close, it offered an opportune moment to reflect on activity levels in the dry bulk Sale & Purchase (S&P) and newbuilding (NB) markets ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-owners-primarily-sellers-of-dry-bulkers/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-owners-primarily-sellers-of-dry-bulkers/China’s passenger car exports surged 73% year-on-year in May to approximately 809,000 vehicles, with the boom in electric vehicle shipments driving car carrier charter rates to fresh highs and effectively clearing the spot market of available tonnage. Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows May’s figure edged above the 796,000 passenger cars exported …
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https://splash247.com/containerlines-cash-in-on-chinese-car-export-boom/Charterers and shipowners participating in the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC) managed to keep climate performance broadly stable in 2025 despite a year marked by geopolitical disruption, shifting trade patterns and continued uncertainty over global shipping regulation. The annual disclosure report released by the SCC showed signatories were on average 11.6% behind the International Maritime Organization’s …
https://splash247.com/sea-cargo-charter-members-hold-emissions-line-despite-shipping-turmoil/
https://splash247.com/sea-cargo-charter-members-hold-emissions-line-despite-shipping-turmoil/Swedish engineering materials specialist Alleima has landed a subsea tubing contract worth around SEK 995m ($105m) tied to one of Indonesia’s largest offshore gas developments. The order, awarded by an unnamed subsea technology contractor, will see Alleima supply advanced tubing solutions for the Kutei North Hub project offshore East Kalimantan. Kutei North Hub is being …
https://splash247.com/swedish-firm-lands-105m-role-in-indonesias-giant-gas-development/
https://splash247.com/swedish-firm-lands-105m-role-in-indonesias-giant-gas-development/German project cargo and heavylift specialist Eckship has launched a newbuilding programme that could see up to six heavylift vessels added to its fleet from 2028 onwards. The company said the vessels will be delivered from the second quarter of 2028 at short intervals thereafter, strengthening its position in the project cargo, heavylift and breakbulk …
https://splash247.com/eckship-lines-up-heavylift-newbuild-series/
https://splash247.com/eckship-lines-up-heavylift-newbuild-series/Dutch shipping and logistics group Vertom and fellow multipurpose specialist Universal Africa Lines (UAL) have unveiled plans to combine their businesses in a move aimed at expanding their reach across key breakbulk, project cargo and container trades. The proposed transaction will bring together Vertom’s shortsea shipping network and fleet of more than 80 vessels with …
https://splash247.com/dutch-shipping-groups-vertom-and-ual-set-out-combination-plans/
https://splash247.com/dutch-shipping-groups-vertom-and-ual-set-out-combination-plans/Ship-to-ship transfer specialist DYNAMARINe has reached a milestone in its push for greater transparency in offshore cargo transfer operations after its vessel data was integrated into the Equasis maritime information platform. The move follows DYNAMARINe’s approval as an Equasis data provider in late 2023 and the completion of platform developments required to incorporate the company’s …
https://splash247.com/equasis-adds-ship-to-ship-transfer-records-from-dynamarine/
https://splash247.com/equasis-adds-ship-to-ship-transfer-records-from-dynamarine/Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf producers will cheer the eventual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but the ensuing flood of oil risks eroding OPEC’s already fragile grip on the market.The Iran war and the closure of the vital waterway…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hormuz-reopening-trigger-opecs-next-big-540181
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hormuz-reopening-trigger-opecs-next-big-540181The United States has become the world's largest oil exporter, upending a decades-old order long dominated by Saudi Arabia and Russia, a shift that tightens American companies' grip on energy markets as Washington's war with Iran reshapes global…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/oil-importer-export-leader-us-tops-global-540184
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