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The maritime war in the Black Sea has hit more targets, with Russia claiming fresh attacks on a merchant ship and Ukrainian port infrastructure on Wednesday. Russia’s defence ministry said a dry cargo ship carrying what it described as military property was struck southeast of Odesa, while fuel storage tanks at the port of Chornomorsk …
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https://splash247.com/black-sea-export-war-intensifies/The VLCC market has gone into overdrive, with rates surging simultaneously east and west of Suez as Chinese crude buying, tightening tonnage lists and the Hormuz crisis combine to produce one of the most extraordinary tanker markets in years. “We’re in ‘stop the press’ territory now with VLCC rates galloping in all areas in tandem …
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https://splash247.com/vlcc-market-enters-stop-the-press-territory/Water levels on the Rhine River, one of Europe's busiest shipping arteries, have slightly risen this week, official data showed on Wednesday, but remain near record lows, hampering transport and production.The water level gauge at the chokepoint of Kaub near the city of Koblenz rose to 14cm (5.5 inc
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/rhine-levels-disrupting-transport-542253Port terminal lobby groups in Brazil are urging government officials to allow dredging on the Tapajos River, a major waterway for grain exports that cuts through the Amazon rainforest, fearing a severe El Niño could leave one of the country's…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/brazil-port-terminals-call-dredging-542254A container ship will depart from South Korea bound for Europe via the Arctic on Saturday, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable, but risking friction with Western allies, as the voyage requires Russian cooperation.If successful, the trip would be South Korea's
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/south-korean-container-ship-test-arctic-542255Helsinki Shipyard has been selected to build Finland’s new icebreaker called Aino. The procurement by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency marks the beginning of a new generation of Finland’s icebreaker fleet.Construction of the Aino…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/finlands-aino-icebreaker-built-helsinki-542259The number of piracy-related incidents off Somalia is at its highest level in 10 years. The trend points to renewed activity in the area after several years with relatively few incidents.Danish Shipping has just published an analysis based on figures from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB)…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/somali-piracy-activity-hits-year-high-542263Over the last five weeks (week 29-33) global grain shipments have fallen 8% y/y, fuelled by a 26% y/y drop in grain exports from the Black Sea as Russian and Ukrainian attacks on ships and port infrastructure have intensified.“A recent proposal…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/global-grain-shipments-fall-black-sea-542276Insufficient planning and preparation and inadequate risk controls contributed to the grounding of a tug in Port Adelaide, an ATSB investigation has identified.On June 10, 2025, the tug Sea Pelican was in combination with the barge Rocksea,…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/tug-grounding-highlights-importance-542277Irene Rosberg from the Copenhagen Business School is back writing for Splash today. Shipmanagement has become considerably more demanding in recent years. Decarbonisation requirements, crew and skills shortages, environmental regulation and digitalisation are all changing the way vessels are managed. Geopolitical instability, however, has the potential to intensify every one of these challenges. When an …
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