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NAVTOR has unveiled the latest iteration of its Digital Logbooks offering, featuring the industry’s first integrated Visitors log onboard, in addition to a Remaining on Board (ROB) report function to ease compliance and reduce crew workloads.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/navtor-launches-new-version-digital-540657KONGSBERG has successfully delivered a new Vessel Traffic Services solution for Great Belt VTS, supporting safe and efficient traffic management through one of Europe’s busiest straits and providing information services to vessels passing the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/kongsberg-delivers-vessel-traffic-540658Today, Thursday, June 25 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 43 points, reaching 2591 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2591-down-43-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2591-down-43-points/California is preparing to sue the Trump administration over the federal buyback of offshore wind leases. State officials said they sent a 60-day notice to the Department of the Interior, setting up legal action if the situation is not reversed. The dispute centres around Golden State Wind, a floating offshore wind project off California’s central …
https://splash247.com/california-prepares-legal-challenge-over-offshore-wind-buybacks/
https://splash247.com/california-prepares-legal-challenge-over-offshore-wind-buybacks/Malaysia-based offshore vessel owner and operator Keyfield International has been awarded 13 new charter contracts worth RM229m ($55.7m), adding more work in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Middle East as it continues to broaden its regional footprint. The new deals also carry extension options valued at a further RM41m ($10m). Together, they take Keyfield’s contract wins …
https://splash247.com/keyfield-wins-13-charter-deals-across-asia-and-middle-east/
https://splash247.com/keyfield-wins-13-charter-deals-across-asia-and-middle-east/Companies that treat carbon as a business metric rather than a reporting obligation will be best placed to reduce costs, improve performance and gain a competitive advantage, writes Anil Jacob from OceanOpt. The maritime industry is undergoing a quiet but significant shift. Decarbonisation has transformed from a mere regulatory obligation into a full-fledged commercial strategy. …
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https://splash247.com/the-commercial-case-for-decarbonisation-has-finally-arrived/DHL Global Forwarding has signed up to use wind-powered cargo vessels being developed by French startup Vela. The service is scheduled to start next year, with Vela’s first commercial transatlantic sailings expected in 2027. The French company is developing aluminium trimarans measuring around 67 m in length. Each vessel will be able to carry up …
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https://splash247.com/dhl-taps-vela-for-wind-powered-transatlantic-cargo-service/Nearly one in three seafarers have been asked to pay illegal recruitment fees to secure work aboard merchant ships, according to new research published as the industry launches a major initiative to stamp out the practice. Research by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and maritime consultancy TURTLE found that 31% of seafarers …
https://splash247.com/shipping-struggles-to-stamp-out-illegal-recruitment-fees/
https://splash247.com/shipping-struggles-to-stamp-out-illegal-recruitment-fees/A rusty 333 m long crude oil tanker with one of the more colourful recent histories in the shadow fleet appears to be moving towards its endgame. The 2002-built VLCC Era, better known until recently as Marinera and before that Bella 1, has resurfaced under the Comoros flag after another change of identity. Public tracking …
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https://splash247.com/troubled-shadow-vlcc-closes-in-on-endgame/Oslo-listed tonnage provider MPC Container Ships has agreed to buy four 7,000 teu containerships for $340m, pushing the company into a larger vessel segment. The 2023- and 2024-built eco-conventional ships are being acquired from an unrelated third party, each with a three-year fixed-rate charter to a top-five liner company, expected to generate $180m in revenue …
https://splash247.com/mpcc-moves-up-in-size-with-340m-boxship-buy/
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