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Swiss commodities trader Mercuria is continuing its move deeper into shipownership with an order for four kamsarmax bulk carriers at Wuhu Shipyard. The 82,000 dwt newbuildings will be tied into Mercuria’s global logistics system, marking another step away from its long-standing reliance on chartered tonnage toward a more asset-backed shipping model. For years, Mercuria has …
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https://splash247.com/mercuria-steps-up-fleet-push-with-four-bulker-newbuilds/The Mission to Seafarers is extending its welfare measurement work beyond the ship’s rail, launching a new Shorebased Happiness Index to capture the wellbeing of maritime professionals working on land for the first time. The new index mirrors the methodology of the charity’s established Seafarers Happiness Index – which has tracked crew welfare for nearly …
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https://splash247.com/mission-to-seafarers-launches-shore-based-wellbeing-index/South Korea has formally launched a sweeping initiative to align its world-class shipbuilding and shipping industries under a single national strategy, acknowledging years of criticism that the two sectors have failed to capitalise on their combined strengths. The Shipbuilding-Shipping Mutual Development Strategy Council was unveiled at a ceremony in Seoul on 28 April, attended by …
Dee4 Capital Partners Fund II has snapped up a second ultramax, continuing its well-timed push into high-quality Japanese-built tonnage. The fund has acquired the 60,500 dwt Only You, a 2017-built unit from Sanoyas, for just under $29m. The vessel has been renamed Dee4 Pine. The ship was sold by another financial player, Alpha Omega. The …
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https://splash247.com/dee4-doubles-down-on-ultramax-play/The maritime sector has spent years talking about digitalisation, but progress remains uneven. For Smart Ship Hub, the pitch is straightforward: bring everything into one place and make the data usable. Joy Basu, the company’s chief executive, frames it as a shift away from fragmented systems toward a single operational layer. “Smart Ship Hub (SSH), …
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https://splash247.com/smart-ship-hub-digitalisation-now-a-necessity-not-a-choice/The third edition of Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference, has opened in style, with a packed first day of dealmaking, debate and networking that underlined the Swiss city’s status as a hub for the dry bulk and commodities shipping world. Delegates flooded the conference floor from the opening bell, with shipbrokers, owners, …
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https://splash247.com/geneva-dry-hits-its-stride-as-deals-flow-and-debate-crackles-on-opening-day/Familiar patterns of procedural delay are emerging at this week’s critical UN shipping summit in London, with sources close to the negotiations warning that the most contentious decisions are being deliberately deferred to the final hours of the meeting – leaving little time for meaningful resolution. The 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee …
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https://splash247.com/delay-tactics-cast-shadow-over-mepc/A joint letter organized by the American Biofuels Maritime Initiative (ABMI) has been sent to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of this week's negotiations at the IMO MEPC 84 meeting in London. The effort is aimed at ensuring that global…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-biofuels-industry-targets-mepc-538560China Classification Society (CCS) has classified the Ningyuan Diankun, the world’s largest and China’s first built pure electric high-end intelligent seagoing vessel.Owned by Ningbo Ocean Shipping and built by Jiangxi Shipbuilding, the 740 TEU open-top container ship is 127.8 meters in length…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/electric-container-ship-delivered-china-538561Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed an order with Meyer Turku for a sixth and seventh Icon Class ship to be delivered in 2029 and 2030, respectively.The order is part of the company's long-term framework agreement with Meyer Turku that secures…
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