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A group of top shipping companies including leading Greek players said on Thursday they want changes to a United Nations deal tabled for adoption in October that seeks to cut marine fuel emissions, adding complications to the draft accord after U.S.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipping-companies-call-overhaul-un-ship-530182
https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipping-companies-call-overhaul-un-ship-530182“As of end August 2025, 534 container ships are on order which will be able to use alternative fuels upon delivery. These represent 53% of ships on order and 77% of the TEU,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.In addition to these alternatively-fuelled ships…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fuel-transition-alt-fuel-containerships-530185Port Houston recorded sustained growth in August following a standout July. Total tonnage across Port Houston’s public terminals is up 5% year-to-date through August, reflecting steady growth across multiple cargo sectors.After a record-setting July…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-houston-maintains-steady-growth-q-530190MELTRIC, an American manufacturer of switch-rated and standard-duty plugs and receptacles, announced the official launch of P66–a safe, high-powered, and highly durable electrical connection engineered for mobile electrification in harsh and…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/meltric-introduces-p-industrial-plug-530192Iron ore futures prices edged lower on Thursday, pressured by soft demand from China’s manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, though inventory replenishment ahead of the Chinese national day holiday capped losses. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) was down 0.12% at 800 yuan ($112.55) a metric ton. The benchmark September ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-dips-on-weak-china-demand-pre-holiday-restocking-limits-losses/Congestion at Australia’s key coal ports has opened the door for rival suppliers, with Russia and Indonesia stepping in to capture a greater share of South Korea’s thermal coal market, a trend that is likely to continue given their price advantage and premium quality. Korean utilities, facing steady summer demand and seeking timely deliveries since ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/australian-port-bottlenecks-boost-russian-indonesian-coal-flows-to-south-korea/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, rose to a near-two-month high on Thursday, supported by higher capesize rates. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, gained 25 points, or 1.2%, to 2,205 points, its highest level since ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-rises-to-near-two-month-high-on-strong-capesize-rates/Denmark-based offshore wind vessel player Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Ocean Winds for the transportation and installation of 26 Siemens Gamesa 14MW offshore wind turbines at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The value of the contract to Cadeler is expected to be between €49m and €58m ($57.8m and …
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https://splash247.com/cadeler-to-install-turbines-at-polands-390mw-offshore-wind-project/The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has published results from its six-month Project LOTUS trial, showing that long-term use of biofuels on oceangoing ships can be done safely without hitting performance or costs. Launched with Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha in May 2024, the project put a B24 blend – 24% fatty acid methyl ester …
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https://splash247.com/new-data-clears-biofuels-for-extended-deployment/Maritime scale-ups developing low-carbon technologies say they are being stalled by the very corporates that claim to need them, a new survey revealed. A survey of 30 founders revealed that no company scored above 6.5 out of 10 for collaboration, pointing to slow decisions, scarce funding, and few clear routes in. The findings were published …
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