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Saudi Arabian liner newcomer Folk Maritime is pressing ahead with fleet expansion by adding three more vessels. The Riyadh-based feeder owner and operator, led by former Hamburg Süd boss Poul Hestbaek, has acquired the 702 teu Folk Yanbu, 1,118 teu Folk Jubail and the 1,868 teu Folk Dammam, taking its owned fleet to five ships. …
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https://splash247.com/saudi-liner-folk-maritime-grows-fleet-with-triple-acquisition/Jamieson Greer, the US Trade Representative, has been in South Korea this week where shipbuilding talks have taken place as well as pitches made to become an alternate supply of port cranes. As well as meeting with government officials, Greer sat down with HD Hyundai vice chairman Chung Ki-sun with the pair discussing his shipyard’s …
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https://splash247.com/hd-hyundai-pitches-port-cranes-to-us-trade-representative/As the FuelEU Maritime regulation enters into force, the shipping industry may be looking at a surprising upside. Instead of acting solely as a cost driver, the regulation could create a net financial gain, potentially around €250m ($280m), according to a recent analysis by maritime data and compliance firm OceanScore. “FuelEU isn’t just another penalty,” …
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https://splash247.com/how-to-profit-from-fueleu-maritime/China has broken the record for the world’s largest car carrier for the second time in under a month with the sailaway of the Anji Ansheng, a 9,500 ceu ship owned by SAIC Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of China’s giant car manufacturer SAIC. The world’s largest car carrier in terms of capacity set sail on …
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https://splash247.com/china-smashes-car-carrier-size-records-twice-in-less-than-a-month/Friday’s weekly publishing of spot rates from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange has given a stark picture of the frenzy building on the transpacific. Rates from China to the US west coast leapt 31% week-on-week, while rates to the east coast jumped 22% as shippers rush to make the most of a 90-day mini-reprieve in the …
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https://splash247.com/shanghai-spot-box-rates-to-us-west-coast-leap-31-in-just-one-week/The Arctic’s bowhead whales can live for over 200 years. Imagine what they might hear in that time: screw propellers were only just being used to power ships 200 years ago, and diesel engines appeared some hundred years after that.The underwater radiated noise of shipping has grown globally…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/naturally-quiet-525804Conrad Industries has announced today its first quarter 2025 results with a net income of $3.9 million compared to $1.5 million during the first quarter of 2024.During the first three months of 2025, Conrad signed $67.3 million in contracts…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/conrad-industries-first-quarter-income-525807How does ammonia behave when it leaks in an engine room? How does a cloud of escaped ammonia disperse during bunkering operations? These and many other critical safety questions that must be understood if ammonia is to become widely adopted…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-publishes-safety-insights-ammonia-a-525789In today’s shipping industry, we’re seeing multiple factors which are impacting smaller shipping companies making it challenging to remain independent, however smaller operators bring unique values to the industry and we must encourage their…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipnet-challenges-surviving-a-small-525790Thruster propulsion specialist Steerprop has appointed Juhani Hupli as its new Director of Service. Hupli, who joined Steerprop in February, will lead the development and delivery of the company’s lifecycle solutions for its thrusters, which…
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