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This week, wind-assist company BAR Technologies published an article on LinkedIn titled The Charter Party Challenge, the challenge being how do shipowners reap the benefits of installing wind-assist technology when it is the charterer that usually…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/wind-power-charter-party-challenge-538177The Panama Canal Authority on Thursday downplayed a report that an LPG vessel paid $4 million to jump the transit queue, saying the result reflected temporary market conditions rather than a fee set by the waterway, as the Iran war drives more…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-canal-downplays-report-line-538180
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-canal-downplays-report-line-538180The Nord Stream gas pipelines were attacked in 2022 as a direct result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, insurers told a London court on Thursday as they seek to avoid paying out nearly 580 million euros ($684 million) over blasts that hit the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/nord-stream-blast-insurers-seeking-avoid-538181Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink. A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network affecting millions of Starlink users had left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California coast…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/starlink-outage-exposes-pentagons-growing-538182
https://www.marinelink.com/news/starlink-outage-exposes-pentagons-growing-538182European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and France have mine clearance capacity which could help secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin told French TV station TF1 on Friday."There are capabilities to provide fully supported escort services
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/europe-help-clear-mines-strait-hormuz-538188Astro Offshore has added a new ultra-deepwater multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) to its fleet, strengthening its subsea capabilities and expanding into international markets.The vessel, Energy Savannah, which will be renamed Astro Atlas, is…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/astro-offshore-expands-subsea-capability-538195Italy’s Fincantieri and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) have launched the cruise ship Norwegian Aura at the Monfalcone shipyard, marking the start of the vessel’s final outfitting phase ahead of delivery scheduled for spring 2027.With a gross tonnage of about 170…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-ncl-launch-cruise-ship-538196In 2024, Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong delivered the first boat of Robert Allan Ltd.’s new Z-Tech 6000 design, the PSA Gemini, to PSA Marine of Singapore. Less than two years later the 16th and final boat of that contract, the PSA Nebula…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/psa-marine-receives-th-ztech-tug-538197
https://www.marinelink.com/news/psa-marine-receives-th-ztech-tug-538197Today, Friday, April 17 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 44 points, reaching 2567 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 hit ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2567-up-44-points/Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping is tweaking its fleet renewal strategy, scrapping near-term dual-fuel orders in favour of conventional tonnage while keeping optionality for greener ships later in the decade. The dry bulk owner said it has terminated earlier agreements for four 64,000 dwt dual-fuel ultramax newbuildings and replaced them with contracts for four conventionally …
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