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Today, Wednesday, July 30 2025, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 114 points, reaching 1995 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 ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-1995-down-114-points/Singapore‑headquartered shipmanager Synergy Marine Group has named Vikas Trivedi as co‑CEO – ship management, with specific responsibility for its tanker and gas carrier division. Trivedi brings nearly 25 years of senior leadership experience from another top‑three global ship manager, Anglo-Eastern. He joins existing co‑CEO Ajay Chaudhry, who continues to head the dry vessel division. Trivedi’s …
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https://splash247.com/synergy-appoints-vikas-trivedi-as-co%e2%80%91ceo/Ukraine is preparing to launch a pilot scheme allowing the remote processing of seafarers’ identity documents (SID) for thousands of its seafarers stranded abroad by war, bureaucracy, and logistical dead ends. No fixed date has been set for the scheme’s introduction, but, according to crew supplier and management company Danica Crewing Specialists, it’s believed to …
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https://splash247.com/ukrainian-war-stranded-seafarers-to-get-remote-fix-in-paperwork-overhaul/Germany’s Hartmann Group has exercised an option for a seventh 3,500 teu containership at Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering, continuing its LNG dual-fuel newbuilding programme tied to US carrier Seaboard Marine. The latest ship marks an expansion of a series launched in 2021, when Hartmann ordered three vessels with options for three more. The new order …
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https://splash247.com/hartmann-and-seaboard-expand-boxship-newbuild-series-in-china/The proposed inclusion of Chinese shipping giant COSCO in Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's contentious global ports sale is a potential win for Beijing in a strategic sector, but the deal is far from final and could face resistance from Washington…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ck-hutchison-port-sale-win-beijing-us-528429
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ck-hutchison-port-sale-win-beijing-us-528429Repeated rain in past days has raised water levels on all of the river Rhine in Germany to normal levels allowing cargo vessels to sail with full loads, commodity traders said on Tuesday.Dry weather and a heatwave in June and July meant the river became too shallow for vessels to sail fully loaded.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/rhine-river-shipping-returns-normal-water-528431Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, banking on resilient demand for its luxury destinations, even as the cruise operator faces pressure from higher fuel costs.The company forecast current-quarter profit below estimates, sending its shares down about 7% in early trading.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/royal-caribbean-raises-annual-profit-528432As U.S. ports face their annual surge in pre-holiday inventory arrivals, many are relying on propane-powered equipment to stay efficient, resilient, and cost effective. This surge in port activity comes just as the U.S. Department of Transportation…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dot-announces-new-funding-ports-528434The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is needed to expand operational capacity in Norway’s maritime…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/sfl-missions-inc-awarded-contract-528435In a major move to accelerate the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet expansion, Bollinger Shipyards, Rauma Shipyards, Seaspan Shipyards, and Aker Arctic announced a partnership to deliver next-generation Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) under…
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