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Asia week ahead: Rate decision in Korea and key data from Japan, China, Taiwan
South Korea: Bank of Korea may signal hawkish tilt We expect the Bank of Korea to keep rates unchanged on Thursday, but …
22 May 2026
Greece Current Account Deficit Narrows in March
Greece’s current account deficit narrowed to €2.34 billion in March 2026 from €3.20 billion in the corresponding month a…
22 May 2026
HOT PORT NEWS from GAC
Immigration fines affecting arriving offshore crew & technicians 22 May 2026 / Angola Offshore crew members and technici…
22 May 2026
Singapore Shipping Tycoon Indicted in Global Container Price Cartel Case
By Rong Wei Neo (Bloomberg) — Singapore shipping tycoon Teo Siong Seng was accused by the US of colluding to raise dry-c…
22 May 2026
Frontline Sees Strongest Quarter in Two Decades as Hormuz Crisis Reshapes Tanker Trade
Frontline plc, one of the world’s largest publicly traded operators of crude oil tankers, reported its strongest adjuste…
22 May 2026
Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Control Deepens Crisis for 20,000 Stranded Seafarers
Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ord…
22 May 2026
HD Hyundai Moves Deeper Into Nuclear With TerraPower Reactor Supply Pact
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai is expanding deeper into advanced nuclear energy after signing a framework ag…
22 May 2026
Europe-Africa trade: more one-way traffic these days
Roles have reversed, as far as volumes are concerned, between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with the latter’s pos…
22 May 2026
Indian Navy To Induct 45 Warships In Next Four Years, Targets 200-Ship Fleet By 2035
The newly launched NGOPV Sanghamitra is larger and more capable than older offshore patrol vessels, according to officia…
22 May 2026
U.S. Navy Tests SEAL-Operated Submersibles With Underwater Drones To Expand Covert Maritime Operations
The goal is to make covert missions safer, extend how far SEAL teams can operate, and reduce risk in heavily defended ma…
22 May 2026
International Maritime Organization Adopts World’s First International Code For Autonomous Ships
The code is part of IMO efforts to address the rapid expansion of digital technology and automation in the maritime indu…
22 May 2026
UAE Left OPEC to Pump More as End of Oil Era Looms, Presidential Adviser Says
The UAE's decision to leave OPEC was three years in the making and is based on its view the world is near the “autumn of…
22 May 2026
RINA Awards First-Ever AiP For Energy Harvesting Ship Concept
RINA awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Drift Energy for its energy-harvesting ship concept, the first such certi…
22 May 2026
U.S. Navy Approves Production Of Its First Operational Carrier-Based Uncrewed Tanker
The U.S. Navy plans to procure a total of 76 MQ-25A aircraft, including development and demonstration aircraft.
22 May 2026
Largest Casino At Sea Launched Onboard Newly Revamped Harmony Of The Seas
Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas underwent a five-week drydock renovation in Europe and came back with the largest …
22 May 2026
Japanese Shipping Giant MOL Signs First Annual LNG Bunkering Deal For Car Carriers
MOL will continue to expand the service areas for LNG-fueled vessels and proactively support the growth of a clean suppl…
22 May 2026
20 Iranian Sailors Aboard Ship Seized By U.S In Singaporean Waters Finally Return Home
Twenty Iranian sailors aboard a ship seized by the US in Singaporean waters finally returned home after diplomatic effor…
22 May 2026
Iran, Oman Discuss Strait Of Hormuz Shipping Fee System Despite U.S. Warning
“We want it free,” Trump said at the White House. “We don’t want tolls. It’s international. It’s an international waterw…
22 May 2026
Maersk Container Ship Collides With Barge, Runs Aground & Blocks Bonny Channel In Nigeria
An oil spill was reported after two ships collided in Bonny Inner Anchorage in Rivers State this week, halting vessel mo…
22 May 2026
Invisible Explosion Explains Why Famous ‘Mary Celeste’ Ghost Ship Crew Jumped Overboard
Maly Celeste was carrying 1,701 barrels of industrial ethanol from a freezing New York winter into a much warmer climate…
22 May 2026
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