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Newly Built LNG Vessel for Diamond Global Energy Named DIAMOND GAS JADE
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that a naming ceremony was held for a 174,000 m3 membrane-…
20 May 2026
Proposed South African e-methanol plant targets bunkering
South African project developer Green eFuels Producers (GeFP) plans to build a 14,300 mt/year e-methanol plant in the Va…
20 May 2026
Columbia Group Reinforces Commitment To Maritime Talent Enhanced Cadet Training Programme
Columbia Group has strengthened its commitment to developing the next generation of maritime professionals with an enhan…
20 May 2026
AIIB to lend ICTSI USD300 million to expand port connectivity, drive green transition in the Philippines
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend USD300 million to International Container Terminal Services In…
20 May 2026
Fed’s Paulson says ’healthy’ to consider rate hikes
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said on Tuesday it was “healthy” for financial markets to co…
20 May 2026
Amid Record High Arrears, UN Struggling to Survive as Organization, Fifth Committee Hears as Speakers Present Proposals to Defer Return of Unspent Funds as Remedy
With its cash reserves rapidly depleting, and long-term financial stability eroding, the United Nations is not only risk…
20 May 2026
Hormuz Closure Could Send Oil to $200 and Trigger Global Recession, Wood Mackenzie Warns
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could become the most severe global energy supply shock in decades, with oil…
20 May 2026
Shipping Industry Issues Stark New Hormuz Transit Guidance as Risks Mount
The global shipping industry has released sweeping new guidance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, warning tha…
20 May 2026
UK Opens Door to Diesel and Jet Fuel Made From Russian Crude
The UK government has quietly loosened part of its Russia sanctions regime, issuing a new general trade licence that all…
20 May 2026
New UAE Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Now 50% Complete, ADNOC CEO Says
A new crude oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and which the United Arab Emirates began building last year …
20 May 2026
India Sinks Retired Warship To Build First-Of-Its-Kind Underwater Naval Museum
INS Guldar, a Kumbhir-class landing ship, served the Indian Navy for nearly four decades. It was formally decommissioned…
20 May 2026
U.S. Navy Integrates WHOOP Wearable Technology To Track Sailor Fatigue And Recovery
WHOOP will work directly with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to enable integration of the WHOOP wearable platform into the CREW …
20 May 2026
U.S. Seizes Iran-Linked Oil Tanker In Indian Ocean Amid Nuclear & Regional Shipping Tensions
The tanker, Skywave, was intercepted overnight. It had already been sanctioned by the US in March for allegedly transpor…
20 May 2026
Mexico And Uruguay Send Humanitarian Cargo To Cuba As Fuel And Food Shortages Worsen
The vessel brought around 1,600 to 1,700 tons of food and hygiene products to Havana, according to Cuban state media.
20 May 2026
U.S. Sanctions 19 Tankers Linked To Iranian Oil Trade Amid Hormuz Shipping Disruption
The RFJ programme is offering up to $15 million for information that could disrupt financial networks linked to Iran’s I…
20 May 2026
Offshore Firm Fined £287,000 After North Sea Rig Worker Fell Through Dislodged Grate Into Sea
The rig was under tow to Dundee when weather conditions worsened, with winds exceeding 30 mph and waves rising above fiv…
20 May 2026
India And Bahrain Launch Middle East’s Largest Ship Recycling Facility
This is the first time a major Indian ship recycling company has expanded a large-scale operation outside South Asia.
20 May 2026
Two Cargo Vessels Collide On Indonesia’s Mahakam River, Spilling Containers Into Busy Shipping Lane
Video circulating showed Spil Ratna turning to starboard during a passing manoeuvre before its starboard bow struck the …
20 May 2026
Philippines port capacity set for boost with $300m loan package
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend $300m to International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI…
20 May 2026
Damen ASD Tug 2713 Fuel Flexible receives class and flag state approval
Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for its ASD Tug 2713 Fuel Flexible (FF) to operate on m…
20 May 2026
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