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  • South Enabler completes sea trials
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    South Enabler completes sea trials

    2025-04-17T07:00:00Z

    Wallenius Sol’s South Enabler has successfully completed its sea trials in the Adriatic Sea as the company prepares for the vessel to join its fleet.

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    Ro-ro rates under pressure while tariffs hit China-US sailings

    2025-04-17T07:00:00Z

    Conditions in the ro-ro shipping sector continue to soften, according to sector analyst and data provider Esgian. In March, daily time charter rates fell month on month by 12 percent, ending Q1 2025 at USD60,000 per day on average. Further declines are expected in the months ahead.

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    Trio of NYK firms to merge

    2025-04-16T09:30:00Z

    Three shipping and ship-management firms within the NYK Group will merge as part of a strategic business integration.

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    Trump looks overseas to boost US maritime industry

    2025-04-16T09:30:00Z

    On April 9, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to revitalise US shipbuilding and strengthen the US-flag fleet.

  • Panama Canal draught raised ahead of schedule
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    Hutchison port sale hits Panama snag

    2025-04-15T07:00:00Z

    In early March, Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison agreed to divest the majority of its global port assets to the Blackrock-TiL consortium in a USD22.8 billion deal. The transaction included control of several terminal operations and a significant stake in Panama Ports Company. However, reports have since emerged that Hutchison will no longer sell its Panama Canal-adjacent assets. The deal has also drawn scrutiny from Chinese regulators, who are expected to launch an antitrust review.

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    ​Course set for industry-wide GHG pricing and fuel standards

    2025-04-14T08:33:00Z

    Marine Environment Protection Committee 83 (MEPC 83) concluded with draft regulations that will set mandatory marine fuel standard and GHG emissions pricing for shipping, a first for the sector.

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    Peters & May partners with Burgess

    2025-04-10T06:30:00Z

    UK-based specialist marine transport and logistics company Peters & May has signed a partnership with Burgess, a global yacht brokerage and management company.

  • IMO updates guidelines to protect seafarers
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    IMO updates guidelines to protect seafarers

    2025-04-09T09:15:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted updated guidelines to protect seafarers from unfair treatment when detained in foreign jurisdictions linked to alleged crimes committed at sea.

  • MacGregor delivers SWL electric crane to Nordic
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    MacGregor delivers SWL electric crane

    2025-04-08T07:52:00Z

    MacGregor, a maritime cargo and load handling solutions provider, has delivered its modernised version of the SWL electric heavy lift crane. It wil be installed aboard dship Carriers’ multipurpose vessel Amy.

  • Varamar new service routeing
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    Varamar launches Middle East, India and Australia service

    2025-04-08T07:44:00Z

    Breakbulk, dry bulk, oversized and containerised cargo carrier Varamar has established a new regular service connecting the Middle East, India, Indonesia, and Australia.

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    Toepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose shipping rate update

    2025-04-07T08:45:00Z

    Toepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose rate index held steady. The analyst’s average daily time charter rate for a 12,500 dwt/F-type heavy lift vessel stood at USD12,821 at the start of April 2025.

  • EXIM approves financing for domestic exports
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    RightShip and Mapsea form strategic partnership

    2025-04-07T07:16:00Z

    South Korea-based marine technology firm Mapsea will integrate RightShip’s features relating to safety and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into its systems.

  • Meriaura adds Karion to fleet
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    Meriaura sees revenue growth but profit hit by restructuring

    2025-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Finland’s Meriaura Group published its financial results for 2024, with revenue up but EBITDA and net profit down on 2023’s figures. The Finnish shipping firm puts this largely down to the restructuring of its business.

  • COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has signed a contract to build a next-generation 70,000 dwt DP2 semi-submersible vessel.
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    COSCO Shipping Specialized places semi-sub order

    2025-04-04T07:00:00Z

    COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has signed a contract to build a next-generation 70,000 dwt DP2 semi-submersible vessel.

  • Rotra Futura delivered to Amasus
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    Rotra Horizon launched

    2025-04-03T16:00:00Z

    The Netherlands-based Amasus Shipping took delivery of the multipurpose vessel Rotra Futura from the Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China earlier this week. Then, on April 3, Amasus confirmed that its sistership, Rotra Horizon, had been launched.

  • UK government maps out route to carbon free shipping
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    UK government maps out route to carbon-free shipping

    2025-04-03T07:12:00Z

    The UK government has set out its measures to reach carbon-free shipping by 2050.

  • ClassNK makes key appointments and approves WAPS
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    ClassNK makes key appointments and approves WAPS

    2025-04-01T06:06:00Z

    Japan-based ClassNK has appointed a new president and ceo, as well as an executive vice president. The classification society has also issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a rigid windsail type wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) developed by OceanWings.

  • 2KSC optimistic but cautious for shipping sector
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    2KSC optimistic but cautious for shipping sector

    2025-03-28T08:00:00Z

    2K Shipping Company (2KSC), based in Türkiye, remains optimistic despite concerns for the wider shipping sector, spearheaded by tariffs and disruptions in the Middle East.

  • Carsten Rehder orders multipurpose vessels
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    GRSE lands vessel order from Carsten Rehder

    2025-03-27T07:38:00Z

    India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) signed a contract earlier this week with German shipping line Carsten Rehder for the construction of two 7,500 dwt multipurpose vessels.

  • In January 2025, Xenos Marine acquired the VB-10,000 heavy lift vessel. The ship was renamed TX-10,000 at a christening ceremony in Galveston earlier this week.
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    TX-10,000 prepared for 2025 season

    2025-03-26T10:04:00Z

    In January 2025, Xenos Marine acquired the VB-10,000 heavy lift vessel. The ship was renamed TX-10,000 at a christening ceremony in Galveston earlier this week.