Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in July, a decrease of 14.3% compared to a year ago, according to latst figures from industry trade group the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). The trade was also below the month’s five...
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Diana Charters Kamsarmax Bulker to Paralos
Greek dry bulk shipowner Diana Shipping on Tuesday announced it has entered into a time charter contract with operator Paralos Shipping for one of its 2013-built Kamsarmax bulk carriers.The charter of the 81,513 dwt Astarte is expected to commence on A...
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Russian Diesel Ship-to-ship Transfers Increase in Northern Aegean
Traders are moving Russian diesel cargoes to a new ship-to-ship (STS) loadings site in the northern Aegean Sea, as Western sanctions hit vessels carrying fuel loaded in Russian ports, LSEG and market sources data show.Since a full European Union…
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COTECMAR, Damen Join Forces for Construction of Frigate for Colombian Navy
Damen and COTECMAR have signed the contract for technical support and the supply of components for the construction of the first frigate to be built in Colombia.COTECMAR, short for the Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Indust...
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TotalEnergies Makes its First Supply of Cooking Oil-Based Marine Fuel in Singapore
TotalEnergies has supplied its first B100 biofuel bunker in Singapore, marking an expansion in its low-carbon fuels offer in an effort to support the decarbonization goals of global shipping.On August 5, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels used an IMO Type II c...
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GMS: Push the Pause Button on Ship Recycling
The Middle East and global ship recycling markets need a serious push on the pause button, says cash buyer GMS, as this week the world has seen:• increasing security bulletins surrounding an imminent Iranian / Hezbollah threat against Israel,• the U.S....
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Watch: Reenactment of Real-Life Enclosed Space Incident
Recent data from InterManager, submitted to the IMO in a recent paper (III-10-INF.18), highlights that in 2023 more than 30 seafarers lost their lives due to asphyxiation in enclosed spaces.This figure marks the second-highest annual number of fataliti...
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Esgian Week 32 Report: Second Round of Saudi Jackup Suspensions
Esgian provides an update on the second round of jackup suspensions in Saudi Arabia in its Week 32 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsArabian Drilling has confirmed that Saudi Aramco has initiated discussions with the drilling…
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WISTA Germany Picks Top Glory Marine MD for President
Cathrin Prikker has been appointed President of WISTA Germany and plans to use her platform to promote empowerment, connection and dialogue in the industry.Prikker heads up waste management company Top Glory Marine along with fellow Managing Director (...
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Australia Tests Fires Advanced Air Defense Missile
The Australian government said on Saturday it had for the first time test-fired a Raytheon SM-6 missile from a Navy ship, a major step in acquiring and integrating the air-defense weapon into its inventory.The HMAS Sydney conducted the test near the U.S.
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