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Brooklyn Bridge tall ship strike kills two crew

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

New York’s iconic Brooklyn Bridge, which dates back to the 1880’s, escaped serious damage when the Mexican training ship Cuauhtémoc ploughed into it after leaving a dock in on the East River in lower Manhattan. 

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Fishing Boat With $426 Million Worth of Illegal Drugs Seized by Indonesian Navy

From www.marineinsight.com

Indonesian Navy intercepted a foreign ship, disguised as a fishing boat, which was carrying two tons of drugs worth $ 426 million.

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Boskalis Nears Completion of Sohar Dredging Phase in Northern Oman 

From breakbulk.news

The final stretch of Boskalis’ dredging campaign in northern Oman is underway, with operations focused on the last remaining seabed contours at the Sohar Port and Freezone. 

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Regulator approval must for new LNG import terminal

From energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has mandated prior approval for establishing or expanding LNG import terminals, aiming to boost natural gas usage to 15% of India's energy mix by 2030.

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[Column] Navigating Europe’s Cargo Infrastructure Challenges 

From breakbulk.news

Hey there, folks! I just got back from the Breakbulk Europe event in Rotterdam, and boy, do I have some insights to share. 

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Revolutionising logistics with AI and humanoid robots

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

Beat Simon, Group Chief Commercial Officer – Logistics at DP World, has regular conversations with his assistant Tom, who helps him out with topics he doesn’t know much about or problems he is trying to solve.

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Buoyant lines bask in Indian summer

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

Continued uncertainty in the Pacific eastbound container trades has seen a surge in both cargo demand, and consequently spot freight rates, as shippers rush to beat the 90-day deadline set by the pause in US tariffs on imports from China.

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Charting the global economy: US, China forecasts improve on tariff truce

From energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Elsewhere, global economic developments include job cuts in Britain and potential clashes in Saudi Arabia's investment ambitions.

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BluePass and XMAR Unite to Launch UAE’s First Government-Backed Digital Bunkering Platform

From www.xindemarinenews.com

XMAR, the pioneering digital bunker platform, has officially entered a strategic partnership with BluePass, the UAEs leading maritime digital initiative supported by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI). 

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DeepOcean takes delivery of uncrewed surface vessel for subsea operations

From www.offshore-mag.com

DeepOcean and its partners have taken delivery of a newbuild uncrewed surface vessel for subsea survey, inspection, maintenance and repair work.

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LPG operator Geogas to use Syroco’s voyage optimisation software on fleet of 50 vessels 

From thedigitalship.com

Geogas, a global provider of safe, secure supply and seaborne logistics to the liquid gas industry, will deploy climate technology specialist Syroco’s weather routing and voyage optimisation platform across its entire fleet of over 50 vessels. 

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Sicilian Port Operator Boosts Heavy Cargo Handling with Italy’s First ESP.9 Generation 6 Crane

From breakbulk.news

Fratelli Fazio Group, a longstanding port operator at Sicily’s Port of Augusta, has placed a strategic order for a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 Mobile Harbor Crane — marking the first Generation 6 crane of its type to be delivered in Italy.

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Supply chain warning over Brazilian port bottlenecks

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

The state of the country’s ports has become a critical obstacle for the agribusiness sector, directly impacting key supply chains of major industries and commodities exports according to Mario Veraldo, CEO of global logistics company MTM Logix.

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Strategic boost for Sicily’s Port of Augusta with new Konecranes Gottwald Crane

From www.projectcargojournal.com

Sicily's Port of Augusta is set to significantly enhance its project cargo handling capabilities with the acquisition of a cutting-edge Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 Mobile Harbour Crane.

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IBJ celebrates Mikal Bøe for visionary leadership in Maritime

From www.corepower.energy

CORE POWER is a leading maritime and technology innovation company building markets for advanced nuclear energy technology for ocean transportation and heavy industry. 

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Russia Intercepts and Detains Greek Tanker off Estonia

From maritime-executive.com

Following the Estonian Navy's attempt to intercept a Russia-bound tanker in the Baltic last week, the Russian Navy has intercepted and diverted a Greek tanker full of Estonian fuel oil in the Gulf of Finland, according to Estonia's transport administration. 

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Maersk Sana now on week-long tow to Bahamas

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

The 8,450 teu container ship, Maersk Sana which was stranded in the Atlantic for three weeks is finally on the move.

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Estonia says Russia sent jet after attempt to stop sanction-breaking ship

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

Estonia said that Moscow had briefly sent a military jet into Nato airspace over the Baltic Sea during an attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a “shadow fleet” defying Western sanctions on Moscow.

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Copper’s US tariff premium crushed by wave of imports

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

\U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff on copper imports has generated a mass relocation of physical metal, swamping the U.S. market and draining the rest of the world.

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Drewry forecasts higher dry bulk rates in 2025 despite lower FFAs

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

Trade growth and shipping demand growth to slow this year on geopolitics and global recession threat, analyst says.

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India Plans to Issue Krill Fishing Permits for Antarctic Waters

From maritime-executive.com

India has launched a set of reforms aimed at strengthening its fisheries sector.

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UAE Extends its Dominance in Egypt's Port Sector

From maritime-executive.com

Egypt has concluded a series of deals with AD Ports and DP World which, taken together, have put the operations and revenue generation from Egypt’s principal ports and maritime logistic services into Emirati hands for the foreseeable future - in return for capital investments and payments up front.

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Estonia Grants its First Permit for an Offshore Wind Farm

From maritime-executive.com

Estonia has approved a draft bill granting the first building permit for the construction of an offshore wind farm. 

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Newbuild prices edge down

From splash247.com

Latest data from Clarksons Research shows that after three bumper years of orders, the appetite for newbuilds among owners is weak, down 57% year-on-year, which has also seen newbuild prices finally edge down. Clarksons is reporting newbuild prices are down 1.2% from the start of 2025, though they are still historically firm. 

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Inefficiencies proliferate across ageing global tanker fleet

From splash247.com

The vintage state of the global tanker fleet is leading to severe inefficiencies, with new data showing how many rust buckets have to spend more time not moving or in ballast.

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