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Ukraine's Special Forces Hit Three Russian Oil Platforms in the Caspian

From maritime-executive.com

On Sunday, Ukraine's military reported another round of long-range strikes on Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea, the latest in a series of attacks on vulnerable energy infrastructure. 

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Finnish solo rower apologises after ocean rescue 3,000km from South Africa

From yle.fi

Jari Saario was rescued by a Greek merchant ship in the South Atlantic early Sunday. He had to abandon his seven-metre rowboat, which partly filled with water after flipping over.

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UPF expands African footprint to secure project cargo corridors in Kenya and Cameroon

From www.projectcargojournal.com

UPF Group has significantly bolstered its African logistics network with the opening of new offices in Cameroon and Kenya, a strategic expansion designed to secure reliable transport corridors for project cargo moving inland from coastal gateways.

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DAKO Worldwide Transport executes multi-continent project cargo moves over festive period

From www.projectcargojournal.com

DAKO Worldwide Transport maintained operational momentum throughout the holiday season, executing a series of project cargo shipments across Asia, Europe, and North Africa. 

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MOL and ITOCHU perform Japan’s first environmental attribute certificate trade

From www.offshore-energy.biz

Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corporation and shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of strategic partnership to advance the use of environmental attribute certificates for decarbonization in the transportation sector.

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Shippers front-load Europe ahead of Chinese New Year 2026

From www.porttechnology.org

Shippers are front-loading cargo into Europe, pushing pre–Chinese New Year capacity nearly 50 per cent above historical norms.
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DFDS Turns to Hempel’s Michael Hansen as CEO Amid Pressure to Fix Financial Performance

From breakbulk.news

DFDS appoints Michael Hansen as CEO in a high stakes leadership shift aimed at fixing financial performance and unlocking network value. 

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Uniper and AM Green sign long-term offtake agreement for up to 500,000 tons per year of renewable ammonia from India

From www.uniper.energy

 Uniper Global Commodities SE (“Uniper”) and AM Green Ammonia India Private Limited (“AM Green Ammonia”) today announced the signing of a long-term binding offtake agreement for renewable ammonia certified as a Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO). 

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ABS and Siemens Energy Launch Joint Development Project to Enhance Battery Safety Through Advanced Simulation

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

ABS and Siemens Energy have signed a joint development project (JDP) to advance the understanding of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries through modeling and simulation, supporting safer and more reliable energy storage systems for the marine and offshore industries.

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Alternative-Fuelled Vessel Orders Dropped 47% Year on Year in 2025

From shipandbunker.com

Orders for LNG-fuelled vessels made up the bulk of alternative-fuelled contracting last year, accounting for 68% of the total orders.

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Container shipping market outlook for 2026 – a Red Sea return?

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

A return to Red Sea and Suez Canal transits by container lines is expected for 2026, but combined with fleet growth will they be able to maintain profitability?

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Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon

From maritime-executive.com

On Monday, armed pirates boarded a trawler off the coast of Gabon and kidnapped multiple foreign crewmembers, according to the Gabonese ministry of defense. 

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Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

From maritime-executive.com

Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanseatic Global Terminals is continuing to execute on its growth strategy, with reports that it has taken full ownership of Port Everglades'Florida International Terminal.

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Maersk container ship makes second Red Sea transit

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

As the ceasefire in Gaza continues to hold and the Houthi are no longer threatening commercial shipping Maersk has made its second trial Red Sea transit

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Court sides with Ørsted as US offshore wind project restart approved

From splash247.com

A US federal judge has allowed Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted to resume work on its almost completed Revolution Wind project, which the Trump administration halted along with four other projects. 

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Trump’s Venezuela raid leaves oil markets in disarray

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

The ‘hand over’ to the US of 30-50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil is just one of the factors disrupting global oil markets.

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HMM trials wing sails on a tanker

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

South Korean owner HMM is partnering with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering in a bid to meet green regulations with wind assisted propulsion.

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Greek dry bulk management partnership formed

From splash247.com

Capital-Executive Ship Management Corp has entered into a strategic partnership with Axis Maritime Corp, an SPV led by Nicholas Madias, and will rebrand as Capital Axis Maritime Corp.

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Scorpio Tankers sheds 11-year-old LR2

From splash247.com

Monaco-headquartered product carrier major Scorpio Tankers has sold one of its LR2 tankers.

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Kalleklev takes helm of EPS gas fleet after CoolCo merger

From splash247.com

Eastern Pacific Shipping has moved to reshape its gas shipping leadership after completing the merger between its LNG unit CoolCo and subsidiary EPS Ventures earlier this month. 

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Iran Releases Greek-Owned Tanker St. Nikolas After Two-Year Detention

From gcaptain.com

Iran has quietly released the Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned oil tanker St. Nikolas after holding the vessel for approximately two years, according to maritime intelligence firm TankerTrackers. 

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New York Files Lawsuit to Restart Empire Wind as $5.3B Project Nears Collapse

From gcaptain.com

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed two federal lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on major offshore wind projects. 

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Baltimore’s Sparrows Point Container Terminal Receives Key Permits

From maritime-executive.com

Plans to develop a new container terminal as part of the redevelopment of the Sparrow’s Point region of Baltimore marked key steps with the US Army Corps of Engineers and federal authorities granting construction permits. 

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Revolution Wind Receives Court Injunction Against Trump’s Stop-Work Order

From maritime-executive.com

The Revolution Wind offshore wind farm won a preliminary injunction against the Department of the Interior’s December stop-work order, which permits the company to resume offshore work while the case proceeds. 

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