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BigLift Shipping has placed an order for a new heavylift vessel — a sister to its Happy Star vessel — to be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore with delivery scheduled for June 2028. The initial contract covers one ship with an option for a second. No price has been revealed. The ship will feature two …
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https://splash247.com/biglift-orders-heavylift-ship-in-dalian/London-listed shipbroker Braemar is lining up a leadership change, with group chief executive James Gundy set to step down at the company’s annual general meeting on 2 July 2026. Gundy will also leave the board at that point but will remain with the business, returning his focus to shipbroking. The board has selected Grant Foley, …
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https://splash247.com/leadership-change-at-braemar/The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the industry’s top lobby group, has cautioned Washington over its plans to revitalise domestic shipbuilding by charging foreign-built vessels higher port fees. The Trump administration’s long‑awaited Maritime Action Plan (MAP) has resurrected a controversial proposal to charge foreign‑built ships a per‑kilogram fee on imported cargo. The 36‑page plan – …
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https://splash247.com/shipping-lobby-warns-us-against-port-fee-plan-that-could-spark-reprisal/Madagascar has warned of a surge in fraudulent ship registrations after its authorities identified nine vessels using flag state documents in the country’s name. Port authorities told the International Maritime Organization in a formal letter that the vessels – ranging from general cargo ships to small product, LPG and crude tankers – were presenting documents …
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https://splash247.com/madagascar-exposes-fraudulent-flag-scam/Wolfgang Lehmacher discusses Panama’s port shock. CK Hutchison operates two container terminals at either end of the Panama Canal under a concession that Panama’s Supreme Court has now declared unconstitutional, prompting the Hong Kong group to launch arbitration proceedings against the state. This is a test case for how emerging doctrines are reshaping the Americas …
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https://splash247.com/how-donroe-is-hardening-the-americas/Seaborne agricultural trade reached a new high in 2025, with volumes pushing to 716.5m tonnes, according to analysis from Ursa Shipbrokers. The figure, based on load dates and covering all cargoes and bulk carrier types, marks a 1% year-on-year increase from 711.5m tonnes in 2024. While the gain of 5m tonnes was modest, it was …
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https://splash247.com/record-year-for-seaborne-grains-with-freight-boost-into-2026/New York-listed Israeli carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has laid out the full terms of its agreed sale, confirming shareholders will receive $35 per share in cash under a merger deal that values the company at about $4.2bn. The price represents a 58% premium to ZIM’s closing share price on February 13, 2026, a 90% …
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https://splash247.com/zim-sets-out-terms-of-4-2bn-hapag-lloyd-deal-outlines-new-zim-carve-out/The number of ships operating in the Arctic reached a record high in 2025, according to new data from the Arctic Council Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME). The Working Group has been tracking Arctic shipping…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/arctic-shipping-increased-record-high-535799DOF Group ASA announced the award of a substantial contract for a project in Argentina. The project is scheduled for offshore operations across two campaigns in Q2 and Q3-Q4 of 2026 and will encompass mooring pre-lay, pipeline end manifold installation/construction management…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dof-group-asa-awarded-contract-argentina-535778President Donald Trump denounced a clean energy agreement between the United Kingdom and California Governor Gavin Newsom hours after it was signed on Monday, Politico reported.In an interview with the outlet, Trump said it was "inappropriate" for Britain to be dealing with the Democratic governor.
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