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Utah-based GenFlat Holdings has struck a six‑month trial agreement with Turkey’s Arkas Line to test the collapsible GenFlat container on a trade route beginning April 2026. The trial will evaluate the container’s operational performance and assess savings on empty repositioning, yard space and associated handling fees. GenFlat’s boxes collapse in 80 seconds and expand in …
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https://splash247.com/arkas-to-trial-genflats-collapsible-containers/China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group is restoring shipbuilding at the long‑dormant Wuhan Qingshan yard and plans a full restart of main shipbuilding operations in 2026, injecting fresh capacity into a Chinese revival that is pushing national shipbuilding capacity back toward post-global financial crisis highs. Founded in the 1950s and once Hubei’s largest civilian yard, Qingshan …
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https://splash247.com/china-merchants-to-restart-wuhan-qingshan-shipyard/The US military chased a tanker across the world – from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean – intercepting it on Monday in Washington’s ongoing crackdown on Venezuelan oil exports. Vanuatu warned of a fraudulent website impersonating its registry. The unauthorised website, operating under the domain registervu.com, copied content from Vanuatu’s own registry site. In related news, …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-the-week-in-shipping-in-233-words/Following pressure from the European Union and Ukraine, Cameroon’s government is finally clamping down on shadow ships using its register. Cameroon’s flag has grown by 126% over the past 12 months and is now Africa’s third-largest, according to data from Clarksons Research, largely thanks to Russian-linked tonnage entering its books. The average age of ships …
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https://splash247.com/cameroon-clamps-down-on-shadow-fleet-as-flag-purge-begins/Hong Kong terminal operator CK Hutchison has escalated its fight over two Panama Canal terminals by warning A.P. Moller‑Maersk that any attempt by APM Terminals to assume operations without Hutchison’s consent would trigger legal recourse and claims for damages. In a public update, Hutchison said it had notified the Panamanian state of a treaty dispute …
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https://splash247.com/ck-hutchison-warns-maersk-off-balboa-and-cristobal/The shipping industry's biggest players are shrugging off Trump administration opposition to a global carbon price and are forging ahead with billions of dollars in emissions-reducing investments, according to company officials and a Reuters analysis of data.Europe…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/global-shipping-industry-sticks-green-535668Recent discussions with industrial teams have underscored how rapidly the digital “threatscape” is evolving across global energy systems, from oil and gas to chemicals, specialty gases, power generation, and transmission and distribution networks…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/digital-threatscape-rapidly-evolving-535669The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the girting and capsize of tug Biter with the loss of two lives while assisting passenger vessel Hebridean Princess off Greenock, Scotland.At about 1527 on 24 February 2023…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/watch-maib-releases-findings-girting-535671The 34-year-old livestock carrier ship Blue Ocean A, flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, has been detained at the Italian Port of Cagliari after a port state control inspection found 54 irregularities, 30 of which were considered serious.The…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/old-livestock-carriers-spark-animal-535672Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said on Thursday it appointed John Chidsey as its chief executive officer, effective immediately, replacing Harry Sommer, who is stepping down.The company said Chidsey, 63, who had served at the helm of Subway…
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