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Greeks will be surprised to see the latest maritime hub survey published by Chinese state-run newswire Xinhua and London-based, Singapore-owned Baltic Exchange, which places Ningbo Zhoushan, the world’s largest port, above combined Athens and Piraeus as the leading shipping centre. The 2025 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCDI) Report, now in its 12th year, ranks …
Canada’s busiest seaport, the port of Vancouver, has formally launched the bidding process for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a long-anticipated expansion that will boost cargo capacity by 70%. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) this week, seeking companies to construct a C$3bn ($2.2bn) container terminal. The project is …
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https://splash247.com/port-of-vancouver-advances-2-2bn-expansion/As labour shortages continue to challenge the shipbuilding sector, South Korea’s HD Hyundai has doubled down on robotics innovation, announcing a strategic partnership with German cognitive robotics pioneer NEURA Robotics and sister firm HD Hyundai Robotics. The three-way collaboration aims to develop and test quadruped and humanoid robots specifically tailored for shipbuilding environments. Under the …
Jhonlin Marine Trans, the shipping arm of Indonesia’s sprawling Jhonlin Group, has quietly assembled an impressive trio of Japanese-built ultramax bulk carriers, signalling a growing ambition in the dry bulk sector from one of the country’s most powerful conglomerates. The company’s fleet now includes three reflagged ultramaxes — Jhonlin 001 (built 2012), Jhonlin 002 (2018), …
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https://splash247.com/indonesias-jhonlin-marine-quietly-builds-ultramax-fleet-with-japanese-tonnage/The global shipping industry has been rocked by two deadly attacks this week in the Red Sea, with Yemen’s Houthi rebels launching their first campaign against merchant shipping of the year, sinking two bulk carriers, killing at least three seafarers, wounding others, and reportedly kidnapping crew. A new Houthi policy of targeting any company that …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-red-sea-attacks-lead-coverage/The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday that three more Filipino seafarers from the attacked and sunken vessel Eternity C have been rescued in the Red Sea, bringing the total number of rescued Filipinos to eight. Thirteen remain unaccounted for as search and rescue efforts continue in waters now increasingly perilous for …
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https://splash247.com/red-sea-traffic-falls-as-houthis-vow-to-continue-attacks/Hydrogen fuel cell power plants for ships face the challenge of hydrogen’s low volumetric energy density at normal temperature and pressure and its low electricity-to-electricity energy conversion efficiency compared to batteries.The justification for persevering with hydrogen as a marine fuel…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/persevering-hydrogen-527852The Ras Alhekma terminal support/escort tug has been delivered to the Egyptian Navy in Alexandria, Egypt.The name, Ras Alhekma is a coastal region located on a cape along Egypt’s Mediterranean shoreline.The RAstar 3200-W series tug was recently…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/first-rastar-w-series-tugboat-delivered-527853Nasdaq-listed owner Toro Corp is selling one of its LPG carriers in an $18m deal involving affiliated parties. The Petros Panagiotidis-led spinoff of Cyprus-based Castor Maritime is offloading the 2015-buit 5,000 cu m Dream Syrax to a subsidiary of Robin Energy, a Nasdaq-listed entity controlled by Panagiotidis. The transaction structured as a related-party deal was …
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https://splash247.com/toro-ships-out-lpg-carrier-to-tanker-spin-off-robin-energy/Meyer Turku has today handed over the Star of the Seas to Royal Caribbean. Star of the Seas is the second Icon class ship built at the Meyer Turku shipyard. Star of the Seas will leave the shipyard in mid-July and will later in the summer start…
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