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Stena Connecta, the latest purpose-built freight vessel commissioned by Stena Line for the Irish Sea has arrived in Belfast Harbor and is due to go into commercial service on the Belfast-Heysham route on January 23, 2026.The ship joins its sister…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/stena-connecta-freight-vessel-arrives-534652The Marshall Islands Flag State Administration and Bureau Veritas have formally approved SOLAS equivalency proposals submitted by Union Maritime and BAR Technologies for two MR2 tankers under construction at Wuhu Shipyard, China. The vessels…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/union-maritime-mr-tankers-windwings-gain-534654Interferry is calling for an immediate halt on the further implementation of the EU ETS for the ferry sector, maintaining the surrendering obligation for maritime emissions frozen at the 70% level scheduled for 2025, and halting the planned increase to 100% in 2026.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/interferry-demands-pause-eu-ets-534655On Monday, January 19, 2026, production of the fifth vessel in the Icon Class began at the Meyer Turku shipyard. The ceremonial event held in the steel hall was attended by representatives of the ship’s owner Royal Caribbean Group, the Meyer Turku organization…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/production-fifth-icon-class-ship-started-534656Today, Tuesday, January 20 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 79 points, reaching 1729 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-1729-up-79-points/UK engineering group Wood has landed a two-year contract extension worth up to $65m (AUD 100m) with Woodside to continue delivering brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management services across offshore assets at the North West Shelf project in Western Australia. The NWS Project is one of the world’s largest and most mature LNG developments and …
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https://splash247.com/wood-secures-65m-contract-extension-with-woodside-in-australia/The Maritime Nuclear Consortium has been launched in the UK aiming to make the kingdom a leader in nuclear propulsion at a time when other nations such as the US and China are also spending greater resources in this field. Convened by Lloyd’s Register (LR), the group unites leading expertise from the nuclear, maritime, insurance and regulatory …
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https://splash247.com/maritime-nuclear-consortium-launched-in-the-uk/Greek owner Panos Laskaridis is taking a step up into suezmax crude tankers, with his shipping interests tied to a pair of newbuildings at a South Korean yard. Shipbuilding sources in Greece say the diversified owner has signed up for two 157,000 dwt suezmax newbuildings at DH Shipbuilding, in what would mark a step up …
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https://splash247.com/laskaridis-tipped-to-join-suezmax-order-rush-in-south-korea/George Procopiou is pressing ahead with large crude carrier expansion, booking four VLCC newbuildings at China’s Hengli Shipyard in a deal valued at up to $600m. The latest order has been placed by Dynacom Tankers Management and covers four 306,000 dwt crude carriers, worth between $400m and $600m, according to a stock exchange filing by …
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https://splash247.com/procopiou-doubles-down-on-vlccs-with-hengli-deal/Tor Olav Trøim-backed tanker player Bruton is moving to lock in early employment for its first LNG dual-fuel VLCCs while firming up financing for the newbuildings. The Oslo-listed company has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with a leading global trading house for a charter party covering the vessels. The proposed deal would give …
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