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Greece’s shipowner Minerva Marine has joined the growing list of owners lining up feeder containership newbuildings in China. According to brokers in Athens, the Andreas Martinos-led company has signed letters of intent with two Chinese yards for up to eight 1,800 teu vessels. The orders are split between Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Huanghai Shipbuilding, with two …
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https://splash247.com/minerva-marine-lines-up-feeder-newbuilds-in-china/GMS, the world’s largest buyer of ships for recycling, has announced the issuance of the world’s first International Ready for Recycling Certificate (IRRC) since the entry into force of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) on June 26. The certificate, issued by the Liberian Registry, was …
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https://splash247.com/worlds-first-international-ready-for-recycling-certificate-issued/Three African flags – Comoros, Gambia, Sao Tome – stand out in the July edition of Clarksons World Fleet Monitor for their extraordinary growth. Comoros is now the second-largest ship register in Africa, its fleet size growing by 251.3% this year. The average age of the 595 ships flying there Comoros flag is 30.4 years. …
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https://splash247.com/african-flags-fly-high-with-the-dark-fleet/The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have released a disturbing propaganda video showing 10 surviving crewmembers from the Eternity C, a Greek-managed cargo ship they attacked and sank in the Red Sea earlier this month. The Eternity C, a 36,800 dwt vessel built in 2012 and operated by Cosmoship Management, was struck as part of …
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https://splash247.com/houthis-parade-captive-crew-from-sunken-greek-ship-in-propaganda-video/Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO has identified several tankers suspected of loading petroleum products illegally from the ports of Umm Qasr and Khor al-Zubair, according to an official letter dated Sunday and seen by Reuters.The tankers allegedly…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/iraq-identifies-tankers-spoofing-conceal-528392
https://www.marinelink.com/news/iraq-identifies-tankers-spoofing-conceal-528392A sailboat collided with a barge near Hibiscus Island, Miami, on Monday leaving two dead.Miami Beach Fire Rescue crews were first on scene, and they were later joined by Miami-Dade Fire rescue, City of Miami Fire Rescue, Florida Fish and Wildlife…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/two-girls-dead-sailboat-collides-barge-528393Taiwan’s U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation has announced that its 64,000dwt bulk carrier, Asian Progress, has successfully completed its first bunkering operation of B24 biofuel (FAME B24) at the Port of Singapore.The vessel is U-Ming’s first vessel to adopt biofuel…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/uming-completes-first-b-biofuel-bunkering-528394Greek dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has sold one of its oldest vessels as it makes room for a wave of newbuild deliveries. The New York-listed firm is offloading the 2007 Tadotsu Tsuneishi-built kamsarmax Pedhoulas Leader to an undisclosed buyer for $12.5m. The 82,300 dwt bulker, estimated by online pricing platform VesselsValue at around $11.4m, …
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https://splash247.com/safe-bulkers-offloads-ageing-kamsarmax/Hot on the heels of ultramax charter deal with Cargill, Greece’s Diana Shipping has fixed one of its kamsarmaxes to Singapore-based Propel Shipping, accepting a reduced dayrate compared to the vessel’s previous employment. The New York-listed dry bulk outfit with 36 ships in its fleet has secured employment for the 2013-built Astarte at $12,500 per …
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https://splash247.com/diana-shipping-takes-softer-rate-on-new-kamsarmax-fixture/ESAB announced the 12 recipients of the 2025 $5,000 scholarships, awarded through a collaboration with the American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation. The scholarships, made possible by ESAB’s Future Fabricators program, support students across…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/esab-announces-american-welding-society-528384
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