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"Despite increasing trade policy uncertainty and falling freight rates, the container ship order book has continued to expand. It now totals more than 1,350 ships with a combined capacity of 11.8m TEU,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.In 2025…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/container-vessel-orderbook-hits-record-536836Today, Tuesday, March 10 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 147 points, reaching 1919 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-falls-to-1919-down-147-points/The UK government will remove tariffs on 33 offshore wind-related industrial goods from April 1 through a new tariff measure, saving offshore wind energy manufacturers millions of dollars a year. The measure will enable British manufacturers to produce components at a reduced cost and allow reinvestment for clean energy sector growth. This investment in the …
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https://splash247.com/uk-scraps-tariffs-on-offshore-wind-manufacturing-imports/After member states voted a one‑year pause on the Net‑Zero Framework, shipowners and suppliers say decarbonisation has shifted from ambition to pragmatism. The latest installment from Maritime CEO’s guide to shipping in the Year of the Horse. October 18 last year saw International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states vote for a one-year delay in the …
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https://splash247.com/imo-delay-turns-decarbonisation-into-discipline/CMA Shipping, Connecticut’s most famous shipping gathering, will head south next year to Texas. The event, founded in the 1980s in Stamford by the Connecticut Maritime Association, and subsequently taken over by Informa Markets, will move to Houston for the first time next year. Seatrade Maritime group director, Chris Morley, said: “Houston, with its thriving …
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https://splash247.com/cma-shipping-switches-from-stamford-to-houston/US financial services company Intercontinental Exchange will launch four container freight futures covering freight shipping routes between the US, Asia and Europe, indexed to the New York Shipping Exchange’s (NYSHEX) freight indices (NYFI) price assessments. The contracts are expected to launch on April 7, subject to regulatory approval. ICE’s US-denominated cash-settled container freight futures include …
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https://splash247.com/another-outlet-launches-for-container-freight-futures/Behind closed doors, authorities in Beijing are taking action in response to Panama’s decision to revoke Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s running of two container terminals in Panama, and the subsequent handing over temporary operations to subsidiaries of the world’s two largest containerlines, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and Maersk. In late January, Panama’s Supreme Court annulled …
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https://splash247.com/beijing-counters-panamas-port-takeover/Singapore-headquartered liner Ocean Network Express is increasing its exposure to the world’s largest containership lessor while new capital from shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding enters the same investment vehicle. The shipping line, formed by Japanese majors MOL, NYK and K Line, said it has struck agreements to raise its ownership in Poseidon Acquisition Corp, the holding company …
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https://splash247.com/one-raises-seaspan-stake-to-nearly-49-as-yangzijiang-invests-825m/FRS Clipper has launched Emerald Clipper, a new whale watching catamaran in Seattle.The 103-foot catamaran features two expansive, wind-protected viewing decks, floor-to-ceiling windows.Designed by One2Three Naval Architects in Sydney, Australia, and built by Mavrik Marine, Inc.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/whale-watching-catamaran-launched-seattle-536799PPG has completed its 200th vessel dry docking using electrostatic application of marine fouling control coatings, nearly three years after introducing the technique to the global shipping market.The project was completed on the Stena Britannica…
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