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YENISEI RIVER Mooring Fatality – Key Lessons Learned and Safety Insights

Fatal Mooring Accident Highlights Mooring Safety Gaps. YENISEI RIVER Mooring Operation Ends in Fatality – Lessons for Crew Safety. Mooring Hazards and Team Communication Failures in LNG Carrier Incident. On May 2, 2024, the...

Key IMO and SOLAS Regulatory Amendments Taking Effect From 2026 Onwards

Major IMO and SOLAS Amendments Enter Force From 2026. New Safety, Environmental and Design Rules Set for Global Shipping. IMO Regulatory Changes Reshape Ship Safety and Compliance Timelines. The recent amendments to the LSA...

Synergy Welcomes Two Newbuildings as 2025 Comes to a Close

Synergy Expands Fleet With Two New Vessels. Two Newbuildings Mark a Reflective Close to 2025. Synergy Strengthens Global Fleet With Strategic Additions. As we approach the end of 2025, Synergy is excited to welcome...

Russian Shadow Fleet Shifts Routes as Black Sea Turns Hostile

Shadow Fleet Tankers Hug Turkish Coast After Drone Strikes. Ukrainian Drone Attacks Force Russian Oil Tankers Off Open Sea Routes. Black Sea Becomes High-Risk Zone for Russian Crude Shipments. The Black Sea has turned...

Xclusiv Shipbrokers: Fleet Growth Outpaces Demand

Dry bulk closed 2025 in a very “old-school” way: not through a demand explosion, but through utilization tightening, timing and just enough friction to turn small shifts into big rate moves, reports Safety4sea, according...

Panama Canal Ports Deal at Risk After China’s Cosco Demands Majority Stake

A $23 billion global ports acquisition, which includes strategic terminals at the Panama Canal, is facing fresh uncertainty after China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO Shipping demanded a majority stake in the transaction, people familiar...

East China Port Hits Record High in Sea-Rail Container Throughput

The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province has handled over 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of sea-rail transport containers throughput this year as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, a historic high representing...

Seacon Shipping Bags $198.6m Deal for Bulk Carrier Sextet

Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited said its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Seacon Shipping had entered into arrangements to acquire six new vessels for a total consideration of $198.6 million, following the replacement of existing...

[Podcast] Net Zero Framework on Hold: The Commercial Impact

In this episode of DNV’s Market Views videocast, host Jakub Walenkiewicz is joined by Eirik Nyhus to unpack the impact of the adjournment of the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework and what the new regulatory uncertainty...

India Unveils ₹44,700 Cr Shipbuilding Push With New Assistance Guidelines

The Press Information Bureau reports that the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has notified operational guidelines for two major shipbuilding initiatives. The move targets stronger domestic capacity and higher global competitiveness. Structured Framework for...