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Singapore Updates Maritime Rules for 2026 Compliance

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SOLAS Amendments Take Effect on 1 January 2026. Lifting Gear, Firefighting Foam, and Inclinometer Rules Tightened. Polar Code Scope Expanded to More Ship Types. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has released a...
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Russian Oil Revenues Slide Sharply in November

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Oil and Gas Revenue Drops a Third as War Costs Climb. US Sanctions Deepen Discount on Russian Crude. Quarterly Tax Cycle Amplifies Month-to-Month Collapse. Russia’s oil revenues took a significant hit in November, plummeting...
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Shadow Fleet Demand Drives Vintage Tanker Buying

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Russia, Iran, Venezuela Boost Hunt for Aged VLCCs. Shadow Fleet Renews Ships While Scrapping the Oldest Units. Shipbreakers Expect More Demolition as HKC Rules Bite. Tanker operators involved in sanctioned trades are still on...
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Common MARPOL VI PSC Failures Rise Across Fleets

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Missing Engine Parameter Records Lead to NOx Non-Compliance. EGR and SCR Issues Continue to Appear in PSC Checks. Fuel Sulphur Checks and Change-Over Errors Remain Widespread. Ships are required to have valid EIAPP Certificates...
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Shipping Investors Fear Geopolitical Rate Upside Could Unwind in 2026

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Red Sea reopening risks hit container and product tanker outlook. Russia-Ukraine peace talk rumours pressure crude and product tanker equities. Tariff unwind scenarios weigh on US–China trade-driven inefficiencies. VLCC stocks took a step back...
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WMU Releases 2025 Arctic Report Highlighting Urgent Need for Stronger Protections

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Within the margins of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly meetings, on 2 December, the World Maritime University (WMU), in collaboration with the 90 North Foundation, announced the release of the 2025 Arctic Report:...
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IMO Updates NOx Code to Allow Onboard Testing for Modified Marine Engines

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The International Maritime Organisation’s MEPC 83 (April 2025) adopted a number of amendments to the NOx Technical Code 2008 in Resolution MEPC.398(83). They include Parent Engine test requirements for a marine diesel engine. New IMO...
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[Watch] Fuller Hull, Bigger Squat: The Block Coefficient Effect

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The block coefficient (CB) is a measure of how “full” a ship’s hull form is, calculated by comparing the vessel’s underwater volume to the volume of a rectangular block with the same length, breadth,...
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Filipino Seafarers Cleared for Release After Houthi Detention

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Nine Filipino crew members who were taken by Yemen’s Houthis following an attack in the Red Sea in July are set to be released, according to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and...
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UK–US Power Move: £1.5bn Deal Secures Europe’s Biggest LNG Terminal

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A major energy partnership between UK-based Centrica and US investment firm Energy Capital Partners has resulted in the £1.5 billion acquisition of the Grain LNG terminal, Europe’s largest liquefied natural gas import and regasification...
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