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Port of Fujairah Updates Safety Rules for Tankers with New MLA Securing Requirement

The Port of Fujairah has strengthened its operational safety framework by updating its Pre-Arrival & Departure Master Compliance Form F32. The latest revision introduces...

Diana Shipping Makes Bold Move To Acquire Genco In Major Dry Bulk Consolidation Bid

The US-listed dry bulk shipping sector has witnessed significant consolidation over the past two years, with high-profile deals such as Star Bulk’s merger with...

Samsung Heavy Industries Wins $1.38 Billion Order For Seven Container Ships

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has strengthened its position in the global shipbuilding market with a major new contract worth 1.92 trillion won (US$1.38 billion)....

Greece’s Merchant Fleet Sees Slight Growth In Numbers But Decline In Tonnage

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released new data for September 2025, revealing a mixed picture of Greece’s merchant fleet. While the total number...

Court Partially Vacates FMC’s Detention And Demurrage Billing Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has made a key ruling that affects a major part of the Federal Maritime Commission’s...

Singapore To Issue Methanol Bunkering Licences From 2026

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced that licences for the supply of methanol as a marine fuel will be issued...

Korean Shipyards Land ₩2.88 Trillion in Single-Day Orders

HD Hyundai has secured a significant shipbuilding contract valued at approximately KRW 2.13 trillion for the construction of eight ultra-large container vessels for HMM,...

EU Submits 28 Key Proposals to Revamp the STCW Convention

As part of the Danish EU Presidency, the Danish Maritime Authority has submitted 28 proposals on behalf of the European Union to the International...

Possible Pirate Action Group Reported East of Somalia

Diaplous, on 23 November, warned vessels to avoid an area 470 nm east of Socotra, Somalia, after a crude oil tanker reported a possible...

Wärtsilä Secures Repeat Order for Aasen Shipping Bulk Carrier

Wärtsilä has received a new order to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for a 9,500 DWT bulk carrier under construction at Royal Bodewes...