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Baltic Dry Index Extends Losing Run Into 8th Day
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was down for the eighth consecutive session on Tuesday, dropping 3.4% to its lowest since May 1st at 2,818 points. Sustained weakness across larger vessel segments continued to weigh. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron…
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How shipping should be buying clean technology
Shipping has talked itself into a convenient, yet erroneous, belief: that headline efficiency percentages on paper tell an owner what a clean technology will deliver in the real world. In reality, a single figure quoted out of context, or a fuel saving recorded on one voyage and scaled across a fleet, says almost nothing about…
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Red Sea vs Arabian Gulf: Comparing the Fixing Activity Behind the Barrels
Over the spring of 2026, we logged 354 reported tanker fixtures across two of the Middle East’s principal crude gateways and set them side by side to compare how each region’s fixing activity behaves: Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast and the wider Arabian Gulf (AG) complex stretching from Fujairah and the UAE to…
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Europe urged to turn methane abatement into a maritime competitive advantage
Europe can strengthen its maritime competitiveness, reduce costs for businesses and consumers, and reinforce its climate policy by accelerating action on methane emissions from shipping, according to a new report published today by the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII). The report, ‘Turning methane abatement into a competitive advantage: A five-point action plan for…
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Vessel design approval simplifies Rotor Sail integration on medium-range tankers
Anemoi Marine Technologies (‘Anemoi’) and several industry partners have concluded a joint development project (JDP) that integrates Anemoi’s Rotor Sails – comprising two folding, EX‑rated units – into the design of a medium-range (MR) tanker – simplifying selection and installation of the technology. The design was developed with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and ship operator…
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Thordon Bearings promotes ‘sterntubeless’ ship concept aimed at eliminating oil pollution and reducing operating costs
Thordon Bearings is promoting an innovative “sterntubeless” vessel design developed in cooperation with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and classification society ABS. The concept aims to eliminate oil pollution risks associated with conventional stern tube arrangements while offering shipowners lower maintenance and operating costs.…
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A subasta pública el exclusivo moto-velero custom ‘Tambo’ procedente del narcotráfico con un precio de salida de 180.000 euros
El Ministerio de Sanidad, a través de la Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas, lanza a través de Escrapalia las pujas de este buque de 29 metros de eslora custodiado en la Escuela Naval Militar de Marín (Pontevedra) De forma paralela, también sale a subasta una embarcación de recreo, tipo Jeanneau Cap…
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Expertos de España, Panamá y Colombia analizan en Algeciras cómo están electrificando los puertos
El edificio UCA-Sea del Lago Marítimo del Puerto de Algeciras ha acogido en los dos últimos días un workshop para analizar los proyectos de electrificación en los muelles, uno de los principales retos a los que se enfrentan en la actualidad los puertos en su decidida apuesta por la descarbonización del sector. La cita, integrada…
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El Puerto de Bilbao reivindica en Quebec el papel de los puertos como impulsores de la transición energética, la innovación y el desarrollo territorial
El presidente de la Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao, Ivan Jimenez, ha participado en Quebec (Canadá) en la sesión internacional de intercambio sobre iniciativas ‘Ciudad-Puerto’, organizada en el marco de la Asamblea General de la Comisión Arco Atlántico de la Conferencia de Regiones Periféricas Marítimas (CRPM). La jornada ha reunido a representantes institucionales, autoridades portuarias, regiones…
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El sector logístico vasco refuerza su posicionamiento en el SIL de Barcelona
El Clúster de Movilidad y Logística de Euskadi ha representado las capacidades del ecosistema logístico vasco en uno de los principales encuentros internacionales del sector. Ha acudido en un stand compartido con su socio Igarle. El Clúster ha presentado DS4Moveus, el primer espacio de datos de movilidad y logística de Euskadi, como apuesta estratégica por…