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Uni-Fuels US IPO raises further $1.26m, drumming up $9.66m in total tradewindsnews.com 4 hours ago by Karen Ng
Finance
The Singapore-based bunker trader initially raised $8.4m
Aristides Pittas-linked shipowner sells vintage bulker for recycling tradewindsnews.com 4 hours ago by Jonathan Boonzaier
Bulkers
Panamax bulker sells for higher than market value as ship recyclers at Chittagong struggle to attract large ships
Vietnamese owner said to have exited tanker sector with latest cut-price VLCC sale tradewindsnews.com 6 hours ago by Gary Dixon
Tankers
Brokers report 2005-built vessel going for much less than current valuations
Singapore Strait robberies spike in 2025, warns piracy watchdog tradewindsnews.com 6 hours ago by Karen Ng
Casualties
Triple the number of attacks so far this year compared to same period of 2024, says ReCAAP
Higher US production will soak up lowest level of VLGC deliveries for seven years, Fearnley Securities says tradewindsnews.com 9 hours ago by Gary Dixon
Gas
Investment bank believes Dorian LPG is positioned to enjoy momentum in the market
‘Trump 2.0’ dominates the talk at annual Greek-Norwegian ship forum tradewindsnews.com 10 hours ago by Joe Brady
Insight, Tankers
One panelist weaves a famous folk-rock songwriter into the sanctions story
Dry cargo researchers see wins and slight losses for bulker owners as US and China talk tariffs tradewindsnews.com 13 hours ago by Holly Birkett
Bulkers
Consensus is that the US-China trade war won’t be as dramatic for dry bulk this time around
‘Tone down the trade rhetoric’ for LNG industry’s sake, Flex pleads tradewindsnews.com 14 hours ago by Lucy Hine
Gas
Shipping market recovery for sector not in sight until 2027
Crude tankers largely unfazed as Trump’s tariffs fly tradewindsnews.com 15 hours ago by Matt Coyne
Tankers
VLCC rates gain nearly 10% while some routes have doubled over the past month
Flex LNG mulls delisting from Oslo Exchange to cut reporting compliance costs tradewindsnews.com 15 hours ago by Lucy Hine
Gas
Chief executive Oystein Kalleklev slams ‘EU Regulatory Insanity’
DOF Group inks deals for work in Malaysia and Indonesia tradewindsnews.com 15 hours ago by Matt Coyne
Offshore
Norwegian offshore player nears first reporting period following Maersk deal
Business case for wind technology growing, says DNV’s Knut Orbeck-Nilssen tradewindsnews.com 16 hours ago by Craig Eason
Technology, Sustainability
Company says there are 97 vessels with wind-assisted propulsion systems on order and 57 in service
Gard warns of growing risk of fires from scrap metal cargoes tradewindsnews.com 16 hours ago by Paul Peachey
Bulkers
Screening failures mean dangerous batteries and gas bottles are found in scrap consignments on bulkers
Laskaridis Shipping teams up with UK university on sustainability research tradewindsnews.com 17 hours ago by Gary Dixon
Bulkers, Technology, Sustainability, Tankers
Greek owner aims to improve operating performance by contributing data to problem-solving academics
Trump’s Panama pressure puts Hutchison ports under fire tradewindsnews.com 17 hours ago by Eric Priante Martin
Ports
Lawyers challenge constitutionality of company’s terminals deal after US secures concessions
Suez Canal transits still at pre-ceasefire level as shipping shuns Red Sea tradewindsnews.com 17 hours ago by Harry Papachristou
Bulkers, Containers, Tankers
Maritime players in no hurry to send their vessels back through key waterway
‘Obvious loser’: Container shipping ‘exposed’ amid ‘escalating’ trade war, DNB Markets says tradewindsnews.com 18 hours ago by Jonas Walsgård
Bulkers, Finance, Containers, Gas, Tankers
Tanker and gas segments seen as resistant to tariffs
Tanker markets shrug off China’s tit-for-tat US oil tariffs tradewindsnews.com 19 hours ago by Matt Coyne
Tankers
China imports most of its oil from elsewhere and can replace US barrels easily
Western shipowners ‘make $6bn from selling tankers into shadow fleet’ tradewindsnews.com 19 hours ago by Paul Peachey
Tankers
Project identifies Greek owners as big winners of booming market for tankers that end up in Russian dark fleet
Cheaper ships: Ulstein claims new design will chop 50% off building costs tradewindsnews.com 20 hours ago by Gary Dixon
Offshore, Shipyards
Norwegian shipyard group unveils vessel to make offshore wind operations more affordable
China tariffs on US LNG imports set to inflict more pain on sector tradewindsnews.com 20 hours ago by Lucy Hine
Gas
But longer-term trade war and inefficiencies could provide positives
Baumarine bulker pool adds five new owners as earnings beat Baltic Exchange index tradewindsnews.com 20 hours ago by Gary Dixon
Bulkers
Klaveness and Marubeni operation targets further volume growth in 2025
VLCC demand to take a hit after Iraqi storage tank suffers fire tradewindsnews.com 21 hours ago by Gary Dixon
Tankers
Blaze took place at country’s biggest oilfield, Rumaila
Going, going, gone: Greek owner Chronos Shipping completes sale of bulker fleet tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Harry Papachristou
Bulkers
Hellenic buyers swooped in on all four ships offered
Constantine Logothetis and Idan Ofer-backed SulNOx moves into cruise sector with Crystal fleet deal tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Gary Dixon
Cruise and Ferry, Sustainability
Fuel decarbonisation company supplied its bunker conditioner to vessel in Europe on a trial basis last year
CMB.Tech upgraded as ‘attractive’ VLCC and suezmax bet by Arctic Securities tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Jonas Walsgård
Finance, Tankers
Share target price raised to $13.70
Euroseas strikes lucrative boxship charters despite talk of Red Sea return tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Harry Papachristou
Containers
Three-year deals show boxship earning power is little affected by Houthi ceasefire
K Line boss Yukikazu Myochin stepping down as succession plan revealed tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Gary Dixon
Bulkers, Finance, People, Containers, Gas, Tankers
CEO will become chairman as long-serving Takenori Igarashi is promoted
‘No one-trick pony’: Stolt-Nielsen sees big opportunities in small-scale space after Avenir LNG acquisition tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Matt Coyne
Gas
Chief executive Udo Lange talks up possibilities in LNG bunkering after buyout
Flex LNG ‘insulates’ itself from market meltdown with huge time-charter backlog tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Lucy Hine
Gas
Company sees period to 2027 as like lean years of 2014 to 2017 except with sharp ship scrapping uptick
Gloves off: China unleashes retaliatory tariffs on key US energy imports tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Jonathan Boonzaier
Bulkers, Regulation, Tankers
Beijing hits back at Trump administration with tariffs on coal, gas and heavy equipment imports
ONE enters US domestic logistics market in JV with South Korean operator tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Karen Ng
Containers
Empty containers will be utilised to serve the US inland network
George Economou orders up to 10 LNG dual-fuel container ships in China tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Irene Ang
Shipbroking, Containers
Order is second boxship newbuilding contract for TMS since its return to sector in November 2024
Seaspan Energy puts Canada on the map for ship-to-ship LNG bunkering tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Jonathan Boonzaier
Gas
Second of Canadian shipowner's trio of LNG bunker vessels conducts its first fueling operation in Vancouver
Trump wins another Panama concession as US warships score free passage tradewindsnews.com a day ago by Eric Priante Martin
People
Move follows Panama’s vow to pull out of Belt and Road agreement
Trump gives tariff reprieves to Mexico and Canada — keeping oil volumes to US flowing tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Eric Priante Martin
Insight, Tankers
America’s refineries rely on crude from Canada
EU pumps $6.5m into noise reduction project tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Craig Eason
Technology
Fifteen partners working to curb sounds radiated from ships that impact marine life
Indonesian LPG carrier did not deliver gas to Syria tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Gary Dixon
Gas
Ship of the same name imported cargo into Baniyas
Legacy Eletson insiders lose another round with order to hand keys to Murchinson tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Joe Brady
Law, Finance, Tankers
Court rejects arguments that Greek and Liberian proceedings stand in way of ownership change
LNG dual-fuel container ships dominate January newbuildings as orders slow tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Lucy Hine
Containers, Gas
DNV says shipowners are diversifying their fuel options and exploring alternatives like ammonia
Former TradeWinds man to replace veteran CEO Bill Smart at Bengal Tiger Line tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Gary Dixon
People, Containers
X-Press Feeders executive stepping into hot seat at sister Singapore owner
Asian shipping stocks give muted response to Trump tariffs tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Karen Ng
Finance
Markets in the region appeared to be taking a ‘wait and see’ approach
VLCCs in vogue after false dawns, says shipbroker Gibson tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Gary Dixon
Tankers
Is it the turn of the biggest tankers to shine?
Abu Dhabi doubles down on dry bulk investment strategy with ex-Western Bulk hire tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Holly Birkett
Bulkers
Sovereign wealth fund wants to invest in shipping outside of tankers
Ship suspected of sabotaging Baltic Sea cable freed by Sweden tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Craig Eason
Bulkers, Law
Prosecutors blame equipment deficiencies and poor seamanship
Trader Mercuria moves into bulker owning with capesize deal tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Gary Dixon
Bulkers
Swiss group adds to time-chartered fleet with purchase of 2010-built vessel
Hanwha Ocean and power associate team with Baker Hughes on ammonia gas turbine technology tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Lucy Hine
Technology, Gas
Group advances its quest to build world’s first fossil fuel-free ship
Future of insolvent FSG shipyard group takes shape as buyers secured tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Gary Dixon
Shipyards
Rival shipbuilders split Flensburg and Nobiskrug plants between them
Executive leading Lloyd’s Register’s strategic digital maritime acquisitions quits tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Julian Bray
Technology, People
Thomas Zanzinger’s exit will focus attention on the integration of class society’s biggest-ever acquisitions
Swedish owner Wallenius SOL snaps up British Mann Lines tradewindsnews.com 2 days ago by Jonas Walsgård
Containers
Gothenburg-based owner expands with new offices in Estonia, Latvia, and UK