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News · Companies & Industry Dorian LPG Orders Three Dual-Fuel Panamax VLGCs
Dorian LPG has ordered three LPG dual-fuel Panamax VLGCs worth $345 million, expanding its dual-fuel fleet to nine ships.
News · Maritime Security EU Navy Boards Suspected Shadow Fleet Tanker Off Sicily
Italian forces intercepted a Russia-linked tanker near Pantelleria amid a wider EU crackdown on sanctions-evading shadow fleet vessels.
News · Fuel & Decarbonization RINA's Mermaid Concept Turns Main Engine Into Power Source
RINA unveils Mermaid, a propulsion concept letting main engines supply onboard power and cut fuel use by over 1,000 mt/year.
News · Fuel & Decarbonization Odfjell Reorders Bound4blue Wind Sails for Chemical Tanker
Odfjell has placed a repeat order with Bound4blue for eSAIL suction sails after strong fuel savings on a sister vessel.
News · Safety & Incidents Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Jailed After USCG Chase
Georgian captain sentenced to 10 months for evading US Coast Guard cutter Munro during Bella 1's Atlantic pursuit.
News · Companies & Industry UK Ends RFA Labor Dispute With 8.1% Pay Rise Deal
UK government reaches pay deal with unions to end Royal Fleet Auxiliary strikes, offering an 8.1% combined pay increase.
Supertanker U-Turns Near Houthi-Threatened Red Sea Chokepoint
An empty VLCC bound for Saudi Arabia's Yanbu reversed course near Bab el-Mandeb amid a Houthi blockade targeting Saudi-linked shipping.
Houthis May Use Satellite Data to Target Saudi Tankers
Improved precision in Houthi tanker attacks suggests access to real-time satellite intelligence, possibly with Iranian help.
What a CIC actually costs: 30 detentions traced to one ballast water question
Tokyo MoU's 2025 ballast water campaign: 9,244 inspections, 184 detentions traced to one deficiency code in concentrated inspection drive.
Houthi Blockade Threat Starts Reshaping Saudi Tanker Routes
Tankers and a car carrier reroute after Houthi threats against Saudi shipping, though no attacks have occurred yet.
US Escalates Iran Port Strikes as Hormuz Transits Halve
US forces hit Iranian ports for a sixth night as Strait of Hormuz transits fall by more than half amid escalating regional attacks.
ABS reviews bound4blue's Pwind method, easing the compliance case for wind propulsion
ABS reviews bound4blue's Pwind method for eSAIL sails, enabling wind propulsion credit toward EEDI, EEXI and FuelEU Maritime compliance.
Russia-Ukraine Strikes Disrupt Black Sea, Azov Grain Ports
Overnight drone and missile strikes on Russian and Ukrainian grain export hubs disrupted shipping and pushed wheat prices higher.
Aging tonnage and the shadow fleet: the scrutiny gap widens
Shadow tanker fleet of over 1,000 aging vessels without recognized insurance faces seizures and port-state scrutiny amid regulatory pressure.
Hormuz Southern Route Transits Drop to Single Digits
INTERTANKO says tanker transits via Hormuz's southern route fell to single digits after renewed US-Iran attacks on July 7.
Hormuz Transits Drop as Dark Shipping, AIS Spoofing Rise
Vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz keep falling as ships go dark and AIS spoofing resumes amid renewed attacks.
The SIRE 2.0 reality: vetting is now a digital workflow, not one-off preparation
SIRE 2.0 transforms tanker vetting into continuous digital workflow with algorithm-driven inspections and vessel-specific questions.
News · Regulation & Compliance Oman Rejects Hormuz Transit Fees in Firm IMO Statement
Oman told the IMO it opposes transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting Iranian proposals amid rising attacks on shipping.
US Strikes Iranian Ports After Hormuz Tanker Attacks
US airstrikes hit Iranian ports and IRGC sites after Iran attacked tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating the conflict.
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