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Brokers flag 25 vessels in Sinokor’s VLCC buying bonanza
Business & Finance

Brokers flag 25 vessels in Sinokor’s VLCC buying bonanza

15 Jan 2026by Georgios Georgiou
The South Korean owner has been linked to VLCCs averaging 12 years of age in deals totalling around US$2Bn
Greek owners enter 2026 with a wave of new tankers, deliveries head for two-decade high
Business & FinanceShipbuilding & Design

Greek owners enter 2026 with a wave of new tankers, deliveries head for two-decade high

15 Jan 2026by Georgios Georgiou
Major Greek shipowners have begun taking delivery of new units from their sizeable tanker orderbook
US asking federal courts for warrants to seize tankers in forfeiture claims
Regulations & Compliance

US asking federal courts for warrants to seize tankers in forfeiture claims

15 Jan 2026by Jamey Bergman
The Trump administration is filing confidential petitions asking US courts to grant warrants for the seizure of tankers ...
NZF delay: what next for IMO’s headline policy?
Air Pollution & GHG EmissionsFuels & LubricantsRegulations & Compliance

NZF delay: what next for IMO’s headline policy?

15 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal
Shipping associations and policy advisors outline options in the wake of a postponed vote on IMO’s Net-Zero Framework ...

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Trump claims new 25% US tariffs on 'any country doing business with Iran'
Regulations & Compliance

Trump claims new 25% US tariffs on 'any country doing business with Iran'

13 Jan 2026
The US President claimed on the social media platform he owns that the tariffs are ’effective immediately,’ without providing details
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Clarksons' tanker data shows firm crude markets, restrained contracting
Business & FinanceShip RecyclingShipbuilding & Design

Clarksons' tanker data shows firm crude markets, restrained contracting

10 Nov 2025
Crude markets stayed tight through Q3 as product fleet expansion and muted demolition shaped a firmer near-term outlook that will likely soften into 2027

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Value Group: 'Shipboard carbon capture is already delivering results'
Carbon Capture & Storage

Value Group: 'Shipboard carbon capture is already delivering results'

05 Aug 2025
At CO2 Shipping & Terminals Conference 2025, Christiaan Nijst outlined Value Maritime’s onboard carbon capture system and its verified CO2 greenhouse ...
Shifting the SIRE 2.0 approach: building crew confidence
Fleet Performance & MaintenanceRegulations & Compliance

Shifting the SIRE 2.0 approach: building crew confidence

17 Jun 2025
InterMaritime ShipManagement’s Captain Ashley Fernandes explains how the revised SIRE 2.0 enhances crew confidence in inspections
Lookout Maritime chief executive discusses balancing regulatory frameworks and shipping's commercial realities
Air Pollution & GHG EmissionsRegulations & Compliance

Lookout Maritime chief executive discusses balancing regulatory frameworks and shipping's commercial realities

12 Jun 2025
Lookout Maritime’s Martin Crawford-Brunt discusses the complexities of achieving regulatory balance in shipping and the friction between ...
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Permanent magnet machines for shaft generator systems and main propulsion
Propulsion

Permanent magnet machines for shaft generator systems and main propulsion

03 Dec 2025
Permanent magnet (PM) technology has already proven its worth across many industries – from renewable energy to electric transportation. But in the maritime sector, it is only in recent years that ...
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Tanker Shipping & Trade 4th Quarter 2025
Carbon Capture & Storage

Tanker Shipping & Trade 4th Quarter 2025

28 Oct 2025
First European-built CO2 carrier hits the water; Energy expansion, tariffs and sanctions redraw routes; First FSIU designs and Southern European storage unveiled; Project demonstrates capture offloading and reuse of CO2; Dark-fleet pricing distorts values and reveals divergence

Tanker Shipping & Trade 3rd Quarter 2025

12 Aug 2025
VLCC S&P market heating up; CO2 shipping and trade: New tank designs and strategies; Middle East repositions as CO2, hydrogen and tankers intersect; AI and decarbonisation reshape fleet decisions; Fleet diversifies with changes in offshore economics

Tanker Shipping & Trade 2nd Quarter 2025

02 May 2025
Opinion: Geopolitical and regulatory pressures; Wall-wash testing: Time to ditch this most risky of practices?; Rope abrasion: Anticipating the risk and avoiding the damage; Regulations: Understanding IMO’s new emissions rulebook

Tanker Shipping & Trade 1st Quarter 2025

18 Mar 2025
Understanding the LNT A-BOX containment system; Prime Tankers on ballast water, operations and regulations; New ways to tackle underwater radiated noise; Supply constraints a drag on chemical tanker market
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Next-generation shuttle tankers: fleet renewal and technological innovations 

Next-generation shuttle tankers: fleet renewal and technological innovations 

28 Oct 2025
Covering the latest advances in shuttle tanker design, construction and fleet expansion, we will explore how newbuild DP2 shuttle tankers equipped with cutting-edge propulsion, cargo handling and ...
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Business & Finance

2026 in tanker shipping and trade: deliveries, decarbonisation, shifting geopolitics

07 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal
VLCC deliveries, sanctions shifts, a potential Russia–Ukraine peace deal and tighter EU climate rules could redraw crude and product tanker earnings ...
Air Pollution & GHG EmissionsBusiness & FinanceShipbuilding & Design

Has the US ceded the race for clean fuels to China?

01 Dec 2025by Mariam Tzannatos
While the US turns it back on clean fuels, China’s rapid expansion in that sector will give it regional, and possibly, global dominance
Carbon Capture & Storage

CO2 shipping needs frameworks to unlock scale

21 Jul 2025by Craig Jallal
This emerging tanker sector is progressing, but future growth depends on resolving regulatory and commercial barriers through the alignment already ...
Business & FinanceRegulations & ComplianceShipbuilding & Design

Commercial imperative outweighs US friendshoring amid escalating tariff realities

24 Jun 2025by Edwin Lampert
JP Morgan Global Alternative’s Global Transportation Group’s order of two dual-fuel methanol chemical IMOII MR newbuilds from Guangzhou Shipyard ...
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