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Japan’s Mitsui OSK says old LNG carriers have big methane issue

Methane leaks from an older generation of ships powered by liquefied natural gas are limiting the climate benefit of the fuel, Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. President Takeshi Hashimoto said in an interview in India on Tuesday.

Biden-Harris Administration invests nearly $16 million to advance marine energy in the U.S.

MSC GRI - scope: Indian Sub-continent to USA East Coast / USA Gulf Coast / San Juan

AJOT | February 06, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC PSS - scope: Import Middle East / Indian Sub-continent to USA East Coast / USA Gulf Coast / San Juan

AJOT | February 06, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC PSS scope: Import Middle East / Indian Sub-continent to USA East Coast / USA Gulf Coast / San Juan

AJOT | February 06, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

GAC launches first office in Seoul

AJOT | February 06, 2024 | Maritime

[Freightos Weekly Update] Ocean rates declining on some lanes as operations stabilize

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Bloomberg | Top Story | February 06, 2024

Houthis claim fresh attacks on two merchant ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they targeted two ships sailing in the southern Red Sea on Tuesday.

Russia’s seaborne crude exports surge after disruptions end

Bloomberg | February 06, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Flows jump by 900,000 barrels a day on recovery from storms and maintenance

US sanctions halt delivery of new vessels to Russian LNG plant

Bloomberg | February 06, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

US says it launched strikes in Yemen against two explosive drone boats

Bloomberg | February 06, 2024 | Maritime

The US struck two Houthi sea drones in Yemen, as the Iran-backed group’s attacks around the Red Sea continue causing havoc in the shipping world.

Evergreen Marine and X-Press Feeders sign MOA for green shipping routes in Europe

Global container shipping line Evergreen Marine Corporation (Evergreen) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, to place its containers on X-Press Feeders’ new dual fuel green methanol vessels.

Ammonia attracts the shipping industry, but researchers warn of its risks

Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonization, can instead create entirely new problems.

Updates to FourKites’ Dynamic Ocean help customers quickly mitigate disruptions

AJOT | February 05, 2024 | Maritime | Technology

As navies focus on Red Sea Houthis, there are worrying signs Somali pirates are making a comeback

Bloomberg | February 05, 2024 | Maritime

With western navies focused on trying to quell Houthi militants’ attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea, Somali pirates are quietly showing signs of making a comeback.