What to Check Before You Accept a Bunker Stem
Trading & Markets A fuel can meet the sulphur limit, arrive with correct paperwork, and still wreck an engine. Since the 0.50% cap reshaped the bunker pool, the operational risk moved from compliance to compatibility, and it is managed…
Trading & Markets Demurrage is the cost of a ship waiting, and on a petroleum cargo it accumulates fast enough to erase a trade's margin in a coup…
Workforce & Training A dropped spanner from thirty metres carries roughly the energy of a small car at walking pace. Offshore lifting has more pap…
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AI Navigation’s Advocates Put a Premium on Human Skill
Real-world test data suggests that AI watchkeeping assistance systems can make shipping safer, reducing risk of collision during challenging navigation scenarios.
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao Tours Hanwha Philly Shipyard
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9, 2026 – Hanwha Defense USA and Hanwha Philly Shipyard hosted the Honorable Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, at the shipyard Wednesday.
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The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran's war with the US, according…
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Larger Vessels Drag Baltic Dry Bulk Index Down
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index fell on Thursday, hurt by weaker rates across larger segments. The main Baltic index fell 99 points, or 2.7 per cent, to 3,521.
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Azerbaijan Issues Warning After Russian Attack Kills Two Seafarers
Russia’s latest attack on commercial shipping killed and injured Azerbaijani citizens, prompting the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a warning.
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