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The Trump administration issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act in order to make it easier to move petroleum and fertilizer products between U.S. ports.

The European Union has released its 20th round of sanctions on Russia, including extensive sanctions on the Russian energy sector.

BALTIC EXCHANGE LIMITED(THE)’s dry bulk freight edged down by 0.1% to 2,673 points on Thursday, ending a 14-day rally, but still near a more than four-month high.

The crew of the cruise ship Sapphire Princess took on the difficult task of recovering five bodies from the waters of the western Mediterranean.

7,000 cubic metre capacity bunker tanker ATH Lemba is expected to be back on station supplying marine fuel along the Angolan coast by the end of May.

A new virtual monitoring system allows shipowners to assess hull condition without onboard sensors, using existing operational and environmental data.

CentrePort has delivered its first major operational application of its private 5G network.

Danelec has entered a commercial cooperation agreement with CleanQuote which aims to help ship operators move from identifying performance deterioration.

OneCare Group is working closely with shipping companies to support seafarers impacted by the escalating war situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

65.5 million tonnes of maritime cargo handled by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in the first quarter of the year marked a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same period in 2025.

DNV and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will co-develop and deliver a specialised Master of Science in Vessel Management.

The Iran war is now hitting the Canal de Panamá too, with transit auction prices at record highs as disrupted energy flows drive owners to pay heavily for faster Atlantic-Pacific passage

The Pentagon’s internal assessment is that it could take six months to complete mine sweeping operations in the strait after hostilities have ceased.

Shipping companies are facing criticism for risking crews in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized two containerships, prompting warnings not to gamble with seafarers’ lives.

DSV – Global Transport and Logistics must win investor confidence in the coming weeks, as it tackles a high-stakes integration of a longtime rival — likened to changing a tyre on a Formula 1 car while still moving.

While total global grains production is expected to set a record during this marketing season, output in 2026-27 is projected to decrease by 2% with anticipated declines in all major crops.

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