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BIMCO and Vanguard are urging shipowners to remain cautious despite optimism over a potential US-Iran agreement to reopen Hormuz.

Pirates attempted to board container ship Greta Star off the coast of Yemen at 0735 hrs on 15 June.

The UK France Germany, and Italy on June 15 welcomed the U.S.-Iran peace deal and said they are prepared to lift sanctions on Iran.

Baltic Dry Index Falls to Over 6-week low, decreased 0.35% to 2720.

Maritime cyber resilience is becoming an insurance issue as much as a technical one, with insurers, cyber specialists and shipowners working together to manage operational risk across fleets.

AD Ports Group has launched trial operations at Noatum Ports – Safaga Terminal in Egypt ahead of the terminal’s full operational launch later this year.

Hapag-Lloyd AG is preparing to move its ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, if conditions continue to improve: Shipping Watch

Grain freight is now being shaped as much by war, tariffs and weather as by supply and demand, with disrupted sea lanes and higher bunker costs turning drybulk shipping into another front in global trade conflict.

VARAMAR’s move into ship ownership marks a strategic shift for the breakbulk and MPP carrier, giving it greater control over capacity as it acquires four 5,200 dwt multipurpose vessels.

Everllence has secured the first order for its dual-fuel methane engines, with four MSC-linked car carriers: Shipping Watch

Maritec Naias, A member of the CTI Group says that between 20 May and 2 June five samples of vlsf oil from two bunker suppliers at the Port of Singapore showed Aluminium and Silicon concentrations ranging from 61 mg/kg to 68 mg/kg.

Odfjell SE’s caution on Hormuz reflects a chemical tanker market still struggling to price the disruption, with past false starts making operators wary of assuming normal trade will return quickly: Shipping Watch

ECKSHIP GmbH & Co. KG is moving to expand its heavy-lift capacity, ordering up to six 15,200 dwt newbuilds from 2028 in a sign of confidence in long-term project and multipurpose cargo demand: Heavy Lift

DSV – Global Transport and Logistics is strengthening its APAC project logistics leadership, appointing Florian Pinz to lead regional activity as demand for complex cargo and infrastructure logistics continues to grow: Heavy Lift

The Sun Zia Wind Project, the largest windfarm in the United States, is scheduled to kick off operations this month, roughly three years after construction began.

ATPI says crew-change digitalisation is less about automating old workflows and more about connecting stakeholders to improve disruption management, emissions reporting and crew welfare.

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