IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has started the new year with a video message highlighting key items on the IMO agenda for 2025.“We start 2025 focusing on three main topics, as we were last year. The first one, seafarers, the second one…
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The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System as amended a Planned Outage at Lock 7.Mariners are advised of a revision to the preplanned closure at Lock 7 for the replacement of Gates 1 and 2. Due to environmental conditions, the closure will begin one da…
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EU has remained a leading importer of seaborne crude oil during 2024. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2023 has been another positive period for crude oil trade, despite the high oil prices and risks of economic recessi…
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Product tanker earnings will moderate in 2025 as demand fears and improving supply weigh on rates. The journey of the humble product tanker has been full of surprises with rates surging since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Owners benefitted hugel…
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Leading research and consultancy provider Maritime Strategies International (MSI) forecasts that tanker contracting in 2024 will reach its second highest level ever. The first 11 months of 2024 saw near-record levels of tanker contracting, with 55m dwt…
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