Shenghang Shipping strikes for six chemical tanker newbuildings
Deal with China Merchants group yard is worth $131m
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September 2026
Bahri swoops into gas carriers with secondhand trio
State-owned company named as buyer of three midsize LPG vessels sold by Exmar
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Ships Turning Into Hot Commodities
A lack of available tonnage is pushing ship prices higher, with demand still growing. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “newbuilding orders continued to flow this week. In the dry bulk sector, Chinese owner Yangzijiang Ma…
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Seafarer welfare is improving amongst leading companies, but five years of evidence shows this progress is far from the norm
Five years after the launch of the Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights Code of Conduct, a growing number of shipping companies are demonstrating real change in seafarer welfare. However, across the industry as a whole, welfare improvements are not always r…
Grain in Focus – US Soybean Sailings to China Recover Through September
US soybean sailings to China recovered in September, following the subdued activity discussed in our Week 32 spotlight. At that stage, stronger forward purchases had yet to be matched by a comparable increase in departures. Following the August pause, …
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