The World Maritime University’s Food4Seafarers project has called for systemic reform in how food is provisioned and managed at sea. Across the maritime industry, there is a growing recognition that seafarer wellbeing is a core operational concern. A h…
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The tanker market’s volatility could increase in the long-term, after UAE’s decision to exit OPEC. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “in a move that challenges the coherence of one of the most well known cartels in the global…
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For decades, the shipping industry operated as an invisible, ultra-efficient heartbeat of a globalising world, existing on a diet of technical optimisation and predictable, if not always smooth, international relations. But today, that veneer of techni…
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in February once again demonstrated how volatile global trade flows are—and not just for oil. The strait, which narrows to just 21 miles wide as it passes between Iran and Oman, normally carries a quarter of the worl…
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A significant trend is underway in the tanker market, with a switch from clean to dirty tankers underway. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “clean to dirty switching first gathered pace in the fourth quarter of 2025 with recent g…
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