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Australian energy infrastructure developer Venice Energy has agreed to sell its project to LNG terminals and downstream infrastructure firm AG&P LNG, a subsidiary of US-owned Nebula Energy. This follows an eight-month negotiation process after […]
South Korea’s HD Hyundai is set to start shipbuilding in the Philippines from January next year, with a revamped Subic Bay yard capable of turning out up to 10 vessels annually. The shipbuilding giant has […]
The United States has formally rejected the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) proposed carbon levy, branding it a “global carbon tax on Americans” and vowing to rally opposition ahead of a key vote in October. In […]
Recently, I was asked: what if Edison had won the Battle of the Currents? As power grids today are increasingly dominated by inverter-based generation, could a direct current (dc) grid be more effective than the […]
The Association of Average Adjusters (AAA) has issued a warning to the maritime sector, highlighting the growing legal ambiguity around insurance claims involving vessel groundings linked to GPS spoofing. In a new discussion paper, the […]
The Panama Ship Registry has become the first flag in the world to implement stricter controls and mandatory traceability for offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of hydrocarbons. Non-compliance—depending on its severity—may lead to the cancellation of […]
Norwegian authorities will require foreign-flagged tankers operating within the country’s economic zone to disclose their insurance arrangements starting August 11. The new rule, announced by Norway’s coastal administration, is part of a broader push to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an order imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India, in response to the country’s continued imports of Russian energy, the White House said on Wednesday, a move […]
Tankers The growth in the number of sanctioned ships has accelerated over the past year. Analysts at Kpler have been tracking the sanctioned fleet over the past five years. The count of vessels under sanction […]
RegulatoryTankers Despite a torrent of sanctions from the US, UK, and EU this year, the shadow tanker fleet continues to expand at pace, according to new figures from broker BRS. The so-called grey fleet (see […]
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