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Panamanian police seize drugs in containers at Atlantic and Pacific ports Operations spanning both sides of isthmus find 234 packages of suspected narcotics

International Seaways formally seals Bruton acquisition Four new $200m VLCCs are bound for New York tanker owner's fleet

Trafigura pumps $1bn into US refinery takeover to keep crude flowing Trader and shipowner will take stake in CVR as it acquires oil facilities from Marathon Petroleum

Veritas Tankers heads to China for up to six new chemical carriers Swedish owner signs for two firm specialist ships at Nantong Rainbow Offshore

Filipino cabin steward accused of rape on Carnival Corp cruise ship UK Home Secretary set to decide if suspect will be extradited to Bermuda to stand trial

Messina cashes in on soaring container ship values with double sale Italian carrier sells its two largest ships after asset values more than doubled in less than two years

Adnoc zones in on LNG with XRG’s North West Shelf stake buy Gas arm follows Qatar’s lead but with a short-term purchase of TotalEnergies volumes

JP Morgan lifts newbuilding drive to $5bn amid bulker pivot Bank’s shipping boss tells TradeWinds that new orders beat secondhand ships for long-term charter players

Aramco probing new oil export routes as pipeline expansion plans advance Executives silent on where or how much, but engineering process said to have started

Iran claims attack on three ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran expands ‘blacklist’ Tehran raises the stakes ahead of key US mid-term congressional election

Carbon Shipping fixes product tanker from ExxonMobil for five years Oil company relet taken by Singapore operator working on behalf of Dubai trader Quantum Global

Harry Vafias adds VLCCs and product tankers to $2bn orderbook Greek owner now has 20 oil carriers under construction

Evergreen and Yang Ming join Red Sea liner return as Zim sits on the sidelines The latest service restorations mean all major carrier alliances are now on course for a …

Green ammonia bunkered to CMB.Tech bulker in Australia first Fortescue-chartered Mineral Europa takes on certified green ammonia at Port Hedland in a first for Australia

Wartsila converts engines on Chevron LNG carriers in methane emissions cut pilots Another trio of vessels lined up for the switch as results revealed

Athens-listed tanker owner Y/Knot clinches lucrative aframax charter 'Leading' trading group fixes crude carrier on short-term charter at $175,000 per day

GTT beefs up Asia firepower by appointing executive David Colson to new role Former commercial director signs on from his new base in Shanghai

Seacon four-ship product tanker deal shines light on resale market Hong Kong owner sells two recently delivered tankers and two under construction

Commandos liberate vessel from pirates in Indian Ocean Indian navy said all seafarers safe after 48-hour operation to retake potential pirate mothership

Fire severely damages ‘vast majority’ of cargo on Hapag-Lloyd container ship Operator says it will take considerable time to bring Espirito Santo Express to port of refuge

Windward boosts dark ship tracking power with takeover of Azimut.ai Maritime intelligence operation makes first foray into shore and ship sensors

Frontline gets sell rating as Danske Bank looks beyond ‘peak disruption’ Analyst warns investors of more downside than upside

Buttery family executives bank $1m from share buyback after bulker sales Other bosses and directors also rewarded for asset disposals

Cargill signs up for Neptune hull-cleaning robot trials in Singapore Commodities giant to test AI-powered cleaning and inspection under MPA innovation programme

Greek rising star highlights the opportunities — and risks — of China’s ship finance boom But others warn owners to use China’s yards and financing without assuming today’s freight markets …

Precious profit nearly triples as dry bulk market surges in third quarter Thai shipowner nearly triples quarterly profit on firmer dry bulk rates and new tanker income

Wista International picks Belgian chief Celine Mortier as new president Women’s trade body elects Bogerd Martin CEO at Kuala Lumpur AGM as Petraki steps down after two terms

Tanker investors face a dangerous six-month gamble, analyst warns Daejin Lee questions whether vessel buyers are paying enough attention to freight market signals

Port authorities remain the block to seafarer shore leave, says ITF Senior official says improved documentary checks and rights for seafarers could improve poor record of shore leave

Yangzijiang Maritime adds product tanker quartet to orderbook The Singapore-listed company now has 32 MR tankers on order

Investment giant hikes Matson and Seaways bets but cuts cruise positions Principal Financial Group's quarterly holdings shows share count hikes in container shipping and tankers

‘It is just not safe’: IMO chief holds firm over Hormuz transit stance Arsenio Dominguez says ships should not transit the contested waterway

Ukraine proposes new IMO rules for freedom of navigation as attack zone expands in Black Sea Minister describes attacks on ships off Bulgaria and Romania as 'blatantly irresponsible'

Hormuz attack leaves hole in merchant vessel off Oman Incident is the second in November after October was the worst month yet for shipping since the Middle East war began

Lauro brothers complete $34.3m sell-down of Scorpio Tankers stock Word of sales comes on a day of sell-offs for shipping stocks amid renewed hopes for peace talks in Middle East

Biofuels can help clean up shipping, but standards must come first Industry’s fuel transition hinges on robust standards, Rohemir Ramirez Ballagas of the Environmental Defense Fund says

Contships Logistics announces 'aggressive' dividend hike as it plays down sinking impact Container ship owner says sinking of Contship Jet will not have a material impact