OPINION | Russia’s shadow tanker fleet runs into trouble

Barring new evasive techniques by Kremlin technocrats, the rapid rise in Russia’s shadow tanker fleet since the Ukraine war may be reversing as pressure is brought to bear on India and other countries that have discreetly helped Russia beat oil and gas shipping sanctions. The agency waging its own...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/tanker-world/opinion-russias-shadow-tanker-fleet-runs-into-trouble/

VIDEO: Damen delivers first in new CSD600 cutter suction dredge series

CSD600 under tow

The Damen Dredging Equipment shipyard in Nijkerk, Netherlands, has completed the first in its new CSD600 series of cutter suction dredges. It is now on its way to an Indonesian customer, PT Dua Samudera Perkasa as deck cargo on a heavy lift ship after being towed to Rotterdam through the Dutch polders from the shipyard, which is located in the heart of the Netherlands.

The distinctive CSD600 is a brand-new type of dismountable dredge recently added to the Damen standard range of dredges. It has...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/dredging/video-damen-delivers-first-in-new-csd600-cutter-suction-dredge-series/

EDITORIAL | Ferry fatalities nearly double in 2023

Perhaps made complacent by a comparatively low death toll in 2022, the global ferry industry has disgraced itself with a near doubling of fatalities in 2023. Tragically, 2024 is already looking worse – much worse. In January 2024, alone, 237 people have been the victims of ten ferry accidents. The...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/editorial-ferry-fatalities-nearly-double-in-2023/

Pertamina International Shipping orders 15 product tankers at Hyundai Mipo

Indonesia’s Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) is bolstering its fleet with a newbuilding deal for 15 MR product tankers in South Korea. The shipping arm of the nation’s top energy producer has been identified by brokers as the Asian owner behind an order for 50,000 dwt units at Hyundai Mipo...

https://splash247.com/pertamina-international-shipping-orders-15-product-tankers-at-hyundai-mipo/

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