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India invests $10 billion in tankers to boost energy independance

SAFETY4SEA 21 May 2025
The Indian government is shifting towards owning and controlling its shipping assets. The initiative, led by the petroleum and shipping ministries, emphasizes local construction of ships, even if built in partnership with foreign companies.
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Etonian financier ‘procured ships for Putin’s shadow fleet’

AOL 20 May 2025
An Eton-educated accountant has been sanctioned by the Government over procuring ships for Russia’s “shadow fleet”. John Michael Ormerod, a 74-year-old shipping industry veteran, furnished Moscow ...
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UK Cracks Down on Russia’s Shadow Fleet with New Sanctions

gCaptain 20 May 2025
In a notable development, British national John Michael Ormerod has become the first UK shipping figure to face sanctions for procuring vessels for Russia’s shadow fleet ... shipping arrangements.
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UK hits Russia's military, financial, energy sectors with new sanctions

Hindustan Times 20 May 2025
Individuals associated with this fleet were also hit, including a British national the government said had procured ships and two Russian captains of shadow fleet tankers.
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UECC Sees Huge Emissions Reduction in 2024 with High-Impact LBM Fuel

The Maritime Executive 20 May 2025
“While this means there is increasing competition for the fuel in shipping, our first-mover role in procuring bioLNG puts us in an advantageous position to secure future volumes of the fuel ...
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Leveraging One-Cloud: The Key To Smart And Secure Maritime Operations

The Maritime Executive 19 May 2025
One-cloud web solutions that advance ship management ... By embedding artificial intelligence into cloud solutions, shipping companies can access predictive insights for maintenance, smarter procurement decisions, and crewing optimization.
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Celebrating the docking of giant ships in West Africa’s ports: Indeed, size matters, but utility ...

B & FT Online 19 May 2025
“We have deployed eight cranes on board this ship alone ... Green shipping ... It would also anticipate climate imperatives by supporting green ship procurement, solar- or battery-powered port equipment, and low-carbon fuel infrastructure.
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‘Important neighbours’: What China said on India-Pak ceasefire amid Ishaq Dar's Beijing visit

Hindustan Times 19 May 2025
... Pakistan, accounting for 81 per cent of arms procurement of China’s all-weather ally from 2020 to 2024. The procurement included the latest jet fighters, radars, naval ships, submarines and missiles.
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Frigate Touted By Trump Is Among Navy’s ‘Least Performing’ Programs

gCaptain 18 May 2025
... procurement. A fact sheet noted “nine Navy ship programs (not just individual ships, but the entire procurement program) are between one and three years behind schedule.” ‘Beautiful, Like Yachts’.
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Royal Navy to replace ageing tug fleet

The Daily Telegraph 18 May 2025
Also due for replacement are vessels that transport personnel between warships in port, ammunition barges, barge-mounted cranes, a pilot vessel and a fuel barge, as well as craft that flush out the holds of other ships.
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MMEA To Receive Four AW189 Helicopters Next Year, Enhancing Operational Capabilities

Malaysian National News Agency 09 May 2025
REGION - SOUTHERN > NEWS ... Published ... MMEA acting deputy director-general (Operations) Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the procurement of two new vessels, namely the Multi-Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS), was also in its final stages ... ....
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Index-linked contracts could alleviate pain caused by US shipping fees, says Xeneta

Tradewinds 08 May 2025
The pressure is likely to snowball once fees from the Ships for America ...
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A Made-in-Canada Solution for U.S. Coast Guard Ice Class Ships

The Maritime Executive 08 May 2025
Coast Guard is seeking an expedited procurement of ships that can operate in ice. Concurrently, the Royal Canadian Navy has just received the sixth of the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS).
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Six shipbuilders shortlisted to deliver new Cook Strait ferries

RNZ 07 May 2025
The company has also made advisor selections for the ship procurement process. These are naval architects Knud E Hansen, OSK Design for ship interior design, maritime lawyers Holman Fenwick Willan and shipbrokers BRS Shipbrokers.
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GMF: Creating enabling conditions for net zero is crucial

SAFETY4SEA 07 May 2025
book and claim, commercialising and procuring zero-emission shipping services, pilot demonstration projects, and green corridors    ... Deployment of zero-emission shipping – achieved 26% average score  .
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