Shell and Equinor Drop Out of Norway’s Blue Hydrogen Pipeline Plan
Equinor and Shell have dropped out of a key decarbonization project that would have supplied blue hydrogen to the German…
Japan Joins Allied Transit of Taiwan Strait for the First Time
For the first time in memory, Japan has dispatched a warship through the contested waters of the Taiwan Strait, drawing…
Efforts to Curtail Russian LNG Exports Grow as UK Imposes Vessel Sanctions
For the first time since the UK created the power to sanction individual vessels, the government announced efforts targeting Russia’s…
Ukraine Prosecuting Ship’s Officers for Entering Sevastopol
Ukraine’s Prosecutor for Crimea and the City of Sevastopol is proceeding with charges against a second officer from a small…
New Mega Cruise Ships are Floated for Royal Caribbean and Princess
Two new mega cruise ships which will both be among the largest in the industry each took to the water…
Nearly a Third of Seafarers Still Face Illegal Demands for Recruiting Fees
New research revealed that there is little progress on the age-old problem of seafarers being solicited to pay “recruitment fees”…
Record-Setting Number of Chinese Gov’t Vessels Enter Philippine EEZ
The Philippine military has detected more than 250 Chinese government vessels within its western exclusive economic zone, an all-time record…
South Korea’s MFG tenders for 70,000 T corn, traders say
South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group (MFG) has issued an international tender to purchase up to 70,000 metric tons of animal…
China sets 2025 import tariff quota for wheat, rice, corn and cotton
China has set its wheat import tariff quota for 2025 at about 9.64 million metric tons, the state planner said…
Japan buys 112,580 tons of food wheat via tender
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 112,580 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the…