Tanker News Roundup | January 8 – Japan-India VLEC joint venture, Greek multi-gas carrier delivery and more
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Sinokor Maritime linked to huge slew of buys and charter deals on vintage VLCC tonnage
Massive gamble in play by enigmatic South Korean owner
U.S. Navy Expands Maintenance and Repair Work with South Korea’s Shipyards
The U.S. Navy is continuing to expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul assignments with South Korea’s shipyards as part of…
EU poised to secure vital Italy backing for Mercosur deal
The European Commission appeared to have won the crucial support of Italy on Tuesday for a contentious free trade deal…
German unemployment rises to highest in 12 years with challenging 2026 ahead
Germany had the highest number of unemployed in twelve years in 2025 and this year will continue to be challenging…
China’s central bank pledges to cut RRR, interest rate in 2026
China’s central bank said on Tuesday it will cut the reserve requirement ratio and interest rates in 2026 to keep…
Fed should deliver big rate cuts this year, Miran tells Fox Business
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, whose term at the U.S. central bank ends later this month, said on Tuesday aggressive…
German inflation slows down at the end of 2025
German headline inflation, according to the national measure, came down to 1.8% year-on-year in December, from 2.3% YoY in November.…
China extends banks’ bulk bad loan disposal programme through end-2026, sources say
China’s financial regulator has extended a policy allowing banks to transfer bad personal loans in bulk until the end of…
Fed’s Barkin says future rate changes should be fine-tuned based on incoming data
Further changes to the Federal Reserve’s short-term interest rate will need to be “finely tuned” to incoming data given the…