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Opsealog whitepaper identifies the “missing loop” behind offshore fleets’ data problem
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Opsealog whitepaper identifies the “missing loop” behind offshore fleets’ data problem
29 Sep, 2026
Opsealog, a provider of data integration and performance management services for the marine offshore industry, today published a new whitepaper arguing that the offshore industry’s data problem is conversion rather than collection. The Conversion Gap: What Offshore Fleets Lose Between Data and Decision draws on a decade of work across more than 1,000 offshore support ...
Wirana urges Pakistan to give ship recycling scrap equal tax treatment
29 Sep, 2026
Wirana Shipping is calling on Pakistan to give scrap recovered from ship recycling the same tax treatment as imported scrap. The call follows several weeks of efforts by local recyclers to address a tax mechanism that encourages steel mills to buy from overseas. Under the Federal Board of Revenue’s notification SRO 1245(I)/2026, relevant steelmakers using ...
Unlocking the full value of vessel data: BIMCO’s Energy Efficiency Data Sharing Clause 2025
29 Sep, 2026
Every ship generates a significant amount of operational and performance data. When appropriate arrangements are in place, this data can support a range of activities, including vessel performance monitoring, voyage optimisation, weather routing, and other energy efficiency initiatives to the benefit of individual parties and the wider shipping industry. BIMCO’s Energy Efficiency Data Sharing Clause ...
Steel demand softens as iron ore flows face growing headwinds
29 Sep, 2026
Iron ore market fundamentals continued to soften as subdued Chinese steel demand kept pressure on inventories and reduced the need for additional seaborne supply. While Simandou is emerging as an increasingly important source of high-grade iron ore, stronger Guinea exports are unlikely to fully offset weaker Brazilian flows. At the same time, the EU’s new ...
Baltic Dry Index Down for 3rd Day
29 Sep, 2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, decreased for a third straight session on Tuesday, dropping about 2.8% to a fresh low since September 1 at 3,178 points. The main downward pressure came from larger vessel segments. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including ...
ENGINE: East of Suez Fuel Availability Outlook
29 Sep, 2026
Singapore and Malaysia Singapore’s bunker market continues to face supply tightness despite “below average demand,” with recommended lead times for VLSFO now around 10-15 days, down from 13-17 days a week earlier. Most suppliers are maintaining low stock levels, while delays in cargo arrivals linked to the conflict in the Middle East have placed additional ...
Maersk completes first U.S. ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel
29 Sep, 2026
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced the successful bunkering of Tangier Maersk, a dual-fuel alcohol-enabled container vessel, using U.S.-produced corn ethanol. The operation marked the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel in the United States. The milestone is part of Maersk’s broader efforts to explore multiple potential fuel pathways for the ...
Seafarer welfare policies must work beyond paper
29 Sep, 2026
OneCare Group webinar warns Maritime companies must close the gap between seafarer welfare policies written ashore and the reality experienced by crews at sea if the industry is to turn policy into meaningful change, experts warned during a World Maritime Day webinar hosted by OneCare Group . Held to mark World Maritime Day and its ...
LNG Bunker Snapshot: Prices fall amid hopes of de-escalation in Middle East conflict
29 Sep, 2026
Weekly changes in LNG bunker prices: ARA down by $68/mt to $1,420/mt Singapore down by $100/mt to $1,567/mt Baltics down by $70/mt to $1,525/mt Portugal down by $211/mt to $1,608/mt ARA Rotterdam’s LNG bunker price declined for the second consecutive week, falling by $68/mt week-on-week to $1,420/mt. The decline was primarily driven by an approximately ...
Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Agreements to Sell Three Product Tankers and Purchase Four Newbuilding Vessels
29 Sep, 2026
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has entered into agreements to sell three product tankers and purchase four newbuilding vessels. Vessel Sales The Company has entered into agreements to sell three product tankers comprising the 2014 built scrubber-fitted MR product tanker, STI Dama, for $37.5 million, the 2014 built scrubber-fitted LR2 product tanker, STI Elysees, ...
Marlink and NORMA Cyber connect fleet-wide threat detection with expert maritime response
29 Sep, 2026
Detecting a cyber threat on a vessel is only half the battle with operators still needing to assess it, understand the operational impact, and act fast enough to avoid disruption. Marlink and the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber) have closed that gap with a combined service that connects fleet-wide threat detection directly to ...
BSM expands offshore services with strategic investment in OffshoreCrew
29 Sep, 2026
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in OffshoreCrew AS, a Norwegian specialist in offshore recruitment and crewing solutions, further strengthening its service offering for offshore and maritime customers. Headquartered in Kristiansand, OffshoreCrew provides recruitment, staffing and crew management services to offshore and maritime industries, including oil and gas, offshore wind ...
Indian Register of Shipping Grants Type Approval to Volteo Maritime’s Electronic Record Book – WAYSHIP
29 Sep, 2026
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), has issued type approval Certificate to WAYSHIP – Electronic Record Book (ERB) developed by Volteo Maritime, marking an important milestone in the indigenisation of shipboard Digital record-keeping in India. Electronic Record Books can help ship operators improve the accessibility, consistency and management of operational records, while reducing dependence on physical ...
