Union Maritime and BAR Technologies Mark Strategic Milestone with Delivery of First Newbuild Tanker with WindWings®
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/union-maritime-and-bar-technologies-mark-strategic-milestone-with-delivery-of-first-newbuild-tanker-with-windwings/

Union Maritime, a leading provider of smart shipping solutions, announces the upcoming delivery of Brands Hatch, a state-of-the-art new build Long Range 2 tanker, featuring three 37.5m WindWings®, developed by BAR Technologies and manufactured by CMET. Brands Hatch marks a significant milestone as the first newbuild tanker installation using BAR Technologies’ WindWings®, paving the way ...

Iron ore rebounds on short covering; seasonally slow demand curbs gains
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-rebounds-on-short-covering-seasonally-slow-demand-curbs-gains/

Iron ore futures prices rebounded on Wednesday, as some investors closed their short positions to cash in profits, although anticipation of seasonally slower demand capped gains. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) closed daytime trade 1.37% higher at 704.5 yuan ($97.98) a metric ton, after hitting a nearly two-month ...

Baltic index scales two-month high as larger vessel rates firm
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-scales-two-month-high-as-larger-vessel-rates-firm/

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, extended gains to scale a two-month peak on Wednesday, aided by an increase in larger vessel rates. The main index, which monitors rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, was up 59 points, or 4.1%, at 1,489 ...

Oil Drops As Saudis Call For More Output More Quickly
https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/864012-oil-drops-as-saudis-call-for-more-output-more-quickly

Meanwhile, a bank survey suggests confidence in a rebalance of supply and demand.

ABS Approves LCO2 Carrier Concept from KNCC
https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-approves-lco-carrier-concept-kncc-526501

ABS has issued approval in principle (AiP) to Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) for its design for a 40,000 cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier.A first in the industry, the LCO2-EP carrier concept from KNCC aims to transport and store…

GTT Unveils Slim Cargo Containment Systems for Ethane Transport
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-unveils-slim-cargo-containment-526502

GTT has received two Approvals in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for its ethane-optimized cargo containment systems: Mark III SlimTM and NO96 Slim TM.Building on its well-established Mark III and NO96 membrane technologies…

ABS Approves Novel Designs to Manage Boil-Off Gas
https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-approves-novel-designs-manage-boiloff-526503

ABS issued approval in principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for a new design of a cargo handling system and fuel gas supply system.Named Hi-ecoGAS and Hi-neoGAS, the…

Icebreaker Storis Departs on Maiden Voyage
https://www.marinelink.com/news/icebreaker-storis-departs-maiden-voyage-526504

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, has departed on its maiden voyage.The motor vessel Aiviq, acquired Dec. 20, 2024, from an Edison Chouest Offshore subsidiary…

NOAA 'Fully Staffed' with Forecasters, Scientists
https://www.marinelink.com/news/noaa-fully-staffed-forecasters-scientists-526505

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is "fully staffed" with weather forecasters and scientists after concerns were raised about some offices losing 24-hour…

Keep calm and sail on
https://splash247.com/keep-calm-and-sail-on/

Carl Martin Faanessen, CEO of Manila-based Noatun Maritime, reckons too many column inches are being spent exaggerating the plight of seafarers. “We are at risk of placing an entire group of highly skilled, adaptable and professional workers in a bucket,” he writes. Can we take a moment and please stop placing seafarers in a victim …

Wah Kwong launches clean fuels trading subsidiary
https://splash247.com/wah-kwong-launches-clean-fuels-trading-subsidiary/

Well-known Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has unveiled at this year’s Nor-Shipping show Venture Energy, a subsidiary focusing on the procurement and trading of clean fuels. Venture Energy aims to connect producers of clean fuels in China to end users around the world, developing plant projects and procuring product both for downstream customers …

US Coast Guard Responds to EV-Laden Vessel Fire Off Alaska
https://shipandbunker.com/news/am/773954-us-coast-guard-responds-to-ev-laden-vessel-fire-off-alaska

The vessel was carrying more than 3,000 vehicles, including 70 fully electric and 681 hybrid vehicles.

UAE to Develop E-Methanol Bunkering Facility
https://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/537889-uae-to-develop-e-methanol-bunkering-facility

AD Ports Group and partners seek to develop the facility at Khalifa Port.

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Jumps to Two-Week High
https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/557781-bunker-prices-g20-vlsfo-index-jumps-to-two-week-high

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index rose by $2.50/mt to its highest level since May 22 on Wednesday.

Bar Technologies to Deliver Union Maritime's First Wind-Assisted Tanker
https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/908412-bar-technologies-to-deliver-union-maritimes-first-wind-assisted-tanker

The tanker is estimated to save 1,200 mt/year in bunker consumption using the wind propulsion system.