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Extended periods of rising wave heights put pressure on lashings. But commercial decisions often override sensible weather routing

Orix has more than 50 years of experience in the ship-leasing and investment segment, while Osaka-based Santoku Senpaku is one of Japan’s largest shipowners

If the pilot project succeeds after a year of commercial operations, Solvang intends to install the technology on some of its other vessels, including newbuildings

Tanker had earlier been banned from European port calls after reneging on port state control deal to undertake repairs

Dark fleet tanker laden with Russian crude likely victim of latest Houthi strike | P&I clubs getting two thirds of renewal round headline increases, brokers claim | Russia’s Sea of Azov trade reconfigures over fear of Ukrainian assault

Ukraine’s armed forces have successfully destroyed and damaged several critical Russian assets in the Black Sea, such as sinking the warship Caesar Kunikov on February 14

Gard, NorthStandard and Skuld likely to increase entered tonnage when dust settles, according to market sources

Singapore bunker sales held near 5m tonnes in January, as the world’s largest bunkering hub remains among the best locations to refuel for vessels on the Asia-Europe trade that need to sail longer because of Houthi attacks

The description and location of a Panama-flagged tanker attacked in the Red Sea on Friday fit those of the dark fleet tanker Pollux, which Vortexa data shows is heading to India with 680,000 barrels of Russian crude oil. The ship took minor damage and the crew are safe

New proposals point to consensus among nearly 50 member states around a global GHG levy to be adopted by the IMO next year as part of its mid-term measures, but opposition from China and handful of key IMO power brokers could yet force an alternative route