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Seaborne coal shipments from the United States reached 2.10 million metric tons in the week ended 23 August, a rise of 37% from the previous week, driven by a sharp increase in thermal coal loadings.
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Seaborne coal shipments from the United States reached 2.10 million metric tons in the week ended 23 August, a rise of 37% from the previous week, driven by a sharp increase in thermal coal loadings.
Authorities at Pakistan’s Port Qasim are deepening and widening a 49-kilometre navigation channel under a $250 million dredging programme after a reported surge in transshipment.
Site preparation has started in the southern part of the Port of Klaipėda as work begins on a €1 billion expansion, with the breakwaters to be constructed by contractor Tilsta, Port Technology International reports.
Sources indicated on 28 August 2026 that Petrobras has resumed very low sulphur fuel oil sales at the Port of Itaqui after postponing planned pipeline maintenance, while low sulphur marine gas oil sales remain suspended until 9 November 2026.
Danish manufacturers of vessel equipment and propulsion systems are evaluating opportunities in India after New Delhi announced a 70,000 crore support package and ambitious sectoral targets, a report on 28 August 2026 said.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued its annual summary of ENG1 and ML5 outcomes, setting out the results of seafarer medical examinations carried out by MCA approved doctors.
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the arrest of the mv Haralambos on 13 August 2026, a ruling reports reports will influence how courts assess evidence and burden of proof in associated ship arrests.
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