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Trade rep scales back entry fees on Chinese ships

Capital Press 19 Apr 2025
Chinese-built vessels operated by non-Chinese companies will pay $18 per ton at each stop or $120 for every container offloaded ... Most dry bulk vessels carrying exports of wheat, corn and soybeans will be exempt from the fees.
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Trump Moves to Levy Chinese Vessels in Widening Trade War

gCaptain 18 Apr 2025
The Trump administration took steps to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US ports, threatening to shake up global shipping routes and escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
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Speculations about higher-priced deal for ex-Brazil BPI fail to change bearish mood in US

SteelOrbis 18 Apr 2025
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said that it will start to charge Chinese vessels, coming to the US in 180 days. In particular, from October 14, Chinese-built and owned vessels will be ...
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US unveils much-anticipated port call fees

Splash24/7 18 Apr 2025
LNG carriers are required to move 1% of US LNG exports on US-built, operated and flagged vessels within four years ... Also exempt are empty bulk carriers arriving at US ports to load up with exports such as wheat and soybeans.
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Geneva Dry Dialogues: HarborLab

Splash24/7 17 Apr 2025
An an example, he cites a dry bulk operator with a fleet of 20 vessels who saved $792,000 via HarborLab in two years – something that works out at $1,533 saving per port call ... dry bulk.
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UK MCA: What to know when using ammonia as a fuel

SAFETY4SEA 17 Apr 2025
For vessels above 500 GT, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) currently regulates vessels carrying ammonia as cargo under the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) International Code ...
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Stena Bulk to Register Up to Five Suezmax Vessels Under the Swedish Flag

MarineLink 16 Apr 2025
Stena Bulk has confirmed its intention to register up to five of its Suezmax vessels under the Swedish flag ... Up to five of these vessels will be the largest ships under the Swedish flag ... Stena Bulk is ...
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Four injured after fire aboard coal vessel breaks out

SAFETY4SEA 16 Apr 2025
The incident, involving the vessel Altzek used for transporting dry bulk cargoes bound for Poland, caused four minor injuries ... Master’s fatigue leads to vessel’s grounding.
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Ulusoy Refits Power on Bulk Carrier Pair to Cut CO2 Emissions

MarineLink 16 Apr 2025
Wärtsilä will upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines ... emissions of approximately 780 tons per year per vessel.
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Pronounced spike in low-level crimes in the Singapore Strait

Splash24/7 16 Apr 2025
Of the incidents reported, 37 vessels were boarded, four were hijacked, and four had attempted attacks ... 92% of all vessels targeted in the Singapore Strait were successfully boarded, including nine bulk carriers and tankers over 100,000 dwt in size.
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Piracy Incidents Spike Nearly 35% in Q1 Drive by Singapore Strait

The Maritime Executive 16 Apr 2025
Raising additional concern is the fact that 92 percent of all vessels targeted in the Singapore Straits were successfully boarded. IMB says this includes nine bulk carriers and tankers over 100,000 deadweight tonnage in size.
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