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Op-Ed: China's Shipping Sector Would Thrive Under IMO Carbon Rules

Published Jan 18, 2026 2:31 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Mao Xiaoli] Later this year, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will resume negotiations on whether to adopt an agreed plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. China had originally supported the approval of the plan, known as the Net-zero Framework, at an IMO meeting in April 2025. However, about six months later, at talks on whether to sign off the framework formally, the country sided with the majority of member states to postpone the decision...

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RFS Severomorsk in the English Channel, March 2025 (Belgian Navy)

Growing Risks for Russia's Shadow Fleet in the Mediterranean

Published Jan 18, 2026 1:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Since their expulsion from their naval base in Tartus, with the probably unforeseen longevity of the closure of the Bosporus to naval traffic, the Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean has been small and fleeting at best, and sometimes entirely absent, for the first time since 1945. On January 15, corvette Steregushchy Class RFS Boikiy (F532) escorted the tankers General Skobolev (IMO 9503304) and Kama (IMO 8025915) westwards through the Straits of Gibraltar. Both these tankers fulfill a military logistic...

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Closing the Gap: EU Harmonization and the Future of Ship Recycling

Published Jan 18, 2026 12:30 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

Global ship recycling no longer suffers from a lack of rules. It suffers from a failure to connect them. What is often described as a compliance gap is, in reality, a governance failure created by fragmented legal regimes that refuse to engage with where and how ship recycling actually takes place. The result is a system that is legally dense, institutionally complex, and operationally incoherent. Bangladesh and India are today the world’s two largest ship-recycling states when measured by annual...

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First Kamsarmax Methanol-Fueled Bulker Delivered for Cargill Charter

Published Jan 16, 2026 8:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

While the industry has seen a slowing in the orders for methanol-fueled ships, the efforts are continuing as shipowners and operators look to understand the segment and the role it can play in sustainable shipping. Cargill, which calls itself one of the world’s largest charters of dry bulk freight, highlights that the vessel will provide critical data as it pursues a multi-solution strategy that also includes wind-assisted propulsion, voyage optimization technologies, energy-efficient retrofits, and a range of alternate fuels, including...

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Vattenfall Finalizes Investment for Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

Offshore wind energy developer Vattenfall confirmed that it is moving forward with the Nordlicht offshore wind cluster. With construction due to start later this year, the two-phase project will become the largest wind project for Germany and a key contributor as the country struggles to accelerate development in the offshore wind energy sector. The permit issued by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has become irrevocable, making the final step to move forward with the project. Vattenfall had announced...

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A new P-17A class frigate, Mahendragiri, at launch at Mazagon Dock (Gov't of India)

Report: India Wants to Ramp Up its Warship Exports

India is reportedly working to expand warship exports as part of the ongoing push to revamp its shipbuilding industry. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) has already issued directives to the state-owned shipyards, instructing the facilities to build their capacities for export orders. According to a report by the defense news site Indian Defense Research Wing, the MOD’s directive covers expansion of docking and manufacturing infrastructure in the shipyards. In addition, the shipyards are expected to customize their blueprints for naval...

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Environment

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HMM and HD KSOE Start Demonstration and Testing of Wing Sail on Tanker

South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HMM are starting a demonstration and test period for Korea’s first domestically developed wing sail for wind-assisted propulsion. The shipbuilder has been developing its version of the technology as part of its efforts to advance value-added, green ship designs and technology. The wing sail was recently installed on the product tanker Oriental Aquamarine (50,000 dwt). The vessel was built in 2020 and has been owned by HMM since 2023. Registered in...

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Dry Bulk Takeover Battle Heats Up Between Diana and Genco

Two of the leaders in the dry bulk space, Genco Shipping & Trading and Diana Shipping, are trading public jabs in the brewing takeover battle that calls for consolidating the dry bulk sector. Both companies issued public statements six weeks after Diana first went public with its rumored efforts to buy Genco. Both companies emphasize the opportunities they see emerging in the dry bulk sector. Combined, they would have a fleet of approximately 80 vessels with approximately 9 million dwt....

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