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The soaring cost of shipping is lifting the price of oil for consumers

Disruptions in the Middle East are pushing tanker rates to historic highs The price of oil is only part of what determines the cost to supply the world with fuel. Crude oil and the products refined from it must travel – often thousands of kilometres by specialised marine tankers – from producing regions and refining ...

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New report reveals China’s key strengths across green shipping corridor building blocks

A new report from the Global Maritime Forum reveals that China has quickly become a global leader in green shipping corridors, with nearly one-fifth of the world’s corridor initiatives connecting to a…

  • China leads in green shipping corridor initiatives, connecting 20% of world's corridors.
  • China excels in producing green methanol, ammonia, and marine batteries.
  • Customer demand for China's zero-emission fuels is currently lagging.

·hellenicshippingnews.com

Titan analysis shows FuelEU pooling propelled liquefied biomethane demand

Titan, part of Molgas, has analysed the role of LNG, liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and e-methane (the methane decarbonisation pathway) in FuelEU Maritime compliance, as well as the performance of…

  • FuelEU pooling transforms over-achieving emissions targets into tradable asset
  • Liquefied biomethane (LBM) blend boosts compliance surplus to over 34,000 tCO₂eq/year
  • Share of LBM in total delivered methane volume increased from 6.5% to 19.1%

·hellenicshippingnews.com

Global shipyard order book grows 13%, strengthening China’s lead

“On 1 September 2026, the global shipyard order book reached an estimated 203.2m Compensated Gross Tonnage (CGT), up 13% from 180.0m CGT a year earlier,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst…

  • Global shipyard order book grew by 13% in the past year
  • Chinese shipyards secured 74% of contracts, 81% in container segment
  • Chinese yards have 4.2 years capacity coverage, South Korean 1.9 years

·hellenicshippingnews.com

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