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Every Vessel Hunter story on EU: 7 stories, from 28 July 2026 to 23 September 2026. Newest: "Industry and unions split over Indian yards on EU recycling list". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Industry and unions split over Indian yards on EU recycling list
Steel producers, unions and NGOs have asked the European Commission not to admit two Alang yards to the European List, while shipping bodies are lobbying ministers to approve them.
Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges still dwarf every other EU port on tonnage
Rotterdam handled 397.3 million tonnes in 2024 and Antwerp-Bruges 243.7 million, with third-placed Hamburg on 97 million as the gap collapses below the top two.
Danish Yard Takes a Third Russian-Linked LNG Tanker Before the January Ban
The Boris Davydov has delivered at least 50 Yamal cargoes worth some $2.2bn since her last visit to the same yard in 2023.
Putin Threatens Mirror Response To EU Seizure Of Shadow Fleet Cargoes
President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation against any European move to seize merchant ships carrying Russian cargo, describing the measures as piracy and banditry and saying Moscow would respond in kind.
EU still absorbing bulk of Russian Arctic LNG despite phase-out push
Trade-flow data shows Europe took the overwhelming share of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas in the first six months of the year, even as the bloc works towards ending those imports.
EU adds more than 40 shadow fleet vessels to sanctions list
The European Union has added more than 40 shadow fleet vessels to its sanctions list, several of them regular visitors to Arctic waters.
EU moves to approve first Indian ship recycling yards
The European Commission has proposed admitting two Indian ship recycling facilities to its approved list for the first time, after years of exclusion for South Asian yards.
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