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Ports and Logistics
Life sentence for ex-head of SIPG
The former head of Shanghai International Port Group. (SIPG), and China’s ex-footballing supremo, was handed a life sentence today for…
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Tech
Pan Ocean VLOC slashes fuel bill via use of autonomous navigation
Avikus, the autonomous navigation in-house start-up developed by South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai, unveiled results from further recent trials,…
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Europe
Eni, Fincantieri and RINA join forces to aid shipping’s path towards net zero
Three well-known names in Italian maritime are joining forces to develop joint initiatives for the energy transition. Energy major Eni…
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Middle East
Rumours of Houthi truce with China and Russia fall flat with latest tanker attack
Putting paid to reports last week that Chinese and Russian ships were to be given safe passage through the Red…
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Environment
Global greenhouse gas levy likely in 2027
The 81st meeting of the Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) wrapped up at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week…
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Middle East
Chinese and Russians reportedly given safe passage through the Red Sea by the Houthis
Bloomberg is reporting that Yemen’s Houthis will not target Chinese and Russian ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf…
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Dry Cargo
Iron ore price rollercoaster sends jitters through cape community
The iron ore price rollercoaster combined with a growing amount of the steel-making ingredient commodity piling up at Chinese ports…
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Bunkering
New firefighting techniques needed for incoming methanol-powered fleet
A new fire safety study by survival technology solutions provider Survitec has revealed that existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish…
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Europe
Your chance to pilot this boat toward toyshop shelves
Espen Andersen, who is a pilot in Kalundborg, Denmark, happily admits to geeking out with Lego in his spare time.…
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Gas
No LNG carrier has transited the Suez Canal for 65 days
No LNG carrier has passed through the Suez Canal for more than two months, according to new data published from…
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Operations
Somali pirates make contact with owner of hijacked bulker
Somali pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier last week have made their first contact with the vessel’s owner, SR…
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Regulatory
World’s highest court to deliberate whether states must tackle climate impacts from international shipping beyond the IMO
While the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting is still ongoing at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization…
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Gas
Chart Industries and GasLog partner on liquid hydrogen ships
Gas equipment manufacturer Chart Industries and shipowner GasLog have announced they will work together to develop a commercial scale liquid…
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Containers
World Shipping Council leads fight to combat illegal wildlife trafficking
Wildlife crime continues to pose a significant threat to biodiversity, local and national economies, as well as national and international…
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Containers
Liner CFOs faced with ‘one of the most unpredictable years in recent times’
Chief financial officers at global liners have had severe difficulties in providing financial forecasts in the 2020s to date, with…
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Shipyards
Carlyle Group in discussions to enter German shipyard sector
The German shipyard sector could be in for a shake-up with American private equity giant Carlyle Group opening discussions to…
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Ports and Logistics
Study finds ports are not ready to handle onboard captured carbon dioxide
A recent study commissioned by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and Arup, has…
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Middle East
Red Sea salvage ops not possible: IMO
Salvors will not come to clean up the mess left by Houthi attacks until the situation in the Red Sea…
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Dry Cargo
Ship prang brings operations to a standstill at one of the world’s largest manganese mines
Operations at a mine in the north of Australia were suspended yesterday after a Cypriot-flagged bulk carrier, buffeted by strong…
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Tech
New British wind propulsion tech readies for market
The UK is leading many of the world’s wind propulsion efforts in shipping with new tech coming to market. Bristol-based…
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