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Dry Cargo
Russia looks at exporting Siberian coal to Asia via the Yenisei river
Russia is looking at shipping Siberian coal to Asia via Arctic river transport. The ministry of transport has proposed using…
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Ports and Logistics
Busan to install high-bay container storage system
DP World has announced the first commercial use of its BOXBAY high-bay storage system at its terminal in Busan, South…
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Shipyards
Dutch entrepreneur seeks to build ship recycling plant in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia looks set to offer the world a new ship recycling destination. Wreckdock has just been launched as a…
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Shipyards
CK Hutchison earmarks Hong Kong repair yard for property development
Another visible part of Hong Kong’s maritime heritage looks set to be transformed into a real estate development. A proposal…
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Tankers
VLCCs charge towards $100,000 a day
Tanker watchers are keeping a firm eye on the volatile VLCC markets today, with a $ 100,000-a-day fixture widely anticipated,…
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Containers
Maersk restarts direct bookings to Ukraine
Maersk has restarted direct bookings to war-torn Ukraine from across the world. Conceding that logistics operations in and around the…
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Environment
Tanker oil spill spreads far and wide in central Philippines
The Philippine government has said it will take up to four months to clear the oil spill from the Princess…
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Europe
Wrecked bulker off Gibraltar battered by storms
Recent storms have hammered the wreck of the , a bulk carrier which sank off the coast of Gibraltar last…
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Dry Cargo
Su Yin Anand moves away from shipping
A well known name in Singapore shipping circles is changing roles. Su Yin Anand, who has headed up Australian mining…
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Tankers
China’s Milkyway takes leap into shipping
Shanghai-listed Milkyway Chemical Supply Chains has become a shipowner, buying an 80% stake in Zhoushan Zhonggu Shipping. Zhonggu Shipping operates…
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Tech
Chinese collaborate to harness blockchain technology for chemical cargoes
Hong Kong-based blockchain platform Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) is collaborating with COSCO, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), and the…
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Finance and Insurance
Himalaya Shipping readies New York IPO
Tor Olav Troim-backed Himalaya Shipping, an LNG-fuelled newcastlemax specialist, has filed a registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Operations
Tricky stats for shipping on International Women’s Day
Today marks International Women’s Day, a moment to reflect once again on the extraordinary dominance men hold within the shipping…
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Containers
Busy week for boxship sales
Signs that the container sector is getting towards a market bottom can be seen in the sale and purchase secondhand…
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Environment
Vale invests in more rotor sails
Having installed a first Norsepower rotor sail on a 325,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuild two years ago, Brazilian miner Vale…
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Environment
Philippine tanker spill widens
The Philippines is bracing for one of its worst oil spills in recent years as beaches and protected areas become…
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Environment
Ratification of High Seas Treaty expected to take many years
Shipping is still digesting the weekend’s big news from New York where close to 200 member states of the United…
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Operations
IMO to debate threats posed by increasing ship-to-ship transfers
Member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will debate a proposal to clamp down on ship-to-ship transfers at the…
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Environment
Singapore announces clean harbour craft rules
Singapore’s senior minister of state for transport Chee Hong Tat has announced that from 2030, new harbor craft operating in…
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Environment
UN’s High Seas Treaty contains significant ramifications for the global merchant fleet
Global merchant shipping could be in for a shake-up following the signing of the High Seas Treaty at the United…
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