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Navios bulk carrier runs aground off Maldives
Navios Maritime Partners bulk carrier ran aground on Rasfaree reef in the Kaafu Atoll, the Maldives after experiencing engine failure.…
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Ever Given heads to Qingdao for repairs
This year’s most famous ship, the , has now set course for Qingdao in northeast China where it will undergo…
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Maersk captain accused of dragging anchor and severely damaging subsea cable off Perth
The 59-year-old Ukrainian master of the 8,400 teu stands accused of damaging a subsea telecommunications cable off Perth after his…
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MOL readies use of robots onboard
Seafarers working for Japan’s largest shipping line might have further pause for thought about the long term future of their…
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Worker dies after fire hits Pemex oil platform, several injured and five missing
A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at a Pemex-run offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico, killing one…
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Columbia Shipmanagement ups its game in Saudi Arabia
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has entered into a strategic joint venture with Khobar-based Spectrum Group. The new company, CSM Saudi Arabia,…
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Maersk fixes methanol supply for landmark boxship
A.P. Moller – Maersk has identified its partners to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon…
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NYK assists in Crimson Polaris oil cleanup operations
NYK Line, as the charterer of the , has sent teams to assist the cleanup of the oil spill the…
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SFL seals 10-year charter deal for two LNG-fuelled car carriers in Asia
John Fredriksen’s SFL Corporation has landed long-term charters with an undisclosed Asia-based transportation firm for two dual-fuel car carriers designed…
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Saga Welco ship stuck in Canada due to smelter strike
A weeks-long strike at an aluminum smelter in British Columbia has left a Norwegian ship unable to leave the terminal…
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Contour and GSBN unite in bid to drive shipping towards a paperless future
Contour, a global trade finance network, has formed a partnership with blockchain platform the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) to…
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Change in piracy threats in Indian Ocean prompts re-think of High Risk Area
A continued downward trend in Somali piracy has prompted shipping organisations to reduce the geographic boundaries of the High Risk…
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Ningbo-Zhoushan terminal closed for sixth consecutive day
The Meishan terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port remained closed for a sixth straight day on Monday, with ship queues outside the…
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Fishing vessel sinks after colliding with Gemadept boxship off Vietnam
A Vietnamese containership and a fishing vessel collided some 30 nautical miles northeast of Con Co island, in the Gulf…
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Oil spill from Crimson Polaris reaches Japan coast
An oil spill from a wood chip carrier, , that split in two after it ran aground at the Hachinohe…
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James Ash to lead SSY’s entry into carbon derivatives trading
International shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has announced that its futures division is establishing a new carbon derivatives trading desk…
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Maritime security and the Security Council
Why the maritime industry needs to pay close attention to recent United Nations debates. By Christian Bueger, a professor at…
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Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia, Venezuela and Latvia reported as hardest countries for crews to secure vaccines
The Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia, Venezuela and Latvia have been identified by top shipmanagers as the areas with the largest challenge…
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Oil spills after wood chip carrier breaks apart off Japan
A wood chip carrier that ran aground at the Hachinohe Port in Aomori Prefecture, Japan on Wednesday has split in…
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Wood chip carrier runs aground at Japanese port
A Japanese wood chip carrier ran aground and sustained structural damage at the Hachinohe Port in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The…
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