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Baltic Exchange releases important emissions data for main dry bulk routes
The Baltic Exchange has moved to provide a hugely valuable missing link that shipping will need on its path towards…
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Japanese engine manufacturers join forces to focus on hydrogen
Three of Japan’s leading marine engine manufacturers, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology., and Japan Engine Corporation have established a…
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Wakashio stern remains lodged on reef 375 days on from its infamous grounding
More than a year since its grounding and splitting in two, the rump of the newcastlemax remains lodged on a…
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Hijackers leave Asphalt Princess off UAE
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Wednesday morning that the hijackers who boarded the Panama-flagged tanker off the…
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DHL shows shipping electric possibilities
DHL Express has shown shipping the possibilities of going electric. The German express giant today announced it has become the…
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Seafarers waiting for Godot
Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the realities of staying at sea for so long. People…
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Potential hijack of asphalt tanker off UAE
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has advised of a potential hijack incident underway off the coast of Fujairah,…
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MOL orders four LNG-fuelled car carriers
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has contracted Shin Kurushima Dockyard and Nihon Shipyard to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers using…
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Iran blamed for drone attack on Zodiac tanker
Iran is the main suspect in the drone attack on the Zodiac Maritime-operated product tanker off the coast of Oman…
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Career in shipping? The soft skill no one talks about
Panos Patsadas on the importance of being genuine when going for a job in shipping. I am known for being…
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Two killed in attack on Zodiac Maritime-operated tanker off Oman
Two crewmembers have been killed after a product tanker operated by Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime was attacked off the coast…
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Boers offering free Covid-19 jabs at German and Belgian ports
Crew services specialist Boers is launching seafarer vaccination programmes at German and Belgian ports. Seafarers arriving at ports in Antwerp,…
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Seafarer morale hits new lows
The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for the second quarter of 2021, painting a…
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Landlocked San Marino debuts the world’s latest ship registry
Landlocked, mountainous San Marino – population 34,000 – is home to the world’s newest ship registry. The newly appointed San…
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Insect-infested Pan Ocean bulker ordered to depart US waters
2010-built handysize bulker , owned by South Korea’s Pan Ocean, arrived at the Port of Davant on the Mississippi River…
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Berge Bulk revealed as second shipowner to invest in budding British atomic power venture
James Marshall-led Berge Bulk has been revealed as the second shipowner to invest in Core Power, a British firm developing…
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Repsol Sinopec evacuates workers after Covid outbreak on North Sea platform
Aberdeen-based oil and gas exploration and production company Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has had to evacuate workers from its Piper…
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DNV supports crew change programme in Southeast Asia
Classification society DNV is helping to facilitate safe crew changes amid South East Asia’s Covid crisis as an auditor in…
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Splash Extra: Crew shortages bite
The horrendous disregard shown to the world’s seafarers during the pandemic looks set to see future shortages of crew from…
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New BIMCO/ICS seafarer workforce report warns of serious potential officer shortage
Launched today, the new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) warns that the industry…
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