Operations
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Methatug approved for operation at Port of Antwerp
A tugboat, called Methatug, will become the first methanol-power vessel to operate at a European port. Methatug is part of…
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Low water level in Argentina’s Parana River causes French bulker to run aground
French handy bulk carrier ran aground near Ramallo on the Parana River in Argentina this week, with low water levels…
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Re-writing the rules on risk management
In a world that is more digital and less co-located than ever, actively engaging frontline workers in risk management, has…
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Höegh Autoliners mulls listing to fund ammonia-ready ships
Norway’s Höegh Autoliners is considering a potential listing as part of its plans to invest in a series of up…
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Sustaining crew while decreasing emissions
Crew awareness is crucial in making the global fleet greener argues Mikael Laurin, the CEO of Lean Marine. As the…
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US safety watchdog finds decision to ride out the storm key to Transocean drillship incident
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has found that last year’s incident on the Transocean drillship during…
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Car carriers leave Covid in the rear-view mirror
At the onset of the pandemic the car carrier sector was one of the worst affected shipping segments, with huge…
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Ever Given compensation verdict delayed again
Court proceedings to free the 20,388 teu have been put on hold for another fortnight as the ship’s owner and…
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Boxship ploughs into Santos passenger jetty
Hamburg Sud’s 10,500 teu , while en route to Paranagua, took out a passenger jetty at Santos in Brazil yesterday.…
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One dead and three injured in boiler blast at Bangladesh shipyard
A worker has died and at least three others sustained serious injuries following a boiler explosion at a shipyard in…
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Environmental collision regulations
Wade Allison, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Oxford, on why nuclear power is such an obvious choice…
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Baltic Pipe construction to resume
Construction will resume in Denmark on some parts of the Baltic Pipe Project after it was temporarily halted following the…
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CTM takes over commercial management of Premuda’s dry bulk fleet
CTM and Premuda have entered into an agreement of commercial management for the dry bulk fleet of the Italian owner.…
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Will the Carbon Intensity Indicator re-shape the shipping industry?
Attention so far has been on the impact of the EEXI, but the CII could have a dramatic effect on…
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35,000 ships still need to install a ballast water treatment system within the next 40 months
Ship repair yards are bracing for a “tsunami” of belated business as a key regulation comes into view. Approximately 35,000…
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Abandoned seafarers to return home after two-year ordeal
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has reported that the 19 remaining crewmembers of the abandoned Aswan bulker will be…
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Monsoon must pass before X-Press Pearl wreck removal operation can get underway
X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship fire-ravaged 2,700 teu , confirmed today that the wreck of the ship is…
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Report urges regulators to update fatigue rules
Innovation consultancy Thetius has released the findings of a study which indicate that the maritime industry has fallen behind other…
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HMM confirms cyber attack
South Korea’s HMM has become the latest liner to suffer a cyber attack. The company confirmed on Tuesday that it…
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Panama Canal to allow larger vessels to transit
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33…
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