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Seafarers – scum of the earth
Former Wallem boss Frank Coles writes for Splash today. Exasperated at the treatment of seafarers, he suggests a two-week global…
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Nordic consortium makes the case for green ammonia-powered vessels
The Nordic Green Ammonia-Powered Ship (NoGAPS) consortium has released the results of its study for a green ammonia-powered 21,000 cu…
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Erdogan vows to start construction of controversial Istanbul canal this month
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has insisted construction of a long-planned canal linking the Black Sea and the Sea of…
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Peninsula: Beyond petroleum
Like other companies with a history of selling fossil fuels, bunkering specialist Peninsula has had a rebrand, ditching the world…
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Protests add to congestion woes at Hamburg forcing carriers to drop calls
Shipping companies, such as Maersk and MSC, are rerouting thier ships from Hamburg as a result of high yard density…
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China Nav comes out in favour of Marshall Islands’ carbon tax proposal, readies first sail-assisted newbuild
China Navigation is to sign for a revolutionary sail-assisted newbuild this month as part of a package of green measures…
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The commercialisation of port call optimisation
Emma Mark from Intelligent Cargo Systems describes her version of shipping utopia. I have something to confess. I am, and…
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Equinor sanctions $8bn Brazilian oilfield project
Equinor and its partners ExxonMobil, Petrogal Brasil and Pré-sal Petróleo (PPSA) have decided to develop phase one of the Bacalhau…
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Ever Given compensation battle stretches into June
A court hearing was postponed on Saturday as the two sides in the ongoing saga in Egypt edge closer to…
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Sri Lanka readies to sue owners of the fire-struck X-Press Pearl
A criminal investigation is underway over the fire on the ship, with all crew set to be interviewed. Sri Lankan…
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Nationwide seafarer vaccination programme launches in India
India’s Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) on Monday said it will launch a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive…
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Australia dishes out a record three-year ban to Aswan bulk carrier
Australian authorities have issued a record ban to the owners of Panama-flagged bulk carrier , preventing the vessel from entering…
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Turkish ship capsizes at Castellon, one dead and one missing
The 1986-built 1,600 dwt general cargo ship capsized during cargo loading operations at Port of Castellon in Spain on Friday…
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Boa OCV contract in Gulf of Thailand cancelled
Norway’s Boa announced that a contract with Beacon Offshore for the 2003-built offshore construction vessel has been cancelled due to…
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Malaysia urged to vaccinate its pilots
Maritime Pilots Malaysia (MPM), the national association representing pilots serving at Malaysian ports, has called for pilots to be prioritised…
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Ever Given was travelling too fast: SCA
In the ongoing tit-for-tat between the Suez Canal Authority and Japanese owner Shoei Kisen over who was to blame for…
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Three missing after Japanese roro sinks off Ehime coast
Japanese roro vessel sank early Friday after colliding with Korean chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer off Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Three…
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BIMCO film pressures governments to protect the world’s seafarers
Few professions have suffered more during the pandemic than seafaring – the daily toll of extended stretches at sea with…
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Transport Canada urged to enforce ship speed limits protecting endangered right whales
For the second year in a row, the majority of vessels passing through the Cabot Strait, between Newfoundland and Nova…
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Autonomous e-barge to tackle transport bottlenecks
Wärtsilä is moving ahead with EU-funded project work to develop an autonomous, battery-powered barge, described as an intra-port, inter-terminal container…
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