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Splash Extra: Why are so many boxes being lost at sea?
The 25th edition of Splash Extra launches on a day where yet another box spill accident is unfolding in the…
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Oldendorff commits to wind propulsion development
Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers has signed a joint development project (JDP) with Anemoi Marine Technologies, Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai Merchant Ship…
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Why the MLC is failing as a regulatory response to the Covid-19 global pandemic
Carolyn Graham on the real weaknesses of the Maritime Labour Convention, and how to fix them. In a January 13,…
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Maritime stakeholder initiative launches to resolve the crew change crisis
More than 300 companies and organisations have joined forces to help resolve the crew change crisis. The Neptune Declaration on…
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Quarantining like criminals in a prison camp: Seafarers Happiness Index
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals both the ongoing struggles of the…
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Simplifying decarbonisation and driving transparency with AI data models
Combining noon reports with new AI technology is key to unlocking the essential data insights that charterers and shipowners need…
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Courage Investment expands into online crew training
Hong Kong-listed Courage Investment, formerly Courage Marine, has entered into a strategic agreement with Shandong Sooc Education Technology Stock Corp…
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Boxship attacked in Gulf of Guinea, 15 crew kidnapped and one dead
The 2,824 teu containership was attacked by pirates near Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea yesterday, while it was…
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MSC trials alternative HFO
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline, will trial emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil on its ships this…
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Mental health and honey badgers: No laughing matter
Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, writes for Splash demanding organisational change ashore and at sea. I’m a…
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Hong Kong boxship chokepoint partially lifted
A chokepoint to liner shipping in southern China is being lifted partially later this week. Vessel height restrictions for ships…
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Koreans develop innovative wing-sail
Class society DNV GL has awarded an approval in principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the parent…
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Storm-hit Maersk Essen reroutes to Mexico
The 13,100 teu boxship has rerouted to Mexico instead of its intended destination of Los Angeles. The ship became the…
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RightShip and Intercargo unveil new dry bulk quality standard
RightShip and Intercargo have jointly announced the launch of a new quality standard for the dry bulk sector, DryBMS. The…
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Bjoern Sprotte joins V.Group as CEO of shipmanagement
Bjoern Sprotte, who recently left his role of CEO at OSM, has been appointed chief executive officer, shipmanagement at V.Group.…
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World Bank targets maritime digitalisation
A new report by the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) shows that better digital…
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750 boxes fall off Maersk ship during another Pacific storm
Maersk has confirmed another case of bad weather in the Pacific has knocked hundreds of boxes from one its ships.…
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Solid oxide fuel cell developments proliferate
Shipping is moving inexorably closer to major fuel cell breakthroughs. Class society ABS has just granted approval in principle (AIP)…
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Weekly Broker: Bulk volatility is back
The secondhand dry bulk S&P market has seen a plethora of deals completed in the past week with interest across…
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Skou: Maersk will order first carbon-neutral ships within the next three years
Søren Skou, the CEO of AP Moller-Maersk, the group that controls the largest containerline in the world, has mapped out…
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