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Technomar boxship refloated and heading for repairs
The boxship has been refloated and disentangled from the Iranian wreck it crashed into eight days ago. The 5,576 teu…
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Rotor sail partnership launches to take technology mainstream
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has taken a significant step in addressing what it believes to be one of the most significant…
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Map details rising incidents of crew abandonment
Cases of crew abandonment are on the rise again, albeit the world has been given far greater transparency on where…
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Jeff Bezos urged by shipping bodies to support stranded seafarers
Shipping bodies BIMCO, Intercargo, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Intertanko have jointly penned a letter to Amazon boss Jeff…
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Pirates kidnap 10 crew from general cargo vessel in Gulf of Guinea
Priacy in the Gulf of Guinea region continues to escalate with another 10 crew reportedly kidnapped from a general cargo…
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Mark O’Neil appointed new president of InterManager
Columbia Shipmanagement president and CEO Mark O’Neil has been appointed president of shipmanagement association InterManager, succeeding Bjørn Jebsen who has…
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Volkswagen opts for biofuel on European roro
Biofuel supplier GoodFuels has won a contract from Volkswagen to supply its fuel on the roro carrier . The ship…
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Greek aframax tanker hit by explosive device in Saudi Arabia
The Maltese-flagged aframax tanker vessel , operated by George Economou’s TMS Tankers, was reportedly struck by an explosive device at…
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Scrubber ban debate reignites
The scrubber ban debate has been reignited with a new 36-page report from the Washington DC-based International Council on Clean…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk finally bottoms out
The secondhand bulk sale and purchase saw a fruitful week with a large number of ships changing hands with almost…
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Nuclear and the fourth industrial energy revolution at sea
Ultra-modern nuclear technology for transport and industry – the clock is ticking on what really matters, argues Mikal Bøe from…
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BIMCO to set up London office
BIMCO, one of the world’s largest shipping organisations, will open a new office in London at the beginning of 2021.…
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Suez Canal slashes tolls in half for laden VLCCs heading from Europe to Asia
With tanker rates looking dire for the winter and beyond, the Suez Canal Authority has taken the decision to slash…
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Two customs officials charged over deadly Beirut port blast
A Lebanese prosecutor has filed charges against current and former customs officials over the deadly explosion at the Port of…
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Covid puts a freeze on reefer calls to Tianjin
All available reefer plugs are taken at Tianjin’s Xingang port, one of the main entry points for frozen food into…
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Greek boxship scythes into grounded Iranian vessel off Batam
The 5,576 teu containership grounded off Batam in Indonesia on Sunday, scything into another grounded boxship, new videos show. The…
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Rongsheng Holding forms strategic partnership with Cosco
Chinese private petrochemical group Zhejiang Rongsheng Holding has signed a framework agreement with state-run shipping conglomerate Cosco Shipping Group to…
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MOL installs microplastic collection device on wood chip carrier
In an industry-first, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has installed a microplastic collection device on one of its ships. MOL…
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Three crew confirmed kidnapped from bunkering vessel
Three crewmembers are confirmed to have been kidnapped by pirates from the Togo-flagged bunkering vessel which was boarded last week,…
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Global seaborne trade to contract 3.6% in 2020
While 2020 is on course to be a rare year where global seaborne trade volumes will fall, the average distance…
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