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Washington debates copying EU’s MRV regulation
The United States is looking at copying the European Union’s path to carbon pricing on shipping. The House Natural Resources…
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New Zealand cracks down on livestock shipping
New Zealand is cracking down on how animals are exported overseas in the wake of last month’s sinking of the…
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NYK buys out Total’s share in LNG shipmanagment venture
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has bought out the French LNG shipmanagement joint venture it has with energy major Total. Based…
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Columbia Shipmanagement debuts in Italy with Premuda joint venture
Pillarstone-controlled shipping company Premuda has announced the setup of new joint venture CSM Italy with Columbia Shipmanagement, based in Genova.…
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Bunkering vessel reportedly attacked in the Gulf Guinea
The 2019-built 16,700 dwt bunkering tanker was reportedly attacked near Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea on Thursday. According…
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China voices concern as 29 Filipino seafarers test positive for coronavirus
A total of 29 Filipino seafarers have tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in China to board their ships, according…
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How technology can get our seafarers home safely
Gerry Buchanan from the Liberian Registry provides readers with suggestions and updates on how to resolve the crew change crisis.…
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Weekly Broker: Capes top the sales register
The dry bulk sale and purchase market flourished this past week led by capesizes, even though this segment struggled rates-wise…
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12 Captain’s Table finalists unveiled
An initial line-up of 12 finalists have been revealed by the organisers of the Captain’s Table, one of shipping’s pre-eminent…
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RSC Bio Solutions: Lube choices with IMO 2050 in mind
For more than 30 years, RSC Bio Solutions has been serving global marine fleets and heavy equipment with technologies including…
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A digital shipping industry deserves better than a noon report
Shipowners know they need better data, but many still don’t know where to start with digital solutions, writes Kashif Mahmood…
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Western Australia mulls turning away Covid ships
With cases rising of ships arriving in Western Australia with crew infected by coronavirus, local politicians are talking of turning…
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V.Group takes on 41 boxships from Costamare as part of expanded partnership
Shipmanagement and services giant V.Group has strengthened an exisiting partnership with Costamare in a move which will see it manage…
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Danes press ahead with development of a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine
Innovation Fund Denmark, the Danish investment entity, has announced the establishment of a consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine…
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Is all transparency good?
Signal Ocean COO, Dimitris Tsapoulis looks at the role of transparency in commercial shipping. Transparency seems to be the order…
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US blacklists Chinese companies for dealing with IRISL
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities for dealings with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in the…
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PDVSA deploys aframax to unload oil from stricken FSO
Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA has deployed an aframax tanker to participate in the unloading operations of the floating storage…
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DCSA works to standardise just-in-time port calls
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) today published standard data definitions for port call processes, the first publication of the…
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Brightoil delisted from Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Chinese private energy company Brightoil Petroleum has announced that the company’s shares will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock…
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Chinese crew wages leap during Covid
Chinese crew during Covid-19 have seen their wages leap, surpassing the monthly pay of key rival seafarer nations such as…
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