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Shipping on alert as Israel retaliates against Iran
Israel launched an attack on Iran on Friday, sparking concerns about the conflict escalating further across the seas of the…
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New report finds ‘alarming’ amount of global merchant fleet still has no internet access
As much as 13% of the global merchant fleet has no internet access, a new survey has found. Idwal, a…
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Heidmar takes over Landbridge Ship Management
Athens-based pool operator and shipmanager Heidmar is expanding its operation with the addition of Landbridge Ship Management in Hong Kong.…
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Three approaches to making shipping transactions more digital
Torgeir Willumsen, resident partner at Simonsen Vogt Wiig in Singapore and founder of Assentiri, with some advice for shipping on…
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BSM focuses on practice with new maritime education programme
Aiming to close what it sees as a gap between academic knowledge and practical training, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has…
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Geneva Dry Dialogues: AXSMarine
In two weeks’ today Geneva Dry, dry bulk’s annual get-together, will start with an entire afternoon dedicated to all things…
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ONE launches new low-emission shipping service
Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) has unveiled a reduced emissions shipping service designed to meet the shared decarbonisation goals…
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Singapore to host digital ship identity trials
Singapore will serve as a testbed to trial and pilot the use of digital ship identity in maritime applications such…
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Panama Canal Authority increases daily slots and maximum draft
Further evidence that the worst of the El Nino-led drought is over in Central America came yesterday with an advisory…
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Anglo-Eastern to take over Euronav’s Greek shipmanagement arm
Hong Kong-based shipmanager Anglo-Eastern has sealed a deal to buy Euronav’s shipmanagement arm in Greece. The deal for Euronav Ship…
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FBI opens Baltimore bridge case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal inquiry into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.…
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Shipping braces for Israel’s response to Iranian attacks
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of…
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Baltimore divers describe bridge clean-up operation as 9/11 ‘with blinders on’
A diving expert from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has revealed the many life-threatening risks divers are facing…
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Gas carrier grounds off Egypt
A Liberian-flagged gas carrier ran aground offshore Egypt, prompting a state of emergency over the weekend in anticipation of any…
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Singapore retains global shipping hub crown
Singapore’s maritime mantelpiece needs reinforcement, groaning from all the trophies, accolades and awards lavished towards the Lion Republic, the preeminent…
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Iran seizes Zodiac and MSC linked containership
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a containership belonging to an affiliate of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac…
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Insurance pay-outs from Baltimore bridge disaster in the spotlight
Cargo insurer WK Webster is reporting that general average looks to have been declared by the owners of the wrecked…
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CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping order two ships in China
Partners CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping have increased their fleet of heavylift vessels to six vessels, by adding two ships…
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JERA to perform first-ever truck-to-ship bunkering of fuel ammonia
Japan’s largest utility JERA has decided to implement truck-to-ship bunkering of ammonia to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat owned by NYK Line.…
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New maritime security firms emerge on the back of ‘worrying’ return of Somali pirates
Similar to 15 years ago during the last Somalia piracy cycle, new maritime security companies are emerging. A total of…
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