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Russian oil terminals hit by drone strikes
Ukraine has hit several Russian oil refineries with drone strikes in the past few days, continuing to damage Russian oil…
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Gram Car Carriers refinances 2015-built vessel with $41m loan
Norway’s Gram Car Carriers has agreed to refinance the 6,700 ceu with a leading Japanese bank at competitive terms. The…
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Wallenius snaps up Höegh Autoliners car carrier
Swedish shipowner and investor Wallenius Lines has emerged as the buyer of the Höegh Chiba from Norwegian car carrier player…
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Progress and challenges on diversity in maritime
Eline Muller from Multraship Towage and Salvage writes for Splash on International Women’s Day. Over the past decade, the shipping…
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dship Carriers signs for up to eight MPP newbuilds in China
German MPP specialist dship Carriers is expanding its fleet with up to eight heavylift multipurpose newbuilds in China. The Hamburg-based…
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Shipping mourns first deaths from Red Sea crisis
Top officials from across the shipping industry have expressed their feelings about the first loss of lives from the five-month…
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First casualties feared in Red Sea shipping crisis as crew abandon missile-struck bulker
The Barbados-flagged, 50,448 dwt bulker was damaged in a missile attack off Yemen with several crew members missing. According to…
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MOL and Allianz take Volkswagen to court over sinking of Felicity Ace car carrier
The shipowner of the Felicity Ace and its insurer have filed separate lawsuits in Germany against Volkswagen over the blaze…
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RightShip adds sanctions data to platform
Ship vetting platform RightShip is giving subscribers a much needed insight into sanctioned companies and ships. RightShip is integrating London…
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Ocean Technologies Group acquires Danish regulatory compliance platform
Consolidation within the maritime tech space has continued with London-based Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) acquiring Danish software company DanDocs, which…
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SSY sets up agricultural commodities unit
UK shipbroking group SSY is bolstering its footprint in the commodities sector with the launch of a dedicated agricultural derivatives…
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Houthis move to tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
Emboldened by their first ship sinking the Houthis are now insisting any ships entering their territorial waters need to obtain…
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Nike ties the knot with CMA CGM on biofuels
American sportswear giant Nike has contracted French liner CMA CGM to use sustainable biofuel for a part of its maritime…
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Contractual issues arising from EU ETS implementation explained
Helen Barden and Mark Smith from NorthStandard answer questions arising from the first months of Europe’s Emissions Trading System being…
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NYK unveils how it plans to get its car carriers to comply with new Californian emissions rules
A giant black pipe will be inserted into the funnels of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) car carriers calling at ports…
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Rubymar’s sinking poses ‘major environmental crisis’ in the Red Sea
The Red Sea shipping crisis has entered a new chapter with the sinking of the bulk carrier early on Saturday…
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US investor raises another obstacle for CMB’s takeover of Euronav
Funds managed by FourWorld Capital Management have filed another complaint regarding Compagnie Maritime Belge’s (CMB) offer to purchase all outstanding…
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Kyiv fixes insurance for more Black Sea cargoes
Insurance broker Marsh McLennan and Lloyd’s of London underwriters have expanded the Ukraine-backed marine war insurance programme from just grain…
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Joint investigation points to identity of tug owner involved in Tobago oil spill
In the hunt to find the owners of a tug and a barge responsible for one of the Caribbean’s worst…
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Live Animal Export: An experimental double take as the Bahijah tries again
Dr Lynn Simpson, a well-known former live export veterinarian, on the long journey ahead for thousands of animals heading from…
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