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Maersk suspends five officers as American cadet rape investigation intensifies
Maersk is taking action as a rape case involving a cadet from US Merchant Marine Academy serving her year at…
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Russia anticipates all-year Arctic transits by as early as 2022
Further signs of just how much the Arctic Ocean is thawing came yesterday via Russian state television where the country’s…
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Shipping still waiting for its blastoff moment
Bart van Steveninck has been lapping up a new Netflix series, Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space, while lamenting how far…
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Wirana and GSR Services join forces on green ship recycling
Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping Corporation and German expert in green recycling of ships and marine assets GSR Services have…
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Hapag-Lloyd ship cleared to go as investigators focus on pipeline operator in California spill inquiry
Investigations into last weekend’s pipeline spill off Orange County in California continue with one suspect allowed to carry on its…
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US Merchant Marine Academy faces tough questions as multiple rape allegations emerge
US authorities are investigating allegations of the rape of a then 19-year-old member of the class of 2022 at the…
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Fortescue sets out to retrofit bulkers to run on green ammonia
Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group has announced plans to convert its eight 260,000 dwt bulk carriers to run on…
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Maritime’s missing link
Sandra Welch, CEO at Seafarers Hospital Society, suggests maritime’s turn towards sustainability must include seafarer welfare if it intends to…
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US Coast Guard boards Hapag-Lloyd ship in growing pipeline spill investigation
The US Coast Guard (USCG) dispatched a team to Oakland yesterday to examine Hapag-Lloyd’s 4,843 teu as investigations ramp up…
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Signal Ocean adds dry bulk coverage
The Signal Ocean Platform has a new dry bulk module to go alongside its popular tanker offering. The move follows…
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Bangladesh shipbreaking sector sees highest quarterly death toll
Bangladesh shipbreaking yards have seen a record-breaking number of fatalities this quarter. According to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, at least…
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Shipping data sharing takes the next step forward
A challenge for a faster uptake in the utilisation and sharing of data in shipping is the lack of trust…
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Damaged pipeline that caused California oil spill appears to have been shifted by about 30 metres
An investigation by the US Coast Guard on October 5 of the pipeline involved in the weekend oil spill off…
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Australia bans Singaporean bulker for underpaying crew
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Singapore-flagged bulk carrier from Australian ports for six months after repeated…
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Ever Given docks at Qingdao yard, will reenter service in late October
This year’s most famous ship, the 20,388 teu , finally docked at a Qingdao shipyard yesterday and is now undergoing…
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The tricky transition from oil
Zane Berry from MCA Consulting on the multi-fuel choices facing shipping. Since my last article in January 2020 on the…
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126,000-gallon oil spill off California coast caused by pipeline leak
An underwater pipeline leak about five miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, south of the Los Angeles and Long…
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It’s the real thing: Coke sources handy bulkers as container choices run dry
Coca-Cola becomes the latest global mega brand to decide to switch from regular liner choices for crucial deliveries, instead opting…
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Landmark heavylift transit along the Northern Sea Route completed
A new heavylift operator, Red Box Energy Services, is celebrating a landmark transit along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), hauling…
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Höegh Autoliners taps China Merchants Heavy for ammonia-ready car carriers
Norway’s Höegh Autoliners has struck a deal with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) to build a series of its multi-fuel…
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