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K Line presses ahead with autonomous shipping drive
Another piece in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)’s autonomous shipping puzzle is being put into place with the Japanese shipping…
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Gram Car Carriers looks to raise $110m from Olso IPO
Norway’s Gram Car Carriers, the world’s third-largest tonnage provider within the pure car truck carrier (PCTC) segment, has issued a…
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Zim Kingston could have joined other vessels in sheltered waters
Accident investigators are looking into why a Zim boxship chose to stay far out to sea when a storm approached…
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Captain’s Table top 14 candidates announced
Today marks one month until the finals of the Captain’s Table take place, an event set to be streamed live…
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Traffic backs up along the Yangtze as pilots are required to quarantine
Traffic along the Yangtze, China’s longest river and a massive source of cargoes both domestically and for export, is worsening.…
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K Line deploys artificial intelligence to keep ship machinery working
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is deploying artificial intelligence to keep onboard machinery in good order. Tokyo-based K Line has…
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The bell tolls at sea
Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the collective mood onboard. If it were the five stages…
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Zim Kingston lost more than 100 boxes overboard, significantly more than first reported
Initial reports indicated that the boxship lost 40 containers overboard during stormy weather on October 22. That number has been…
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Encouraging signs, or a temporary lull in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea?
Peter Adams, special advisor to the International Maritime Organization secretary general and head of maritime security at the UN body,…
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Splash Extra: Shipping’s emissions on the rise as COP26 delegates prepare to meet
Shipping leaders along with prime ministers and presidents of the world are preparing to jet into Glasgow over the weekend…
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Getting to Zero Coalition showcases its vision for shipping’s energy transition
Many levers should be pulled for shipping’s transition to a zero emission future, a new report by UMAS for The…
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New report highlights growing risk of seafarer exodus
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers has been published for the third quarter of 2021,…
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Giant team completes largest wreck removal operation in US history
One of the most complex wreck removals this century has finally been completed. After more than two years, the remains…
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Janssens takes the helm at Jumbo as Kahn steps down
Jumbo Shipping has appointed Wout Janssens as the company’s new chief executive officer as Michael Kahn stepped down after 30…
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Learning about advanced atomic
Mikal Bøe, CEO of CORE-POWER, douses many concerns people might have about nuclear power at sea. Global shipping can only…
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Double homicide on tanker in Argentina
A captain and first officer were killed last week in a shooting onboard the Maltese-flagged chemical tanker while at anchor…
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AAL grows fleet with secondhand acquisitions and four newbuilds
Singapore-based breakbulk and heavylift operator AAL has expanded its fleet with two secondhand 33,000 dwt multipurpose heavylift vessels and announced…
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Fire on Zim Kingston under control, chemicals in overboard containers cause environmental concerns
According to Canadian Coast Guard spokesperson Mariah McCooey on Monday, the containers that were burning on the boxship “are now…
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Russian navy comes to the rescue of MSC ship attacked off West Africa
The Russian Navy reacted fast yesterday helping stop a pirate attack underway onboard a boxship operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co…
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Japan aims to be selling ammonia-fuelled ships by 2028
Japan, Inc is rallying together in making ammonia-fuelled ships a reality. Shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) along with…
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