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Cosco, SIPG and Tesla detail blockchain progress on cargo release processes
OOCL’s software company CargoSmart has conducted a pilot project with Cosco, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), and Tesla for a…
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Covid-19 highlights gaps in smart port development
One of the many focal points coming out of Covid-19 has been the increasing role being played by technology. Technology…
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Mystery investor circles stricken Swiber
Under judicial management since July 2016, Singapore offshore concern Swiber Holdings has received possible salvation. The company has revealed it…
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Solution found to offload cargo from controversial Tomini bulk carrier off Chittagong
The master and crew onboard the , at the centre of a week-long coronavirus-linked standoff in Bangladesh waters, have negotiated…
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Shelf Drilling jackup contract cut short by Dubai Petroleum
Dubai-headquartered Shelf Drilling has entered into a mutual agreement with Dubai Petroleum to amend the contract end date for 2010-built…
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Höegh LNG suspends dividends and executive bonuses as part of major cost reductions
Norway’s Höegh LNG has made some dramatic moves due to the uncertain business environment caused by the coronavirus. The board…
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SeaBird surveys cancelled
Seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration has been notified that its end-client has cancelled two ocean bottom node surveys off West Africa,…
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Liners brace for worst case scenario: $23.4bn combined full year losses
The latest Sunday Spotlight report from container advisory Sea-Intelligence paints a dark picture of the scale of losses the world’s…
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Diego Aponte: ‘Covid-19 has created a public health issue unprecedented in our lifetimes’
In a rare statement, Diego Aponte, group president and CEO of privately held Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has issued an…
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Tomini crew refuse to offload cargo in Bangladesh over fears of contracting coronavirus
The master and the crew of the three-year-old 63,590 dwt bulk carrier find themselves in a tense standoff with the…
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Japan bans Filipino seafarers from entering the country
Crew changes and ship deliveries in Japan just got a whole lot more challenging with the government issuing extraordinary travel…
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UAE makes crew change concessions
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is easing its crew change restrictions, much to the relief of thousands of seafarers across…
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Launch of emergency funding campaign for developing world seafarers
Today sees the launch of a charity crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for developing world seafarers and their families that…
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Vanishing food waste flouts maritime and national law
Many ship waste systems allow potentially hazardous food waste to disappear into sewage and grey water, by design and with…
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Okeanis Eco Tankers seals three-year VLCC charter
Okeanis Eco Tankers, the Oslo-listed Alafouzos family tanker vehicle, has opted to move one of its ships from the spot…
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Teekay LNG Partners secures new charters and $225m refinancing
Teekay LNG Partners has announced new fixed-rate charters for two of its part-owned LNG carriers as well as a $225m…
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PGS to cold stack a quarter of its fleet
Norwegian offshore seismic specialist PGS is making some dramatic moves as it prepares for its business to be affected by…
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Subsea 7 awarded wind contract offshore Germany
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Germany’s innogy for the Kaskasi offshore wind farm project, located in the…
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European Commission suspends HHI’s DSME merger screening
The European Commission has suspended screening of the merger between major South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo…
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CDB Leasing orders eight ultramaxes at New Dayang
CDB Leasing, the financial leasing arm of China Development Bank, has entered into shipbuilding contracts with New Dayang Shipbuilding for…
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