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Wärtsilä: New ways of operating
As the clock ticks over on a new decade, a monumental shift is occurring in shipping. For so long the…
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Castor Maritime raises funds to buy bulkers
Greek dry bulk owner Castor Maritime has successfully entered into two agreements, a secured term loan financing agreement and a…
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Performance Shipping offloads another post-panamax boxship
Greek owner Performance Shipping, formerly Diana Containerships, has sealed a deal to sell 2008-built post-panamax containership . The sale price…
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Vroon PSV awarded more work with Eni
Dutch owner Vroon Offshore Services has been awarded a charter for 2010-built platform support vessel by Eni in the UK.…
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Oceanteam appoints new CEO as Bosman departs
Dutch offshore service provider Oceanteam has appointed Henk van den IJssel as its new CEO, replacing Leidus Bosman who has…
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NYK establishes first dedicated roro terminal in Egypt
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), together with Bolloré Africa Logistics (Bolloré) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), has signed an…
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DP World tables bid for 49% stake in Fesco
DP World’s on/off romance with one of Russia’s top maritime brands is back in the news. Russian newspaper Vesti Finance…
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CMB becomes the world’s first net zero shipping line
Pioneering Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), which turned 125 on Friday, is set to become the first shipping line in the…
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Shipping urged to prepare for Wuhan coronavirus
As the official numbers of Wuhan coronavirus infections in China rise and the virus starts to spread globally, shipping is…
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High black carbon emissions from VLSFO heaps pressure on IMO
Following on from a landmark study funded by the German Environment Agency that suggests some blends of the new very…
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VLSFO sediment issue goes global
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) is warning clients that the issue of fuel instability leading to sediment formation in very low…
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Stellar Daisy’s sister ships sent for demo
Two months ahead of the third anniversary since the sinking of the Stellar Daisy with the loss of 22 lives,…
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Bumi Armada loses $283m legal battle with Woodside over FPSO termination
Bumi Armada subsidiary Armada Balnaves has had its $283.5m claim against Woodside over a 2016 FPSO contract termination dismissed in…
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Iran to go it alone at South Pars
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has put domestic company Petropars solely in charge of the development of phase 11 of…
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Libya’s main oil export terminals closed
Tanker brokers are reporting that oil exports from Libya have come to near complete standstill. Late last week forces loyal…
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Why the shipping industry should not fear transparency
Stefan Kukman, founder and CEO of CargoX, writes exclusively for Splash today, explaining to readers some of the intricacies of…
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CEO Chronicles #16: How to escape from prison!
ACT 1, SCENE 1 : The monkey in the room [An office. The CEO stands with his feet apart, hands…
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Bunker fuel price spreads tipped to have peaked, on course to fall below $200
Scrubberless shipowners are breathing easier in the knowledge that 24 days into the global sulphur cap era it appears the…
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Seafarers face increased checks as coronavirus spreads across the world
Seafarers who have called in China in recent weeks and are seeking shore leave at ports across much of Asia…
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Eidesvik, Equinor and Wärtsilä to convert PSV to run on ammonia
Eidesvik’s 2003-built LNG-fuelled platform supply vessel is going to have a high-power fuel-cell installed to allow the vessel to be…
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