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Americas
Trapped ships finally able to leave Baltimore
Four ships trapped in Baltimore Harbour since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month have cleared the wreckage and…
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Bunkering
Shipowners welcome 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels in Europe
European shipowners welcomed the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including advanced biofuels and e-fuels, in the list of net-zero…
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Tech
HMM to deploy AI onboard to boost safety
HMM, South Korea’s flagship line, is installing Deep Eyes, an artificial intelligence video analysis solution on one of its biggest…
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Greater China
‘Roly-poly’ ship goes viral in Taiwan
A video of a new self-righting vessel developed by Taiwan’s Lungteh Shipbuilding Company has become a viral hit on the…
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Asia
More than 4,000 ship engines caught up in Japanese fuel data scandal
An investigation is underway in Japan with overtones of the famous Volkswagen emissions scandal. More than 4,000 ship engines could…
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Dry Cargo
BHP bids for Anglo American
In one of the largest potential mining mergers in more than a decade, London-listed Anglo American has confirmed it has…
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Middle East
Houthis resume attacks on shipping
After a break of more than two weeks, the Houthis from Yemen struck back at ships yesterday. The militants took…
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Americas
Coal shipments targeted by Colombian drug cartels
Cocaine became Colombia’s largest export last year in US dollar terms, surpassing oil and coal, according to data from Bloomberg.…
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Africa
Operators sought for Cape Town’s liquid bulk terminal
South Africa is pressing ahead with a long-awaited port privatisation programme despite some ongoing problems with a first tender. State-run…
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Tankers
Sweden’s navy chief accuses Russian tankers of carrying out espionage for Moscow
Sweden is leading the charge for a greater crackdown on Russia’s shadow tanker fleet passing through the Baltic, with the…
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Environment
Red Sea crisis: Boxships travelling between Asia and the Med emitting 63% more emissions
Containerships travelling between Asia and the Mediterranean emitted 63% more emissions in the first quarter than in Q4 last year…
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Americas
Deeper channel to open in Baltimore today
A 12 m deep channel will open in Baltimore today allowing five stranded ships to leave the port, a sign…
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Splash Extra
Measuring shipping hubs
At the start of Singapore Maritime Week the latest shipping hub survey was published. This one was authored by DNV…
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Regulatory
Baltimore takes Dali owner and manager to court
Singaporean shipowner Grace Ocean and shipmanager Synergy Group face trial in Baltimore after lawyers for the city filed a case…
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Regulatory
IMO discusses how to stem record cases of crew abandonment
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) legal committee is meeting this week in London and is discussing one of shipping’s darkest,…
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Middle East
Shipping hits out at scant coverage of hijacked crews
The world’s leading shipping associations have highlighted the inequality seafarers face as hostages. “The world would be outraged if four…
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Americas
Third channel opens in Baltimore
A third 6 m deep channel has been established through the downed bridge at Baltimore port providing limited access for…
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Regulatory
IMO highlights two fraudulent shipping registries
Ahead of this week’s meeting of its legal committee, the secretariat at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has warned about…
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Operations
New report finds ‘alarming’ amount of global merchant fleet still has no internet access
As much as 13% of the global merchant fleet has no internet access, a new survey has found. Idwal, a…
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Containers
Japanese feeder operator goes hybrid with latest order
A Japanese feeder line has embarked on a zero-emission boxship project. Imoto Lines, together with compatriot tech firm Marindows, is…
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