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Tech
RightShip links with Plug and Play
Maritime platform RightShip has announced a new collaboration with Plug and Play, one of the world’s most successful global innovation…
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Ports and Logistics
Abu Dhabi Ports comes onboard Sudanese project
Abu Dhabi Ports will build a new Red Sea port in Sudan in partnership with a local conglomerate called DAL…
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Ports and Logistics
Sparky, the world’s first full sized, electric tugboat, starts operating in Auckland
Ports of Auckland has welcomed a new addition to its fleet, with the arrival of the world’s first full size,…
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Containers
Huxley’s Mandarin Shipping left with one ship following latest sales
Broking reports indicate Tim Huxley-led Mandarin Shipping is left with just one ship following its latest boxship sales. Mandarin is…
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Europe
Sovcomflot finds class and insurance solutions to keep trading internationally
Russian shipping has come up with both domestic and Asian solutions to keep its fleets operating during the ongoing war…
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Containers
Chinese dominate new entries into the top 50 liner rankings
Since the pandemic started there’s been plenty of changes in the liner rankings, not just at the top where Mediterranean…
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Containers
Ellerman City Liners bolsters fleet
A new British containerline is bolstering its fleet. Ellerman City Liners, created recently by UK-based forwarder Uniserve, has taken the…
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Containers
Seatrade inks deal in China for four newbuilds
Seatrade, the Dutch reefer specialist, has gone to China for its latest fleet expansion. Clarkson Research Services reports in its…
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Ports and Logistics
DP World to build massive Saudi logistics park
Terminal operator DP World and the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) have announced the signing of a 30-year agreement with an…
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Tankers
Fines dished out in USS John S McCain collision case
Stealth Maritime, the Greek tanker outfit controlled by the Vafias family, will have to pay $44.6m in damages over a…
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Containers
Biden signs the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law
President Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act yesterday marking the first major change to federal regulations…
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Dry Cargo
Urgent Ukraine wheat export solutions sought
Ukraine has an estimated 25m to 30m tonnes of grain, which urgently needs to move as this year’s next crop…
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Dry Cargo
Beijing readies centralised iron ore buying platform
China is looking to wrestle back some control of iron ore pricing, refloating an idea to get all its iron…
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Tankers
Chinese oil imports to decline this year for first time this century: IEA
VLCCs, currently racking up losses of in excess of $20,000 per day, can look to China’s covid battered economy as…
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Finance and Insurance
Ever Given insurance claims to top $2bn
French reinsurer SCOR has estimated claims relating to the 2021 grounding of the containership in the Suez Canal will top…
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Ports and Logistics
Antwerp braces for further strike action on Monday
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, one of Europe’s largest ports, is braced for another strike, coming at a time where the…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC bids for Global Ports Holding
Cash-rich Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has made a bid to take over London-listed Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise…
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Ports and Logistics
Port strikes the latest headache for shippers as peak season unfolds
The threat posed by strikes at ports in Asia, Europe and the US is weighing heavily on shippers’ minds as…
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Operations
Maersk faces sexual assault at sea charges
Maersk is facing a manning crisis at sea as multiple reports of sexual assault surface. In the US, two lawsuits…
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Containers
Allseas Shipping Company launches
UK-based shipping agent DKT Allseas turned liner operator has this week officially launched its own container shipping company. Allseas Shipping…
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