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Europe
Ukraine accuses Russia of mining the Black Sea
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said yesterday that naval mines which have been found across the Black Sea were “uncontrolled drifting ammunition”…
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Containers
US questions Chinese dominance in container manufacturing
Carl Bentzel, a commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission in Washington DC, has published a 28-page report following his year-long…
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Containers
ZIM charters six 5,500 teu newbuilds
Israeli carrier ZIM has fixed a new charter transaction with a group of investors initiated by MPC Capital, taking six…
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Gas
MOL showcases ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier design
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding have showcased today a concept design for an ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier with…
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Environment
Isle of Man Ship Registry and FuelTrust sign MOU to validate green ships
Tech firm FuelTrus and the Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) have signed a memorandum of understanding. To use FuelTrust’s…
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Operations
Overworked tugboat workers are reaching breaking point: ITF
Last year, Troy Pearson and Charley Cragg died while towing a barge for Rio Tinto in rough, icy waters. Yesterday,…
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Operations
Car carrier rates hit record highs
Car carrier rates are hitting record highs according to new research from VesselsValue. Eastern Pacific’s 2008-built, 4,902 ceu was fixed…
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Containers
Liner pricing investigation under way in Africa
Africa is the latest region to investigate liner pricing tactics. Maersk, CMA CGM and German-controlled United Africa Feeder Line are…
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Environment
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping launches port partnership to establish the European Green Corridors Network
Green corridors – cited by many decarbonisation experts as the best hope fo fast track shipping’s path to zero emissions…
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Environment
Norway and Japan seen leading shipping’s zero emissions race
New mapping of zero emission pilots and demonstration efforts in shipping reveals Norway and Japan are out in front in…
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Asia
MOL debuts new online shop, unable to provide shipping costs
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Japan’s largest shipping line by dwt, has debuted a new shop. MOL Shop sells used ship…
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Environment
Amasus opts for suction sails
The , owned and operated by the Dutch shipowner Amasus Shipping, will start harnessing the power of wind. The 91…
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Splash Extra
We’re watching you
Shipping loves a war. It’s a trite saying, dished out by shipping veterans as TV news correspondents don flak jackets…
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Containers
Shanghai lockdown latest: Pudong eerily quiet
Landside issues in locked down Shanghai are likely to harm supply chains in the coming days rather than at the…
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Containers
Sky-high box freight rates could increase global inflation by 1.5% this year: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has looked at container freight rates and crunched the numbers to work out what today’s…
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Bunkering
Maersk looks at Egypt for green fuel supplies
In the presence of the Egyptian prime minister, a memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between Maersk and Egyptian…
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Environment
BRS boss reignites the slow steaming debate
François Cadiou, the chairman of French brokerage BRS, has reignited the slow steaming debate, arguing in his company’s just published…
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Environment
Scorpio Tankers promotes onboard carbon capture
Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio Tankers has entered into a memorandum of understanding with US-based Carbon Ridge to collaborate on the development…
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Shipyards
Hyundai Heavy deploys lawyers to fight EC decision to block DSME takeover
Hyundai Heavy Industries has filed a legal challenge to the decision taken by the European Commission in January to oppose…
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Tankers
Erik Thun orders another Chinese tanker
Erik Thun has signed a contract for a new dual-fuel tanker. Upon delivery, the vessel will become number ten in…
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