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Operations
2022 forecast to be a big year for maritime hiring
With much of the shipping workforce returning to work this week after the Christmas break there is an inevitable peak…
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Containers
New service links Argentina with Asia
TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services, Inc’s (ICTSI) business unit operating at the Port of La Plata, Argentina, and the Port…
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Containers
SCFI breaks through 5,000 points for the first time
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), a bellwether of the box spot markets, broke through the 5,000 mark for the…
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Greater China
Ningbo struggles with another Covid-19 outbreak
The city of Ningbo, home to the world’s largest port, reported 10 Covid-19 cases over the weekend at a clothing…
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Dry Cargo
Herman Billung to run both 2020 Bulkers and Himalaya Shipping
Tor Olav Trøim has tapped Herman Billung from Star Bulk Carriers to run both 2020 Bulkers and his new shipowning…
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Dry Cargo
Indonesia bans coal exports for a month
Indonesia has banned coal exports for the month of January over concerns about local power blackouts amid tight supplies. Indonesia…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Los Angeles plans fees for empty containers
The Port of Los Angeles plans to begin charging a fee to ocean carriers that allow empty containers to linger…
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Offshore
Ezion to be liquidated
Singaporean liftboat operator Ezion Holdings will be liquidated after failing to come up with a potential investor. Ezion said in…
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Operations
2021 review: The Year of the Green Dot
It’s been the year of the green dot for me covering shipping in 2021. Scanning MarineTraffic (other vessel tracking service…
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Gas
World’s largest ethane carrier delivered
Jiangnan Shipyard, located just north of Shanghai, has this week delivered the world’s largest ethane carrier to UK firm Ineos.…
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Gas
Pavilion Energy wins Chinese LNG supply contract
Singapore’s Pavilion Energy and Zhejiang Hangjiaxin Clean Energy have signed a term deal for the supply of small-scale LNG from…
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Gas
Höegh LNG seals Brazilian FSRU charter deal
Höegh LNG has completed and signed all documentation for a 10-year FSRU charter with Terminal de Regaseificação de GNL de…
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Containers
Sinotrans books further Yangzijiang boxship pair
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has won two new orders for 2,400 teu container vessels from Sinotrans, adding to a pair of sister…
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Operations
Captain and first officer of the Wakashio sentenced
The captain and first officer of the Wakashio bulk carrier which smashed into a coral reef off Mauritius, unleashing the…
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Shipyards
Kawasaki’s landmark hydrogen carrier heads to Australia
The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier left Japan on Friday to pick up its first cargo in Australia in a…
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Greater China
Ship takes out berth in Taiwan
Machinery failure is thought to have been the reason behind a sizeable containership prang at the port of Taichung yesterday.…
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Asia
Sumitomo leads the ammonia-fuelled charge
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation is spearheading ammonia-fuelled ship developments both at home and overseas. The giant trading house has launched a…
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Containers
TS Lines adds to its 7,000 teu series
TS Lines of Taiwan has placed an order for a further pair of 7,000 teu containerships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao, according…
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Shipyards
Korea’s oldest shipyard rebrands
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has rebranded as is now known as HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC). The company is…
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Ports and Logistics
Rotterdam becomes first European port to handle 15m teu in a year
The European port industry passed a significant milestone this week with Rotterdam becoming the first place on the continent to…
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