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Ports and Logistics
New Zealand considering making vaccinations mandatory for port workers
The New Zealand government is mulling making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for the nation’s port workers, a frontline workforce where take-up…
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Environment
First carbon-neutral freight offering from a pool operator completed
US tanker operator Penfield Marine, with help from Macquarie, claims to have completed its first carbon-neutral voyage via offsets to…
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Tech
Hyundai Motor to adapt its fuel cells for ships
Hyundai Motor, one of the world’s largest automotive groups, is set to enter the shipbuilding sector, delivering fuel cell electric…
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Containers
Ever Given undergoing inspections at Port Said
After a packed media send-off, the headed north yesterday, arriving at Port Said in the evening where it anchored at…
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Europe
Nobu Su handed another two-year jail sentence
Nobu Su, the disgraced Taiwanese shipping tycoon, was served with another two years in jail yesterday for contempt of court.…
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Shipyards
George Procopiou takes over Hellenic Shipyards
Shipowner George Procopiou has topped the bids lodged for Greece’s largest shipyard and will take over Hellenic Shipyards. The Dynacom…
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Operations
Togo jails pirates for first time
Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison terms…
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Containers
Ever Given weighs anchor and heads towards Europe
A ceremony was held in Egypt to mark an agreement on compensation for the fiasco, with the giant boxship now…
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Containers
More than 1m teu worth of boxships have changed hands so far this year
Records keep falling across every segment of the container shipping industry. In sale and purchase, 1.025m teu of secondhand tonnage…
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Shipyards
Kawasaki Heavy shifts more production to China, will focus on LH2 carriers at home
A Japanese shipyard is shifting more production to China in order to focus on a new revenue stream at home.…
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Gas
Celsius returns to Samsung Heavy for more LNG carriers
Celsius Shipping has returned to Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for three more LNG carriers. The Danish owner currently…
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Containers
TS Lines selects Shanghai Waigaoqiao for 7,000 teu quartet
The mid-sized containership sector orderbook, almost starved of any newbuilds nine months ago, is beginning to look lengthy. Taiwan’s TS…
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Containers
NBOSCO in for trio of 3,300 teu newbuilds
Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO) has been identified by Alphaliner as the company placing recent orders at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for…
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Containers
Liners on track to secure up to $100bn profit this year
Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster report has carried out a massive upgrade of liner profits for the full year. Drewry is…
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Bunkering
Euronav doubles down on ammonia fitted tankers
Euronav is proceeding with its fleet rejuvenation programme while pressing ahead with ammonia propulsion developments. The Belgian tanker giant revealed…
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Bunkering
CMA CGM leads Marseille’s bio-LNG pitch
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM could get a reliable source of bio-LNG in its own backyard soon. The company that has invested…
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Containers
CULines enters the transpacific trades
This year’s fastest growing container line in geographic terms, China United Lines (CULines), is set to take its bow on…
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Environment
Ship GHG rating tool launches
Online benchmarking and comparison platform Vesselindex has introduced GHG ratings in order to bring what it claims will be more…
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Containers
Ever Given to depart Egypt on Wednesday
The giant boxship will finally leave Egypt on Wednesday 106 days after it entered the Suez Canal on a fateful…
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Operations
Record 8% of all ships predicted to change hands this year
As much as 8% of the global fleet will change hands this year in what is turning out to be…
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