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Operations
Data consumed per ship during the pandemic has nearly tripled
Total data consumed per ship on average during the pandemic has nearly tripled, dramatically changing the connectivity at sea picture…
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Operations
Chinese seafarers to get access to new single-dose vaccine
The China Shipowners’ Association has written to transport and health authorities in Beijing to make a recently approved local single-shot…
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Tankers
Essberger signs for four chemical tankers
The John T. Essberger Group has signed final agreements with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Dingheng to build four 6,600 dwt…
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Ports and Logistics
Ports of Auckland chief executive resigns
Under pressure Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson resigned today. He had been facing calls to quit over the…
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Operations
Liberia celebrates passing the 200m gt mark
The Liberian Registry passed the 200m gt mark, cementing its position as the second largest flag in the world after…
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Containers
Evergreen takes the biggest boxship mantle away from HMM by just 28 teu
Evergreen’s 23,992 teu Ever Ace will deliver from Samsung Heavy Industries in July, with its recently confirmed nominal intake ensuring…
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Regulatory
Netherlands and OECD make the case for more swift adoption of longer term emissions regulations
The International Maritime Organization-convened Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets virtually next month for what promises to be a more…
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Gas
Denmark’s Evergas and Ultragas form CO2 carrier venture
Two Danish shipping companies – Evergas and Ultragas – have joined forces in a joint venture called Dan-Unity CO2 to…
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Ports and Logistics
Hutchison expands in Rotterdam
Hutchison Ports has finally bought out one of APM Terminals’ terminals in Rotterdam, ending many months of negotiations. No price…
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Operations
Europe still open to seafarers
Seafarers around the world can still travel to Europe to join vessels – even from countries facing fresh Covid-19 outbreaks…
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Offshore
Vietnam to house novel offshore LNG terminal
Stena Power & LNG Solutions has been awarded a contract by Delta Offshore Energy (DOE) to provide front-end engineering design…
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Containers
Koreans pile in for feeder ships at Hyundai Mipo
Broking reports reveal three Korean owners have signed for many 1,800 teu ships at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard with pricing estimated…
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Asia
Philippines bans crew changes for ships with recent calls to the Indian sub-continent
The Philippines, which had tried to position itself as a crew change hub over the last year, is taking evasive…
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Bunkering
X-Press Feeders among six shipping investors in Mikal Bøe’s nuclear venture
Tim Hartnoll-led X-Press Feeders, the largest independent common carrier in the world, has bought into CORE POWER, a British firm…
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Operations
Hext hits out at two-faced charterers for including no-crew change clauses in contracts
The Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) held its 30th annual general meeting today in which strong words were levelled against many…
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Finance and Insurance
Shipping ‘loan oracle’ launches
Hamburg-based digital ship finance specialist Oceanis has launched Pythia, something it describes as a “loan oracle”. The service is a…
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Gas
BW LPG takes control of Indian venture
BW LPG has revealed it has taken control of a four-year-old joint venture in India. BW Global United LPG India,…
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Gas
MOL reenters the ammonia trades
Japan’s largest shipowner in dwt terms, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is reentering the ammonia trades after a five-year hiatus. The…
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Operations
Shipping gathers together to fight piracy off Nigeria
Around 100 maritime companies have signed the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy, which was launched yesterday, as…
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Operations
Covid outbreaks at sea immobilising entire crews
New variants of Covid-19 are immobilising entire crews, creating further panic and mayhem at sea, and highlighting the urgent need…
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