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Dry Cargo
Intercargo warns on vaccination ‘lottery’
International dry bulk shipping organisation Intercargo has lashed out at the vaccination “lottery” facing seafarers, something that could hit the…
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Europe
Meriaura lays out new carbon neutral concept
Finnish shipowner Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that targets 100% carbon neutrality by…
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Containers
Citing ‘operational challenges’, THE Alliance delays network reorganisation
Faced with extreme supply chain issues roiling global trade, THE Alliance has decided to delay the implementation of its new…
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Containers
PIL restructuring completed
The restructuring of Pacific International Lines (PIL), the world’s 12th largest liner company, has been completed with a unit of…
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Containers
Delphis commits to more Qingdao boxships
Delphis, the container arm of the Saverys family-controlled CMB, has returned to Qingdao Yangfan Shipyard, taking out options for four…
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Renewables
Backed by Dow, ArcelorMittal and Yara, Ørsted details giant North Sea renewable hydrogen plant
Danish utility Ørsted has revealed plans for SeaH2Land, an ambitious vision linking GW-scale electrolysis to the large industrial demand in…
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Americas
Daniel Maffei designated chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
Commissioner Daniel Maffei has been designated by president Joe Biden as the chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), replacing…
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Splash Extra
Does the Ever Given herald a peak in boxship sizes?
Boxships have just about quadrupled in size in terms of carrying capacity since China joined the World Trade Organization at…
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Splash Extra
Ever Given debacle adds to red-hot charter market
From the first images that went viral, it looked as if the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) had deployed a toy-sized…
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Containers
Avalanche of containers bound for European ports sparks congestion fears
Ketchupeffekt is the Swedish term used by the port of Gothenburg to describe the avalanche of containers set to flood…
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Dry Cargo
Norwegians set out to launch ammonia-fuelled dry bulk fleet by 2024
Ammonia fuel specialist Amon Maritime has teamed up with two Norwegian shipowners – Navigare Logistics and Mosvolds Rederi – to…
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Tankers
LR3s set to become a scarce sight on the ocean
LR3s – or coated suezmaxes – are nearing extinction. According to Alphatanker, there are currently just 26 afloat and no…
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Asia
Hin Leong’s Lim hit with another 23 charges of forgery
Prosecutors are due to charge O K Lim, 78, with another 23 charges of forgery-related offences in the ongoing Singapore…
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Bunkering
Navig8 onboard for Korean ammonia bunkering project
Another key part of the ammonia maritime fuel supply jigsaw has been pieced together with news today from South Korea…
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Environment
Enviva and MOL explore hard sail possibilities
Enviva, an energy company specialising in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum…
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Ports and Logistics
Japanese ports waive fees for LNG-fuelled ships
Japan’s ports of Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki will waive an entry fee from next month for vessels fuelled by LNG…
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Renewables
Biden sets 2030 offshore wind goals
The US government on Monday unveiled plans to bolster offshore wind farms with the aim of supplying energy 30 GW…
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Tankers
Island Navigation in for STX product tanker
Founding members of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association have a history of nurturing yards, whether originally in Japan in the…
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Ports and Logistics
Green light for second port at Danang
The prime minister of Vietnam has approved a plan to build the Lien Chieu Port in Danang at a cost…
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Renewables
Pair team up for Swedish wind projects
Aker Offshore Wind and Swedish windfarm specialist Hexicon have entered into a joint development agreement to explore opportunities to realise…
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