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Containers
German cryogenics firm develops Covid-19 vaccine container solution
Shipping and financial markets have reacted positively to yesterday’s hopeful Pfizer coronavirus vaccine news. However, logistical concerns continue to be…
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Operations
Report lays bare the real reasons seafarers work such long hours
New research from a team at the World Maritime University (WMU) underlines systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory…
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Europe
Columbia Shipmanagement debuts seafarer benefits package
Top management at Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has come good on a promise to lead shipping to review how it handles…
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Environment
Bilobe tank breakthrough paves way for upscaling of carbon capture projects
Two European companies have developed what they claim to be groundbreaking new vessel designs to advance maritime CO2 transport capacity…
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Renewables
Sohmen-Pao comes onboard Swire’s wind installation IPO
Two of the richest families in shipping are joining forces on a newly rebranded offshore wind installation vehicle. BW Wind…
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Shipyards
Sanoyas quits shipbuilding, sells yard to Shin Kurushima
Japanese shipyard consolidation continues at pace with the troubled sector seeing a famous name change hands for less than $10,000.…
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Tankers
Signatories of the Sea Cargo Charter account for 11% of all spot tanker fixtures this year
Tanker broker Gibson has crunched the spot fixture numbers to show the collective power of the first signatories of the…
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Asia
Modi expands shipping ministry
India’s Ministry of Shipping will be renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, prime minister Narendra Modi announced…
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Tankers
Charred New Diamond arrives in the UAE
The charred VLCC has made its way to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a long journey under tow across…
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Greater China
Ships reroute as Beijing bans wide array of Australian products
Beijing is barring an ever longer list of Australian products and commodities from entering the People’s Republic, creating significant vessel…
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Operations
Families club together to create ¥5m reward in last bid to find missing Gulf Livestock 1 crew
In a last bid to track down their loved ones, the four families of the missing Australian and New Zealand…
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Bunkering
NYK buys out partners in European LNG bunkering business
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has bought out its partners in a European LNG bunkering business. Launched in 2016, Gas4Sea was…
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Environment
Shipping reacts to energy rankings news
The shipping community is digesting yesterday’s Splash exclusive news that the ‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency rating of every ship…
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Europe
Nor-Shipping preps alternate plans as SMM goes digital
Anyone in marketing can put travel plans on hold for some considerable time as the shipping events calendar – obliterated…
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Tech
Machine learning tackles fuel consumption
i4 Insight, a Lloyd’s Register company that provides a single point of access for multiple data streams and applications, is…
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Operations
Wakashio stern to be removed from reef in complex process taking months
Nagashiki Shipping, the Japanese owner of the newcastlemax that ran aground on coral reefs off Mauritius in July, has appointed…
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Operations
Shipping Australia unveils new CEO
Shipping Australia has selected its deputy CEO, Melwyn Noronha, to take over from Rod Nairn as CEO from January 1.…
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Europe
SMM Hamburg nixes plans for a February return
With Covid-19 roaring back across Europe, organisers of SMM, the world’s largest shipping exhibition, have today cancelled plans to host…
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Environment
Every ship’s efficiency rating will be made public, says ICS
The ‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency rating of every ship above 5,000 gt will be made fully public and updated…
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Containers
Boxship sales, prices and charter rates surge
Containership sales have roared back as have prices for secondhand tonnage, while charter rates have gone through the roof in…
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