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Containers
Numbers don’t add up on the record-breaking transpacific
Sea-Intelligence, a leading container shipping analyst, is warning the record rates seen on the transpacific are unlikely to last much…
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Environment
IMO member states agree to unambitious green targets
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on Friday after a week-long online meeting to make an existing target legally binding:…
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Dry Cargo
Hamburg Bulk Carriers aims to increase size of fleet
Contrary to some broking reports and a story carried on this site earlier this week, Hamburg Bulk Carriers (HBC) is…
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Dry Cargo
Hamburg Bulk Carriers aims to increase size of fleet
Contrary to some broking reports and a story carried on this site earlier this week, Hamburg Bulk Carriers (HBC) is…
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Regulatory
Washington debates copying EU’s MRV regulation
The United States is looking at copying the European Union’s path to carbon pricing on shipping. The House Natural Resources…
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Environment
Up to 30 nations threaten to walk away from IMO’s emissions meet-up
It’s been an especially fractious week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as debate rages on how best to improve…
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Operations
New Zealand cracks down on livestock shipping
New Zealand is cracking down on how animals are exported overseas in the wake of last month’s sinking of the…
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Gas
NYK buys out Total’s share in LNG shipmanagment venture
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has bought out the French LNG shipmanagement joint venture it has with energy major Total. Based…
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Containers
ZIM heads to the UAE
In another landmark moment in the reshaping of ties in the Middle East, Israeli carrier ZIM will start calling at…
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Environment
Hyundai Mipo debuts 20,000 cu m liquefied hydrogen carrier design
Class society Korean Register has approved Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s design plans for a 20,000 cu m liquefied hydrogen carrier with…
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Operations
12 Captain’s Table finalists unveiled
An initial line-up of 12 finalists have been revealed by the organisers of the Captain’s Table, one of shipping’s pre-eminent…
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Operations
Western Australia mulls turning away Covid ships
With cases rising of ships arriving in Western Australia with crew infected by coronavirus, local politicians are talking of turning…
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Environment
Danes press ahead with development of a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine
Innovation Fund Denmark, the Danish investment entity, has announced the establishment of a consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine…
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Americas
Russian intelligence accused of bringing down Maersk’s IT infrastructure
Six Russian intelligence officers were charged by the US Justice Department with a string of hacking offences, including the NotPetya…
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Environment
Shipping protests sweep across London
A series of protests across London marked day one of this week’s important International Maritime Organization-led (IMO) Inter-sessional Working Group…
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Tankers
Xihe tanker sales accelerate with Angelicoussis in for VLCC trio
Sales of the Xihe Holdings fleet are being recorded in high numbers. Multiple broking reports this week carry the news…
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Ports and Logistics
DCSA works to standardise just-in-time port calls
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) today published standard data definitions for port call processes, the first publication of the…
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Tech
DSME unveils metalworking robot
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has unveiled an AI robot for metalworking. The AI hot working robot, called Goknuri, is…
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Environment
Stena Bulk involved in onboard carbon capture project
Stena Bulk is participating in a novel mobile carbon capture project for shipping. The Swedish tanker giant is working with…
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Environment
LNG champion GTT buys top French green hydrogen producer
In a sign of changing fuel demands, Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), the French manufacturer of the world’s most in demand…
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