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Tankers
Tanker ordering tipped to hit historic lows through to 2024
After a weighty amount of tanker deliveries through to the end of 2021 a new report out is suggesting tanker…
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Shipyards
Slippage permeates through this year’s ship delivery schedule
Clarksons Research is reporting that the global newbuilding delivery schedule this year will see signifiant slippage. Globally, output in 2020…
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Operations
Casualty investigation reports taking nearly three years to complete
Intercargo, the international dry bulk shipping association, has hit out at the slowness with which flag states publish casualty reports,…
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Asia
Philippines, the manning capital of the world, bans all passenger flights
The crewing industry has been thrown another curve ball over the weekend with the Philippines, the nation that provides more…
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Europe
Spain facilitates crew changes
Spain has recognised seafarers as key workers thus facilitating crew change in the country, the European nation hardest hit by…
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Europe
Aussies detain bulk carrier found to be carrying high sulphur fuel
The , a four-year-old 34,387 dwt bulk carrier belonging to Amsterdam-based MUR Shipping, was detained in Geelong, Australia on Friday,…
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Asia
Asahi Tanker orders MR pair at Onomichi
Onomichi Dockyard has won an order from Asahi Tanker for two MR product carriers. The Tier III, 50,000 dwt vessels…
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Europe
Heavylift crane collapses in Rostock
A heavylift crane collapsed in dramatic fashion on Saturday smashing onto the offshore installation vessel while undergoing load tests at…
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Containers
Mayday: Liners negotiate April but brace for incoming storm
Lessons learned from the global financial crisis have helped staunch losses for the world’s top liners who held firm in…
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Operations
Suez Canal drops fees to stem tide of ships heading via the Cape of Good Hope
The Suez Canal Authority has taken action to stem losing traffic amid a swathe of liners opting to travel via…
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Dry Cargo
BIMCO pens obituary for the converted ore carrier
BIMCO’s chief shipping analyst Peter Sand has written an obituary for one of shipping’s most controversial ship types, the converted…
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Operations
150,000 seafarers are in need of crew change by May 15
New data compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping ICS and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) has found that…
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Piracy
10 crew kidnapped from product tanker off Nigeria
The Panamanian-flagged , a 6,152 dwt product tanker controlled by Piraeus-based Queensway Navigation, was attacked in Nigerian waters yesterday by…
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Operations
Ships roar their support as #HeroesAtSeaShoutout campaign rings out across the world
In scenes not heard for generations people living in port cities around the world today experienced a rousing collective roar…
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Containers
International Transport Forum warns governments to be careful bailing out debt-laden carriers
The International Transport Forum (ITF), which works under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in…
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Asia
Murakami to retire as chairman of K Line
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has anounced its chairman, Eizo Murakami, will retire on June 23 but will continue to…
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Americas
CMA becomes first shipping show to reschedule twice this year
CMA Shipping, the flagship maritime gathering in North America, has become the first event in the shipping calendar to reschedule…
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Greater China
Vetting storm brews around Fairweather Steamship
Vetting organisation RightShip has placed technical shipmanagers Fairweather Steamship from Hong Kong on its high risk list after the captain…
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Europe
PetroChina swings to $2.3bn Q1 loss and Shell cuts dividend for first time since 1945
Giving an idea of the tough times ahead for international energy majors ahead this year, PetroChina yesterday revealed a net…
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Americas
Panama Canal makes temporary changes to help clients during the pandemic
To help mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal has announced a temporary adjustment to its…
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