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Europe
Fire ravaged Maersk Honam reaches Jebel Ali
The fire ravaged Maersk Honam finally reached the anchorage at Jebel Ali port in Dubai yesterday. Hotspots are still burning…
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Asia
Pakistan to resume tanker scrapping
Sources tell Splash there has finally been a breakthrough in Pakistan with authorities signing off and consenting to the lifting…
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Europe
Dutch ship attacked in Nigeria, hostages taken
Dutch MPP owner ForestWave Navigation has reported that on Saturday morning its general cargo vessel FWN Rapide came under attack…
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Europe
Greek owner blasts Iraqi authorities over prolonged handymax detention
The owner of the Royal Arsenal has expressed deep frustration at the continued detention of the ship, eight months after…
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Asia
Crew die from coal gas leak
Two Chinese crew onboard to bulk carrier Feng Hui Hai died on Sunday and another is in a critical condition…
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Europe
LNG not shipping’s green panacea, as IEA warns of ‘huge disruption’ over looming 2020 sulphur cap
A report out this week suggests LNG is not the panacea for shipping’s fuel concerns now that member states of…
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Greater China
Key Noble shareholder attacks top management
One of the largest shareholders in Noble Group has renewed its attack on the embattled commodities trader. Abu Dhabi-based investment…
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Operations
Chastened Australian livestock exporters vow to change
Following a prime time documentary exposé on terrestrial television 12 days ago Australian livestock exporters have now unveiled reform initiatives.…
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Bunkering
Grindrod completes historic sale of its bunker division
South African transport giant Grindrod has sold its bunker subsidiary, Unicorn Bunker Services, for an undisclosed amount to a joint…
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Bunkering
Website gives owners 2020 vision on bunker supplies around the world
A new website has launched this week aimed at providing owners all they need to know with looming environmental regulatory…
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Middle East
Egypt to keep ports open 24 hours a day
Egypt has decided to keep its ports running for 24 hours a day, up from 16 currently, to cut “long…
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Piracy
RMS St Helena becomes a floating armory
A famous ship that has plied the South Atlantic since 1990 has found a new owner and a new mode…
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Environment
International Transport Forum calls for greater, more harmonised use of port-based incentives
Port-based financial incentives to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions currently remain marginal, however greater, more focused application of these green…
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Europe
StealthGas’ Harry Vafias predicts solid LPG prospects through to 2020
Greece’s StealthGas yesterday took delivery of its last newbuilding LPG vessel, completing an extensive, seven-year long newbuild program. The vessel…
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Europe
E-certificates in demand
Class society DNV GL has been running pilots on electronic certificates for several years, achieving IMO compliance and winning the…
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Europe
Hapag-Lloyd explores priority baggage concept for container shipping
Hapag-Lloyd is looking to take a leaf out the airlines in terms of revenue management. The German containerline is considering…
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Asia
NYK becomes world’s first shipping line to offer green bonds
Next month Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will become the first shipping line in the world to offer green bonds…
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Europe
Hot spots still to be extinguished on burnt Maersk Honam
Officials from Maersk Line tell Splash the fire ravaged 15,000 teu will dock at Jebel Ali in Dubai in the…
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Europe
British owners head to China for bulkers
A pair of British owners have gone to China in bulker buying mode. Brokers report that family owned Hadley Shipping…
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Europe
Barge decommissioning concept unveiled
Longitude Engineering, aspecialist engineering consultancy and part of the London Offshore Consultants (LOC) Group, has developed a cost effective decommissioning…
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