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Operations
Australians in shock as livestock carrier conditions are shown on primetime TV
The Australian livestock exporting community has been in extreme crisis communications mode the past few days as a shocking documentary…
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Europe
Clear divisions as MEPC gets down to business
Shipping and its emissions are very high up the mainstream news agenda today as delegates descend on the headquarters of…
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Europe
Seadrill’s restructuring gets overwhelming approval
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has won approval from creditors and shareholders to push ahead with its Chapter 11 restructuring. “The voting…
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Asia
Cooling worksuits trialled
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is trialling specialized cooling-work suits for crewmembers, developed by Osaka-based Teijin, on one of its…
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Europe
Bulker destroys historic Istanbul building
A high profile bulk carrier accident on the Bosphorus on the weekend was captured on multiple videos, going viral via…
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Asia
Samsung Electronics comes to the aid of yard sister
Samsung Electronics is coming to the aid of sister firm Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world’s largest shipyards, taking…
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Greater China
New documentary claims Nobu Su was ‘turned over’ by RBS
Splash has obtained an exclusive pre-screening of The Outsider, a documentary focusing on the life of Taiwanese shipping magnate, Nobu…
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Dry Cargo
Volatile capes trading below opex again
The volatile cape market has taken a serious nosedive this week, brokers at Fearnleys report, with ships in the Atlantic…
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Operations
Gory TV exposé prompts Australian authorities to act on livestock exports
Ahead of a much-trailed explosive exposé into the Australian livestock trades due to air on terrestrial television this Sunday (see…
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Europe
Norway makes its position clear ahead of MEPC
Norway’s government and its shipowners have made their position clear on shipping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as heated debate continues…
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Europe
Rotterdam Port Fund bets on batteries
Investor Rotterdam Port Fund has taken an interest in EST‐Floattech, a Dutch technology company that develops and supplies energy storage…
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Contributions
Internet blackout brings light to the wifi debate
For a moment yesterday my quaint French Pyrenean town resembled something of an early ‘90s zombie flick. Citizens shuffled around,…
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Asia
Dragged anchor causes massive oil spill off Borneo
An unnamed Panamanian flagged coal carrier stands accused of causing a massive 13,000 ha oil spill off Borneo this week.…
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Asia
Seoul’s new shipping package will see 200 more ships ordered by 2020
South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries today unveiled its mid-term restructuring plan for the nation’s shipbuilding and shipping sector,…
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Asia
K Line cops car carrier cartel fine Down Under
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has pled guilty to criminal cartel conduct, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commision (ACCC)…
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Americas
Port of Long Beach debuts America’s largest zero-emissions pilot project
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) announced today that it is launching the US’s largest zero-emissions pilot project thanks to…
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Europe
Hamburg Süd teams with Electrolux in pioneering emissions cutting project
Containerline Hamburg Süd and Swedish home appliance manufacturer Electrolux have teamed up for a pioneering sulphur dioxide emission-cutting project. During…
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Greater China
Chinese autonomous truck manufacturers proliferate
TuSimple, a Chinese self-driving truck start-up backed by graphic chip manufacturer Nvidia, is in talks with 10 ports in China…
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Europe
‘Never before has a meeting generated such great interest’: IMO boss’s rallying MEPC call
Addressing the start of the intersessional working group on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships yesterday, Kitack…
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Asia
Jakarta to ditch controversial coal and palm oil shipping ruling until 2020
The Indonesian government has taken the decision to postpone until 2020 controversial plans to make all exports of coal and…
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