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Gas
MOL, NYK and K Line join forces to develop hydrogen carriers
Japan’s three largest shipowners are joining forces with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and industrial gas firm Iwatani Corporation to develop hydrogen…
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Operations
Tugs ready to try and move grounded Canadian cement carrier
Two tugs are ready to try and move the , a cement carrier belonging to Nova Marine Carriers, which grounded…
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Operations
Ukraine’s new shipping corridor gains traction
Ukraine’s new shipping corridor is gaining traction. Following last week’s sailing from Black Sea ports of two ships carrying grain…
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Shipyards
50% of the global orderbook held by just two shipping sectors
More startling data on the extraordinarily skewed nature of the global ship orderbook has emerged. According to data from Clarksons…
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Asia
Petronas, MISC and MOL to develop liquified CO2 carrier venture
Malaysian energy giant Petronas, along with its shipping arm MISC, has signed a term sheet with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines…
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Operations
St Lawrence traffic suspended following cement carrier grounding
Two tugs have been dispatched from Montreal to assist the , a cement carrier that ran aground on Sunday morning…
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Europe
COSCO opens warehouse in London
Crystal Logistics, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping, has opened a flagship warehouse at DP World’s London Gateway Freeport with the…
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Containers
Blanked sailings fail to halt plummeting spot indices
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) fell another 4% today, the key box spot index remaining stubbornly below 1,000 points…
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Europe
Swiss shipping flag in danger of disappearing
Trade union Nautilus International has made a joint statement with Swiss shipowners urging the Swiss government to save the Swiss…
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Bunkering
COSCO developing green methanol industrial chain
As has been well telegraphed, China’s state-owned shipping behemoths are going hard after methanol as a future fuel. To this…
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Tech
Hapag-Lloyd to roll out Starlink across entire fleet
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth largest liner, is set to roll out Starlink satellite internet technology across its fleet. This…
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Shipyards
Samsung Heavy debuts laser welding robot as it wades through record LNG orderbook
Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a laser high-speed welding robot, aimed at substantially enhancing the productivity of constructing LNG carriers,…
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Dry Cargo
Polaris Shipping sold to Korean private equity
One of the biggest operators of large bulk carriers in the world will remain in Korean hands with news today…
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Finance and Insurance
Sohmen-Pao puts Oslo Børs on alert
Andreas Sohmen-Pao used his primetime speaking slot at yesterday’s Pareto Securities’ 30th Annual Energy Conference to warn attendees in the…
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Operations
Shipping’s top brass have itchy feet
Recruitment firm Faststream has just published its latest Senior Maritime Executive Report in which it is clear shipping’s top brass…
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Dry Cargo
Latsco contracts for three ultramaxes at Oshima
Greece’s Latsco Shipping has ordered three 64,000 dwt bulk carriers at Oshima Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipyard by orderbook. Latsco’s first…
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Tankers
Chinese yard books first VLCCs
The world has a new yard accepting VLCC orders. Hengli Heavy Industry, the yard formerly known as STX Dalian, has…
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Tech
K Line unveils draft survey app
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has developed a draft survey application in partnership with compatriots Miotsukushi Analytics and TIS. …
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Ports and Logistics
2,500 people take to the streets of Hamburg to protest MSC’s port plans
As many as 2,500 people took to the streets in Hamburg yesterday evening in a protest organised by a local…
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Europe
China’s European port interests mapped
Chinese container port interests in Europe have been making plenty of headlines in recent years. Putting their total presence across…
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