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Environment
Sea Cargo Charter seeks shipowners to sign up
The Sea Cargo Charter, a global framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of chartering activities, is seeking more…
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Containers
Imoto Lines moves for three resales
Japanese domestic liner Imoto Lines has moved to acquire three resales. Alphaliner reports Imoto has taken three 1,096 teu ships…
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Tankers
OCIMF begins phased roll-out of new SIRE 2.0 tanker inspection programme
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has begun the phased roll-out of its new digitalised tanker inspection programme, SIRE…
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Europe
Grimaldi to take over Heraklion port
Italy’s Grimaldi Group is bolstering its footprint in Greece. The company, which owns Minoan Lines, has been selected as preferred…
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Regulatory
Swedish scrubber discharge study makes case for stricter regulations
Some 42 months after the global sulphur cap became law, researchers continue to uncover the enormous damage scrubbers are doing…
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Americas
Biden acts to resolve US west coast port disruptions
President Joe Biden has acted, dispatching his labour secretary to California in a bid to thrash out a pay deal…
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Gas
HMM makes $233m bid to buy back Hyundai LNG Shipping
HMM, South Korea’s flagship carrier, has made a bid to reenter the gas trades, tabling KWN300bn ($233m) to take over…
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Containers
FMC takes action to ensure carriers cannot unreasonably turn down business
Emboldened with greater powers since the introduction of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act last year the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)…
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Operations
Growing number of seafarers reporting abuse, bullying, harassment and discrimination
Data from the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network’s (ISWAN) helplines show that number of seafarers reporting abuse, bullying, harassment…
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Europe
Master of wrecked bulk carrier handed suspended sentence in Gibraltar
The captain of the wrecked bulk carrier was given a suspended four-month sentence at a court in Gibraltar yesterday, accused…
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Environment
Leaks from sunken vessels tipped to hit record highs
There are an estimated 3m sunken and abandoned vessels in the ocean, over 8,500 of which are classified as potentially…
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Bunkering
Maersk selects OCI Global to supply methanol for landmark maiden voyage of new ship
Green methanol provider OCI Global has announced it is fuelling the first-ever methanol-powered containership in a new partnership with A.P.…
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Tankers
Replacement tanker tonnage urgently required
The skewed demographics of the world’s tanker fleet will lead to a shortage of available tonnage in the years ahead,…
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Ports and Logistics
Tension remains high along the US west coast
The war of words between employers and unions at ports along the US west coast continued over the weekend. However,…
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Containers
MSC seeks 8,000 teu newbuild series
The world’s largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), is shopping again in Asia for more newbuilds. Maersk Broker is reporting…
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Ports and Logistics
Tankers face ‘stuffy’ situation outside LA as US port woes continue
With vessel tracking teams working overtime this week to provide clients with information about ships bound for the North American…
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Environment
Shipping will have to contend with the onset of El Niño weather phenomenon
As widely expected the onset of the El Niño weather phenomenon was officially confirmed yesterday, news that will have significant…
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Americas
Oil shipments out of Peru’s Amazon region attacked
PetroTal, a Canadian oil firm heavily invested in Peru, has run into difficulty with locals in the Amazon region. The…
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Containers
Maersk hit with $9.8m FMC fine
In the largest fine dished out since its powers were expanded last summer, a judge with Washington DC’s Federal Maritime…
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Environment
World’s first zero-emission electric pusher tug and barge put into operation
Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher and E-Barges, the world’s first fully electric pusher…
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