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Operations
Guidelines published for safe transport of lithium-ion batteries in containers
The Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines, published yesterday by several industry bodies, seek to prevent the increasing risks that the…
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FuelEeeeugh Maritime
I’m a little torn about last week’s news that the European Union is on the cusp of pushing through its…
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Shipyards
Shipbuilders struggle to get out of the red despite multi-billion dollar orders
The shipbuilding industry’s eternal capability to lose money even when raking in billions of dollars of orders forms a key…
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Operations
Shipping industry can save $50bn through four enablers of operational efficiency
A new insight brief series from the Global Maritime Forum has identified four actions that maritime and shipping industries can…
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Europe
Spain cracks down on ship-to-ship transfers
Spain is cracking down on ship-to-ship (STS) transfers as its coastline becomes a hotspot for Russian cargoes heading to Asia,…
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Dry Cargo
NYK takes control of Mitsubishi Ore Transport
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is buying out its partners in a local shipping line, Mitsubishi Ore Transport. NYK will…
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Finance and Insurance
Himalaya scales up New York IPO
Tor Olav Troim-backed Himalaya Shipping, an LNG-fuelled newcastlemax specialist, has upped its proposed initial public offering in New York to…
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Gas
Liquefied CO2 ship launched in Japan
A launch ceremony for a Japanese liquefied CO2 transportation demonstration test ship was held today at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of…
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Containers
Meratus launches smart container solution
Indonesian container line Meratus, has unveiled its latest innovation, SMARCO-Smart Container. With IoT sensors, GPS tracking, and cloud-based technology, SMARCO…
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Shipyards
Samsung Heavy debuts chatbot
Chatbots, which have been introduced in businesses with customer service work including financial and public institutions, are also being used…
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Containers
CMA CGM, COSCO and Hapag-Lloyd line up further orders
Tanker and dry bulk owners thinking the odd shipyard slot might open up as liners and gas carriers ease off…
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Containers
CMA CGM dominating the container charter scene this year
While Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) continues to dominate the container sale and purchase scene, it is Marseille’s CMA CGM which…
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Containers
Liner profits smash all records
The earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) liner shipping has made in the past three years are more than the…
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Regulatory
IMO green gathering points towards stricter regulations to come
The 14th Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG GHG 14) met last week at the headquarters of the International…
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Operations
Tsakos and Columbia Shipmanagement part ways
Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement, founded in 2010, has come to a close. Time has been called on the joint venture between…
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Asia
HMM orders three car carriers in Guangzhou
HMM, South Korea’s flagship carrier, is revisiting its past in a bid to diversify its fleet. The company has ordered…
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Tankers
Deadly explosion rips through forecastle of Indonesian product tanker
Two crew have died, and one is still missing following an explosion and fire in the Lombok Strait on an…
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Shipyards
Davie closes in on Helsinki Shipyard purchase
Davie, Canada’s largest shipbuilder, is in final negotiations to buy the Russian-owned Helsinki Shipyard, a facility hit by western sanctions.…
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Shipyards
Car carrier orderbook surges by 30% in opening three months of 2023
The car carrier orderbook is surging, up by 30% in the year-to-date, and now represents 25% of the fleet on…
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Environment
Decarbonisation tech centre opens in Genoa
CapLab, a centre for the development of new decarbonisation technologies, has been launched in Molo Giano, in the heart of…
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