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Operations
Breathalyser tests mandated for all pilots in Taiwan
A pilot who was found to be drunk on the job after a containership slammed into a pier at the…
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Operations
Maritime events calendar launched
The maritime events calendar is back in full swing, leaving the vagaries of covid behind, with shipping confronted by a…
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Operations
Global merchant fleet ageing rapidly
The global merchant fleet is getting old fast with a growing number of experts suggesting shipping could face a bottleneck…
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Finance and Insurance
Greek shipping still coming to terms with sale of whale lender
Greek shipping is still coming to terms with the takeover of its largest lender. The swift buyout of troubled Credit…
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Europe
Maersk shows off its new methanol dual-fuelled ship
The next generation of alternatively fuelled ships look remarkably like existing vessels if images released today by Danish carrier Maersk…
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Dry Cargo
Ed Buttery takes the reins at Grindrod
Edward Buttery will take over as CEO at Grindrod Shipping from the start of next month in tandem with his…
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Environment
IPCC report adds impetus to IMO’s green deliberations
The International Maritime Organization’s greenhouse gas working group meeting in London this week has been given added impetus following the…
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Containers
Samskip contracts Indian yard to build up to four hydrogen-powered boxships
European containerline Samskip has contracted India’s Cochin Shipyard to build a pair of hydrogen fuel cell-propelled boxships. The contract comes…
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Containers
Intoxicated pilot blamed for boxship prang at Kaohsiung port
A drunken pilot has been blamed for a containership prang at the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan yesterday morning. The…
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Ports and Logistics
SIPG-backed new terminal opens in Lianyungang
A new container terminal has opened at Lianyungang, a port city in northern Jiangsu province located in between Shanghai and…
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Regulatory
Spliethoff targeted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has handed down a 90-day ban to Netherlands-flagged ship Flevogracht. AMSA detained the general…
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Ports and Logistics
Peel Ports buys English bulk terminal
Peel Ports bought HES Humber Bulk Terminal on the east coast of the UK from Rotterdam-based HES International. Claudio Veritiero,…
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Shipyards
Newbuild prices picking up
Newbuild prices are on the way back up. Prices for new ships plateaued briefly for a couple of months towards…
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Finance and Insurance
UBS assumes leading Greek ship finance position with Credit Suisse takeover
UBS has taken on a very significant shipping portfolio following yesterday’s emergency takeover of compatriot bank Credit Suisse. UBS came…
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Tankers
Cameroon’s role in the fast-growing dark fleet exposed
S&P Global Market Intelligence has become the latest firm to put a figure on the scale of the so-called dark…
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Dry Cargo
Black Sea Grain Initiative renewed
The United Nations said on Saturday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed, allowing for grain exports from…
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Environment
Philippine oil spill spreads to one of the nation’s richest marine biodiversity areas
The oil spilled by the sunken Princess Empress product tanker has reached the shores of Isla Verde along the marine…
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Ports and Logistics
AD Ports signs multiple agreements in Egypt
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has signed a concession agreement to develop and operate a multi-purpose port in Safaga in…
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Environment
Ships with CII’s lowest rating suffer significant drop in value
Brokers and owners are starting to observe the impact of energy efficiency regulation on the S&P market, particularly regarding the…
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Europe
Vessels registered to the Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone and Togo targeted in Med substandard shipping crackdown
Up to 1,000 ships flagged to the Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo will be targeted for safety, maintenance…
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