Americas
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Overheating electrical equipment cited as cause of fire on MOL Contribution
Los Angeles: A fire broke out on the MOL Contribution yesterday evening. The ship was docked at the Port of…
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IRI: The decentralised register
Reston: In the 15 years International Registries, Inc has been administering the Marshall Islands flag, the register has become a…
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Transocean boss steps down
New York: Amid declining oil prices the man tasked with guiding Transocean through the tricky waters following the Deepwater Horizon…
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State of emergency declared as ship runs aground off Galápagos islands
Quito: A week after a ship ran aground in waters near one of the world’s most famous nature reserves, Ecuadoarean…
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LNG bunkering first
New Orleans: Harvey Gulf Marine International made maritime history in North America today by being not only the first owner/operator…
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Harrison Brothers Dry Dock & Repair: On to pastures new
Mobile: After 117 years one of America’s grand old shipyard names is to close. William Harrison, the president of Harrison…
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Parakou: Headed for the NASDAQ
Hong Kong: Family run Parakou made a bold move early this December hiving off its Singapore tanker arm to go…
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Do we need a new canal?
Andy Lane and Charles Moret from Container Transport International Consultancy on the merits of the Chinese-funded Nicaragua Canal. As…
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Scripto Communication: “Shipping still haunted by the oily cormorant image”
Vancouver: Back in the day, as a business journalist, Russ Barling stood out, and not just because of his height.…
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INTTRA: New ceo lays down marker
Parsippany: On Monday John Fay was inveiled as the new ceo of INTTRA, the world’s largest multi-carrier e-commerce network for…
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KVH Industries: Ready for kick-off
Middletown: As the greatest sporting spectacle in the world this year nears its climax with a keenly anticipated football World…
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Alterna Capital: “Volatility will create attractive exit opportunities”
Wilton: In the news this week once again is Alterna Capital Partners. The US private equity firm was revealed as…
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CBI-MMEER: Unique accommodation rigs
Dalian: Today Maritime CEO brings news of a unique series of offshore structures under construction in the Chinese city of…
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Global Container Terminals: Ports upgrade
Vancouver: Yesterday saw the grand opening of GCT Global Container Terminals’ newly expanded, semi-automated facility in Bayonne, New Jersey. GCT…
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Weir-Jones Engineering: Draught indicators
Vancouver: The latest version of the automatic draught indicator system (ADIS) developed by Canada’s Weir-Jones Engineering interfaces with handheld devices…
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Poten: Will shipowning structures come full circle?
New York: Michael Tusiani is in a reflective mood when Maritime CEO meets up. The chairman of US brokers Poten…
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Seaspan: The plane truth about box shipping
Vancouver: Today’s Maritime CEO comes from our sister title, SinoShip, the leading media outlet for all things China maritime. On…
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Ridgebury Tankers: 13 ships in a year
Westport: There’s a fierce thunderstorm when the line clicks through to Bob Burke. It’s been just over a year since…
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ShipMoney: Visa style payments to trim costs
Fort Lauderdale: It’s one of the great hassles and hidden expenses for finance folk working for shipowners and shipmanagers, getting…
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Commodore Research: Bullish on China iron ore
New York: With the next issue of Maritime CEO magazine just one week away from the printers we return today…
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