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Wakashio claims row escalates
Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the grounding of the Wakashio bulk carrier off Mauritius, the most high profile shipping…
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Global drop-in biofuels pilot project launches
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is leading a consortium of 18 industry partners to launch a drop-in biofuels…
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Strike at DSME ends
One of the most debilitating acts of shipyard industrial action has come to an end, with production now back up…
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HMM orders three feeders at Hyundai Mipo
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo has received an order from compatriot HMM for three 1,800 teu gearless feeder boxships, with early…
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K Line pushes for battery-powered tugboats
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) announced that its harbour logistics business unit, Seagate Corporation, will build a new battery-powered…
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Synergy eyes non-flammable rechargeable batteries for shipping
Synergy Marine, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Synergy Group, has partnered up with US-based battery developer Alsym Energy and Japanese owner…
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Iran facilitates new shipping routes from Russia to India
With the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meeting in Tehran this week, new shipping routes have been under discussion.…
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White paper finds more than 40% of Southeast Asia’s shipping pollution linked to Singapore bunker sales
Washington-based independent nonprofit organisation the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has published a white paper on greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Cart before horse: Terminal to open in Bangladesh without an operator
A first ship will dock at the brand new Patenga Container Terminal tomorrow, despite the fact that the Chittagong Port…
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K Line signs up for more sail tech
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed for more sail tech. Having already decided to install Seawings, an automatic…
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Foremost orders at Namura for the first time
Angela Chao-led Foremost Group has signed for a pair of 185,000 dwt capes to be built by Namura Shipbuilding in…
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Mermaid awarded up to $265m in new contracts
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime, a subsidiary of Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA), has announced multiple project awards with a combined value ranging…
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Hafnia moves to up share capital to fund growth
Oslo-listed product tanker unit of BW Group, Hafnia, has proposed to increase its authorised share capital by an additional 25%.…
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Sembcorp Marine lands gas topsides contract off Australia
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for gas topsides project in Australia. The…
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South Korea’s president steps in at DSME as subcontract workers go on hunger strike
Subcontract workers at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) went on a hunger strike after the government denounced…
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Seoul intervenes in ongoing strike at DSME
The South Korean government has tried to intervene in an ongoing, highly damaging strike which has seen subcontractors occupy the…
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Europe and Japan team up to slash methanol production costs
A group of European and Japanese researchers have been working to develop processes to optimise CO2 hydrogenation in terms of…
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Adani wins right to operate Israel’s largest port
India’s Adani Group along with local logistics group Gadot have sealed the winning $1.18bn bid to privatise the Israeli port…
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CIP forms Japanese offshore wind JV
Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has joined forces with real estate investment firm Tokyu Land Corporation (TLC) to develop…
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Former Fearnleys and Avance Gas boss Sørensen to join BW LPG
Oslo-listed BW LPG has hired the former Fearnleys and Avance Gas chief executive, Kristian Sørensen. Sørensen will join the Singapore-based…
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