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Greece still tops the tonnage charts with one in five ships of the global merchant fleet

May 25th, 20180 One in five merchant ships around the world are Greek, cementing the Mediterranean nation’s position at the top of the global deadweight tonnage ranks. The 20% figure...

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Maersk successfully pilots first marine insurance blockchain platform

May 25th, 20180 Insurwave, the world’s first marine hull insurance blockchain platform, is up and running and is ready for commercial use after going through a successful pilot...

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Liners urged to rethink emergency bunker surcharges

May 25th, 20180 Maersk Line and MSC, the world’s two largest containerlines, have introduced emergency bunker surcharges, with other lines expected to follow suit in the coming...

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Kalmar to provide autonomous terminal equipment to aid groundbreaking Yara Birkeland project

May 25th, 20180 Equipment manufacturer Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara have entered into an agreement in which Kalmar will deliver fully autonomous...

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StealthGas offloads three older LPG ships for $17.5m

May 25th, 20180 Taking advantage of firming prices for secondhand LPG carriers, Harry Vafias-led StealthGas has revealed it has sold three older ships – Gas Enchanted, Gas Legacy and...

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Shell makes big oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico

May 25th, 20180 Supermajor Shell says it has made a big oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, southeast of New Orleans. The Dover well discovery, made in a water depth of 7,500 feet...

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Fenghai Ocean Shipping tanker to be auctioned by court

May 25th, 20180 Qingdao Maritime Court will hold an auction for Dongguan Fenghai Ocean Shipping’s product tanker Feng Sheng You 16 via online platform Taobao on June 4 at the request...

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Abandoned Aroania Maritime bulker to be auctioned by Chinese court

May 24th, 20180 China’s Ningbo Maritime Court will hold an auction for the handymax bulker via online platform Taobao on July 25. The vessel was detained by the court at the...

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Greeks hammered for weak corporate governance

May 24th, 20180 Greeks occupy the bottom ten spots in the latest of a regular corporate governance poll carried by investment bank Wells Fargo and its equity analyst Michael...

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New Belgian shipping firm to set sail next week

May 24th, 20180 A new Belgian shipping company, I-Motion Shipping, has announced the launch of two container services connecting Belgium with the UK. Starting on 28 May, the newcomer...

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Euroseas gets approvals for EuroDry spin-off

May 24th, 20180 Greek owner Euroseas has received the relevant approvals for its EuroDry spin-off, which will be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol EDRY from May...

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FWN Rapide crew released by Nigerian pirates

May 24th, 20180 The 11 hostages held onboard the Dutch ship have been released by Nigerian pirates after a month in captivity. Splash understands a ransom was paid. The seafarers’...

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Faroe Petroleum takes Transocean semi-submersible for Brasse East field

May 24th, 20180 Faroe Petroleum and its partner Point Resources 50% have committed to drill the Brasse East exploration well, offshore Norway, and have subsequently sealed a contract...

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Wilhelmsen takes next step on rapidly evolving digital voyage

May 23rd, 20180 Wilhelmsen’s dogged pursuit of becoming a digital pioneer among the world’s shipping community continues with news of a major investment in a local platform....

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Sweeping changes for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network

May 23rd, 20180 New York-listed bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has made a raft of changes that will see a new chairman take over and a move away from its old...

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Greece still tops the tonnage charts with one in five ships of the global merchant fleet
One in five merchant ships around the world are Greek, cementing the Mediterranean nation’s... May 25th, 2018 inEurope
Maersk successfully pilots first marine insurance blockchain platform
Insurwave, the world’s first marine hull insurance blockchain platform, is up and running and is... May 25th, 2018 inFinance and Insurance
Liners urged to rethink emergency bunker surcharges
Maersk Line and MSC, the world’s two largest containerlines, have introduced emergency bunker... May 25th, 2018 inContainers
Hyundai Merchant Marine exits the transatlantic trades
South Korean shipping major Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is exiting from the transatlantic... May 25th, 2018 inContainers
Are VLCCs anywhere near bottoming out?
Chief correspondent Jason Jiang warns there’s more pain in store for tanker owners. The crude... May 25th, 2018 inContributions
International Chamber of Shipping: Two more years under Esben Poulsson
“You’re either mad or a masochist,” Maritime CEO fires in with our first question to the... May 24th, 2018 inMaritime CEO

Odfjell Drilling secures Atlantic drilling contract from Equinor

Greece still tops the tonnage charts with one in five ships of the global merchant fleet

Maersk successfully pilots first marine insurance blockchain platform

Liners urged to rethink emergency bunker surcharges

Peru cancels five offshore oil project contracts with Tullow

NTSB issues illustrated digest of its final report into the El Faro tragedy

Shell makes big oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico

Navy drops negligent homicide charge against former CO of USS John McCain

Yasa Shipping orders tanker quartet at Hyundai Mipo

Gulf Marine Services awarded pair of charter contracts

UAE commits to protecting seafarers in signing of historic memorandum with the ITF

Oasis Energy makes aframax debut

Hyundai Merchant Marine exits the transatlantic trades

OSERV: The complete cyber damage limitation service

International Chamber of Shipping: Two more years under Esben Poulsson

India relaxes cabotage laws

Doughty to step down at Wallem

Wuhan Newport Changhai orders feeder boxship pair at WUT Guangda

Court freezes more Dandong Port assets

Marine Money container panel highlight the pros of consolidation

Odfjell Drilling secures Atlantic drilling contract from Equinor