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MSC ship fired on by Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed an attack on an MSC containership in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday. The Liberian-flagged MSC…
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HMM to deploy AI onboard to boost safety
HMM, South Korea’s flagship line, is installing Deep Eyes, an artificial intelligence video analysis solution on one of its biggest…
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‘Roly-poly’ ship goes viral in Taiwan
A video of a new self-righting vessel developed by Taiwan’s Lungteh Shipbuilding Company has become a viral hit on the…
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CMA CGM reveals details of $214m French shipping decarbonisation fund
French liner CMA CGM and French public sector investment bank Bpifrance have launched a €200m ($214.5m) fund to push forward…
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Bulk carrier grounds in Argentina
A Liberian-flagged kamsarmax bulk carrier, YM Pioneer, ran aground last night in the area of Bahia Blanca port, Argentina. According…
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Malaysian container terminal to get handling capacity boost
Container terminal operator DP World and Malaysia’s Sabah Ports have entered a partnership to manage the Sapangar Bay Container Port…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen pens 20-year lease for Brunswick Port
Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a 20-year lease agreement with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) for Brunswick…
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Sweden’s SEB adds shipping to 2030 net zero target
Swedish bank SEB has set a net zero-aligned 2030 target for the shipping sector in line with its commitment to…
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MB Shipbrokers and Azolla create decarbonisation solution for retrofits
MB Shipbrokers, formerly known as Maersk Broker, and maritime engineering firm Azolla have started a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating…
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MSC launches $700m takeover bid for Gram Car Carriers
Liner giant Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has moved to take over Gram Car Carriers (GCC) in a potential deal that…
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Deeper channel to open in Baltimore today
A 12 m deep channel will open in Baltimore today allowing five stranded ships to leave the port, a sign…
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Four missing after vessel in China rams into bridge and sinks
Four people went missing after a still unidentified vessel hit the anti-collision pier of the Jiujiang Bridge in Foshan, Guangdong…
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Baltimore takes Dali owner and manager to court
Singaporean shipowner Grace Ocean and shipmanager Synergy Group face trial in Baltimore after lawyers for the city filed a case…
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IMO discusses how to stem record cases of crew abandonment
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) legal committee is meeting this week in London and is discussing one of shipping’s darkest,…
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Maritime recruitment trends and strategies for success
Mark Charman, CEO and founder of Faststream Recruitment, provides Splash readers with an abridged version of a speech he gave…
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Aboutships: How AI-ready is your maritime business?
Commentators have been waxing lyrical about how AI is set to transform the maritime industry, and with good reason. Increasingly…
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PXGEO expands with Modus Subsea Services acquisition
Peter Zickerman’s marine seismic player PXGEO has expanded its subsea offering through the acquisition of UK-based Modus Subsea Services. Modus…
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Shipping hits out at scant coverage of hijacked crews
The world’s leading shipping associations have highlighted the inequality seafarers face as hostages. “The world would be outraged if four…
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Third channel opens in Baltimore
A third 6 m deep channel has been established through the downed bridge at Baltimore port providing limited access for…
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Hot take on wifi cold spots
‘Is it ignorance, arrogance, a lack of empathy, perhaps all combined with a psychotic approach to profit maximisation?’ Steven Jones,…
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