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Rising seafarer abandonment cases prompt talks on emergency fund
Three of the world’s largest seafaring nations are proposing the establishment of a seafarers’ mutual emergency fund to support abandoned…
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Australian green hydrogen hub explores GEV’s shipping solution for Asia Pacific
Australia’s Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Province Resources and Total Eren for…
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US probe finds Iranian drone attacked Zodiac Maritime-operated tanker
An investigation led by the US Central Command has concluded that Iran was responsible for the deadly attack on the…
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Livestock carrier meets fiery end off Spain
An infamous livestock carrier has met a fiery end off Spain. The Togo-flagged caught fire off Tarragona port on Friday…
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Bankruptcy judge approves Bouchard Transportation vessel sales
Petroleum barge operator Bouchard Transportation, which filed for bankruptcy in September 2020, was approved last week by US bankruptcy judge David Jones…
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Shell places 10 MR tankers in Signal Maritime pool
Shell Tankers is placing 10 medium-range product tankers in the Signal Maritime MR pool launched in May this year. Shell…
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Operations at Argentina’s Bahia Blanca port resume after truckers end strike
Five days of roadblocks by truckers at the Argentine grain port Bahia Blanca came to an end on Thursday, clearing…
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Maritime safety alert report published
Inmarsat has published a new report, The Future of Maritime Safety, which contains a detailed analysis of Global Maritime Distress…
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Baltic Exchange releases important emissions data for main dry bulk routes
The Baltic Exchange has moved to provide a hugely valuable missing link that shipping will need on its path towards…
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Japanese engine manufacturers join forces to focus on hydrogen
Three of Japan’s leading marine engine manufacturers, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology., and Japan Engine Corporation have established a…
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Wakashio stern remains lodged on reef 375 days on from its infamous grounding
More than a year since its grounding and splitting in two, the rump of the newcastlemax remains lodged on a…
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Hijackers leave Asphalt Princess off UAE
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Wednesday morning that the hijackers who boarded the Panama-flagged tanker off the…
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DHL shows shipping electric possibilities
DHL Express has shown shipping the possibilities of going electric. The German express giant today announced it has become the…
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Seafarers waiting for Godot
Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the realities of staying at sea for so long. People…
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Potential hijack of asphalt tanker off UAE
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has advised of a potential hijack incident underway off the coast of Fujairah,…
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MOL orders four LNG-fuelled car carriers
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has contracted Shin Kurushima Dockyard and Nihon Shipyard to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers using…
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Iran blamed for drone attack on Zodiac tanker
Iran is the main suspect in the drone attack on the Zodiac Maritime-operated product tanker off the coast of Oman…
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Career in shipping? The soft skill no one talks about
Panos Patsadas on the importance of being genuine when going for a job in shipping. I am known for being…
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Two killed in attack on Zodiac Maritime-operated tanker off Oman
Two crewmembers have been killed after a product tanker operated by Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime was attacked off the coast…
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Boers offering free Covid-19 jabs at German and Belgian ports
Crew services specialist Boers is launching seafarer vaccination programmes at German and Belgian ports. Seafarers arriving at ports in Antwerp,…
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