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Hold of MOL bulk carrier gets the drone treatment
Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL) has demonstrated an inspection of the hold of a Mitsui OSK Lines-operated bulk carrier using…
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Shipping has a new association, the M7
Leaders of many of the world’s largest economies have descended upon Cornwall in southwest England this week for the annual…
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Chief mate gets seven years in jail for smuggling $1.3bn worth of cocaine on MSC ship
The chief mate, Bosko Markovic, on the when it was arrested in Philadelphia in 2019 with a record haul of…
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Cross-industry players team up to unlock ammonia as marine fuel
23 companies across diverse industries, including Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Genco Shipping & Trading, Anglo American, Itochu, Mitsui E&S,…
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Flood of interest surrounds Noah’s Ark replica detained in the UK
A replica of Noah’s Ark remains stranded on the waterfront at the Port of Ipswich after being detained by the…
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Russia makes plans to make Northern Sea Route a cheaper option than the Suez
Russia is determined to get far more traffic transiting its chilly northern shores. It has been a long held, strategic…
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Wärtsilä and RINA showcase compact propulsion system design
Marine technology group Wärtsilä and classification society RINA have designed a new propulsion system that they claim can reduce vessel…
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Shipping leaders prepare for hybrid model of working post-pandemic
Maritime recruitment agency Faststream has released results of a global survey of senior shipping executives looking at how the pandemic…
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Samsung Heavy partners with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute to develop nuclear-powered ships
One of the world’s largest shipbuilders is pressing ahead with plans to build nuclear-powered merchant ships. Samsung Heavy Industries said…
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How the X-Press Pearl disaster could have been avoided
Shipping man and author, Carlos Luxul, questions why the X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload a leaking box of…
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Philippines launches seafarer vaccination programme
The Philippines is rolling out a vaccination programme for its seafarers scheduled for deployment within 90 days from July 1…
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Ocean Infinity acquires Ambrey
Marine survey specialists Ocean Infinity has announced the acquisition of maritime security firm Ambrey. The acquisition combines Ocean Infinity’s robotic…
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Höegh LNG sets sights on hydrogen shipping
Norway’s Höegh LNG has teamed up with compatriot green hydrogen player Gen2 Energy to develop a seaborne logistics chain for…
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Shell to deliver Oman’s first carbon-neutral LNG
Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell and Oman LNG have signed an agreement to deliver the Sultanate’s first carbon-neutral LNG cargo from Oman…
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Asian ports refuse entry to Covid-hit Evergreen ship with dead captain onboard
Nearly two months since the death of an Italian captain onboard Evergreen’s 5,090 teu and his family are still unable…
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‘Tip of the iceberg’: Crew abandonment cases hit new high, many still going unreported
While shipping may have been enjoying improved fortunes of late, the scourge of crew abandonment shows no sign of easing.…
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Namura develops sail system capable of being stored under deck
Japan-based shipbuilder Namura Shipbuilding and compatriot owner NS United Kaiun Kaisha have partnered in a joint research project aimed at…
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India establishes seafarer vaccination programme at six major ports
India’s shipping minister over the weekend vowed to speed up the volume of vaccinations issued to the nation’s seafarers, but…
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Peninsula and Enagás partner to build LNG bunker vessel
Bunkering specialist Peninsula and Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Spanish transmission system operator Enagás, have reached an agreement for the…
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Suez Canal Authority to blame for Ever Given’s high speed: UK P&I Club
The insurer of the giant, 20,388 teu has fired back in the ongoing compensation battle to get the ship freed.…
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