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British Virgin Islands registry targets merchant shipping as new avenue of business
The British Virgin Islands is making plans to get its shipping register more focused on the merchant fleet. The Virgin…
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AAL adds multipurpose heavylift pair to fleet
Breakbulk and heavylift operator AAL Shipping is adding two multipurpose heavylift vessels to its fleet. The Pacific Action (to be…
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Shipping’s Paris path detailed in new zero emission fuels study
At what degree of adoption do zero emission fuels become commercially viable for international shipping? Important analysis released today by…
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Clarksons predicts seaborne trade volumes will surpass 2019 levels this year
While conceding that major uncertainties remain, Clarkson Research Services is projecting global seaborne trade estimates for full year 2021 will…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen CEO departs
Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that it has reached an agreement with president and CEO Craig Jasienski to…
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Indian product tanker makes history
Celebrating International Women’s Day, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) debuted something remarkable over the weekend, a product tanker with an…
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Norway presses ahead with the world’s first ship tunnel
Construction of the world’s first shipping tunnel has been given the go ahead with state funding coming in for the…
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MOL increases use of augmented reality navigation tool
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has upgraded its augmented reality navigation tool so that it can spot shallow waters. The…
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Shipping giant Eastern Pacific plumps for ammonia and methanol
Eastern Pacific Shipping, one of the world’s largest shipowners with 168 vessels in its fleet, has weighed in on the…
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BW gets into the vessel performance optimisation game
Shipowning giant BW Group and Miros are launching Miros Mocean, a joint venture vessel performance optimisation tool. BW Group and…
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Concern Abu Sayyaf might be targeting ships again
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, an Asian piracy monitoring organisation, today issued a warning based on information from the Philippine Coast…
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Mentally safe shipping – Seaworthiness and Sao Paolo
Society thinks that mental and physical health belong hand-in-hand. Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, questions whether shipping…
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Project44 acquires Ocean Insights
Supply chain platform operator project44 has announced the acquisition of ocean freight intelligence provider Ocean Insights. Through the acquisition, project44…
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Hanseatic Unity Handysize Pool adds Transworld pair
Hanseatic Unity Handysize Pool (HUHP) has announced two additions to its pool from Dubai-based owner Transworld. Transworld has added the…
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Israeli car carrier sets sail again after last Friday’s explosion
An Israeli car carrier that suffered an explosion off Muscat is back sailing, having left Dubai where it underwent repairs.…
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Weekly Broker: Korean handy tonnage enjoys an uptick
The dry bulk S&P market saw plenty of ships changing hands for yet another week as rates for supra and…
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Jumbo and SAL to form joint venture
Consolidation in the heavylift sector shows no sign of slowing down with Germany’s SAL and Dutch firm Jumbo announcing their…
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Iranian boxship refloated off Batam
In a delicate operation involving many vessels, the Iranian boxship was refloated today. The ship has been stuck in the…
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Carl Büttner places four chemical tankers under the management of Ardmore Shipping
New York-listed tanker owner Ardmore Shipping Corporation is taking on the commercial management of four chemical tankers owned by Germany’s…
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Is dual fuel the newbuild new normal?
Is dual fuel the newbuild new normal? That’s one of eight questions posed in the latest MarPoll, our quarterly survey…
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