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Wärtsilä and Ocean Technologies Group partner to offer smart learning tech
Simulation and training solutions specialist Wärtsilä Voyage has teamed up with rapidly growing Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) to offer a…
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Inmarsat appoints former Nokia head as new CEO
Satellite communications service provider Inmarsat has announced the appointment of Rajeev Suri as the company’s new CEO from March 1,…
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Splash Extra: The coming supercycle?
Mentions of supercycles in the media have leapt by 400% over the past month as commodity prices have jumped. Speculation…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen to reactivate another three vessels
Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has decided to reactivate another three vessels that are currently in cold layup. The…
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Grimaldi orders six con-ro ships at Hyundai Mipo
Naples-based Grimaldi Group announced a new order signed with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (Ulsan) for six new G5 series roro multipurpose…
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The Coalition for the Energy of the Future makes headway
Shipping’s biggest names are joining many different future fuel associations. One making some headway is the Coalition for the Energy…
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Lloyd’s Register unveils new marine & offshore leadership team
Lloyd’s Register (LR) chief executive officer Nick Brown has unveiled his new leadership team for the classification society’s marine &…
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Explosion onboard CSSC Shipping bulker near Gibraltar injures four
An explosion erupted onboard a Hong Kong-flagged capesize bulk carrier at Gibraltar Port on Friday, resulting in the injury of four…
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Engine oil pressure cited in Maersk Eindhoven accident
Maersk has provided further details of its latest box spill mishap. The 13,100 teu experienced a loss of engine propulsion…
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Wakashio master: ‘I was under the influence of alcohol’
Further bombshells have been unearthed in the ongoing court proceedings looking into the grounding off Mauritius. Senior personnel including the…
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Eleven new cases of crew abandonment in opening weeks of 2021
While this week has seen some hard fought crew abandonment cases come to a merciful close there’s no sign that…
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Maersk Eindhoven makes for Asian port
The is making for an Asian port, having turned around off Japan and lost 260 containers overboard during a storm…
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Lifting the fog around shore-side electricity
Boris Stolz, a researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, on a landmark study looking at how and where…
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Crew care app launches
A group of maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the emotional well-being of…
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Solomon Islands hit by another big oil spill
Two years since authorities were confronted with a major bunker spill, the government of the Solomon Islands is facing another…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen details plans for a 7,000 unit wind-powered roro
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has provided more details of plans to build the world’s first full scale wind-powered roro. The 7,000 unit…
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North Korean hackers charged in ship cryptocurrency plot
US federal authorities have indicted three North Korean computer hackers for conducting a series of cyberattacks including attempts to steal…
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MOL to merge marine and engineering units
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced its plan to merge wholly owned subsidiaries MOL Marine and MOL Engineering. The…
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IMO and WISTA launch Women In Maritime survey
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) have launched the first ever survey…
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Maersk will operate the world’s first carbon neutral containership by 2023 in big methanol breakthrough
Maersk today officially fast-tracked its decarbonisation plans, with a methanol-fuelled 2,000 teu feeder vessel set to be ordered this year…
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