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IMO’s Arctic fuel oil ban comes in for heavy criticism
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban, scheduled to be finalised in November, has come in…
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Academics set to define new fuels’ sustainability credentials
As shipping scrambles to find its future non-polluting fuel no official sustainability standards or related certification schemes are in place…
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Cargill invests in Maersk Tankers spinoff ZeroNorth
Cargill has signed a strategic partnership deal which will see it invest in Maersk Tankers’ digital solutions spinoff ZeroNorth and…
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Lawsuit filed over Höegh Xiamen blaze
A Florida law firm, Pajcic & Pajcic, filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of 10 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department…
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Wakashio disaster takes another tragic turn with sinking of a tug
The Wakashio disaster in Mauritius took another tragic turn last night when a number of port authority employees died after…
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Norway finds a new autonomous shipping champion
With one landmark Norwegian autonomous shipping project hitting the skids this year, a new pioneering maritime vision has emerged from…
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K Line pursues CO2 capture project
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) will trial the world’s first marine-specific carbon capture equipment onboard one of…
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Floatels deployed as Singapore finally eases crew change stance
From tomorrow Singapore will finally address its crew change commitments, deploying three floatels as dedicated crew facilitation centres at its…
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Island-wide protest planned as Mauritius PM feels the heat from the Wakashio disaster
A protest march is planned across the island of Mauritius tomorrow at midday as locals react with anger to the…
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Shipping’s crew change crisis: global problem, local actions
GAC’s Neil Godfrey charts the crew change crunch across the world. At ports around the world, Covid-19 has prompted the…
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Crew change credentials of the Philippines analysed
News carried earlier this week that the Philippines is trying to position itself as one of the world’s top crew…
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Hydrogen leading the way in new global zero emission study
The Getting to Zero Coalition has started mapping some of the many zero emission pilots and demonstration projects going on…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk leads the way
The dry bulk sale and purchase market has again seen plenty of ships changing hands this week with smaller size…
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Splash Extra: The shipping job market during the pandemic
Shipping looks set to be one of very few industries to record better year-on-year financial results during this pandemic year,…
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Charterers playing ‘pass the parcel’ with crew changes
Charterers are now discriminating against ships which have long-serving crew onboard rather than risk their cargo being delayed by crew…
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Digital health document created to alleviate crew change crunch
Swiss-based track and trace specialist SICPA, in partnership with Hong Kong’s Crew Assist, has developed an urgently needed tech solution…
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Philippine Coast Guard to pursue criminal case against AM Nomikos
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has said it will continue to pursue charges against the owner and crew of Vienna…
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Philippines positions itself as the ‘crew change capital of the world’
The Philippines is trying to position itself as a crew change hub, adding three more ports along with Manila where…
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The nuclear option
Mikal Bøe, CEO of CORE-POWER, argues atomic batteries make the most sense for shipping to slash its carbon footprint. Finding…
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Report links Cypriot shipping magnate to Beirut disaster
An in-depth investigation involving 10 news organisations including Germany’s highly respected Der Spiegel has suggested the owner of the ship…
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