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Scorpio Tankers seals new credit facilities, delays scrubber installations
Monaco-based Scorpio Tankers announced in its last quarterly report that it has obtained new finance from its banks. The Emanuele…
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G2 Ocean: Walking the walk on diversity
For all the talk of getting more women to work in shipping, especially at board level, few lines are doing…
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X-Press Feeders appoints new CEO
Singapore-based feeder boxship operator X-Press Feeders has announced that Shmuel Yoskovitz has become the new CEO of the company. Yoskovitz…
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CSSC Shipping appoints new chairman
CSSC Shipping, the financial leasing unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has announced the appointment of Zhong Jian as the…
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Diversity in maritime programme launches in the UK
Lobby group Maritime UK has launched a new Diversity in Maritime programme. Two new networks with task forces have been…
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Seafarers poll reveals dread, fatigue and burn out onboard during the Covid-19 pandemic
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has given some insight into the lives…
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Oman makes crew change concessions
Oman is making crew change possible at its ports for seafarers whose contracts are up and have failed to get…
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Why maritime digitalisation is paramount for tomorrow’s port calls
Michael Bergmann from consultancy company BM Bergmann-Marine, along with Hapag-Lloyd’s eSolutions head Michael Schröder, Robert Ward, the former secretary-general of…
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Casualty investigation reports taking nearly three years to complete
Intercargo, the international dry bulk shipping association, has hit out at the slowness with which flag states publish casualty reports,…
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Philippines, the manning capital of the world, bans all passenger flights
The crewing industry has been thrown another curve ball over the weekend with the Philippines, the nation that provides more…
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Spain facilitates crew changes
Spain has recognised seafarers as key workers thus facilitating crew change in the country, the European nation hardest hit by…
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Aussies detain bulk carrier found to be carrying high sulphur fuel
The , a four-year-old 34,387 dwt bulk carrier belonging to Amsterdam-based MUR Shipping, was detained in Geelong, Australia on Friday,…
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Heavylift crane collapses in Rostock
A heavylift crane collapsed in dramatic fashion on Saturday smashing onto the offshore installation vessel while undergoing load tests at…
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Suez Canal drops fees to stem tide of ships heading via the Cape of Good Hope
The Suez Canal Authority has taken action to stem losing traffic amid a swathe of liners opting to travel via…
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150,000 seafarers are in need of crew change by May 15
New data compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping ICS and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) has found that…
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10 crew kidnapped from product tanker off Nigeria
The Panamanian-flagged , a 6,152 dwt product tanker controlled by Piraeus-based Queensway Navigation, was attacked in Nigerian waters yesterday by…
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Ships roar their support as #HeroesAtSeaShoutout campaign rings out across the world
In scenes not heard for generations people living in port cities around the world today experienced a rousing collective roar…
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Weekly Broker: Vintage VLCCs dominate
The sale and purchase market in general continues be gloomy this past week especially the dry bulk market with April…
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Vetting storm brews around Fairweather Steamship
Vetting organisation RightShip has placed technical shipmanagers Fairweather Steamship from Hong Kong on its high risk list after the captain…
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Panama Canal makes temporary changes to help clients during the pandemic
To help mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal has announced a temporary adjustment to its…
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