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Liberian Registry harnesses technology to cut ship registration times in half
Liberian Registry, the world’s second largest flag, has unveiled a new Expedited Registration Process (ERP), that streamlines the registration of…
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Sanchi families detail cover-up claims
The families of the disaster have told Splash about the massive cover-up they believe has taken place in one of…
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Maersk Tankers launches standalone green tech business
Maersk Tankers has launched a new standalone digital business, to be led by Soren Meyer, to develop and sell the…
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Welcome to the roaring twenties. Bold moves required from this point on
Around a century ago, on November 2 1920, 25m US citizens cast their vote in the first presidential election of…
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Grieg Shipbrokers and Flaship join forces
Grieg Shipbrokers and Flaship Brokers have joined joined forces on capesize and panamax chartering. The new joint venture is now…
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ShipServ appoints new CEO
Online procurement platform ShipServ has appointed Henrik Hyldahn as its new CEO, replacing Kim Skaarup who will join the board…
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Heidmar and Signal join forces on aframaxes
George Economou’s Heidmar and Ioannis Martinos’s Signal Maritime Services have agreed a partnership which will see Signal take on the…
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K Line adopts ‘LNG+’ plan to meet IMO’s 2030 goals
One of the world’s keenest users of LNG as a fuel has admitted his company needs an “LNG +” plan…
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Weekly Bunker: 2020 starts with a bang
Its 2020. VLSFO is more expensive than MGO. #WorldWar3 is one of the highest trending tags on Twitter. Brent crude…
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Shipping on alert as Iran vows revenge for deadly American drone strike
Merchant shipping heading through Middle Eastern waters has been placed back on high alert over fears Iran may retaliate to…
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Houston has a bunkering problem with alarming levels of sediment reported
An alarming 60% of proposed blends for making 0.5% low sulphur fuel oil in Houston, America’s top bunkering destination, have…
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57 crew kidnapped off West Africa in just one month
A total of 57 crew were kidnapped last month in and around the Gulf of Guinea, a similar figure to…
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The newbuilding quandary
Zane Berry from MCA Consulting writes for Splash today on what are the realistic propulsion options for ships ordered this…
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Iran arrests bunkering tanker in Persian Gulf
Iran has detained a tanker allegedly carrying smuggled fuel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports…
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Piracy attacks off Nigeria rise
Piracy attacks off West Africa over the past week have escalated, reaching extraordinarily dangerous proportions where bullets were fired at…
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Malaysian authorities detain two ships for alleged illegal oil transfer
The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has announced the detention of two vessels for illegal oil transfer operations around the…
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Songa boxship grounding shuts Bosphorus strait
A containership owned by Arne Blystad’s Songa Container ran aground on Friday, leading to the suspension of shipping through the…
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Start small to support seafarer mental health
Wendy Harvey and Mark Featherstone from Svitzer UK have some useful advice on developing mental health provisions. Mental health is…
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This decade’s shipping fortunes on a par with the 1990s
If you thought this had been a tough 10 years for shipping, spare a thought for those who worked in…
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Abducted Swire Pacific OSV crew released
Singapore offshore vessel operator Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has confirmed the release of all the seven crew members of the…
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