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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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Weekly Broker: Festive cheer closes out an otherwise quiet year
Owners are leaving for holiday later than normal this year, snapping up huge volumes of tonnage to bring some cheer…
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Dangerously defective new fuels detected across Europe
Europe is grappling with multiple cases of defective low sulphur fuel oil with the IMO 2020 regulation less than two…
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Splash Extra: Nigerian piracy ‘spins out of control’
The Splash Extra editorial team has ransacked the archives to bring subscribers a special issue, which includes a regular run-down…
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Zeamarine enters restructuring
Zeamarine, the Bremen-based MPP operator, has entered restructuring, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Splash. Zeamarine is part…
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SAL Heavy Lift adds three ships to fleet
SAL Heavy Lift has announced that it will add three heavylift vessels into its fleet in the first quarter of…
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Families of Sanchi tanker victims sue NITC, claim crew survived and have been locked up
With the second anniversary of the disaster three weeks away, the family members of the victims of one of the…
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The ghost of shipping’s Christmas future
It’s Christmas in Airdrie in Scotland, but Mr Prospector’s dreams take a somewhat darker turn. Last week marked the turning…
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Maersk’s social media position not liked by all
Yesterday’s coverage of a Sea-Intelligence report looking at Maersk’s dominance when it comes to social media has engendered enormous feedback…
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20 crew kidnapped off Togo
A Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker, , became the latest ship to be hit by pirates on Sunday with 20 out…
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Maersk thrashes all carriers when it comes to social media
Contained within the latest weekly report from Copenhagen-based container analysts Sea-Intelligence is a survey looking at carriers’ social media engagement…
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Case made for LNG-fuelled VLCC newbuilds
Lobby group SEA\LNG has released the results of its latest investment study, which makes the case for LNG as a…
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Highland Maritime: Shipmanagement with a smile
Thailand is often referred to as the Land of Smiles. For Thais, this sign of happiness has more meaning than…
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Liners accused of blatant profiteering as 90% variance in low sulphur surcharges is revealed
Low sulphur surcharges implemented by the world’s top liners from the start of this month vary by as much as…
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New US sanctions on Iran target IRISL
The US has announced a new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s largest shipping company, Islamic Republic of…
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Weekly Broker: Buyers’ banquet
The 50th week of 2019 has proven a surprising buying banquet for shipowners with a huge volume of ships changing…
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Energy transition and uncomfortable questions for shipping
Greg Atkinson, chief technology officer at Japan’s Eco Marine Power, explains to Splash readers how shipping can learn and flourish…
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ONE signs up to the New York Shipping Exchange
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) has become the latest carrier to sign up to the online booking platform, the New…
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World’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’s Kobe dockyard launched today the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, opening up a new chapter in maritime…
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Filipino shipowners seek sulphur cap delay
The Philippines is the latest nation to admit IMO 2020 jitters. The Filipino Shipowners Association (FSA) has warned the domestic…
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