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Citing climate change, Panama Canal institutes $10,000 fresh water surcharge
Acknowledging the climate crisis, the Panama Canal Authority is adding a $10,000 fresh water surcharge for all transits of vessels…
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Which carrier is furthest down the line towards digitalisation?
IMO 2020 costs, carrier digitalisation and workforce diversity are some of the topics covered in MarPoll, our latest online quarterly…
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South Korea readies 0.1% ECA
South Korea is taking steps to green its coastline with the introduction of voluntary speed limits and an impending emission…
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MOL debuts Lighthouse to shine a light on its dry bulk shipments
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has decided to shed some light on the normally opaque world of dry bulk shipments. Japan’s…
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China’s Hongyuan Marine caught up in latest round of US sanctions targeting Iran
The US government has announced a new round of economic sanctions against 17 metal producers and mining companies from Iran…
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New chartering platform launches in Singapore
A Chinese-led, Singapore-based maritime ecommerce platform has launched a free chartering feature. Marine Online, which already acts as a ship…
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Former Wellard boss plans livestock return
Former Wellard CEO Mauro Balzarini will launch a new venture focused on developing a new generation of livestock carriers. Balzarini…
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Anti-Arctic shipping alliance grows
Eight more companies have agreed this week not to ship goods through the Arctic Ocean and signed the Arctic Corporate…
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Cyprus takes digital voyage led by Columbia Shipmanagement
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) have signed an MOU to launch Digital Waves, a…
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World’s top managers provide insight into 2020 challenges
According to Rajesh Unni, the CEO of Synergy Marine Group, the art and the science of the shipmanager is essentially…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk and tanker fortunes on divergent paths at start of the decade
Could tanker and dry bulk fortunes be more divergent in the first few days of the new decade? Tankers, led…
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Alcohol poisoning kills crewmember onboard Boskalis heavylift ship
Alcohol poisoning has been cited for the death of one crewmen and illness of another five men onboard the Boskalis…
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Roll Group grows fleet with module carrier addition
Dutch heavylift firm Roll Group has added a 2005-built module carrier to its fleet this week. The vessel, which has…
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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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