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Average age of the merchant fleet now above 22 years: UNCTAD
The global merchant fleet is getting very old and will require hundreds of billions of dollars for its required green…
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Good week for ammonia in the future fuel race
Proponents of ammonia as shipping’s ultimate future fuel have had a good week with plenty of news to support the…
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Japan Transport Safety Board issues report on Wakashio disaster
The Japan Transport Safety Board has issued its report on the grounding of the Wakashio newcastlemax, one of this decade’s…
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New owner looking to repair and flip fire-burnt car carrier Freemantle Highway
Netherlands-based Koole Contractors has become the new owner of the fire-damaged car carrier Fremantle Highway. Koole Contractors will not be…
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Ship Concept 2030: Are cargo owners doing enough to drive change?
Who will drive the ship changes coming up? Splash takes a look at what customers are doing. For Khalid Hashim,…
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St Lawrence traffic resumes as grounded cement carrier is refloated
Marine traffic resumed along the St Lawrence river yesterday after a cement carrier was successfully refloated having grounded near Cornwall…
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IEA sees ammonia as shipping’s go-to solution for reaching net zero by 2050
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a 2023 update of its ‘Net Zero by 2050’ report that shipping will…
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250,000 seafarers’ pay boosted by 6%
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see wage increases and dozens of workplace protections…
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AI: a hot air balloon?
For his monthly column, Pierre Aury gives readers his thoughts on artificial intelligence. After a lazy August column we feel…
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Grindrod seals deal to buy Taylor Maritime Group shipmanagement units
Singapore-based bulker owner Grindrod Shipping has reached an agreement to acquire two shipmanagement companies from Taylor Maritime Group. The Ed…
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Tugs ready to try and move grounded Canadian cement carrier
Two tugs are ready to try and move the , a cement carrier belonging to Nova Marine Carriers, which grounded…
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Ship Concept 2030: Tomorrow’s skillsets at sea
What will crew need to be adept at when stepping onboard a newbuild coming out of a yard in 2030?…
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Seacor offloads US towage business
US owner Seacor Holdings has sold harbor towing operations and assets from its Seabulk Towing subsidiary to two separate buyers,…
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Ukraine’s new shipping corridor gains traction
Ukraine’s new shipping corridor is gaining traction. Following last week’s sailing from Black Sea ports of two ships carrying grain…
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Ship Concept 2030: Cutting through the noise around digitalisation
Splash moves beyond the sound bites, giving readers a realistic outlook of what to expect digitally onboard in the coming…
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St Lawrence traffic suspended following cement carrier grounding
Two tugs have been dispatched from Montreal to assist the , a cement carrier that ran aground on Sunday morning…
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Shipping’s $64bn fuel question
What will be the percentage breakdown of fuel types for all the ships that come out of yards in 2030?…
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Fearnleys takes over Ocean Shipbrokers
Norwegian shipbroker Fearnleys has snapped up UK-based Ocean Shipbrokers, bolstering its activities in tankers, sale and purchase and LPG. Fearnleys…
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Shipping’s top brass have itchy feet
Recruitment firm Faststream has just published its latest Senior Maritime Executive Report in which it is clear shipping’s top brass…
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What life will be like onboard at the start of the next decade
Nick Chubb, founder of UK maritime tech consultancy Thetius, gets creative, giving readers a guided tour of a methanol-powered ship…
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