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Rob Grool to head up Zeaborn Ship Management
A well-known name in shipmanagement has moved to Hamburg to take the reins at one of Germany’s fastest growing fleets.…
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Mercator fails to pay its crew for the last two months
Mercator, once India’s third largest shipping line, has hit severe financial difficulties with local newspaper, Hindu Business Line, reporting the…
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NYK develops Japan’s first additive for compliant fuel oil
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and subsidiary Nippon Yuka Kogyo have jointly developed a new fuel oil additive for low sulphur…
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Global merchant fleet surpasses 2bn dwt for the first time
The global merchant fleet has surpassed the 2bn dwt mark for the first time, doubling in size in just 13…
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Singapore rules scrubber residues are toxic
Shipowners keen to get rid of their scrubber discharges in Southeast Asia’s largest port will need to fork out a…
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After two fires on roros in two months, Grimaldi calls for controls on car batteries
On the back of two fires in a short amount of time on a pair of its ships, Italy’s Grimaldi…
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China Merchants partners up with Rongsheng Petrochemical
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the energy transport unit of China Merchants Group, has signed a agreement with Rongsheng Petrochemical…
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Lloyd’s warns of ‘significant claims’ from Fujairah attacks
Citing the scant information available at present, the Joint War Committee (JWC), which comprises underwriting representatives from both the Lloyd’s…
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Lavinia bulker damaged in dramatic conveyor belt collapse
Investigations are proceeding into how a conveyor belt collapsed yesterday at the port of Patillos in northern Chile injuring one…
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What can maritime learn from the Boeing 737 Max disaster?
Wallem Group CEO Frank Coles compared the Boeing 737 Max disasters to maritime last month at the Maritime CEO Forum,…
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Extra security measures in place for ships heading through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipowners and shipmanagers are taking extra security measures when transiting the Strait of Hormuz and around the key bunkering hub…
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Joint War Committee to hold urgent talks on the back of Fujairah attacks
Shipowners should brace for higher insurance premiums for ships transiting the Middle East. The Joint War Committee (JWC), which comprises…
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Weekly Broker: Sales candidates proliferate
The sale and purchase market has experienced a good week for concluded volumes in both the bulker and tanker sectors.…
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Grimaldi car carrier Grande Europa catches fire in the Mediterranean
A few weeks after the sinking of con-ro Grande America off the French coast due to a fire, another vessel…
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Kaptanoglu and Chao become first women to head BIMCO
One of the world’s most influential shipping organisations finally has a women in charge. Şadan Kaptanoğlu, managing director of Istanbul-based…
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Portline fined for dumping oily water
Portline Bulk International of Portugal has been fined $1.5m by authorities in the US after crew on one of its…
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Limpet mines suspected in Fujairah attacks
Initial inspections of the four ships that UAE authorities said were “sabotaged” on Sunday points towards the use of limpet…
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Tankers targeted off Fujairah
International shipping has been placed on high alert after four tankers were “sabotaged” in waters just off Fujairah in the…
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Bunker price volatility can erase owner’s TC earnings
The team at BunkerEx provide Splash readers with a case study on the importance of always recalculating all bunker options.…
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Houston Ship Channel reopens after collision involving K Line VLGC
The Houston Ship Channel reopened to limited traffic on Sunday after a collision on Friday, which resulted in the spilling…
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