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Sinokor tanker accused of ramming Philippine fishing vessel
The 110,000 dwt , a tanker belonging to Sinokor, stands accused of ramming a fishing vessel in the north of…
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UK regulator shuts down Axiom Ince
UK law firm Axiom Ince has been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (RSA) after it filed a notice…
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Royal Arctic Line CEO steps down after eight years
The chief executive officer of Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line, Verner Hammeken, has stepped down from the role after an eight-year…
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MSC buys 50% of passenger rail operator Italo
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has struck a deal with New York-headquartered Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to buy a 50% stake…
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Wilhelmsen and thyssenkrupp debut 3D printing venture
Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen and Germany’s industrial firm thyssenkrupp have formed a joint venture company, Pelagus 3D, a new player…
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TMC Shipping teams with Shipfinex to tokenise assets
TMC Shipping has become the first company to tokenise its assets on Shipfinex FZCO’s ship financing platform. Shipfinex is looking…
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Gram Car Carriers panamax wins five-year $114m charter
Norwegian tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers (GCC) has signed a five-year time charter deal for the 2007-built Viking Queen car…
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Retelling the tale of the tinned salmon
Shipping needs a new narrative inspired by an innovative, collaborative and inclusive approach to the challenges of global logistics in…
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Bulk carriers and containerships moving at slowest speeds on record this year
Two of the main shipping segments which have disappointed the most earnings-wise this year have resorted to slowing their ships…
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Ukraine’s new shipping corridor welcomes more vessels
Ships are coming in and out of Ukrainian Black Sea ports in increasing numbers – the country’s new shipping corridor…
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Daily transit limit at the Panama Canal to be cut further
Aware of the ongoing drought potential across the country in this El Nino-hit year, the Panama Canal Authority has taken…
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Peak Group and Grieg Edge venture orders up to eight MPPs in China
Skarv Shipping Solutions, a Norwegian joint venture between Peak Group and Grieg Edge, has placed an order at Huanghai Shipbuilding…
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Ship Concept 2030: The case for LNG
Zane Berry from MCA Consulting gives his take on what the merchant fleet will look like at the start of…
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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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