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Clarksons Platou acquires Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering
Clarksons Platou, the world’s largest shipbroker, has announced the acquisition of brokerage firm Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering. Connecticut-based Safe Harbour…
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Hijacked bunker tanker headed for Malta
Bunker tanker has been hijacked by a group of migrants off Libya and is headed for Malta, local newspaper MaltaToday…
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Splash Extra: Lobbyists under fire over emissions
Shipping’s lobbyists come under fire in the latest issue of Splash Extra, which launches today. The monthly subscription title canvassed…
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Refiners have already spent $1bn preparing low sulphur fuels: BP
BP’s global head of marine fuels has said global refiners have spent $1bn to date producing low sulphur bunker fuel…
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One eye to the telescope? We need more visibility, not less, on vessel inspection data
The decision by the Paris MoU to limit the availability of its inspection results undermines the building of a safety…
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More than one in two maritime employees are actively seeking a new job
More than one in two maritime employees are actively seeking a new job, a new survey has found, with grave…
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SCI LNG carrier collides with Navios VLCC off Fujairah
LNG carrier Aseem and VLCC tanker Shinyo Ocean were involved in a collision off Fujairah on Monday. According to local…
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German bulker detained in Australia
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has detained a German bulker at Port Kembla after crew aired their grievances about…
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Main shipping sectors move in the same direction less than 10% of the time
Research carried by brokers Clarkson shows the main shipping segments move in the same direction less than 10% of the…
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Shipping’s Y2K bug?
Do you remember the fear mongering as the clocks ticked down to the dawn of the new millennium? The Y2K…
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Live Animal Export: Can farmers find an alternative in only 40 weeks?
Livestock carriers have the oldest age profile in deepsea shipping. The sulphur cap should ensure many of them find their…
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Lubes headache brewing
Fuel choices have obscured the complex issues over lube selection ahead of IMO 2020. Here’s a useful guide to the…
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Exxon Valdez 30 years on
As the Solomon Trader disaster shows, nowhere is safe from oil spills, write Dr Sian Prior, Eelco Leemans and Dave…
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Major boxship fire occurs every 60 days
Insurer TT Club is pushing for greater scrutiny of dangerous goods carriage onboard boxships, warning that there is now a…
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Cockett Group: IMO 2020 compliance guide launches today
Today sees the launch of a special IMO 2020 compliance guide published by sister title Maritime CEO in association with…
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Weekly Broker: Buying for a rebound
The buying appetite in the bulker sale and purchase market shows no sign of abating with a raft of concluded…
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Cambodia negotiating powership contract with Karadeniz
Amid a severe power shortage across the country, the head of Cambodia’s Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has flown to Turkey…
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Isle of Man announces successor to Dick Welsh
The Isle of Man is promoting from within at its fast growing flag. Cameron Mitchell, currently deputy director, will step…
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Zeaborn: Germany’s shipping consolidator
Zeaborn, Germany’s chief consolidator of shipping lines, is looking to further strengthen its position as one of the leading fully…
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Ship capsizes at Iranian port
Poor communication between staff offloading boxes onshore and onboard has been cited for yesterday’s dramatic capsizing and sinking of the…
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