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Viridian Maritime: Shipmanagement disruptors
The founder of 18-month old Viridian Maritime are on a voyage to disrupt the shipmanagement sector. Established in Singapore in…
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Discharging of boxes on burnt Yantian Express will take another five weeks
German containerline Hapag-Lloyd has advised clients that it will take until the middle of April to offload all the boxes…
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How to make accommodation blocks more liveable
Splash reported last month on The Mission To Seafarers’ comments that today’s sterile accommodation blocks make hospitals look attractive by…
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Solomons PM vows to chase owner of grounded bulker
The caretaker prime minister of the Solomon Islands has told the mining companies, shipowner and P&I Club connected to the…
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Methanol backer takes swipe at proponents of hydrogen
The backers of hydrogen as an alternative fuel for shipping to meeting its 2050 decarbonisation pledge have come in for…
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Helsinki Bridge suffers another mishap
A boxship operated by Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) hit severe weather yesterday morning in the Atlantic resulting in…
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Shandong Shipping sets up asset management jv with Eddie Steamship
Chinese state-run shipping group Shandong Shipping has announced a plan to establish a new asset management company with Taiwanese owner…
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Solomon Trader owner denies crew were out celebrating Chinese new year at time of grounding
One month and one day on from the ship’s grounding, the insurer and the owner of the finally issued a…
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IMO: The vital role education will play in determining shipping’s future
Ahead of his keynote speaking slot at next week’s World Congress on Maritime Heritage in Singapore, Kitack Lim, secretary-general of…
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Shipping vows to repatriate abandoned crews
Repatriation of abandoned crews was one of the key topics discussed at last week’s International Labour Organization (ILO) Special Tripartite…
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Wisdom Marine in hot water over repeated failure to pay crew
Wisdom Marine, a Taiwanese owner, was forced to stump up cash to pay crew on its bulker, , after the…
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Smedegaard steps down as CEO of DFDS
Danish roro ship operator DFDS has appointed Torben Carlsen as the new CEO of the company after current CEO Niels…
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Liberian Registry confirms Bergeron departure
The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) has confirmed the departure of Scott Bergeron from the role of CEO.…
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Boskalis to offload another tug unit
Dutch company Boskalis, together with its joint venture partner Kotug International, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) relating to…
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Australia warns all 660 tons of bunker fuel could leak from grounded Solomon Trader
More than 80 tons of heavy bunker fuel has now spilled from the hull of the grounded bulker with Australian…
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Shippers brace as Alix warns liners will need to hike BAFs by more than a third
Carriers’ financial fortunes depend on whether they will be able to recover any additional fuel costs through surcharges or whether…
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Russian cargo ship slams into highway bridge in Busan
A Russian cargo ship sailed off course and slammed into a bridge in Busan, South Korea yesterday with the captain…
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Terrifying extent of Solomon bunker spill laid bare
The extent of the ecological disaster hitting the shoreline of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands has been laid bare…
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Novatek readies for all-year use of the Northern Sea Route
Russian gas producer Novatek has outlined plans to get LNG exports moving through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) all-year round,…
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Weekly Broker: Concluded S&P deals slide 38% so far this year
The dry bulk chartering market continues to show little improvement this past week, keeping a lid on the muted sale…
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