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Splash Extra: How to fix shipping’s boardroom gender imbalance
Today sees the launch of the second issue of Splash Extra, our new subscription title. The lead story looks at…
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ICS warns FONARs are not a sulphur cap ‘free pass’
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the top shipowning lobby group, has welcomed the decision in principle by the IMO…
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Bjørn Tore Larsen returns to CEO role at OSM
Controlling shareholder, chairman and founder of OSM Maritime Group Bjørn Tore Larsen is returning to the role of CEO of…
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BRS Group expands presence in South America with Amazonas takeover
French shipbroking house Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS) Group has continued to expand its international footprint by acquiring Colombian shipbroking company…
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Teekay puts ethylene carriers into Lauritzen pool
Teekay LNG Partners has agreed a deal with Lauritzen Kosan, the gas carrier division of J. Lauritzen, to place its…
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Bunker spill branded Solomon Islands’ worst man-made natural disaster
In what has been branded the worst man-made natural disaster ever to hit the country, at least 60 tonnes of…
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Japan comes out in favour of open-loop scrubbers
Japanese authorities have declared washwater discharge from open-loop scrubbers to be not harmful to the environment, lending credence to a…
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How charterers subverted Marpol to bring us today’s scrubber chaos
Steve Nolan, technical director at Schulte Marine Concept in Shanghai, reckons he knows who’s to blame for today’s pre-sulphur cap…
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Maritime automation will not spare seafarers
Humans have a tenuous relationship with automation. On balance, we love it. It has made our lives easier. Freed up…
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Panamax bulker collides with fishing vessel off Zhejiang, five missing
Panamax bulker collided with a fishing vessel near Xiangshan, Zhejiang on Saturday. The incident happened when the vessel was on…
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Coles wields the axe at Wallem
Frank Coles has wasted little time in stamping his authority at Hong Kong’s Wallem Group. Coles, formerly with Transas, took…
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Carnival study claims scrubber washwater is safe
The pro-scrubber lobbying group, Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020), held its first technical conference yesterday in London during which…
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Smart Maritime Network: Cross-industry technology harmonisation initiative launches
Next week sees the launch of the Smart Maritime Network in London. The initiative is the brainchild of Rob O’Dwyer…
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China Merchants to raise $610m for newbuildings and scrubbers
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has announced a plan to raise around RMB4.1bn ($610m) via new share offering. The company…
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Charterer declares bulker in Solomons disaster is a total loss
A salvage team is in place to remove the wreck of , which has now been declared a total loss,…
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Battle for scrubber legitimacy intensifies
The tit-for-tat battle on the legitimacy of scrubbers has ratcheted up in recent days as member states of the International…
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Weekly Broker: Brazen opportunists lowball bulker bids
The shock plunge in the dry bulk market has tempered somewhat in recent days with sub-cape sized ships seeing some…
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Canada and US shipping associations join efforts to protect the Salish Sea
Canada’s Chamber of Shipping and the US-based Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has announced their joint support for continued binational federal…
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Senior personnel at Vroon make for the door
The exodus of senior personnel at restructuring Dutch shipping giant Vroon is accelerating. Company secretary Jo Goossens resigned two weeks…
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Australia sends help as Solomons fight bunker slick near UNESCO site
The Solomon Islands is seeking help from Australia as bunker fuel seeps from a grounded bulker near the world’s largest…
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