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Are EEDI shortcomings shipping’s smoking gun?
With the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) about to sit down for crunch talks at the International Maritime Organization the…
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Ropax finally separated from boxship off Corsica
A combination of wave activity and work by salvors finally managed last night to disentangle two ships that had collided…
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Golden-Agri Stena forms chemical tanker joint venture with Bay Crest
Golden-Agri Stena, the joint venture between Stena Bulk and Golden Agri-Resources, has started a new joint venture with Bay Crest…
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Top shipmanager warns on spiralling costs of scrubber maintenance
Had 30 refineries around the world spent $1bn each years ahead of the global sulphur cap the issue would have…
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Weekly Broker: Q4 off with a bang
Investors’ wait-and-see approach has finally transformed into action with a strong start in S&P action in the fourth quarter. Activity…
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Clipper sells Danish Ferries
Danish shipping group Clipper has sold off Danish Ferries to compatriot company Molslinjen and has received all the necessary approvals…
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Cleanup operations continue in the Mediterranean
Salvors are struggling to seperate the Tunisian ropax Ulysse, whose bulbous bow is firmly lodged in the side of the…
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ITF Seafarers’ Trust: Crew don’t necessarily feel the uptick in the markets
Following on from Monday’s interview with the head of the Mission to Seafarers, Maritime CEO continues in a similar vein,…
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Fears grow oil will wash ashore from Med collision
French and Italian authorities have worked hard to contain a big spill in the Mediterranean, however the oil is spreading…
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Helpline launched to reduce seafarer suicides
Singapore shipmanager Synergy Group has launched a new counselling service aimed at improving mental health support for sea and shore-based…
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Fight to contain big spill in the Med
Italian and French experts are on the scene in the Mediterranean fighting a major oil spill. Two cargo ships collided…
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Hunter Maritime to merge with Chinese fintech company
Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corporation, a dry bulk vehicle created by the Saverys family two years ago, has entered into a…
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Mission to Seafarers: There will always be bad owners
While the general picture about seafarer happiness might be better than two years ago at the nadir of the markets,…
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2020 HSFO-MGO price differential likely to rise, but scrubber case still uncertain
Ishaan Hemnani from BunkerEx has investigated where existing 3.5% HSFO bunker demand will go, how this will be replaced and…
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Shipping titans embark on voyage to decarbonise shipping
At the Global Maritime Forum in Hong Kong today 34 CEOs from some of the largest shipping organisations in the…
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Intercargo hits out at flag states for taking too long to investigate accidents
Intercargo, the dry bulk owners’ association, has taken a veiled swipe at the Marshall Islands over its slowness in revealing…
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Weekly Broker: Prices jump on renewed chartering optimism
The strong rebound of sale and purchase activity in the previous week did not continue this week, despite the chartering…
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Newport takes scrubber gamble with up to 200 units ordered
Ship repair coordinator Newport Shipping Group has made a clever move ahead og the global sulphur cap, purchasing 100 scrubbers…
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Taiwanese ship sinks off Penghu
A small general cargo ship belonging to Taiwan’s Elite Marine Transportation sank yesterday off the southwest of the island and…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Sulphur cap like playing poker blind with half the cards
“Playing poker blind with half the cards,” was how moderator Thomas Söderberg, the founder of Tribini Capital, introduced the choices…
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