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Twelve crew taken from Swiss bulker off Nigeria
Twelve crewmembers from Switzerland’s Massoel Shipping-owned bulker were taken from the vessel in Nigerian waters on Saturday. The 2001-built handymax…
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Case made for biofuels as shipping’s transition fuel
The shipping industry still needs plenty of persuading to see the merits of biofuels, despite the news carried on Splash…
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Baffled by Maersk’s BAF
David Macleod from Hong Kong freight management and consultancy HoldFast Pacific chips in with his own thoughts on this week’s…
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Open-loop scrubbers face China ban
Adding another wrinkle into the 2020 sulphur cap compliance picture, China is contemplating banning open-loop scrubbers from operating in the…
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Wallem: A first interview with Frank Coles
In unveiling Frank Coles as his next CEO yesterday, Wallem chairman Nigel Hill commented: “The shipping services sector is grappling…
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Weekly Broker: Weak charter rates stall purchases
The expected rebound in secondhand bulker sale and purchase market after the summer lull has yet to come, amid continued…
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Drunk Russian master jailed for four months in Sweden
Swedish authorities have jailed a Russian master who was found to be intoxicated as his ship ran aground two months…
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Frank Coles appointed CEO of Wallem
Frank Coles, formerly the head of navigation equipment specialist Transas, has been selected to take over from Simon Doughty as…
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Sinotrans Shipping plans privatisation
Sinotrans Shipping, a unit of Chinese state-run shipping and logistics major Sinotrans & CSC Holdings, has announced a trading halt…
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Scorpio tanker attacked by pirates
Scorpio Tankers’ 2015-built MR1 tanker was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday. According to an report…
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Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement launches dedicated offshore division
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has set up a new business unit to focus on the oil and gas and offshore…
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Livestock crew quit
The entire 19-man crew working on livestock carrier have walked off the ship in Fremantle and handed themselves into the…
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Maersk’s sulphur cap charge draws predictable shipper ire
Yesterday’s lead story on Splash regarding Maersk’s decision to get clients to help pay for its sulphur cap fleet adjustment…
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Canadian maritime unions score cabotage rights
Canadian seafaring unions are celebrating an agreement with the national government securing cabotage rights for Canadian seafarers aboard vessels flying…
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Cooking oil used in landmark container voyage
Used cooking oil has been used in a landmark container voyage. Organised by sustainable shipping initiative GoodShipping Program, 22,000 litres…
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Clive Richardson joins Navig8
Ex-V.Group boss Clive Richardson has started a new role with Navig8 Group. Navig8, the world’s largest independent pool and commercial…
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CNOOC engineering ship runs aground in typhoon
CNOOC Offshore Oil Engineering, a unit of CNOOC, has disclosed that its offshore engineering vessel Hai Yang Shi You 202…
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Scrubbers are a good investment: DNB
Norway’s DNB Markets has published an in-depth report on scrubber uptake across the shipping industry and is forecasting the technology…
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Shenhua Group appoints new president
China’s state-run energy group Shenhua Group has announced the appointment of Zhang Jiming as the new president of the company…
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The markets might be picking up, but executive pay is unlikely to follow suit
The head of one of the world’s largest dedicated shipping recruitment companies has warned executive pay is unlikely to pick…
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