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Explosion on Indian VLCC off Oman
Three crew are missing and another has been helicoptered to hospital suffering burns after an Indian VLCC in ballast caught…
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Zeaborn gets rid of famous German shipping brands ER Schiffahrt and Rickmers Shipmanagement
One of Germany’s chief shipping consolidators, Bremen-based Zeaborn Group is combining its shipmanagement activities under the new brand Zeaborn Ship…
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AXSMarine: Platform wars reignite
Jacques Goudchaux admits a sense of déjà vu with the current shipping platform wars. The CEO of France’s AXSMarine has…
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Livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson unveils dramatic new podcast series
Splash’s livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson, whose searing articles for this site have helped bring change to the sector, has…
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Salvors ready to offload bunker fuel from stricken Shreyas boxship
A salvage team yesterday managed to install equipment to the severely damaged Shreyas boxship to siphon off fuel from the…
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PAO Novoship appoints new president
PAO Novoship, part of Russia’s Sovcomflot Group, has elected Alexey Khaydukov as the company’s new president. Khaydukov replaces Yury Tsvetkov,…
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Malaysia Shipowners’ Association calls for review of cabotage policy
The Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) has called for a review of the removal of cabotage policy in Sabah, Sarawak and…
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Weekly Broker: Deals filter through despite holiday lull
The effect of summer holidays continues to show in the sale and purchase market with more potential buyers moving to…
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Wilhelmsen drone delivery project takes off in Singapore
Fresh from sealing a cooperation deal with Airbus on shore-to-ship delivery, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has been selected to help develop…
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Hanseaticsoft: Cloud clears way for shipmanagers
Hamburg-based shipmanagement software provider Hanseaticsoft is well on track for expansion with its cloud-based software. Following a significant investment by…
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Maritime UK makes the case for extending the timeframe of the UK’s departure from the EU
Lobby group Maritime UK has urged the British government and European Union to extend the Article 50 process if a…
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Live Animal Export: As one DAWR opens, another Daw closes
Dr Lynn Simpson looks at what has happened to the Australian livestock export trades since April’s dramatic 60 Minutes exposé…
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Drunk Russian master arrested in Sweden
Swedish authorities have referred another seafarer to a local court for being found to be intoxicated as his ship ran…
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MOL to trial auto berthing
A group of Japanese organisations including shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) are pushing ahead with a project to develop…
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Burke, Skov and Arntzen lined up for stellar Maritime CEO Forum tanker panel
Ridgebury’s Bob Burke, Michael Skov from Hafnia Tankers and the veteran chairman of Team Tankers, Morten Arntzen are just three…
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Weekly Broker: Dog day afternoons for S&P markets
It seems that the summer holiday season has come for the sale and purchase market. Softer activity has been seen…
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Leaking K Line car carrier under tow
The Swedish Coast Guard has started to tow the K Line car carrier , after the ship ran hard aground…
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Cosco systems fully recovered from cyber attack
China’s Cosco Shipping Lines has announced that its network applications in the Americas have been fully recovered, one week after…
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Cosco gets back on track after last week’s cyber attack
China Cosco Shipping has managed to recover part of the company’s US network system after it was hit by a…
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Oaktree swoops for OSM
American asset manager Oaktree Capital Management has swooped for Norwegian shipmanagement giant OSM. Oaktree, which has a large shipping portfolio…
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