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New Zealand charges master five times over alcohol limit
Auckland: The master of MUR bulk carrier African Harrier (37,800dwt, built 2014) was charged and fined in New Zealand today, for…
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OceanPay Card: Salaries at sea solved
Atlanta: Options for how seafarers get paid and send their money home are finally beginning to expand. One method making…
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Bulk carrier and boxship attacked along Strait of Malacca
Singapore: The regional body fighting piracy ReCAAP has reported two incidents that are different to the normal targets in Southeast…
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Coast Guard closes section of Ohio River after tow boat sinks
Sn Francisco: A tow boat sank in flood-swollen waters of the Ohio River, prompting the US Coast Guard to halt…
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PMA report notes 2014 was best ever year for worker safety among US west coast ports
San Francisco: US west coast ports may have endured lengthy industrial relations turmoil but worker safety has never been better…
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Two-man crew swim to safety as tugboat sinks off British Columbia
Vancouver: A tugboat sank near Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada, but there were no fatalities…
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Crew kidnap highlights security shambles in Nigeria
London: Three crew kidnapped from a tanker by armed robbers in Nigeria have been freed, highlighting the dire state of…
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New York firefighters battle fire on docked ship
New York: New York firefighters were working on Wednesday to put out a fire on board a ship docked in…
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NYK sets up new employment scheme for Japanese seafarers
Tokyo: NYK has decided to implement a new employment scheme to get more Japanese seafarers with specialist knowledge on its…
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MOL rebrands project divisions
Tokyo: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has created a unified brand — MOL Project & Heavy Cargo — as it looks…
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Rise of the third umpire in shipping
Eniram’s Captain Melvin Matthews questions the role of classification societies in the 21st century. To understand the significance of a…
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Somali pirates freed from Denmark find themselves behind bars in the Seychelles
Copenhagen: Nine pirates, first tried and freed in Denmark, have been jailed in the Seychelles for 14 years. In 2013,…
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ClassNK back at the top of the class
Tokyo: DNV GL’s time at the top of the ship classification league did not last long. Japan’s ClassNK announced today…
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Arctic shipping volumes falling despite record ice-melt
Oslo: No records for shipping through Arctic waters are likely to be broken this year, even though meteorologists are predicting…
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Trafigura buys UK’s Milford Haven refinery
London: Singapore-based Puma Energy has bought the UK’s Milford Haven oil refinery and three nearby inland storage terminals from Murco…
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One dead as tugboat sinks in icy waters
New York: A tugboat captain died and three crew members were rescued by the US Coast Guard on Saturday just…
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Clipper prepares bulkers for ECAs
Copenhagen: Owners are slowly abiding to new rules for emission control areas (ECAs) that entered into full effect on January…
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Houston Ship Channel reopens again after another closure
Houston: The Houston Ship Channel suffered another shutdown, this time due to fog, on Thursday afternoon just hours after traffic…
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Houston Ship Channel reopens as damaged tanker is removed
Houston: Traffic on the Houston Ship Channel resumed on Thursday morning with the reopening of a section of the waterway…
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BOA reflags vessel
Oslo: Norwegian offshore specialist BOA has reflagged home one of its anchor handling supply vessels, Boa Bison, from Malta. The…
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