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Car carrier fire under control
At around 0100 hours Korean time this morning the main fire on the car carrier was finally extinguished although the…
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USCG implements marine safety zone because of Hawaiian volcano
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a safety warning to all shipping about hazards associated with the active Kilauea…
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Global seaborne trade projected to surpass 12bn tonnes this year
Global seaborne trade is projected to rise to over 12bn tonnes in 2018, working out at 1.57 tonnes for every…
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Major fire rips through car carrier docked at Incheon
Hundreds of emergency workers rushed to Incheon port on the west coast of South Korea this morning after a major…
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Esben Poulsson warns IMO of the ‘unholy mess’ the sulphur cap could bring
Esben Poulsson has been reelected chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for another two-year term. Poulsson used his…
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Live Animal Export: Ignorant, defiant or stupid?
Splash livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson is disappointed with changes made to the animal export industry in Australia this week.…
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UAE commits to protecting seafarers in signing of historic memorandum with the ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Transport Authority (FTA) have signed a groundbreaking…
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Burnt Maersk Honam due to dock at Jebel Ali on Tuesday
Maersk Line’s partner on the main east-west trades, MSC, has revealed that the burnt will finally berth at the port…
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IMO establishes autonomous vessels taskforce
Discussions on how to address maritime autonomous surface ships have begun at IMO. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is debating…
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Texas judge rejects challenge to state pilots system
A group of ship pilots in Texas have failed for now in their legal challenge to the “state pilots” system…
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New Zealand introduces strict biofouling rules
New Zealand has become the first country in the world to introduce biofouling rules across the nation’s waters. “About 90%…
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Study claims biofuels are the most economically feasible zero-emission alternative for shipping
A report authored for the charity Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has stated that advanced biofuels may represent the most economically…
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Oracle looks at shipping’s blockchain quest with HMM collaboration
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has started working with California-based software company Oracle in order to move its data…
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Weekly Broker: S&P cools off
In line with a sudden cooling of freight rates the past week was not so busy for bulker sales and…
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Canberra introduces sweeping changes to livestock shipments
A federal government-ordered review into live sheep exports from Australia – carried out in the wake of a high profile,…
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Paris MoU warns owners it will not mess around in enforcing sulphur cap
Anticipating the new maximum limits for sulphur in ships fuel oil, entering into force on 1 January 2020, the Paris…
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Sir Ian Denholm passes away
The Denholm family, one of the most famous names in Scottish shipping, is mourning the loss of Sir Ian Denholm,…
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Asian shipowners call for level playing field when sulphur cap kicks in
The influential Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) yesterday backed the IMO decision to implement a 0.50% sulphur cap on marine fuel…
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LR introduces online tool to help evaluate sulphur options
British class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has launched the Sulphur 2020 – Options Evaluator to help the industry identify the…
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Rolls-Royce and AXA team up
An insurance company is teaming up with a leading marine equipment manufacturer to explore how to develop ships of the…
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