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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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Fredriksen opts for scrubbers on latest newcastlemax newbuilds
John Fredriksen’s Seatankers has ordered two newcastlemax bulkers at New Times Shipbuilding in China with Allied Shipbroking noting the 208,000…
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Turkish livestock carrier owner fined for dumping dead sheep overboard
Turkey’s Danube Shipping Company has been fined and will face significant clean-up costs after crew on its 54-year-old livestock carrier,…
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Ethics agency looking into treatment of Panama Canal tugboat captains
An agency of the Panamanian government charged with probing ethics violations and corruption is looking into the treatment of tugboat…
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Intercargo urges for greater SAR capabilities in the wake of the Stellar Daisy sinking
Intercargo, the dry bulk shipping industry association, has called for greater search and rescue infrastructure in the world. In its…
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Japanese line fined $1m in the US
Japan’s Nitta Kisen Kaisha has been fined $1m by the US Department of Justice after one of its ships was…
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Seafarers to continue receiving wages if held by pirates
Seafarers held captive as a result of an act of piracy or armed robbery against ships will continue to receive…
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Venezuela fixes shipping service fees in euros and its virtual currency Petro
Venezuela has fixed the price of shipping fees for services rendered to international vessels in euros or the virtual currency…
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