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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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Panama Canal increases neopanamax slots to eight per day
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has added an extra reservation slot to its neopanamax locks, making the total eight per…
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APL details how it is gearing up for the 2020 global sulphur cap
APL, CMA CGM’s Singapore containerline, has announced a 50.7% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per transported container per kilometer in…
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Weekly Broker: Deals pick up pace
The overall firm performance of the dry bulk shipping sector has continued to strengthen investor confidence in the secondhand bulker…
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Why LNG represents a bridge of pragmatism on shipping’s road to decarbonisation
Peter Keller, chairman of SEA\LNG and executive vice president, Tote, writes exclusively for Splash today, explaining why he is adamant…
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Junior officer pleads guilty to dereliction of duty in USS Fitzgerald collision
A junior naval officer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty for her role in last year’s multiple-fatality collision…
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ICS chairman warns time is running out for the global sulphur cap
Time is fast running out for implementation by IMO member states of the 0.5% global sulphur in fuel cap by…
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China disputes Iranian claims over the Sanchi disaster
Chinese officials have refused to confirm that a Hong Kong-flagged bulker was to blame for the worst tanker accident this…
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