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Another Hapag-Lloyd prang caught on video
Hapag-Lloyd is investigating another embarrassing boxship prang caught on social media. The one-year-old, 10,500 teu collided with three ferries while…
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MOL installing new smart steering gear on VLCC newbuild
In its latest push to develop so-called smart ships, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), one of the world’s largest shipowners,…
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President Trump says Soo Locks improvements a priority
US President Donald Trump has declared that he wants to see investments made to improve the Soo Locks, which link…
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Study calls for speed-limit reductions on vessels in Arctic waters
A Canadian professor of marine biology says ship speeds need to be reduced in Arctic waters to protect mammals such…
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Adding uncertainty in an uncertain market
Analysts at ClipperMaritime look at what new sulphur regulations will bring to the industry. As the deadline for switching to…
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IoT, robotics and machine learning transforming supply chains
Transport and logistics businesses are investing in Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart technologies to help them take advantage of the…
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Grounded Wah Kwong bulker disrupts traffic around Rosario port
A bulker carting a cargo of soybean meal was grounded on Argentina’s Parana River causing disruption to the grains hub…
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$34bn annual hole identified in global freight payment systems
A new white paper from consultants Drewry suggests that today’s antiquated liner invoicing and payment processes are costing the industry…
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IMO proposes incentives for first movers to take up new green technologies
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has submitted a 27-page note to the United Nations Climate Change secretariat outlining the key…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk pause
Following two strong weeks in the secondhand bulker sale and purchase market, the activities were slightly subdued in the past…
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ShipsFocus: Digitalisation and the shipping efficiency paradox
ShipsFocus, a Singapore-based startup company with a focus on maritime digitalisation, is looking to achieve “aggregated shipping” by consolidating shipments…
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Drewry lashes scrubbers as ‘messy answer’ to shipping’s green conundrum
Leading shipping consultancy Drewry has dismissed scrubbers as a “messy answer” in shipping’s ongoing search to reduce its emissions. In…
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Tide of digitalisation caught up in auto-pilot mode
It is telling, when following one of the recent conference sessions dedicated to container shipping, the moderator quipped how great…
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Retired Vice Admiral says US Navy knew of 7th Fleet’s readiness issues before fatal collisions
The former commander of the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, who was sacked after two destroyers suffered multiple crew fatalities in…
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Australian livestock exporters agree to cut stocking densities
Chastened Australian livestock exporters have agreed to cut stocking densities of sheep aboard vessels during northen hemisphere summer months by…
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Panama Canal anticipates 50% leap in LNG transits this year
The Panama Canal has welcomed the inaugural transit of the as it carried the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment…
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Survey finds future seafarers will need more sophisticated skillsets
The ship of the future will require more sophisticated skillsets from seafarers than is the case today. That’s the view…
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Panama Canal to cater for larger vessels with increase of maximum beam
Even bigger ships will be able to use the Panama Canal after a decision to increase by two metres the…
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Captain of bulker that sparked huge Indonesian oil spill faces lengthy jail sentence
The Chinese master of the has been named a suspect in the massive oil spill off the coast of Balikpapan…
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Weekly Broker: Resurgent dry bulk sees vessel inspections spike
The secondhand dry bulk carrier sale and purchase market remained firm for yet another week, with buyers focusing mostly on…
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