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Union Marine Management Services targets European expansion with new Oslo office
Singapore-based shipmanager Union Marine Management Services (UMMS) is opening a new shipmanagement office in Oslo, headed by former Höegh Wallem…
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Two guards shot in latest Gulf of Guinea pirate attack
Two guards from Benin were injured when the Luxembourg-registered product tanker they were working on was hijacked by pirates early…
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Change will come, but not unless we make it happen
Rashid Baba, chief commercial officer at Thuraya, writes for Splash on where shipping is today in terms of embracing digital…
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Sea World Management and Trading fined in the US for illegal dumping
US authorities have hit a vessel operator and ship’s master with fines and jail time for illegal dumping of oil…
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Why LNG as the ship fuel of the future is a massive red herring
Dr Tristan Smith from UCL Energy Institute takes issue with a feature we ran last week on France’s push to…
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Conditions now deadly on abandoned chemical tanker off Tunisia
The master of the chemical tanker has contacted Splash with details of another shocking case of crew abandonment. The ship…
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US anti-trust agency to challenge Wilhelmsen takeover of Drew Marine
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going to make a legal challenge to prevent a proposed takeover of marine…
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France’s joined-up thinking gives it the lead in race for LNG as a ship fuel
Public and private sectors have come together to push the European nation to the front of the LNG bunkering revolution.…
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European Commission issues massive fines for cartel behaviour among car carriers
The European Commission has fined a raft of car carrier firms €395m ($485.6m) for taking part in cartels, in breach…
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Cheniere Energy seeks more LNG slots on the Panama Canal
US gas exporter Cheniere Energy has met with the Panama Canal Authority asking for more slots for its LNG tankers…
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USCG calls off search for chief mate missing from Golden Ocean bulker
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has announced the suspension of search activities for a crewman reported missing from a bulk…
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Crew stranded at Kandla for the last year close to going home
Crew stranded on two UAE-controlled product tankers in India are close to finally getting home after a traumatic year. A…
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Maritime is missing out on the skills and talents of outstanding women
Rachel Morgan from recruitment firm Spinnaker Global takes on the issue of gender inequality in shipping. Women who work in…
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Pirates repelled by boiling water
The crew of a ship passing through the southern Philippines repelled a pirate attack on Friday using boiling water mixed…
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Greek owner pays $166,000 in crew pay arrears to get car carrier into gear
Another crew neglect case has been resolved. Splash reported at the start of the month on the plight of Ukrainian…
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Norwegian shipmanagement venture launched to fight competition from Asia
Norwegian companies Jebsens and Seatrans have formed a third-party shipmanagement joint venture called 7Mountains Maritime. The pair said the venture…
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Tank cleaning under the spotlight off Fujairah
Tankers passing by the port of Fujairah in the UAE have been warned authorities are on the look out for…
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Maersk hits out at severe levels of corruption across maritime
Maersk has publically hit out at the “severity of corruption in the maritime sector” and has called on greater cross-industry…
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Weekly Broker: Canine festivities dog ship sales
The S&P market in general was less active for the past week with the approaching Chinese New Year holidays. The…
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S&P positive for most shipping segments bar liners
S&P Global Ratings believes that this year demand in the three main segments of the global shipping industry – dry…
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