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Autonomous shipping all the buzz at Marintec China
Whether spread across its vast exhibition halls or at myriad press events or industry conferences, the topic of autonomous shipping…
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GTT acquires majority stake in Ascenz
French LNG engineering company GTT has acquired a 75% stake of Singaporean tech firm Ascenz. Ascenz, founded by Chia Yoong…
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Fitch negative on shipping’s 2018 prospects
Fitch Ratings’ sector outlook for global shipping remains negative as the ratings agency does not expect a material improvement in…
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Gazpromneft-Lubricants: International expansion coming up
Watch out for the Gazprom lube brand to make a significant splash across the world next year. While Gazpromneft-Lubricants continues…
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Boskalis and DEME win major South American dredging contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster and DEMA have landed a 5-year contract by Comision Administradora del Rio de la Plata (CARP) for…
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Worker dies on Petrobras drillship in US Gulf of Mexico
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras revealed on Tuesday that a worker on one of their drillships in the US Gulf…
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BIMCO and FONASBA launch new general agency agreement
BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipowners’ association, and FONASBA, the worldwide organisation representing shipbrokers and ship agents, have joined forces…
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Not in my lifetime: a dangerous sentiment in maritime?
A common theme seems to have emerged within the thinking of the maritime sector as they deal with a number…
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How RightShip plans to nail crew abandonment: Splash TV
Watch the latest installment of Splash TV to hear how third party vetting giant RightShip plans to make the life…
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USCG safely airlifts ill crewman from bulker off Pacific Northwest
A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter team successfully airlifted an ailing crewman from a bulk carrier more than 200 miles…
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Maersk reflagging Hamburg Süd fleet to Denmark and Singapore
The Danish and Singapore flags have had a bumper end to the year with Maersk Line deciding to reflag all…
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Many dead as bunker tanker collides with fishing vessel off Incheon
In the worst South Korean maritime disaster since the dreadful sinking of the Sewol in 2014 a bunker tanker collidied…
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New York Shipping Exchange: Fixing the $23bn hole in liner shipping
Gordon Downes, the CEO of the recently created New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), reckons he can fix a massive hole…
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Oil washes ashore from wrecked Lomar boxship
The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, Thierry Lataste, has confirmed that fuel was spilled when the stranded containership broke…
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Panama Canal offers an additional daily slot for neopanamax vessels
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said on Thursday it will be making available one more reservation slot for neopanamax vessels,…
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Data stolen as Clarksons is hit by cyber attack
Clarksons, the world’s largest shipbroker, has been hit by a cyber attack, and has called in the police to investigate…
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Tanker trio sale sees ugly abandonment spat come to a close
An ugly impasse involving three ships managed by Singapore-headquartered Elektrans is coming to an end, with the vessels being sold…
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Pioneering VDR test brings MOL a step closer to operating ships remotely
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said today pioneering work with a voyage data recorder (VDR) on one its ships had…
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Dockwise struggles in loading damaged American warship
The incredibly unfortunate USS Fitzgerald has suffered more damage. The American destroyer, involved in a deadly collision with a Japanese…
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IMO secretary-general lays out his vision through to 2023
Be bold, make a difference and create something of lasting significance. That was the message this week from Kitack Lim,…
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