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Class societies blasted for money mongering in latest Maritime CEO survey
Singapore: Classification societies have come under attack from readers taking the latest Maritime CEO survey. One of the eight questions…
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New IMO biofuels regulation may catch product tankers unawares
Athens: New IMO regulations for the carriage of biofuels may lead to a shortage of product tankers eligible to carry the…
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PMSCs linked with arms smuggling in SE Asian waters
Kuala Lumpur: Private maritime security companies transiting Malaysian waters need to be careful. A local newspaper claimed today that a…
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Crew member crushed to death on DOF AHTS off Australia
Singapore: A 39-year-old Australian crew member onboard DOF anchor handling tug supply vessel Skandi Pacific (3,107 dwt, built 2011) died yesterday…
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Crew shortage delays Alexander Spirit again
Athens: The troubled Teekay tanker in Tasmania, the Alexander Spirit, has again been delayed from departing Devonport for Singapore. The ship was…
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Pioneer Marine goes with V.Ships
Singapore: Pankaj Khanna led Pioneer Marine has appointed V.Ships for the technical management of its entire fleet. V.Ships said that…
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Signal International offers $20m to settle case with exploited Indian workers
San Francisco: An Alabama-based oil rig repair company will pay $20m to settle a fraud and labour trafficking case, its…
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Call to move Sri Lankan shipping channel south to save whales
Colombo: A non-government organisation (NGO) has called for containerlines to slow down when transiting south Sri Lanka and to transit…
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Canada’s TSB investigates fire on container ship
Vancouver: Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) was investigating on Monday the causes of a fire on board a container ship…
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Dryad Maritime: Of PMSCs and cheap parachutes
Portsmouth: What do many private maritime security companies and cheap parachutes have in common? It sounds like the start of…
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Alexander Spirit will depart Tasmania tomorrow
Sydney: The sailing of the controversy-hit Alexander Spirit from Tasmania to Singapore has been delayed until tomorrow as its owner,…
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NYK Stolt tanker hit by unpaid wage claims
Sydney: The continued special focus on underpaid seafarers calling at Australia by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has snared…
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Livestock carrier sinks in Gulf of Aden
Dubai: A livestock carrier has sunk off the coast of the Gulf of Aden with all animals perishing and two…
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Containership on fire in East China Sea
Singapore: Japanese-built containership Kamala (24,724 dwt, built 1999) caught fire this morning around 400km off the coast of the Japanese…
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KS Drilling delays delivery of jack-up rig from Cosco Nantong
Singapore: KS Drilling and Cosco have come to an agreement to delay the delivery of a jack-up rig until April…
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Tsipras proposes to phase out tax breaks for Greek shipping companies
Athens: Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has proposed to increase tonnage tax in the country and phase out the industry’s…
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Set sail to Singapore, Teekay tanker told
Athens: Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled that industrial action taken by a crew onboard a Teekay tanker is not…
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Norsepower: Shipping’s conservatism holding back radical power shift
Helsinki: Shipping’s inherent conservatism is holding it back from making the radical leap needed to harness renewable forms of power,…
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Imprisoned pirates survey says navies serve as biggest deterrent
London: An international naval presence serves as the greatest deterrent to piracy, a survey of detained pirates has shown. The…
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Panama Canal Authority in for suezmax tanker charter
San Francisco: The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) is in the market for a suezmax tanker to be used for training…
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