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UK national appeals to Theresa May to free him from Indian jail ‘nightmare’
Billy Irving, one of the men incarcerated in an Indian jail for the past three and a half years for…
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Clarkson shareholders hit out at Andi Case’s massive bonus payout
Shareholders in shipbroker Clarkson are not happy at the massive payouts to top management. The FTSE 250 company suffered an…
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Hacked ships
Patrik Wheater from Seaborne Communications reflects on last week’s massive ransomware attack and how shipping is in urgent need of…
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ICS pushes IMO to enforce ‘dramatic’ CO2 reduction objectives
At its AGM in Istanbul, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has agreed to urge the International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
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What is happening with Alibaba and liner shipping?
Regular Splash contributor Lars Jensen argues boxship operators risk losing the supply chain balance of power. The past few months…
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Fire hits product tanker at Al Hamriyah port, Indian seafarer killed
An Indian seafarer has died after a fire broke out on a product tanker, identified as (AIS name Rojean), on…
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Click work for crewing clarity
Hanseaticsoft’s Alexander Buchmann argues software can get owners the best out of their crews. Personnel planning and management pose huge…
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Marenave sells car carrier as part of restructuring
Cash strapped Hamburg owner Marenave has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its only…
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Robotrucks versus short-sea shipping
Roar Adland, shipping chair professor at Norwegian School of Economics, pours some cold water on the week’s big news of…
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Clive Richardson steps down from V. Group
Clive Richardson has resigned from V. Group, one of the world’s largest shipmanagers, and will be replaced on an interim…
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New cabotage policy may see Malaysian shipping companies relocate
Some Malaysian local shipping companies are looking to shift their bases out of the country in order to avoid potential…
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Digitialisation in container shipping may not be the carriers’ doing
Much ink has been spilled on the subject of Maersk and Alibaba striking a deal allowing Maersk’s booking process to…
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Kongsberg: Short-sea trades will lead autonomous shipping revolution
Hot on the heels from yesterday’s groundbreaking news that Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg…
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Crane failures – ongoing issues and mitigation
Chris Dyson and Lorne Gifford from Brookes Bell Group look at the potential causes and impacts of crane collapses. In recent weeks,…
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Philippine authority requests to siphon oil from sunken ship
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Philippines has declared that the sunken site of general cargo ship is…
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Yara and Kongsberg to build autonomous and zero emissions feeder boxship
Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg have formed a partnership to build an autonomous and…
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More dry bulk disruption coming from digitisation
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has sent a note to clients on key takeaways from last month’s Singapore Iron Ore Week…
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Internet access rapidly becoming a deciding factor for top crew
North P&I Club is encouraging its shipowner members to consider the importance of internet access on their ships to ensure…
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Hyperloop flies into Nor-Shipping
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), the company leading the charge to realise the concept of transporting people and cargo safely, efficiently…
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Denmark sends plane back to Horn of Africa to combat rising piracy threat
The Danish government is deploying a Challenger airplane to support maritime security in the Horn of Africa. Additionally, the government…
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