Operations
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Kitack Lam stresses importance of seafarer centres at ports around the world
Kitack Lim, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), took to YouTube yesterday to explain more about the theme…
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Russian stabbed in crew fight
A 32-year-old Russian seafarer was stabbed onboard the Dutch general cargo ship and had to be airlifted to hospital off…
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Farstad’s Australian redundancies criticised
Farstad Shipping’s bid to axe 80 staff from its Australian operations has seen it land up in front of the…
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Cracks surface on another Polaris VLOC
Another ore carrier belonging to under pressure Polaris Shipping from South Korea has a couple of cracks on its deck.…
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Selective management of seafarers’ health and safety
Four years on from MLC 2006 coming into effect Carolyn Graham, a PhD Student from the Seafarers’ International Research Centre…
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Chinese hand three pirates to Puntland authorities
Three suspected Somali pirates taken by the Chinese navy during an aborted hijacking attempt of a bulker, OS35, last month…
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USCG investigating laser-beam strikes on vessels in Chesapeake Bay
The US Coast Guard (USCG) says it is investigating several incidents from this week of commercial vessels being targeted by…
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Where others fear to tread
The maritime industry has been blindsided once with regard to Somalia. It needs to put its best foot forward now…
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Nobu Su: ‘I have the patent for the Google Car of shipping’
Nobu Su, the failed Taiwanese shipowner turned maritime inventor, makes a bold claim in today’s Maritime CEO interview, saying he’s…
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Polaris restarts hunt for sunken Stellar Daisy
The search for the missing Stellar Daisy VLOC is to restart tomorrow after a number of days of inactivity due…
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Celsius taps ABN AMRO for landmark ballast water financing
ABN AMRO Transportation has concluded the world’s first financing for the installation of a ballast water treatment system on several…
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China box congestion spreads
Congestion at Chinese boxports is spreading causing serious headaches for shippers. Moreover, authorities across China are telling Splash there’s little…
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Pacific and European countries demand shipping makes tough CO2 cuts
A coalition of Pacific Island and European countries have agreed to work together to ensure the UN’s International Maritime Organization…
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Panama Canal sees biggest vessel yet to make transit since locks expansion
The Panama Canal has received its largest vessel yet since completion of its expanded locks last June. Neopanamax container ship,…
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Routing for whales
Natasha Brown, media and communications officer at the International Maritime Organization, writes for Splash on global efforts to spare whales…
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As tides rise Tuvalu’s PM hits out at shipping’s emissions
The prime minister of one of the countries most at risk from climate change has hit out at shipping’s carbon…
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Livestock carrier kicks up a stink among Canary Islands residents
A 31-year old livestock carrier has arrived at Port Said in Egypt following a tricky journey across the Atlantic. The…
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Wilhelmsen acquires Drew Marine Technical Solutions for $400m
Norway’s Wilhelmsen has signed an agreement to acquire the technical solutions business from Drew Marine, a manufacturer and provider of…
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Crew abductions increasingly trump cargo theft among global piracy incidents
Pirates across the world are increasingly ditching cargo theft in favour of abducting crews for ransom, delegates attending a conference…
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Private owners come out fighting
Are the best days for private shipowners over? That was the motion put forward in an entertaining motion as part…
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