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El Faro hearing told there was no safety training for Polish workers on the ship
A Polish electrician who had worked on El Faro in the past, on Wednesday told the hearing into the cargo…
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RightShip: Warwick Norman’s departing message
As he prepares to step down at RightShip, Warwick Norman, the ship vetting platform’s CEO and founder, discussed with Maritime…
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Warwick Norman steps down at RightShip
Warwick Norman is stepping down from his position of CEO at Australian online vetting company RightShip. Norman, who has held the…
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Vega Reederei facing fine for failing to comply with US ballast water rules
German shipping firm Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG is facing possible civil penalties for failing to comply with US…
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Bitship: ship finance in the digital era
Dr Roar Adland, shipping chair professor at Norwegian School of Economics, muses how soon until ship finance digitises and we…
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Technology and automation point the way to success for forwarders
Ferry Heilemann, CEO and co-founder of FreightHub, continues our series on how digitisation will effect freight transport. An ongoing debate…
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Tote official declined to investigate El Faro chief mate asleep on watch
A Tote Services safety official on Tuesday told the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the…
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Stranded crew on Chinese bulker to return from India soon
The 23 crewmembers on the Chinese vessel , which has been detained in India’s Haldia Port for over 40 days, will be…
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Gas leak kills one, injures three
A seafarer of a Vietnamese general cargo vessel was killed, while three others hospitalised after inhaling toxic fumes following a…
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Tote’s emergency call centre had been problem for El Faro captain weeks before sinking
Vessel owner Tote Maritime’s emergency call centre had been criticized weeks before the fatal sinking of cargo ship El Faro,…
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South African firefighters tackle APL boxship inferno
Tugs and firefighters were deployed this morning to Algoa Bay in South Africa where a number of boxes on the…
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Total Lubmarine: Global compatibility
Innovation is key to success, believes Robert Joore, the new general manager of marine lubricants supplier Total Lubmarine. Speaking in…
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Cruiseship breaks from its moorings and hits cement carrier in NZ
Investigators are on the scene to try and work out how a cruiseship broke its moorings in New Zealand yesterday…
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Chinese vessel and crew stranded in India since December
A bulk carrier owned by bankrupt Chinese owner Tranvast has been detained at India’s Haldia port since December. The ship…
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Boiler explosion theory mooted, crew’s rest times examined in El Faro hearing
The first week of the third and final round of US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearings…
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Product tanker breaking up on rocks off Japan
The Panamanian-flagged product tanker ran aground on Saturday morning in western Japanese waters. The 18-year-old ship appears to be breaking…
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ABS official says El Faro met required safety standards before its final journey
An American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) official took centre stage in Thursday’s proceedings of the El Faro hearings. Tom Gruber,…
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Humans still have the edge in shipping when it comes to complex deals
A couple of weeks back in this regular Friday column I weighed up how digitisation in freight transport could threaten…
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Dr Martin Stopford on the future of shipping
The world’s most famous shipping analyst presents Splash readers with a compelling picture of the challenges facing the maritime industry…
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El Faro crew did all they could, ship’s former chief engineer tells hearing
El Faro’s crew tried everything they could to keep the cargo vessel afloat the investigative hearing was told on Wednesday,…
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