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El Faro hearing concludes on highly emotional note
Emotions ran high on the final day of the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearings into…
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Where laytime fits into shipping’s great digitisation drive
Simon Francis, founder of online layime management tool Falmor, adds to our growing series on the future of shipping. There…
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El Faro captain was unsure of his future with Tote
The captain of El Faro was uncertain about his future with Tote Services and the company in turn had reservations…
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Ukrainian seafarers undercut the market with new low rating wage
Undercutting the crewing market in a big way, Ukrainian seafarer unions have struck a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which…
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European politicians vote to add shipping to regional emissions trading system
MEPs yesterday backed reforms of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) that will, for the first time anywhere, regulate international…
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APL Austria fire finally extinguished
After three full days of action, firefighters yesterday finally put out the blaze on the containership at the port of…
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Kuok taps own salvage firm to refloat one of his bulkers
Semco Salvage & Towage has refloated the grounded Alam Manis, a handymax belonging to Malaysian Bulk Carriers (MBC). Both Semco…
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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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