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Grimaldi ready to reflag its roro ships abroad
Naples-based Grimaldi Group is seriously considering to reflag all its ferries and roro ships deployed on the motorways of the…
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ITF raises concerns for worker safety at expanded Panama Canal
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has raised more concerns about safety issues at the new locks of the expanded…
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Chinese tanker at Basuo Port explodes again
A second explosion has hit Chinese oil tanker Feng Sheng You 8 yesterday at Basuo Port in Hainan, following an…
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Car carrier fire in Antwerp
More firemen have been called in this morning to help douse the fire onboard the car carrier . The fire…
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Reader interaction yielding plenty of fascinating insights
Bankruptcy and restructuring stories dominated Splash once again this week with readers lapping up our reports on Hanjin, Flinter, Ezra,…
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Bangladeshi survives 12 days trapped in a container
An emaciated Bangladeshi man was found in a container from Bangladesh that reached a port in India’s Andhra Pradesh on…
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Battle lines drawn for fiery MEPC 70 gathering
The battle lines have been drawn for what is expected to be a fierce fight at next week’s 70th meeting…
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Owners face backlash as crew abandonment cases soar
What should happen to shipowners who choose to ditch their seafarers? Jason Jiang investigates. As the economic downturn’s impact on…
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UK financial regulator approves Baltic Exchange sale
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Singapore Exchange’s $107m takeover of London’s Baltic Exchange allowing for the deal…
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Master of ‘death ship’ should be charged: ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has urged the Australian coroner investigating the series of deaths onboard the Japanese bulker…
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Live Animal Export: Bodies overboard
What happens when animals die in transit? Dr Lynn Simpson has the gruesome details. Unknowingly, at birth, farm animals enter…
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Colombian river project draws interest from Carlos Slim firms
A project to increase marine cargo traffic on Colombia’s Magdalena River by making it more navigable could receive a much-needed…
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Digital danger? Controversy and concerns of data lifecycle in shipping
Eniram’s Captain Melvin Mathews writes once again for Splash. The shipping industry appears to be transmuting and adapting to the…
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Oil spill sparks Queensland investigation
Authorities in Queensland are accessing vessel traffic systems to try and pinpoint which ship transiting near Fraser Island has been…
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Shipowners warned on risks of carrying lithium-ion batteries
The Standard Club is warning shipowners to be carerful when transporting lithium-ion batteries in the wake of widespread reports of…
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Suez Canal negotiating radical pricing rethink
In a radical shift for its pricing mechanism, the Suez Canal Authority is in discussions with a number of the…
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Sunken US tugboat spills diesel in British Columbia waters
A tugboat that ran aground and sank on British Columbia’s central coast has spilled an unknown quantity of diesel, according…
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Audio recordings from ‘Death Ship’ were deleted, court told
Audio recordings are likely to have have deleted deliberately from the voyage data recorder (VDR) onboard a ship on which three…
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Seafarers receive counselling after pilot dies
Crew have received support from seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) after a Port of London pilot died while…
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Towing vessel spills 5,000 gallons of diesel after hitting dock in Texas
A towing vessel struck a dock and spilled around 5,000 gallons of low-sulfur diesel fuel into the Intracoastal Waterway in…
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