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Aframax tanker on fire at Houston
Fire broke out onboard an aframax tanker berthed in the Deer Park area of the Houston Ship Channel early on…
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Australian government seeking $91.54m in damages from reef grounding
A two-week court case has kicked off in Brisbane that could seriously harm the bottom line of the London P&I…
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Why shipping’s gender imbalance must change
Nicholas Fisher from Masterbulk tackles one of shipping’s perennial controversial topics. I was recently asked to comment for a Splash…
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Captain stabbed in mutiny onboard Turkish cargo ship
Crew onboard the Turkish general cargo ship are thought to have staged a mutiny in which the captain appears to…
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Two Greek firms and engineers convicted of illegal discharges in US waters
A court in Greenville, North Carolina has convicted two Greek firms and two ship engineers for illegally discharging oily waste…
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United Heavy Lift adds deck carrier to its managed fleet
Hamburg-based United Heavy Lift is to manage a newly delivered heavy-lift module carrier for Indian logistics conglomerate JM Baxi Group.…
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Wallenius to merge vessel ownership
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding and Wilh. Wilhelmsen have signed a letter of intent to merge ownership of the majority of their…
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Live Animal Export: Injuries onboard
I should never have put a single bandage on. I should have shot them all in the head. It would…
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Transocean Winner is on its way to Turkey again soon
The semi-submersible drilling rig that ran aground off the coast of Scotland is likely to recommence being towed to Turkey…
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Containership on fire in Hamburg Port
Fire has broken out onboard a containership in Hamburg Port, prompting a response from around 150 firefighters, reports say. The…
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SMM readies to open its doors
Thousands of people in the shipping industry are packing their bags for Hamburg and the world’s largest shipping show, SMM.…
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Five Stars Fujian released
A Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier which was arrested and then detained by Australian authorities for more than a month is…
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China cracks down on ship pollution
Beijing is clamping down further on ship emissions in rulings that could change the shipping industry forever. The Chinese government…
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Fire hits Ultrapetrol PSV in Macae, Brazil
A platform supply vessel (PSV) suffered a fire on Wednesday morning while in the anchorage of Macae in Rio de…
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Live Animal Export: The seafarer who died in my arms
Dr Lynn Simpson recounts how crew are affected by the livestock trades. I’m often asked, “What is the most shocking…
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ITF demands stranded Five Stars Fujian crew be allowed ashore
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) warned today the Chinese stranded crew onboard the off Australia must be allowed onshore…
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Setramar seeks solution for stranded Ardita in Canada
Ravenna-based Armamento Setramar decided to offer an outstretched hand to McKeil Marine of Canada in order to solve the dispute…
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Varun Shipping hit by another case of crew abandonment
Not for the first time India’s Varun Shipping has been shamed by its failure to look after its crew. Reuters…
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Rickmers brothers nix joint shipmanagement plans
The Rickmers brothers have decided not to join forces in shipmanagement. The two have been discussing since April a plan…
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Why aren’t more women serving at sea?
Every week Dalian correspondent Jason Jiang is tasked with writing a topical, in depth feature. This week he tackles the…
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