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US Senators call for public hearing about proposed Hudson River anchorages
Two members of the US Senate have called on the US Coast Guard (USCG) to hold a public hearing on…
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Winds likely to delay salvage of Transocean rig
Experts says high winds are likely to prevent the swift salvage of the , the drilling rig that ran aground…
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Draft limit expanded for neopanamax vessels using new Panama Canal locks
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has agreed an increase in the maximum allowable draft for NeoPanamax vessels using the Canal’s…
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Prolonged downturn causes spike in abandoned crews
Charterers should “think twice” about taking ships from owners who have a history of crew neglect, a leading UK shipping…
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VDR of sunken El Faro has been successfully recovered
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced that the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) of sunken cargo vessel El…
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Shipping the Zika virus around the world
Videotel has produced a video and companion digital workbook on the dangers of this growing virus. Fleet owners, shipmanagers, masters:…
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Wellard seeks five-day trading halt to get its books in order
Under pressure livestock shipper Wellard today requested a five-day trading halt on the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) having already had…
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Vessel capsizes in Valetta harbour after allision with K Line ship
A fish farm vessel capsized in Grand Harbor in Valetta, Malta after being hit by a K Line heavy-lift vessel,…
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Briese and Auerbach join forces
Germany’s Briese and Auerbach shipping companies have formed a strategic alliance to mitigate the downturn. Both companies will cooperate more…
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Live Animal Export: Animal hospitals at sea
Dr Lynn Simpson, a leading Australian livestock expert, puts pen to paper once again, this time detailing what happens to…
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‘Rather expensive’: DBS Bank’s take on SGX’s offer for the Baltic
Is the Singapore Exchange paying over the odds to buy out the 272-year-old Baltic Exchange? The $103.5m offer made last…
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What does an expanded Panama Canal actually mean for global trade?
Every time I think about the Panama Canal, I cannot resist wondering what the international shipping would look like if…
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Wallem responds to sex discrimination allegations
Hong Kong’s Wallem Group has responded to a sex discrimination row that erupted Thursday morning in the UK’s Daily Mail,…
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USCG blames Fennica grounding on outdated charts
The US Coast Guard (USCG) found that out-of-date navigational charts were to blame for the grounding of the icebreaker Fennica…
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VLCC and ultra-large containership collide in the Singapore Strait
A VLCC owned by Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Company and an MSC ultra-large containership collided in the Singapore Strait late…
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Wallem drawn into sex discrimination row
A poorly-worded email has landed Wallem Ship Management into a very public sexist row covered by the world’s most read…
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SGX reportedly readies $100m Baltic Exchange offer
A formal offer to take over the Baltic Exchange is expected to be made shortly by the Singapore Exchange, Reuters…
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Navies from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia vow to strike back at Abu Sayyaf
The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have signed an agreement to tackle the spate of kidnappings in the Sulu and Celebes…
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Two US firms settle for more than $1m over inflating price for handling humanitarian food aid
Two US cargo handling firms have agreed to settle for $1.075m in a case where they were accused of making…
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Maintenance work to reduce traffic through Panama Canal’s old locks by almost 40% this week
The Panama Canal’s old locks will be at reduced capacity for four days because of maintenance work that began on…
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