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Apostleship of the Sea helps 59 stranded crew in Poland
The charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has reported how it stepped in in Poland to assist 59 abandoned Russian…
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When Uber enters the shipping industry
Jan Wilhelmsson from Eniram says shipping has failed to realise the importance of connectivity and digitalization thus far. As a…
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Piracy at lowest level since 1995, but West Africa kidnappings still rampant
Piracy and armed robbery worldwide has fallen to its lowest level since 1995, according to new figures from the International…
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Baltic Exchange issues new agreement with panellists as SGX takeover looms
A new agreement has been sent out by the Baltic Exchange today to its 48 shipbroking panellists as the 272-year-old…
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Halycon Recruitment: On Brexit, Singapore and the hunt for the right talent
If you look at a city’s shipping vibrancy via the amount of HR moves going on there is only one…
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Benita refloated five weeks after grounding off Mauritius
The bulk carrier has finally been refloated after grounding five weeks ago on the shores of Mauritius. Five Oceans Salvage…
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8,500 teu ship suffers gash while transiting expanded Panama Canal
China Cosco Shipping now holds two records when it comes to transiting the newly expanded Panama Canal. Not only can…
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Hamburg and Amsterdam can take on London’s shipping role
Ralf Browatzki from AMB Executive Search argues Hamburg and Amsterdam are the best placed shipping cities to win from Brexit.…
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Shipowner told to pay for damages caused by Cebu boardwalk collision
City officials in Naga in southern Cebu are demanding damage payments from the owners of a ship that smashed into…
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Harvest International Shipping bulker detained in Shanghai
Shanghai Maritime Court has detained Panama-flagged bulk carrier at the request of Shanghai Huiyang Ship Equipment due to unpaid debts…
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RINA closes Edif acquisition
Italian classification society RINA has closed its acquisition of the entire share capital of the UK’s Edif Group Limited for…
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Benita refloating operation coming up
Inclement weather conditions in Mauritius have hampered the salvage operation of the bulk carrier over the last few days, but…
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Fleet Management: Smaller managers risk being phased out
Like shipping in general, smaller players in the shipmanagement sector risk being elbowed out, argues the head of one of…
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Live animal export: Shipping’s high risk moving feast
In the third of an explosive series for Splash, leading Australian livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson dishes the dirt on…
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UK nuclear sub collides with ship off Gibraltar
Britain’s newest and most expensive nuclear submarine collided with an unidentified merchant vessel off Gibraltar during a training exercise on…
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Shipbrokers follow traders to new instant messaging platform
Just over two weeks remain until major oil traders will cease using Yahoo Instant Messenger for good. Shipbrokers are following them to…
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Wallem: ‘Consistent, sustainable and organic growth’
Wallem, one of the world’s largest shipmanagers, is not following many of its peers by pursuing aggressive growth, the company’s…
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Sacked Horizon whistleblower awarded more than $1m in damages
A court in the US has awarded more than $1m to a former Horizon Lines master who was sacked in…
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Pokémon Go and the art of management
Captain Jan Sundberg identifies what CEOs could learn from the latest gaming craze. My kids are deeply into the suddenly…
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Guilty verdicts for heroin smuggling owner and agent
A former shipowner and a shipping agent were found guilty yesterday of smuggling more than two tons of heroin into…
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