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Seafarer dies falling from ladder
The chief officer of a tanker died yesterday when he fell into the sea while descending a ladder. The accident…
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Separate mission needed to retrieve VDR from El Faro
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday it will have to set up a new mission to…
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ITF claims new Panama Canal locks are unsafe
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has dismissed a critical safety report on its new locks as “inadmissible”, claiming the study…
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Tanker crew released by kidnappers in Nigeria
Pirates have released six Turkish crew who were kidnapped from a tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago, reports say.…
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Rimorchiatori Riuniti takes over Augustea’s towage arm
Rimorchiatori Riuniti will take over Augustea Holding’s subsidiary Augustea Imprese Marittime e di Salvataggi in a deal worth some €75m…
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Optimum Ship Services: Greek manager confident Piraeus has strong future
Piraeus : Optimum Ship Services of Piraeus, Greece was created in September 2014, owned by the powerful Monaco-based Scorpio Group,…
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Shipping: The business of an industry
In the first of a two-part special for Splash, Paul Slater looks at how shipping has changed in the 21st…
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London Marathon run raises £5,000 for Sailor’s Society
Belatedly (rather like my running) I am pleased to report that my fiancée, Eliza, and I crossed the finishing line…
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El Faro’s VDR located by search team
More than six months after the cargo ship El Faro sank off the Bahamas with the loss of all 33…
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Shipping warned as Abu Sayaff beheads Canadian hostage
Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf has given the shipping industry a shocking taste of things to come, having beheaded a…
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The next Somalia
In January 2015, I went for a swim in the Sulu Sea. Just a family day out at the seaside,…
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V.Group boss denies sale speculation
Clive Richardson, president and ceo of V.Group, has denied UK press reports that the company is up for sale. The…
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Indonesia worried Sulu Sea risks becoming the ‘new Somalia’
Indonesian security officials are concerned that the Sulu Sea could become the ‘new Somalia’ on the back of a series…
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Rickmers-Linie and Bahri Liner sign space charter agreement
Rickmers-Linie and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (trading as Bahri Liner) have recently signed a space charter agreement.…
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Overweight sailors: a 21st century problem
I’m going to raise a rather small problem, when compared to the state of the markets, but a steadily growing…
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Indonesian port halts coal exports after crew kidnaps
Coal exports have been halted from Banjarmasin port in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province after crew were abducted from a coal-carrying…
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Pirates and journalists tracking seafarer social media posts, warns Norwegian Hull Club
The Norwegian Hull Club has warned seafarers to be careful about what they post into social media as the information…
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NYK LPG tanker given first slot for transiting the expanded Panama Canal
The honour of being the landmark first vessel to transit the expanded Panama Canal in late June will fall to…
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China eyes more Arctic transits
China will send more ships through the Arctic to “change global maritime transport”, a spokesperson for the Maritime Safety Administration…
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The world’s going to hell: Why your brand is more important than ever
Let’s not spend too much time on the state of the markets. When even the insurers are complaining about tough…
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