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Great Lakes trade in jeopardy unless icebreakers modernized and twin Poe lock built
US and Canadian trade and shipping interests on the Great Lakes could be jeopardized for lack of investment in icebreakers…
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Captain of El Faro was ‘eminently qualified’, Coast Guard panel hears
Plaudits for the master of the sunken El Faro boxship were heard at a hearing into the disaster yesterday. Captain…
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Livestock defence
Alison Penfold, chief executive officer of the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council, tells Splash readers how the local livestock trade is…
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Future of container alliances up in the air as CMA CGM and China Cosco Shipping plot new partnership
French container analysts Alphaliner report the Ocean 3 alliance is likely to be ripped apart. CMA CGM is in discussions…
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‘Death ship’ captain in the dock
The Sydney inquest into the mysterious three deaths onboard the Japanese controlled in 2012 saw the prime suspect in the…
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Hapag-Lloyd boxship stranded in Genoa with technical issues
15-year-old containership , operated by Hapag-Lloyd and owned by Season, has been left stranded in the port of Genoa Voltri…
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Singapore releases technical standard for bunker mass flow metering
Singapore has released the world’s first national technical reference for bunker mass flow metering, supporting the Maritime and Port Authority…
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Hearing into El Faro sinking hears that captain had responsibility for key decisions
US Coast Guard (USCG) hearings into the El Faro sinking began on Tuesday in Jacksonville, Florida, with an executive of…
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Ukraine to ban crew who have called at Russian-held Crimean ports
Black Sea shipping could face a serious crewing conundrum with news that Ukrainian authorities are looking to hand out three-year…
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RCL ship rams pedestrian walkway in Bangkok
A spectacular video has emerged on YouTube of the moment the containership ploughs into a pedestrian walkway in Bangkok. The…
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Repair work on Panama Canal’s new locks passes test
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Sunday that water testing of repairs to cracks in the Pacific-side Cocoli Locks…
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‘Death ship’ inquest reopens as gun-toting ex-master returns to Australia
The inquest into mysterious deaths onboard the bulk carrier reopened in Sydney today, just as the chief suspect reentered Australian…
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Seafarer drowns as product tanker sinks in Indonesian waters
One seafarer drowned while another 26 were evacuated when the product tanker Nusantra Akbar sank on Saturday night in Indonesian waters…
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Tanker arrested in Libya, accused of smuggling fuel
An elderly bunkering tanker was arrested and held by the Libyan Coast Guard on Saturday, suspected of smuggling fuel. 12…
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Irish vessel apprehended over military shipment bound for Yemen
An Irish research vessel, flagged with the Marshall Islands, has been apprehended by Arab Coalition forces. The , en route…
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APL Vanda latest mega containership to run aground
NOL’s 14,000 teu containership has run aground at Bramble Bank, off Cowes, while headed to Southampton from France’s Le Havre…
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Maersk will support green initiatives in Alang
Having helped shape the green image of Chinese ship recycling, Maersk is now looking to transform Alang, home to the…
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Dutch firm called in to help right Modern Express
The Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht (KRVE) (Royal Boatmen Association Eendracht) are using their novel ShoreTension system to right the car…
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New search for El Faro’s VDR will start in April
The US National Transportation Board (NTSB) announced on Thursday it will make another attempt to find the Voyage Data Recorder…
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Wilhelmsen spins off Treasure entity holding Hyundai Glovis stake
Wilh. Wilhelmsen has revealed plans for Den Norske Amerikalinje, which owns a 12% shareholding in Hyundai Glovis, that will see…
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