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Vogemann supramax pool ‘beats the Baltic’
The H. Vogemann Supramax Pool says it outperformed the Baltic Supramax Index during the fourth quarter 2015, “despite the present…
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Danish AHTS becomes first vessel to gain IMO Polar Code approval
The AHTS has become the first ship ruled to be in compliance with the new IMO Polar Code. The vessel,…
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Huake Wuzhou Offshore orders two jack-ups at Bohai Shipbuilding
Tianjin-based Huake Wuzhou Offshore Engineering has signed contracts with CSIC-affiliated Bohai Shipbuilding Industry for the construction of two jack-up platforms.…
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‘Disrupt yourself or be disrupted’
Captain Anil Sharma from Tata Consultancy Services warns container carriers need to be aware of disruptive thinking coming their way.…
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Panel hears El Faro master’s last call before ship sunk
The US Coast Guard hearing into the sinking of the El Faro boxship heard on Saturday transcripts from the captain…
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Seafarers freed by Nigerian Navy
The Nigerian Navy rescued 10 Indian seafarers over the weekend. The crew, working onboard the UAE-controlled product tanker , were…
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E-mails cause objection, anger and regret on day four of El Faro hearing
A witness objected to one line of questioning and attempted to clarify a previously presented item of evidence on Friday’s…
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Norden bulk carrier spills bunker oil into Columbia River
A bulk carrier spilled about 80 gallons of bunker oil into the Columbia River in Washington state yesterday, prompting containment,…
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Tanker captain pleads guilty to obstructing USCG probe into illegal discharges at sea
The captain of an Aegean Shipping chemical tanker that made illegal discharges into the sea pleaded guilty on Thursday to obstructing…
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Survey finds 48% of maritime employees in Asia are looking for a new job
A remarkable 48% of more than 2,000 employees surveyed in the Asian maritime sector are looking to leave their current…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Addressing the management talent squeeze
Singapore: There’s less than a month to go until the inaugural Maritime CEO Forum and the line-up of speakers and…
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‘Death ship’ captain tried to quash dissent, inquest hears
The Sydney inquest into the mysterious series of deaths onboard the Japanese bulker in 2012 has heard allegations that the…
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Unemployed Nigerian cadets turning to piracy
The chairman of the Nigeria Shipowners Association, Captain Niyi Labinjo, has blasted the national government, linking the failure to secure…
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Hurricane-hit El Faro’s wind speed gauge had not worked for months
The US Coast Guard’s investigation into the sinking of the El Faro heard yesterday that the anemometer, the ship’s wind…
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Automation and the need for cyber safety
John Jorgensen, director of IT security at classification society ABS, writes exclusively for Splash. Until very recently, many ships and…
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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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