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Tote reported to have offered settlements of $500,000 per family of El Faro victims
Tote, owner of the sunken cargo vessel El Faro, has reportedly offered settlement amounts for lost wages of $500,000 each…
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Two product tankers collide in the Arctic
Two product tankers have reportedly collided in ice in the Laptev Sea, north of Russia, while proceeding in an ice…
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China Merchants and Sinotrans & CSC start merger talks
Following two of China’s shipping conglomerates, Cosco and China Shipping Group’s announcement of a potential merger, another two state-run shipping…
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Australian unions denounce Alcoa’s decision to hire foreign crew
Australian unions are up in arms at another firm ditching a locally flagged ship in favour of a foreign-crewed one.…
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NTSB says bridge of sunken El Faro has been found
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Thursday that the navigational bridge of the sunken cargo ship El…
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Direct Search Asia: HR issues in Singapore
Singapore: Recruitment firm Direct Search Asia is now very firmly hitting its stride. Founded last year by Jason Tay, who…
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Four SSY brokers quit in Singapore to form own firm
Four S&P shipbrokers have quit Simpson Spence & Young in Singapore to form their own broking outfit called Avalon Shipbrokers.…
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For those in peril
In the world of modern communications, we have come to expect constant contact, or at least prompt information. So the…
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Wallem in China manning first
Wallem has a new business just across the border from its Hong Kong headquarters. Wallem Maritime Services (Shenzhen) is licensed…
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Panama Canal Authority takes steps to alleviate traffic backlogs
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Wednesday measures to counteract a backlog of vessels that has been building up…
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Lunder to keep distance from Fredriksen while corruption investigations continue
Jo Lunder has said he will remain on leave from his position as head of the Fredriksen Group while a…
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InterManager: ‘There is a serious oversupply of seafarers’
Douglas: How shipping has changed. In the boom times one of the few bottlenecks for owners making ever-fatter profits was…
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Hong Kong’s cramped talent pool
The maritime sector in the Special Administrative Region is stymied by a lack of qualified people. Human resources remain a…
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HK flag service upgrade required
As the Hong Kong Shipping Register passes the 100m gross tonne mark there’s no time to rest on its laurels.…
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Esa to relocate shipmanagement from Italy to Malta
The Italian shipping cluster will lose one of its most important shipmanagement companies based in Genoa. From January 1 next…
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Beluga founder set for January trial accused of $100m fraud
German shipping is set for a massive court case in January with the founder of heavylift operator Beluga set for…
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‘The deal is very complex with a lot of uncertainties’: Cosco exec says China Shipping merger will take time
With speculation rising every day that an official announcement will come from Beijing on the merger between Cosco and China…
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TOTE delays LNG retrofit in wake of El Faro disaster
The demise of the El Faro has forced US shipowner TOTE to shuffle its fleet priorities. A ship that was…
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Bangladesh recycling upgrade
Bangladesh is pushing ahead with a BTK120m ($1.5m) upgrade for all its shipbreaking yards at Sitakunda. The Norwegian Agency for…
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Fire finally doused on livestock carrier in Australia
A fire that ripped through a silo of a livestock carrier has finally been put out after four days, suggesting…
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