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Why shipmanagers don’t collaborate on software development
Owners would love shipmanagers to share some of their software breakthroughs. Don’t hold your breath. The tech is often their…
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Maersk provides details on latest box spill incident
Maersk has provided further details of a box spill that occurred on a chartered-in boxship in the North Pacific on…
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Knutsen’s Synnøve Seglem appointed president of Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
Synnøve Seglem, the deputy CEO of Knutsen OAS Shipping, has been elected president of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, after serving…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes full control of ALS
Oslo-listed car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has acquired full ownership of UK-based Abnormal Load Services (ALS) in a move to…
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Tennet advances Dutch wind farm project as bulker collision causes limited damage to platform foundation
Transmission grid operator TenneT has determined that there was no major damage to the platform jacket foundation of the 1.5…
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Liberia celebrates QUALSHIP 21 status
The Liberian Registry has been awarded QUALSHIP 21 status for 2022-2023 by the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG). The QS21program…
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Maersk-chartered ship spills boxes in the North Pacific
A Maersk-chartered ship lost an unspecified number of containers during stormy conditions on a Pacific voyage to the US on…
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Höegh Autoliners likely to challenge Brazilian cartel fines
Höegh Autoliners is looking at contesting a fine dished out by Brazilian authorities in one of many car carrier cartel…
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Californian company touts methanol-to-hydrogen propulsion solution for existing ships to meet green requirements
A Californian company has debuted technology that requires no major retrofit to make today’s bunker fuel guzzling generation of ships…
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Getting owners to understand the merits of a happy crew
How do managers discuss the importance of crew welfare with their customers? Crew welfare has been brought into sharp focus…
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Ukrainian port cities face the brunt of Putin’s invasion forces
The near month-long Russian invasion of Ukraine has recorded enormous maritime infrastructure damage, which will take years to fix. The…
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The Ever Given grounding one year on
On this day one year ago, a giant vessel approached the Suez Canal in windswept conditions, sand whipping up across…
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Is the shipmanagement model of ‘we can do it more cheaply than you can’ broken?
Shipmanagement is a very competitive business. It always has been, and while there has been plenty of consolidation in the…
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ABB claims up to 20% fuel consumption cut in ships
ABB Turbocharging has launched a comprehensive digital solution that is said to offer shipowners simplified management of propulsion efficiency and…
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New report highlights the millions of dollars shipowners pay hackers every year
New research has found that where cyber attacks in the maritime industry lead to a ransom payment, shipowners pay more…
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Cosco develops all-electric feeder vessels
Cosco’s intra-Asia containerline subsidiary Shanghai Pan-Asia Shipping will operate a novel pair of feeders on the Yangtze soon. Shanghai Pan-Asia…
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Shipmanagers and the need to be speaking from the same page
Shipmanagers bristle at their lack of representation in handling the big issues facing shipping. How to change this impasse? Shipmanagers…
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Speedcast signs up with OneWeb
Communications specialist Speedcast is set to become a OneWeb distribution partner, integrating OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity into…
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Complex Ever Forward refloat operation set to get underway in Chesapeake Bay
It could take another seven days for the 11,850 teu to move from its grounded position in Chesapeake Bay. Eight…
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The future of shipmanagement
How will shipmanagement transform in the coming years? Is there a risk other sectors will muscle into managers’ domain? The…
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