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Which has been the best port city during the pandemic?
There’s a host of awards and rankings about which are the best shipping hubs. Splash is keen to hear from…
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Helmut Ponath takes full control of NSB
Helmut Ponath has bought out all other shareholders and now controls 100% of the German shipping company, NSB, which he…
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Rubbish building up in many ships as ports bar garbage disposal during the pandemic
Seafarers have had to put up with a huge amount during the pandemic. To add to their woes, many ships…
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Suez Canal expansion to be completed by July next year
The Suez Canal expansion project will be completed by July 2023 according to the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority…
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Michelin to debut inflatable sail this year
French tire manufacturer Michelin is pressing ahead to commercialise its automated, telescopic, inflatable wing sail system for ships, with the…
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Simpson Spence Young takes over Anchor Shipbroking
Simpson Spence Young (SSY), the world’s largest independent shipbroker, has acquired Piraeus-based Anchor Shipbroking. The acquisition is said to further…
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Madrid Bridge to head to Charleston to discharge damaged containers
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has provided an update on the box loss accident onboard chartered vessel a week ago in…
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Tankers International rolls out carbon offset offering for VLCCs
VLCC pool operator Tankers International has partnered with Hartree Partners’ subsidiary Vertree to launch what it calls a climate compensation…
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Maritime tech in 2022
Kicking off our maritime tech forecast Manish Singh, CEO of Ocean Technologies Group, neatly sums up likely developments in 2022.…
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Differing vaccine regulations create further crewing chaos
Differing vaccine regulations are once again causing crew change chaos. The latest update from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator,…
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The glorious year of 2022
The editor asked me to write something about a wish list for 2022. The first wish is dead easy. I…
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How ‘obsolete’ ship types roared back during the pandemic
Ship types previously deemed obsolete or outdated have roared back to become highly prized items during the pandemic. Writing in…
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Gram Car Carriers returns for second try at Oslo listing
Norway’s Gram Car Carriers has revived plans to list in Oslo, two months after pulling a possible $110m initial public…
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Argentine grain exports hit by decreasing water levels on Parana River
Ships carrying grain from Argentina’s inland Port of Rosario, the country’s main export hub for soy and corn crops, are…
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White paper shows dry bulk’s path to zero emissions
Independent nonprofit organisation the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a white paper in which it shows how…
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Madrid Bridge to limp into New York following stack collapse
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), the owner of the container vessel , has provided a few further details of a lost…
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Wilhelmsen Ship Management takes 80% stake in Ahrenkiel Tankers
Singapore-headquartered Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has taken over the management of five tankers after sealing a deal to take an…
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Improving employee relations onboard ships
Dr Carolyn Graham from the Caribbean Maritime University on a more collaborative approach to making life at sea better. A…
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Danish Shipping lays out new green transition strategy
Denmark has set out to accelerate the global green transition of shipping as part of the new strategy launched by…
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Another ONE vessel hit by container collapse
Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reported another container stack collapse on one of its ships. The accident happened…
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