Operations
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Viasat acquires Inmarsat in $7.3bn mega satellite deal
California-based Viasat is acquiring London-based Inmarsat in a transaction valued at $7.3bn, comprised of $850m in cash, approximately 46.36m shares…
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Why we ought to be using today’s technology to fix tomorrow’s problems
We can’t risk being dragged back to business as usual while we wait for future fuels – now is the…
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Frank Coles joins independent ESG service focused on seafarer welfare and shipbreaking
With a rising trend in the maritime industry towards a more coordinated approach in respect of ESG auditing and reporting,…
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Captain’s Table finalists announced
This week the Captain’s Table kicked off the bootcamp cycle for its 2021 cohort with the eight finalists for the…
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Rob Grool to step down at Zeaborn Ship Management
Rob Grool will step down as CEO at Hamburg-based Zeaborn Ship Management on November 15. Current COO, Michael Brandhoff, has…
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Suez Canal transit tolls to rise 6%
The Suez Canal Authority will raise its tolls next year by 6% for all ships bar cruiseships and LNG carriers.…
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Glenn Murphy elected chair of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
Glenn Murphy has taken over from Susan Oatway as chair of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Murphy runs his own…
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Bringing certainty to maintenance costs
ABB on how to handle maintenance headaches. Maintenance costs are easy to report, but difficult to predict. Spare parts, delivery…
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Tough renewed anti-Covid measures limit Chinese seafarer availability
Chinese seafarers, among the world’s largest resources of crew, are facing renewed severe hurdles to get on and off ships,…
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Greek shipowners cyber tricked over Halloween weekend
Several Greek shipping companies fell victim to a cyber attack on Halloween over the weekend, resulting in the loss of…
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Stopford calls on shipping’s Elon Musks to step forward
Speaking at the Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference yesterday, Dr Martin Stopford, the non-executive president of Clarkson Research Services…
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US Merchant Marine Academy temporarily halts Sea Year programme after multiple rape allegations
The US Department of Transportation has decided to temporarily pause the next cycle of the US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)’s…
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K Line presses ahead with autonomous shipping drive
Another piece in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)’s autonomous shipping puzzle is being put into place with the Japanese shipping…
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Gram Car Carriers looks to raise $110m from Olso IPO
Norway’s Gram Car Carriers, the world’s third-largest tonnage provider within the pure car truck carrier (PCTC) segment, has issued a…
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Zim Kingston could have joined other vessels in sheltered waters
Accident investigators are looking into why a Zim boxship chose to stay far out to sea when a storm approached…
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Captain’s Table top 14 candidates announced
Today marks one month until the finals of the Captain’s Table take place, an event set to be streamed live…
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Traffic backs up along the Yangtze as pilots are required to quarantine
Traffic along the Yangtze, China’s longest river and a massive source of cargoes both domestically and for export, is worsening.…
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K Line deploys artificial intelligence to keep ship machinery working
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is deploying artificial intelligence to keep onboard machinery in good order. Tokyo-based K Line has…
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The bell tolls at sea
Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the collective mood onboard. If it were the five stages…
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Zim Kingston lost more than 100 boxes overboard, significantly more than first reported
Initial reports indicated that the boxship lost 40 containers overboard during stormy weather on October 22. That number has been…
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