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Task force established at COP26 to support seafarers through green transition
To support seafarers as the shipping industry pursues its climate goals, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Transport…
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Study highlights green corridors as trigger to zero emission shipping
With zero emission fuels and vessels required to achieve significant decarbonisation by 2050, developing so-called green corridors can help speed…
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Singaporean shipmanager UMMS passes the 50-ship mark
Singaporean shipmanager Union Marine Management Services (UMMS) has recently crossed the 50-ship mark, six months ahead of celebrating its tenth…
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Russia deploys icebreakers as cold snap catches ships out along the Northern Sea Route
An earlier covering of sea ice in Arctic waters this year compared to many previous years has caught a number…
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Pre-sale vessel inspections put S&P in the clear
In a buoyant S&P market, up to one third of transactions now make use of pre-sale ship inspections. With transparency…
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Top shipping nations join forces in Glasgow to develop green corridors
Today, at COP26, the major international climate summit, 19 countries – including shipping powerhouses such as the US, Japan, Germany,…
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Vortexa brings tonnage supply and utilisation numbers to Baltic data
Data firm Vortexa has launched its Freight Pricing Analytics screen following a recent data partnership with the Baltic Exchange. The…
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Yinhui boxship runs aground in Russia
Panama-flagged containership ran aground at about 05.00 hrs local time off the coast of Nakhodka, Russia after a leak in…
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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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