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Seafarers survey highlights growing mental health crisis at sea
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on…
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Beijing’s new ‘iron ore security’ policy puts Australian miners on edge
China’s decision to construct a raft of new very large ore carrier (VLOC) terminals is being interpreted by some analysts…
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Storytelling and fundraising
Charlie Du Cane, commercial director at Seastar Maritime, on the art of pitching shipping projects to investors My grandfather was…
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Seafarers express their views in latest Splash TV instalment
The latest instalment of the Maritime CEO Seafarer Leader Series powered by Ocean Technologies Group launches today. Sponsored by the…
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Explosion rocks Vita Management HQ in Piraeus
Police are investigating a second attack this year on the Piraeus headquarters of Vita Management yesterday. An explosion ripped the…
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New African shipping line launches first service
Djibouti Shipping Company, a new feeder line based in East Africa, has launched earlier this month its first container service.…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk bottoms out
Dry bulk looks like it has finally bottomed out this week, but owners have been slow to follow up with…
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Castor Maritime strikes for its fifth panamax bulker
Fast growing Nasdaq-listed bulker owner Castor Maritime has entered into an agreement to acquire a 2010-built Japanese panamax dry bulk…
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Borealis confirms panamax bulker sale
Christoph Toepfer-led Borealis Finance has announced the sale of 2008-built panamax bulker Paganini for $8.15m. Splash column Weekly Broker reported…
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Ardmore Shipping brings in pair of MR tankers
Irish owner Ardmore Shipping has expanded its tanker fleet with the acquisition of one tanker and the chartering in of…
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Chinese general cargo ship capsizes near Taiwan, four dead
Chinese cargo ship Hong Xiang 819 capsized while sailing near Penghu Islands of Taiwan on Tuesday, resulting in the death…
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Strike at Montreal port to extend for a fifth day
Further to the strike action announced by the Montreal Longshore Union CUPE 375, which started at 07:00 on Monday, and…
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Splash Extra: US antitrust authorities probe liners’ blanked sailings tactics
American antitrust authorities are keeping a close eye on the actions of liner companies this year with another collusion investigation…
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Bjørn Højgaard hits out at the ‘few rotten apples’ who have spoiled crew change chances for so many
Bjørn Højgaard, the CEO of shipmanager Anglo-Eastern and chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association has penned a letter to…
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PIL wins interim funding from Temasek unit
Embattled Pacific International Lines (PIL) has won interim funding from a unit of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, Temasek Holdings, to…
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Tokyo dishes out cash to entice owners to order new ships
Japan is to increase the amount of state financing it dishes out to owners who choose to order newbuilds at…
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The berth of a nation
Davy Jones urges for the oceans to be granted a seat at the United Nations to solve many of today’s…
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Salvage team deployed to refloat bulk carrier off Mauritius
A salvage team has been deployed to refloat the 203,130 dwt bulk carrier after the ship grounded in the southeast…
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CTM’s Supramax RSA grows with York Overseas addition
Monaco’s C Transport Maritime has announced that York Overseas has joined its fast growing Supramax Revenue Sharing Agreement (RSA). York Overseas, part of the Agro Companies…
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Maersk Drilling invests in new Carbon-Negative Energy
Maersk Drilling is investing $1m in a California biomass company to help offset its emissions. Maersk Drilling has tied up…
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