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Bibby HydroMap goes into administration
Survey specialist Bibby HydroMap, part of Bibby Marine, has gone into administration with KPMG’s Andrew Stone and Rick Harrison appointed…
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RightShip becomes the first commercial maritime industry organisation to officially engage with Human Rights at Sea
RightShip, the maritime risk due diligence and environmental assessment organisation, and the independent civil society charity, Human Rights at Sea,…
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Rodolphe Saadé: May will be the worst month
Rodolphe Saadé, the CEO of CMA CGM, the world’s fourth largest containerline, is anticipating May will be the slowest month…
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Fredriksen poaches Avance Gas CEO to head up Golden Ocean
John Fredriksen has found a new CEO for his dry bulk company, Golden Ocean, just over four months after Birgitte…
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Japanese mega boxship slams into cranes at Busan New Port
Yet another gantry crane has been pulverised by a poorly berthed mega boxship. The Japanese controlled 13,900 teu , part…
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Newbuild orders slide 55% in Q1
Confirmed newbuild orders in the first quarter of the year slumped 55% year-on-year with only 6.6m dwt ordered across the…
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Cosco, SIPG and Tesla detail blockchain progress on cargo release processes
OOCL’s software company CargoSmart has conducted a pilot project with Cosco, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), and Tesla for a…
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Covid-19 highlights gaps in smart port development
One of the many focal points coming out of Covid-19 has been the increasing role being played by technology. Technology…
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Mystery investor circles stricken Swiber
Under judicial management since July 2016, Singapore offshore concern Swiber Holdings has received possible salvation. The company has revealed it…
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Solution found to offload cargo from controversial Tomini bulk carrier off Chittagong
The master and crew onboard the , at the centre of a week-long coronavirus-linked standoff in Bangladesh waters, have negotiated…
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Shelf Drilling jackup contract cut short by Dubai Petroleum
Dubai-headquartered Shelf Drilling has entered into a mutual agreement with Dubai Petroleum to amend the contract end date for 2010-built…
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Höegh LNG suspends dividends and executive bonuses as part of major cost reductions
Norway’s Höegh LNG has made some dramatic moves due to the uncertain business environment caused by the coronavirus. The board…
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SeaBird surveys cancelled
Seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration has been notified that its end-client has cancelled two ocean bottom node surveys off West Africa,…
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Liners brace for worst case scenario: $23.4bn combined full year losses
The latest Sunday Spotlight report from container advisory Sea-Intelligence paints a dark picture of the scale of losses the world’s…
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Diego Aponte: ‘Covid-19 has created a public health issue unprecedented in our lifetimes’
In a rare statement, Diego Aponte, group president and CEO of privately held Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has issued an…
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Tomini crew refuse to offload cargo in Bangladesh over fears of contracting coronavirus
The master and the crew of the three-year-old 63,590 dwt bulk carrier find themselves in a tense standoff with the…
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Japan bans Filipino seafarers from entering the country
Crew changes and ship deliveries in Japan just got a whole lot more challenging with the government issuing extraordinary travel…
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UAE makes crew change concessions
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is easing its crew change restrictions, much to the relief of thousands of seafarers across…
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Launch of emergency funding campaign for developing world seafarers
Today sees the launch of a charity crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for developing world seafarers and their families that…
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Vanishing food waste flouts maritime and national law
Many ship waste systems allow potentially hazardous food waste to disappear into sewage and grey water, by design and with…
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