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Canada joins Australia in committing to get overworked crews home
Transport Canada has issued a notice that it intends to finally enforce the Maritime Labour Convention provisions on duration of…
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Italy goes to court over port tax exemptions
The Italian government has dismissed accusations of state aid linked to tax exemptions to local ports. Italy’s transport minister Paola…
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Building a future with autonomous shipping
Alexander Pinskiy, head of industry association MARINET, explains the long-term vision of the a-Navigation (autonomous navigation) project, its use in…
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European Commission urged to act amid record box freight rates
While many countries around the world have probed escalating freight rate prices in recent months, Europe remains quiet, much to…
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Splash Annual Review: Running fast towards new horizons
In hindsight, peak pandemic ennui hit our household here in southern France on Sunday, April 26. Shorn of regular pastimes…
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UN agency finds governments in breach of international law, urges quick fix to the crew change crisis
In a landmark ruling the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found that governments have breached seafarers’ rights and failed to…
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Regulators scrutinise box shortages as container manufacturers ramp up production
Federal Maritime Commissioners Carl Bentzel and Daniel Maffei have sent a letter to John Butler, the president and CEO of…
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The consensus for an effective carbon price for shipping
Channoil Consulting in collaboration with Gibson Shipbrokers have produced a paper offering views and analysis of the route to 2050,…
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UK flag overhaul looks to Singapore for inspiration
The UK Shipping Register could be in for a big overhaul next year with the Financial Times reporting Britain wants…
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Assarmatori: Italian shipping priorities
The Italian shipowners’ association, Assarmatori, chaired by Stefano Messina, has officially asked the Italian government to open the international register…
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Italian ports lose their tax exemption status
The European Commission has told Italy to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to its ports, in order to align…
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UN calls for seafarers to be designated as key workers to resolve crew change crisis
The United Nations General Assembly has called on UN member states to designate seafarers as key workers and implement measures…
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Greek shipping minister in intensive care with coronavirus
Greece’s shipping and island policy minister has been moved into an intensive care unit (ICU) as effects from the coronavirus…
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Norwegian shipowner handed jail sentence in landmark demolition ruling
A Norwegian shipowner was handed a six-month jail sentence on Friday for illegally sending his ship to a scrapyard in…
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India moves to regulate freight charges
India is updating merchant shipping regulations and has outlined plans to regulate freight charges. The draft Merchant Shipping Bill, posted…
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Federal Maritime Commission widens liner probe, alliances scrutinised
The Federal Maritime Commission in Washington DC is widening its liner probe, determined to get a greater grasp on how…
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Italian owners share views on how they want nation’s international register to develop
Italy’s competing two shipowner associations have differing opinions about the future of the nation’s international registry. The Italian shipowners’association, Assarmatori,…
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Federal Maritime Commission launches liner probe as container availability becomes very tight
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC has launched a probe into liner activity in the ports of New…
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Time-constrained MEPC closes, plenty on the agenda for next year
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) closed on Friday, not reaching a decision…
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Shipping’s $5bn decarbonisation R&D fund proposal comes in for attack
With the hybrid short term emissions cutting measures agreed yesterday, much of the remaining days of the 75th gathering of…
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