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New cabotage policy may see Malaysian shipping companies relocate
Some Malaysian local shipping companies are looking to shift their bases out of the country in order to avoid potential…
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CBP abandons plan to end Jones Act waivers for offshore supply vessels
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency on Wednesday withdrew a proposal that would have tightened up the Jones…
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FMC clears up confusion about its rejection of Japanese containerline merger
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an update in its decision of last Tuesday to reject the so-called…
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AMP gives strong backing to CBP’s Jones Act proposals
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a coalition representing the US maritime industry, on Tuesday came out strongly in favour of…
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Thousands sign petition launched by widow of El Faro seafarer demanding rule changes
The widow of one of the men who perished on the US cargo ship El Faro is using the tragedy…
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Ship repair yards swamped as ballast water regs hove into view
With ballast water management regulations fast approaching shipowners have rushed to ship repair yards in their droves in the first…
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300 ships and more than 1,000 seafarers fall for fake registry scam
Ships and seafarers are being illegally registered under a fake international registry. The Federated States of Micronesia, a tiny archipelago…
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US Senators bring bill to revoke drilling bans in Alaskan waters
The two US Senators from Alaska have introduced a bill that would undo the indefinite bans on offshore drilling in…
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Isle of Man Ship Registry: Fast growth
“The Isle of Man used to be the best register you have never heard of,” quips Dick Welsh, the flag’s…
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OMSA hits back at claims that Jones Act revisions would hurt US economy
The US Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has spoken up in defence of proposed changes to the Jones Act, which…
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Rule changes could happen in wake of Stellar Daisy sinking: Korean Register
The Korean Register of Shipping, the classification society under fire from last Friday’s likely sinking of the VLOC, has admitted…
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Proposed changes to Jones Act could cost thousands of offshore jobs
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has criticized plans to amend some aspects of the Jones Act, saying they could cost…
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Alaskan oil and gas firm agrees to settle Jones Act case for $10m
Furie Operating Alaska has agreed a settlement whereby it will pay a $10m civil penalty for a 2011 incident in…
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Eimskip takeover of Nor Lines blocked by competition authority
The Norwegian Competition Authority has decided to prohibit Icelandic shippowner Eimskip from acquiring Norway’s Nor Lines. The authority said the…
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Dealing with the fallout from EMAS and Ezra’s Chapter 11 filing
The latest victims of the prolonged downturn in the offshore, marine and oil and gas sectors, Singapore-based Ezra Holdings and…
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Autonomous ship regulation ‘a bigger challenge than the technology’
Likely upcoming remote-controlled vessels and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) will force all members of the maritime sector and maritime…
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Ezra Chapter 11: Who was watching the watchmen?
Julie O’Connor has long campaigned for greater transparency among Singapore-listed entities. With Ezra Holdings filing for Chapter 11, she looks…
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FMC commissioner gives backing to HMM alliance with 2M
The commissioner of the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a statement of support for the strategic alliance announced…
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Trump signs executive order ditching many clean air requirements on energy sector
As promised a day previously, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled an energy policy executive order that rolls back…
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Trump administration set to unleash energy companies from regulatory shackles
The US administration announced that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will free energy companies…
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