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India axes tax on bunkers for coastal container shipping

October 8th, 20150 India has removed customs and excise duty on bunker fuels for India-flagged vessels in coastal and domestic trades in an effort to promote the carriage of containers by...

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Sekimizu is a 'danger to the planet', says Marshall Islands foreign minister

October 7th, 20150 Koji Sekimizu, secretary general of the IMO, has been called a "danger to the planet" by the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands (RMI) for discouraging world...

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Danish Shipowners’ Association: Shipping must unite to handle incoming legislation

October 7th, 20150 Copenhagen: Claus Hemmingsen, the chairman of the Danish Shipowners’ Association uses the Maritime CEO platform today to call for shipping the world over to unite or...

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Maersk official calls for greater enforcement of SOx rules

October 5th, 20151 A senior official from Maersk has echoed comments made last week by the Danish Shipowners' Association, calling for greater enforcement of new SOx rules in northern...

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Danish shipowners hit out at ECA avoiders

October 2nd, 20150 Too many ships are getting away without complying with EU sulphur directives across northern European emission control areas (ECAs), warns the Danish Shipowners’...

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UK Chamber of Shipping warns Labour against axing tonnage tax

September 29th, 20150 The head of the UK Chamber of Shipping has warned the UK Exchequer would be left with a £1bn dent in its revenues and around 80,000 jobs would be lost if the Labour...

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South Africa's ship registry receives first two vessels

September 29th, 20150 South Africa's ship registry has welcomed the first vessel to the country's commercial fleet since 1985, with another to be registered within the coming weeks. The...

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Petty-wise, pound foolish: Are breaches of ISPS Code minimally significant?

September 29th, 201512 Maritime consultant Thomas Timlen explains why the downplaying breaches of international maritime security measures can have globally catastrophic consequences. I...

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USCG detains Greek bulk carrier for fire-safety flaws

September 29th, 20150 Greek bulk carrier Rena (81,700 dwt, built 2010), owned and operated by Trojan Maritime, has been detained at the port of Tacoma in Washington State after a US Coast...

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Investment in seafarers will drive economic growth says Greek shipping minister

September 24th, 20150 Strengthening the expertise of seafarers and the Greek shipping industry as a whole will aid economic growth in Greece, Theodoros Dritsas, Greece’s new minister of...

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Cyber-security is crucial for shipping, says ABS CEO and new IACS chairman

September 16th, 20158 Christopher Wiernicki, chairman, president and CEO of ABS, has said that cyber-security tops his list of objectives to be tackled during his tenure as the new chairman...

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Claims that lifting Jones Act for Puerto Rico would endanger security

September 15th, 20151 An attempt by Puerto Rico to amend the Jones Act in order to give some relief to the beleaguered island economy has received a figurative shot across the bow from an...

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India relaxes cabotage laws for certain ship types

September 15th, 20150 "The central government has decided to relax cabotage for special vessels such as Roll-On Roll-Off (Ro-Ro), Hybrid Ro-Ro, Ro-Ro cum Passenger, Pure Car Carriers, Pure...

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Vancouver International Maritime Centre: West coast ambition

September 10th, 20150 London: To the Canadian High Commission last night, one of the grandest buildings on Trafalgar Square in London, for the international launch of the Vancouver...

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UK flag in revamp

September 10th, 20150 Heeding the criticism from the Maritime Growth Study published earlier this week by Maritime UK, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has vowed to grow the UK flag...

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13-strong RBD Armatori fleet to be auctioned with initial bargain $200m price tag
The Court of Torre Annunziata in Naples has put up for sale at auction the entire shipping branch... May 18th, 2018 inEurope
Live Animal Export: Ignorant, defiant or stupid?
Splash livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson is disappointed with changes made to the animal export... May 18th, 2018 inContributions
UAE commits to protecting seafarers in signing of historic memorandum with the ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal... May 18th, 2018 inMiddle East
IMO establishes autonomous vessels taskforce
Discussions on how to address maritime autonomous surface ships have begun at IMO. The Maritime... May 18th, 2018 inTech
Skou lashes Maersk Line for underperforming the market
Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has once again lashed his shipping division, the... May 17th, 2018 inEurope
Pressure builds with 900,000 teu of newbuilds still to deliver this year
Analysts at Alphaliner are warning the deluge of new boxship capacity still to hit the water this... May 17th, 2018 inContainers

Shell awards FPU construction contract to Sembcorp Marine

Awilco Drilling wins Shell decommissioning contract

Novatek forms Maritime Arctic Transport to centralise Arctic shipping interests

DeepOcean awarded Equinor life of field services contract

Tim Nolan named as new President and CEO of Tote Maritime

Mexico's energy reforms being hamstrung by over-complicated regulations

Teekay Tankers to bank $36m from sale and leaseback deal

Increased US LNG export shipments could cause domestic price hike

UAE commits to protecting seafarers in signing of historic memorandum with the ITF

Oasis Energy makes aframax debut

US withdrawal from Iran deal will see sanctions reimposed on Iranian ports and shipping

China disputes Iranian claims over the Sanchi disaster

Shell awards FPU construction contract to Sembcorp Marine

Polaris Shipping orders capesize bulker at Waigaoqiao

Pacific Radiance commences court led restructuring

Oracle looks at shipping’s blockchain quest with HMM collaboration

China Merchants to integrate port assets into Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf Holdings

Scorpio seals sale and leaseback of five product tankers

HJH Shipmanagement orders bulker pair at CSSC Chengxi

Sinokor orders up to 20 newcastlemax bulkers at Jinhai

Danish Maritime Forum wraps with calls for greater unity