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Middle East
Same armed guard who took Eagle Bulk crew hostage takes over another vessel
The armed guard who held the crew of the Eagle Bulk controlled Jaeger supramax last month has done it again.…
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Tankers
Master diverts Singapore-bound aframax to India, citing mental strain from prolonged working hours
Splash has learnt that the master of a ship under third party management has diverted for India, citing the mental…
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Containers
Nigerian special forces deployed to free eight crew held hostage onboard boxship
Nigeria has dispatched a patrol boat with a detachment of special forces to try and resolve a hostage situation in…
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Asia
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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Asia
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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Tankers
Floating storage demand picks up as crude picks itself off the floor
The standoff between Russia and Saudi Arabia on oil production shows no sign of ending soon, however prices for crude…
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Tankers
Coronavirus crude contango sees floating storage stage a comeback
Oil demand destruction from the coronavirus outbreak has sent prompt crude prices lower and flipped the crude market into contango,…
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Ports and Logistics
Rolling strikes restart across DP World’s Australian operations
Dockworkers at DP World’s multiple terminals across Australia are on strike again this week. DP World’s Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle…
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Europe
SubseaPartner secures FPSO work from Teekay
Norwegian subsea service provider SubseaPartner has secured a contract from Teekay Offshore for dive works on the FPSOs Petrojarl Foinaven…
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Contributions
10 Women to Watch 2019
Marthe Sandvik gives readers news from Oslo on an important step in furthering gender diversity in maritime – a rare…
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Europe
Transpacific rates tumble as Maersk warns trade war could shave global box growth by 1% this year
The escalating trade war between the US and China is already impacting volumes on the world’s largest container carrier, with…
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Contributions
How the global economy will shape shipping this year
The editor gave me a free rein this issue. “The choice of topic is totally up to you,” he said.…
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Contributions
What blockchain can tell us about MSC Zoe and shipping practices
Shipping is still a black box – it is opaque. We know that folks are cutting corners, or just making…
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Asia
Where Sri Lanka fits in China’s BRI plans
There has been much reporting around the standoff between the US and China at the recent APEC summit in Papua…
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Europe
Solstad Farstad renamed Solstad Offshore
Solstad Farstad has changed its name to Solstad Offshore, announcing the change on social media yesterday. The company was formed…
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Asia
Iceberg Research slams SGX for its ‘prehistoric’ regulatory environment
In his first interview with Splash since revealing he is the main man behind Iceberg Research, Arnaud Vagner has lashed…
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Americas
Curacao faces potential crisis because of ConocoPhillips and PDVSA dispute
The Prime Minister of Curacao says the Caribbean island could suffer great economic damage if it continues to be the…
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Contributions
Holding on
One of the world’s foremost poets wrote in an unforgettable poem called If, If you can force your heart and…
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Asia
Privatisation of Dredging Corp of India stirs controversy
The ongoing impasse between Vizag- based and listed public sector company, Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and its employees is…
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Middle East
Little change to crude tanker market from Qatar crisis: Poten
New York tanker broker Poten’s latest weekly report suggests the crude tanker impact from the current Qatari diplomatic standoff will…
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