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Asia
First ships delivered featuring new Korean LNG containment system
Thursday saw the delivery of two revolutionary new LNG carriers that could help improve profitability at South Korea’s major three…
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Environment
Argentina, Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia row back on shipping’s climate targets
A group of four big countries have set out to limit climate targets due to be discussed at the IMO’s…
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Greater China
Positive if somewhat cautious: CC Tung’s final verdict on the box trades
In what is likely to be his final annual report comments as chairman of Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line…
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Europe
Fire continues to rage on Maersk Honam
Four crew remain missing in the Arabian Sea following Tuesday’s fire on the 15,000 teu boxship. While search and rescue…
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Containers
Why Cosco, not Maersk, may be the one to beat in door-to-door integrated logistics
When Maersk announced a major refocusing of its business and combined the maritime and logistics businesses under one roof, the…
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Americas
Harvey Gulf International Marine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
New Orleans-based offshore support vessel (OSV) company Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in…
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Europe
Maersk Line confirms crew death from Honam fire
One of the 23 crew members evacuated from , rocked by fire on Wednesday in the Arabian Sea, has been confirmed…
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Americas
Frank Coles savages shipping institutions holding back tech change
Mark T. Vassel reports this week from Transas’s annual global conference in Vancouver. The shipping industry must undergo a wholesale…
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Containers
Weekly Broker: Bulker binge back with a bang
Back with a bang was how brokers Intermodal described the sudden renewed appetite among owners for bulkers in the past…
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Contributions
SHIP happens (twice)
Lars Jensen from Seaintelligence Consulting rifles through all the sudden raft of initial coin offerings. Last year saw an explosion…
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Europe
Serious fire rips through new Maersk 15,000 teu ship, four missing
A serious fire broke out on the 15,262 teu in the Arabian Sea yesterday afternoon. The fire erupted in one…
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Contributions
The best has yet to come for dry bulk
The worst has already passed in terms of monthly fleet growth this year for dry bulk, writes Jeffrey Landsberg from…
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Asia
Daiichi Chuo to reorganise
Japan’s Daiichi Chuo has announced that the company will implement a reform in operations from April 1, as part of…
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Operations
Which of the world’s largest shipowning nations is best at reading shipping cycles?
Our latest online survey, MarPoll, launches today with results to be carried in the Posidonia issue of Maritime CEO magazine…
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Contributions
Themes that will dominate ship finance for the next 12 months
There’s been some pretty big wake-up calls for traditional ship finance players in recent months with a raft of tech…
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Americas
US seaborne exports of oil products at an all-time high
Following a seasonal surge in December 2017, the US seaborne export of oil products reached the highest annual level ever,…
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Operations
Life of abandoned crew off Tunisia compared to a sinking prison
Comparing his ship to a prison at risk of sinking, the master of the abandoned chemical tanker has contacted Splash…
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Maritime CEO
Ebe: The new dry bulk cycle
This year’s first issue of Maritime CEO magazine launches today with many hot button issues spread across its 50 pages.…
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Asia
HMM puts its marker down for global status
Neil Dekker, container consultant at ClipperMaritime, assesses the big picture on the Korean carrier’s decision to reenter the Asia to…
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Asia
World’s largest shipbuilder unveils robots to construct vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has showcased the future of shipbuilding, revealing on Sunday new robots that will be used in…
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