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Mission To Seafarers And Deutsche Seemannsmission Agree Partnership Deal To Support Seafarer Welfare In Panama

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

Leading maritime welfare organisations The Mission to Seafarers and Deutsche Seemannsmission have l...

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DNV awards first D-INF(S) type approvals to COSCO and SHI for standardized data infrastructure systems

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

COSCO and SHI have received the world’s first D-INF(S) type approvals from DNV for their data col...

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Electric vehicles pose a new threat to safety on the high seas

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

Shipping companies are facing an added concern with the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Fi...

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Container freight rates expected to stay low as demand could remain subdued until Q3

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

Ocean freight rates are expected to remain subdued until the peak demand season later this year whe...

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Shipping industry can save $50 bn through four enablers of operational efficiency

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

Anew insight brief series from the Global Maritime Forum identifies four actions that maritime and ...

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Baltic index falls on lower vessel demand

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodit...

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MSC Adds Another Ultra Large Container Vessel to Its Fleet

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

MSC's fleet has welcomed the ultra-large boxship "CELESTINO MARESCA," which was delivered to the Ba...

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Norwegian cargo ship struck tug and pier at Harlingen

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

General cargo ship HAGLAND CARRIER struck docked tug PETER (IMO 9842762) while berthing at Harlin...

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Busan partners with marine science council to build world’s first prototype floating community

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Date: Mar 28, 2023

A marine science council will join a United Nations project to build the world’s first prototype ...

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FTC criticized for delaying approval for Hanwha’s acquisition of DSME

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Korea’s antitrust regulator has emerged as an unexpected obstacle to Hanwha Group’s acquisition...

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Amazon, other retailers revamp ‘free’ shipping as costs soar

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

There is no such thing as free shipping. Even so, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and other online retaile...

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Europe’s Ports Welcome The Agreement On FuelEU Maritime To Reduce Emissions From Shipping During Navigation And At Berth

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is pleased to see that a preliminary agreement has been ...

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BW LPG Chooses Closelink As New Procurement Platform

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Closelink is excited to announce that BW LPG has joined its marine lubricants procurement platform ...

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Freight Rebound Hopes Are Fading Under an Inventory Glut

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Freight companies are dialing back expectations that demand will recover strongly in the second hal...

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Latest intersessional IMO meeting provides important clues on what might be agreed in the revised GHG strategy in July 2023

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Much of the specifics remain up in the air as IMO’s ISWG-GHG 14 meeting outcome leaves open a bro...

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Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market Down This Week

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Capesize The Capesize market declined early in the week without much support from either of the ...

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Supporting ballast water management in the Mediterranean Sea

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Promoting the development of coordinated action throughout the Mediterranean Sea region to prevent ...

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More bio-, hydrogen-based marine fuels required for net-zero emissions

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

The shipping industry will need to significantly increase its uptake of bio- and hydrogen-based mar...

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New, updated version released of “Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers”

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Date: Mar 27, 2023

Every year, 241 million containers are transported across the seas with over 7 trillion dollars’ ...

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Cash premiums steady on thin trade, inventories rise across key hubs

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

Asia’s fuel oil cash premiums were little changed on Friday amid thin trading momentum, while ons...

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Maersk signs MOU with Shanghai International Port Group on green methanol bunkering

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced today that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understandi...

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IMM shortlists 5 overseas firms in sale of Korea’s No. 1 LNG shipping company

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

IMM Private Equity Inc. and IMM Investment Corp. shortlisted five overseas companies in its bid to ...

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ICS Disappointed With Lack of Progress in Latest IMO Meeting on Reduction of GHG Emissions From Ships

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

The International Chamber of Shipping’s reaction on the latest IMO meeting was one of disappointm...

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Baltic index marks first weekly fall in five

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index edged higher on Friday on stronger demand in the lar...

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2030 And 2040 Climate Action Shipping Hangs In The Balance At The UN, Following A Week Of Talks

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

Countries must keep the pressure on the UN to commit to reducing emissions from global shipping bef...

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Bearish container shipping demand hits container prices and leasing rates across Europe

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

Excess containers stranded across Europe are causing congestion bottlenecks and space shortages at ...

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India: Manned Submersible For 6000 Meter Deep Ocean Mission Will Be Ready By 2026

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

The Earth Sciences and Science and Technology minister of India, Dr. Jitendra Singh mentioned that ...

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Various Initiatives And Projects Undertaken Under Sagarmala Programme To Facilitate Shifting Of Cargo From Conventional Land-Based Transportation To Coastal Shipping Mode

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

Under Sagarmala Programme, various initiatives and projects have been undertaken to facilitate shif...

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Bulk carrier detained, drug search under way

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Date: Mar 25, 2023

Bulk carrier FRIENDLY ISLANDS was berthed at Maceio, Brazil, in the morning Mar 24, to undergo a ...

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Teekay Corporation Completes $30 Million Share Repurchase Program and Announces New Share Repurchase Program

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Date: Mar 24, 2023

Teekay Corporation (Teekay or the Company) (NYSE:TK) today announced that the Company has completed...

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Standard Chartered signs agreement to provide digital solutions to shipping industry

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Date: Mar 24, 2023

Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Mediterranean Shipping Company Bangladesh Ltd (MSC) have recently...

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Six Companies Team up to Build, Operate Japan’s 1st Methanol-fueled Coastal Tanker

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Date: Mar 24, 2023

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd., Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., Niihama Kaiun Co., ...