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Hanwha Signs Conditional Takeover Deal With DSME For W2tr

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

South Korea’s defense-to-energy conglomerate Hanwha Group said Monday it has signed a conditional...

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Mediterranean Shipping Co. Connects Jeddah Port With 10 Global Ports

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

Geneva-headquartered Mediterranean Shipping Co. will introduce a new call to its Himalaya Express S...

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Rhine Water Depth Up From Crisis Levels, Could Normalise This Week

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

Water depths on the Rhine in Germany could rise to normal levels this week, with forecasts of heavy...

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Liberian Registry Official Statement Regarding Government Appointees In South Korea

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

The Liberian Registry which is privately administered by the Liberian International Ship & Corp...

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China’s Freight Indices Record Mixed Performance

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

China’s index of export container transport fell in the week ending on Sept 23, according to the ...

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EU Sanctions, Price Cap On Russian Oil To Raise Shipping Hurdles

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

Oil markets are bracing for the biggest shift in global trade flows ever as nearly 3 million barrel...

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LNG Still A Viable Solution For Maritime Decarbonization Despite Hurdles

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

A debate over LNG’s viability as a marine fuel for achieving net-zero carbon emissions sparked by...

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Baltic Index Edges Lower On Weaker Rates For Larger Vessels

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

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

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Shipping At The Forefront Of EU’s Energy Conuncrum

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Date: Sep 27, 2022

Shipping and more specifically, tankers, are bound to find themselves at the forefront of EU’s up...

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East Africa Exporters Brace For Impact As Suez Canal Tolls Rise

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

The increase in transit tolls for ships passing through the Suez Canal by 15 percent is likely to i...

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West Coast Ports Sink To Lowest Share Of US Imports Since Early 1980s

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

The West Coast was the destination of choice for Asian exports in the initial stage of the COVID bu...

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Canada And United Arab Emirates First To Back Maritime Sector’s Green Fuel Initiative

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

Representatives of the maritime sector have officially launched an initiative to catalyze the suppl...

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World Needs Maritime Trade To Brave Rough Seas Of Crises, UNCTAD Chief Says

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

The world again needs the shipping industry to brave the rough seas of crises, UNCTAD Secretary-Gen...

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Asia-US Container Rates Plunge As Inflation, Recession Fears Stunt Demand

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to both US coasts continued to plummet this ...

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Suezmax And VLCC Tonnage To Benefit From EU Imports Of Guyanese Crude

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

The increasing needs of crude oil imports into the EU, sourced from different markets to the Russia...

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Environmental Technologies In Focus On World Maritime Day 2022

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

The International Maritime Organization is shining a spotlight on the role of emerging technologies...

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Lost At Sea: EU States’ €20 Billion Giveaway To The Shipping Industry

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

Executive SummaryThe European Commission proposed to include maritime shipping in its Emissions Tra...

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Tankers: VLCC Rates Climb Higher, While Products on the Retreat

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

Clean Freight levels in the Middle East Gulf continued to tumble this week. TC1 shed 30 points t...

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Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes Keep Rebounding

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Date: Sep 26, 2022

Capesize The market continued to lurch its way upward as rates strengthened in flurries with num...

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Indian National Convicted Of Corruption In Shipping Company Deals In Singapore

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

A 51-year-old Indian national was on September 22 convicted of seven corruption and related charges...

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Port Of Antwerp-Bruges First Port To Introduce GDP Certificate For Distribution Of Pharmaceuticals

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

GDP guidelines now enshrined in certificateDomestic and foreign stakeholders from the Life Sciences...

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Cosco Shipping Captive Joins The Poseidon Principles For Marine Insurance

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

The Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance create a common global baseline for assessing and disc...

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The Standard Club PEME Scheme – Benefitting Members And Seafarers

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

Our PEME scheme is focused on ensuring that members receive seafarers’ PEME certificates that the...

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Furetank Orders Vessel 14 And 15 In The Climate Friendly Vinga Series

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

Furetank has signed a contract for two more dual-fuel tankers. This means that six sister ships hav...

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Maersk Drilling Secures Four-Well Contract Offshore Denmark

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with INEOS E&P A/S for the provisioning of the hars...

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Depleted Rhine Water Level In Germany Holds Above Crisis Lows

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

Water depths on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen after dry weather this week but remain well ...

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AAL Named Ship Operator Of The Year At The HLPFI Awards 2022

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

AAL Shipping (AAL) has been named the ‘Ship Operator of the Year’ at the annual Heavy Lift and ...

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Demand, Capacity And Spot Rates Slump On Key Far East To US West Coast Corridor

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

Carriers are fighting to shore up falling spot rates from the Far East to US West Coast, blanking s...

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China’s Coal Imports Disappointing So Far In 2022

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Date: Sep 24, 2022

In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “so far in 2022, global coal tra...

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India Set To Skip Buying Russia’s ESPO Crude In Sept As Freight Costs Jump

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Date: Sep 23, 2022

Indian refiners are set to skip purchases of Russia ESPO crude oil this month due to higher freight...

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Clyde & Co Offering Puts Legal Expertise At Heart Of Fight Against Cyber Crime

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Date: Sep 23, 2022

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the launch of a new end-to-end international off...

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AD Ports Group Reaches Key Milestone In Construction Of CMA Terminals Khalifa Port

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Date: Sep 23, 2022

AD Ports Group has installed the first 90-tonne block for the quay wall of the new CMA Terminals Kh...