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World’s 1st Methanol-Fuelled Towboat To Hit Waters In 2023

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

The US-based Maritime Partners has revealed that the M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol...

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Bestway Inks Contract For Up To Eight Vessels With German Owner

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

Bestway Marine and Energy Technology has signed four plus four multi-purpose bulk vessel newbuild c...

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Wilson Sons Sets Record For Ship-To-Ship LNG Operations

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

During the last 10 months, Wilson Sons has registered a record of LNG ship-to-ship operations (STS)...

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First Berths At Singapore’s Tuas Port To Be Operational By Year End

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

Singapore has completed reclamation works for the first phase it’s new mega-container port – Tu...

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CMA CGM Implements Incentive Program To Ease Congestion At The Ports Of Los Angeles And Long Beach

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, will implement an Early Container Pick...

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US Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ferry Completes First Fueling

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

In the race to develop and operate hydrogen fuel cells for commercial vessels, the U.S. effort know...

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ICS Urges WTO Director General To Prioritise Maritime Transport In Multilateral Trade Negotiations

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Date: Dec 01, 2021

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called for maritime transport to be prioritised in ...

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Elects New CEO

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

Oslo-headquartered shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has named Lasse Kristoffersen as the new c...

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New Hydrogen Fuel Project To Bypass Shoreside Infrastructure

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

Wärtsilä and partners including ABB, RINA, Helbio, the Liberian Registry, and an unidentified ene...

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SHI And Microsoft Join Forces For Shipyard Digitalisation

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has formed a strategic partnership wit...

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Asda Charters Containership To Beat Christmas Supply Chain Crunch

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

Supermarket chain Asda in the UK is the latest retailer to turn to chartering its own containership...

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Wärtsilä Partners With China Classification Society And Tianjin Port Group To Advance China’s Intelligent Vessel Standards And Next-Gen Tug Technology

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

The intelligent marine technology company, Wärtsilä Voyage, has signed an MoU with the China Clas...

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Ports Of LA And Long Beach Delay Container Dwell Fee For Third Week

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have postponed the introduction of a container dwell fee fo...

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Bankrupt Tianjin Xingang Heavy Industry Reborn As CSSC (Tianjin) Shipbuilding

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Date: Nov 30, 2021

Debt-laden Tianjin Xingang Heavy Industry has been restructured as CSSC (Tianjin) Shipbuilding foll...

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IMO MEPC77 Fails To Revise Current GHG Target For 2050

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) failed to revise the current greenhouse gas (GHG...

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Rizhao Port And Rio Tinto Strengthen Cooperation

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

Rizhao Port inked cooperation framework agreement with miner Rio Tinto to expand iron ore and suppl...

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Greek PM Wants Country To Be Leader In Shipping Decarbonisation

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece is determined to become a global leader in the...

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PIL To Repay Full $1 Billion In Restructuring Debts Ahead Of Schedule

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

The booming container shipping market came too late save Pacific International Lines (PIL) from res...

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Powered By Shipping Boom, Mitsui O.S.K. Pours Cash Into Green Fuel

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

Japanese maritime shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will double investment in decarbonization ef...

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South Korea Proceeding With Privatization Of HMM In 2022

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

The South Korean government confirmed that it is proceeding with a plan to return ownership of HMM,...

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High Winds Push MSC Boxship Aground In Prince Rupert, B.C.

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

Just one week after severe weather from an atmospheric river system destroyed the Port of Vancouver...

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COSCO SHIPPING Ports Signed the TCT JV Agreement And The AoA Of TCT Completion Of The Acquisition And The Disposal Plans To Take Place In The Near Future

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Date: Nov 29, 2021

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports operator, is pleased to announce that, pu...

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Swire Pacific Offshore Hit By Cyberattack

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) is the latest maritime-related business to be hit with a cyberattack w...

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Alfa Laval And Orcan Energy Sign A Cooperation Agreement For The Marine Market

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

Alfa Laval and Orcan Energy have signed a cooperation agreement regarding sales of marine energy ef...

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Sudden Freeze-Up Disrupts Supply Chain On Russia's Northern Sea Route

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

The quickly accumulating sea-ice on the Northern Sea Route is creating a potentially critical situa...

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Port Of Montreal Receives First Direct Call From China

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

As new players enter the booming container market the Port of Montreal has received its first ever ...

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NYK Introduces Its Carbon Neutral Initiatives At International Symposium On Clean Fuel Ammonia

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

NYK participated in an international symposium on clean fuel ammonia held on November 24 at Japan...

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ZPMC Launches Trial Of World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Crane

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) is commissioning the trial operation of the world’s firs...

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IMO Kicks For Touch On Much-Sought-After $5 Bn R&D Fund

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

Observers are frustrated at the IMO’s decision yesterday to delay a decision on launch of the ind...

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PAG Wins MARAD’s Multi-Million Dollar Grant To Boost Sustainability

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Date: Nov 26, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved the Port Aut...

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Kongsberg Maritime And Norsepower MoU Agreement Facilitates Rotor Sail Integration For Shipowners

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Date: Nov 25, 2021

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the leading global prov...

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Greece Goes Green With Aim To Lead Global Shipping Decarbonisation

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Date: Nov 25, 2021

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his country is pushing ahead with the green transform...