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International Seaways Completes Merger With Diamond S Shipping
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Date: Jul 19, 2021
In continued tanker shipping consolidation International Seaways has completed its merger with Diam...
Port Of Oakland Container Volumes Rise 11.4% On Year In H1 2021
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Date: Jul 19, 2021
Container volumes handled by the Port of Oakland in the first six months of 2021 increased by 11.4%...
Volkswagen Adds Four LNG-Powered Car Carrier Newbuilds
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Date: Jul 19, 2021
Volkswagen Group Logistics is adding four LNG-powered car carriers for fleet after the first two LN...
Could A Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Transit The Suez Canal?
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Date: Jul 19, 2021
Ongoing research into small-scale nuclear energy conversion has advanced to greatly increase safety...
India’s June Oil Imports Hit Their Lowest In 9 Months
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Date: Jul 19, 2021
India’s imports in June fell to their lowest in nine months, as refiners curtailed purchases amid...
Aker Acquires R&D Company Prototech
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
Aker has announced that Aker Capital has acquired the Norwegian technology and research and develop...
Saudi Global Ports Upgrades Terminals In King Abdulaziz Port Dammam
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
Saudi Global Ports (SGP) has begun the first phase of its upgrading and development programme at Fi...
SunStone Takes Delivery Of Second Eco-Friendly Expedition Ship
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
Florida-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships has taken delivery of the second out...
‘For Cleaner Air Tomorrow We Need To Act Now’: CMA CGM
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
CMA CGM has been one of the pioneers in using LNG as a marine fuel and the shipowner believes it ne...
EU Should Consider Trade Impacts Of New Climate Change Mechanism
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
The European Union (EU) carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) announced on 14 July could change...
New Fortress Begins Commercial Operations At LNG Receiving Terminal In Mexico
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
New Fortress Energy, a growing player in supplying LNG to power plants and industrial customers in ...
Cosco Orders 10 Boxships With A Planned $1.5B Investment To Grow Fleet
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Date: Jul 16, 2021
Cosco Shipping Holdings, the parent of Cosco and OOCL, became the latest among the major carriers t...
Shell Brings Its LNG Newbuilding Fleet To 24 Ships
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Date: Jul 15, 2021
Shell Tankers (Singapore) has inked new charter agreements with Knutsen LNG, Pan Ocean Co. and inve...
EU Emissions Trading For Shipping Highlights Europe And Global Shipowner Divide
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Date: Jul 15, 2021
The announcement of the EU’s new climate plan yesterday including paving the way for shipping to ...
Hellenic Coast Guard To Enforce COVID Rules For Ferry Passengers
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Date: Jul 15, 2021
The Hellenic Coast Guard will be assuming responsibility for checking passenger compliance with Gre...
Wärtsilä Reports Progress, Targeting Ammonia Blend Engine This Year
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Date: Jul 15, 2021
As the efforts continue toward introducing a new generation of zero-carbon emission engines, Wärts...
Seanergy Announces New Time Charter Agreement And New Financing Agreement Of $30.9 Million
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Date: Jul 15, 2021
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. reported yesterday that, taking advantage of the current strong ma...
Pilbara Ports Handle Record Volumes In Past Year
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Date: Jul 14, 2021
Western Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority handled a record 724.7m tonnes of cargo in the past f...
MOL Charisma Out Of Service For Repairs After Grounding
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Date: Jul 14, 2021
Containership the MOL Charisma that ran aground on 5 July will have to be taken out of service for ...
KR Signs MOU With Hyundai Motors And Hyundai Global Services: Collaboration Will Focus On Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems
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Date: Jul 14, 2021
Korean Register (KR), Hyundai Motors and Hyundai Global Services have signed a Memorandum of Unders...
SpaceX May Have The Largest Unmanned Merchant Vessel In Operation
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Date: Jul 14, 2021
Elon Musk's commercial space launch company, SpaceX, may have deployed the largest fully unmanned c...
CNC Line Launching New Korea – Thailand Service
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Date: Jul 13, 2021
The intra-Asia, shortsea arm of CMA CGM, is rolling out the New Korea Thailand (NKT) service which ...
Tackling The Maritime Industry’s PR Paradox
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Date: Jul 13, 2021
Sea-blindness is a problem in maritime because too many maritime organisations prefer a low profile...
Crowley To Build And Operate First Fully Electric Tugboat In US
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Date: Jul 13, 2021
The 82-foot vessel with 70 tonnes of bollard pull advances Crowley and the maritime industry’s ef...
Robust Commodity Demand To Spur Dry Bulk Rally Into Q3
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Date: Jul 13, 2021
The surging demand for infrastructure-related commodities such as iron ore and coal, along with min...
South Korea’s Shipbuilders See New Orders Hit 13-Year High In H1
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Date: Jul 13, 2021
South Korean shipbuilders secured 10.88 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders in the ...
Ocean Carriers Push Back On White House's Scrutiny Of Pricing
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Date: Jul 12, 2021
Ocean carriers are pushing back against the White House's push to scrutinize pricing power in the c...
Biden Administration Targets Lines Over Detention And Demurrage
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Date: Jul 12, 2021
Shipping is again in the cross-hairs - this time the liner business has attracted the attention of ...
UAE Acts On Vessel Abandonment With New Resolution
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Date: Jul 12, 2021
A Resolution passed by the UAE Council of Ministers at the beginning of July could mean an end to t...
New IMO Submission Calls For Clarity On Enforcement Of 0.50% Sulphur Limit
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Date: Jul 12, 2021
The industry has coped remarkably well with the implementation of IMO 2020, but variable approaches...
CONTAINER PREMIUMS: Trans-Pacific Rates Consolidate After July Increases
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Date: Jul 12, 2021
Premium service fees required by container shipping lines for North Asia-to-North America spot carg...
Hapag Lloyd Finishes Acquisition Of African Regional Carrier NileDutch
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Date: Jul 09, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd has finished its acquisition of the container and breakbulk line NileDutch, which speci...