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Australia Detains Two Qatari-Owned Vessels For Labor Violations

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Date: Mar 26, 2021

Australian maritime authorities have detained two vessels owned by a Qatari shipping company for la...

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International Salvage Union Publishes 2020 Results

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Date: Mar 26, 2021

Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) provided 191 services to vessels carrying 2.5m ton...

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Boxship Blocks Suez Canal

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

The Suez Canal has been blocked by a grounded container ship, with no progress made to free it and ...

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MOL Plans To Expand Use Of Microplastic Collection Device On Bulkers

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is expanding the use of a microplastic collection device that it has ...

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New Laws To Restrict The Way Ships Release Ballast Water Into UK Seas

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

Consultation began on Wednesday 18 March on new laws which would further protect United Kingdom coa...

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Qatar Looks Beyond World Cup 2022 As New Gas Investment Boom Begins, Says GlobalData’s MEED

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

The recent agreement signed between Qatar Petroleum (QP), Singapore-based LNT Marine, the American ...

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Jotun Launches HullKeeper, An Advanced Hull Optimisation Programme

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

Jotun HullKeeper enables ship operators to improve hull efficiency, lower costs and improve environ...

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MAN Wins Dual-Fuel Engine Order For 10 VLCCs

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

MAN Energy Solutions reports that has won the order to supply dual-fuel engines to a series of 10 V...

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NOVELTIS Launches EnovOcean.com Marine Weather Forecast

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Date: Mar 25, 2021

NOVELTIS launched enovOcean, a new marine weather forecast e-platform that features in-depth inform...

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Full Complement Of BMA Documentation Now Available Electronically

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Date: Mar 24, 2021

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is delighted to announce that all of its certification is now ...

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Norway Permanently Blocks Sale Of Bergen Engines To Russian Company

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Date: Mar 24, 2021

The Norwegian government has finalized its decision to block the sale of Rolls Royce-owned diesel b...

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Corvus Energy Offers Leasing Of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) To Accelerate Shipping’s Green Transition

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Date: Mar 24, 2021

Corvus Energy, the global leading supplier of zero-emission solutions for the ocean space, is now o...

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IMO And Singapore To Offer Pilot Single Window For Facilitation Of Trade (SWiFT) Project To Medium-Sized Port

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Date: Mar 24, 2021

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of interest from co...

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CSSC Delivers 6th LNG-Powered Giant To CMA CGM

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Date: Mar 24, 2021

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has named and delivered CMA CGM Montmartre, the 6th LNG...

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ICS Warns Of Dangers Of Not Having Vaccination Programs For Seafarers

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

The complexity of implementing a vaccination program for seafarers has drawn much discussion with t...

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DP World Posts ‘Resilient’ Results, Pledges Ongoing Investment

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

DP World has announced robust financial results for the calendar year ended 31 December 2020, with ...

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UK: £20 Million Fund To Propel Green Shipbuilding Launched

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

Hydrogen-powered vessels and e-charge points at ports could soon become a common sight on our seas ...

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HMM Takes Delivery Of First Of Eight 16,000 Teu Containerships

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

HMM has taken delivery of the first of a series of eight containerships from Hyundai Heavy Industri...

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Yang Ming Holds Naming Ceremony For YM Constancy

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) held a naming ceremony for its 2,800 TEU class full co...

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KOSE And Hyundai Mipo To Develop Liquid CO2 Carrier

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. and its parent Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KOSE) will ...

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DSME Shuts Down Production Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

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Date: Mar 23, 2021

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has stopped production...

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India: Cargo Traffic At 12 Major Ports Falls For Eleventh Month In February 2021

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Date: Mar 22, 2021

India’s top-12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traffic for the eleventh straight ...

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IGGS Group Will Host Mediterranean Maritime Forum Online

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Date: Mar 22, 2021

MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME FORUM ONLINE Online Event, 1:00 PM (GMT+2), March 23 - 24 | 2021 Organized b...

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Qatar Petroleum Issues Invitation To Tender Package To Ship Owners For Future LNG Carrier Fleet

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Date: Mar 22, 2021

Qatar Petroleum issued an ‘Invitation to Tender’ (ITT) for the chartering of LNG carriers for i...

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Hyundai Heavy Industries Suffers Triple Whammy

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Date: Mar 22, 2021

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHIC) suffered a triple whammy on March 17 — a raid by the prosecut...

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Crowley And ESVAGT To Partner For US Offshore Wind Support Vessels

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Date: Mar 22, 2021

US-based Crowley and Denmark’s ESVAGT plan to set-up a joint venture to offer purpose-built, Jone...

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Concerns Of Rise In Number Of Seafarers Impacted By Crew Change Due To New COVID-Variants

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Date: Mar 20, 2021

Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on...

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Shell Expands LNG Capabilities With First US Aframax Tanker Bunkering

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Date: Mar 20, 2021

Efforts are continuing to build out the global infrastructure to support the use of LNG as a marine...

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NYK Collects Samples For World's First Large Survey Of Microplastics

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Date: Mar 20, 2021

NYK has completed a year-long effort working with the Chiba Institute of Technology to collect samp...

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Seafarers Exempt From UK COVID Travel Quarantine Rules

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Date: Mar 20, 2021

Seafarers of all nationalities will be exempt from the UK’s COVID travel restrictions, including ...

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Container Stack Collapse Can Result In PTSD For Seafarers, Warns CSSS

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Date: Mar 20, 2021

Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS) has voiced concern over the physical and psychologic...

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Greek Owned Fleet Grows To Record Tonnage Levels

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Date: Mar 19, 2021

The Covid–19 pandemic seems to have had little impact on the appetite of Greek shipowners as they...