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IMO's Draft CO2 Amendment Stirs Controversy

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Date: Oct 24, 2020

This week, the IMO's Intersessional Working Group on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships pr...

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India’s Container Market To Rebalance In Coming Months: FIEO

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Date: Oct 24, 2020

Growing demand from India’s consumer and industrial sectors could help boost imports and rebalance...

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Crew of Vessel Suspected in New Zealand COVID-19 Case Tests Positive

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Date: Oct 24, 2020

Health authorities in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand believe that they have isolated the sour...

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Stranded Seafarers Rescued by South African Research Vessel

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Date: Oct 24, 2020

South African authorities are reporting the successful rescue of 62 seafarers that had been stranded...

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Unique Design Technologies to Improve Ship Performance

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Date: Oct 24, 2020

A Canadian ship design and research company is presenting several unusual looking new technologies f...

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Japanese Car Carrier Arrested In Melbourne Over Crew Change Breach

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

According to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), which was involved in getting the...

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MSC Cruises First To Use Fincantieri’s New Air Sanitation System For Cruise Ships

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

MSC Seashore, a yet-to-be-delivered cruise ship owned by Switzerland-based cruise line MSC Cruis...

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P&O Ferries Chooses Wärtsilä Engines For ‘Super Ferries’

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by British ferry operator P&O Ferries to p...

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Norwegian Project to Develop Hydrogen Prototype Ro-Ro and Supply Chain

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

Norway’s HySHIP project aims to lower the development and operational cost supporting a move to li...

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HRAS: Crew of Tanker Gulf Sky Caught in a Case of Political Intrigue

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

The saga of the crew aboard the tanker Gulf Sky continues according to the NGO Human Rights at Sea...

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IMF Revises Down 2020 Asian Economy Forecast To 2.2-Pct Contraction

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised down its 2020 forecast for the Asian economy to a cont...

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Walk, Jog, Cycle Or Run For Seafarers Around The World

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Date: Oct 23, 2020

Walk, jog, cycle or run in the month of November to raise funds for the Mission to Seafarers Singa...

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Maersk Honam Final Report Inconclusive on Fire’s Source

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Date: Oct 22, 2020

A.P. Moller – Maersk, parent company to the world’s leading shipping line, has responded to the ...

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China To Allow Imports Of Some Copper, Brass, Aluminum Scrap Categories Nov. 1

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Date: Oct 22, 2020

These products have been reclassified as no longer being solid waste, which will be prohibited to im...

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First Ship-To-Ship LNG Bunkering Business To Commence In Japan~ Supply Eco-Friendly Fuel By First LNG Bunkering Vessel In Japan

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Date: Oct 22, 2020

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.(“K” Line), hereby announce commencement of LNG bunkering business in...

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European Commission Reacts To Industry’s Concern About IHM Compliance

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Date: Oct 22, 2020

The European Commission (EC) has listened and reacted to industry’s concern about adhering to the ...

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Government Moves To Ease Ship Registration Rules To Tap ‘Make In India’ Policy

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

Overseas Corporate Indians and LLP will be allowed to register vessels apart from ships substantiall...

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Essar Bulk Terminal Wins Green Nod For ₹2,000 Crore LNG Terminal At Hazira Port

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd, a unit of Essar Ports Ltd, has won approval from a key environment clearanc...

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V.Group And Costamare Shipping Company S.A. Expand Existing Strategic Partnership

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

Global ship management and marine support services provider V.Group and Costamare Shipping Company S...

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ONE, The Sixth-Largest Container Company In The World, Receives Only 1.5 Stars Out Of 5 On Environmental Reporting

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

We continue our independent reviews of the environmental reporting of the twelve largest container c...

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RINA and Shipparts.com Partner On Digital Equipment Procurement

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

RINA, the ship classification multinational company, and ShipParts.com, a leading e-commerce platfor...

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Digitization to Support Just-in-Time Port Calls for Container Shipping

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

As part of its continuing efforts to support the adoption of digitization in the shipping industry a...

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Royal Navy Rescues Two Fishermen From Capsized Vessel

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Date: Oct 21, 2020

On Tuesday morning, the crew of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Westminster saved a father and his son ...

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Cruise Ship Makes Rescue off Florida

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Date: Oct 20, 2020

A cruise ship idling without passengers came to the aid of a small craft in distress in internationa...

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U.S. Blacklists Chinese Entities Over Iran Shipping Links

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Date: Oct 20, 2020

The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having ...

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Pirates Kidnap Seafarer From LNG Carrier In The Gulf Of Guinea

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Date: Oct 20, 2020

An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in the kidn...

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Singapore’s Ocean Tankers Wants To Return Most Ships To Owners

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Date: Oct 20, 2020

The court-appointed manager for Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd has applied to the Singapore court to return m...

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives BV Approval For New LNG Fuel System

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Date: Oct 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been grant...

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What’s On The Minds Of CEOs?

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Date: Oct 19, 2020

BP’s plan to divest 40% of its upstream production by 2030 is the single boldest, and most content...

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CMA CGM Expands Kingston – Trinidad – Venezuela Service

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Date: Oct 19, 2020

CMA CGM has expanded its 12-day service on the Kingston-Trinidad-Venezuela, 'Veneziola' route, to ...

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MarineTraffic Extends Partnership With ORBCOMM for Satellite AIS Data

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Date: Oct 19, 2020

ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that MarineTr...

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Greek Central Bank Chief Warns Of 9.4% Economic Slump If Pandemic Worsens

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Date: Oct 19, 2020

Greece’s recession-hit economy could shrink at a rate closer to its central bank’s worst-case sc...