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Total and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Officially Name The World’s Largest LNG Bunker Vessel: “GAS AGILITY”
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Date: Sep 24, 2020
The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel has been officially named at a ceremony held today in Rotter...
Shipping Alliances Help Container Industry Boost Freight Rates In Coronavirus Pandemic
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Date: Sep 24, 2020
Container shipping has sailed through the coronavirus pandemic largely unscathed, as ship-sharing al...
Pradhan, Jaishankar Review Mt New Diamond's Condition, Discuss Ways To Expedite Cargo Crude Discharge
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Date: Sep 23, 2020
Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and S Jaishankar reviewed the condition of Motor Tanker (MT)...
Scrubbers Shown To Have Lower Climate Impact Than Low-Sulphur Fuel
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Date: Sep 23, 2020
The technology group Wärtsilä, a leading provider of Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) systems for the ma...
Dry Bulk Newbuilding Orders Pick Up Pace
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Date: Sep 23, 2020
Newbuilding orders for dry bulk carriers seem to be on the up. In its latest weekly report, shipbrok...
The CMA CGM Jacques Saade Joins The Fleet: The First 23 000 TEU Container Vessel In The World To Be Powered By Liquefied Natural Gas
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Date: Sep 23, 2020
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE has joined CMA CGM Group’s fleet thus becoming the largest LNG-powered c...
World's Largest Icebreaker Is Under Way At Last
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Date: Sep 23, 2020
The Rosatomflot-operated nuclear icebreaker Arktika has departed St. Petersburg, bound for Murmans...
Hydrogen, Ammonia Likely To Win Cleaner Shipping Fuel Race – Euronav CEO
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Date: Sep 22, 2020
The concept of a one-size-fits-all shipping fuel is in the past, with hydrogen and ammonia the leadi...
Hyundai LNG Shipping’s LPG Carrier Gets CS Ready Notation
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Date: Sep 22, 2020
The Korean Register has issued the world’s first Cyber Security (CS Ready) class notation for Hyun...
BHP In Talks With Three Firms For LNG Bunker Supply Contract
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Date: Sep 22, 2020
BHP Group is in talks with three companies for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel fiv...
ITF Repeats Warning On Covid Corner-Cutting Dangers
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Date: Sep 22, 2020
Organizations are again taking the opportunity to renew the focus on the challenges and dangers of d...
Historic Sailing Ship Arrives In Hamburg, Germany
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Date: Sep 21, 2020
One of the most historic cargo ships in the world, the four-masted bark Peking recently returned t...
How The Top Container Lines Manage Capacity And Profitability
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Date: Sep 21, 2020
Up till the beginning of 2020, most shipping lines were absorbing losses on their books despite doin...
Cargo Throughput At China’s Major Ports Continues To Recover
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Date: Sep 21, 2020
Cargo throughput at China’s major ports has continued to recover as economic activities have norma...
Saudi Aramco Accepts October-Loading Term LPG with Some Cuts: Traders
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Date: Sep 21, 2020
Saudi Aramco has announced acceptances of October term LPG cargoes with some cancellations or cuts i...
Govt Issues SOP For Purchase/Chartering Of Tugs By Major Port Trusts To Boost ‘Make In India’
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Date: Sep 20, 2020
The Shipping Ministry will blacklist Indian tugboat owners from participating in vessel hiring tende...
Abu Dhabi Ports’ Smart Container Initiative Launched To Cut Emissions By Half
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Date: Sep 20, 2020
As part of its ongoing digital transformation drive, Abu Dhabi Ports has launched the Smart Containe...
The Rise In Bunker Prices Has Come To A Halt & The Question Now Is ‘What Happens Next?
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Date: Sep 20, 2020
Looking at oil fundamentals at the moment, there are far fewer concerns about oil supply, with the O...
Tanker Market On The Back Foot In August
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Date: Sep 20, 2020
The tanker market faced downward pressure during the month of August. According to the latest monthl...
Lng-fueled Tankers To More Than Double By 2030 – Petronas Exec
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Date: Sep 19, 2020
The number of ships fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to more than double by 2030, d...
Red-hot Ocean Rates Could Spark Government Intervention
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Date: Sep 19, 2020
In tanker and dry bulk shipping, the rate is the rate. It’s whatever the market says it is. It can...
Us Shipping Regulator Issues Warning After Container Rates Hit Record Highs
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Date: Sep 19, 2020
The US Federal Maritime Commission is reviewing the container shipping market for possible non-compe...
Sri Lanka To Charge New Diamond Captain, Seek $1.9m In Damages
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Date: Sep 19, 2020
The captain of the fire-stricken very large crude carrier New Diamond is facing negligence and pollu...
Crew Changes At India’s Vizhinjam Port Stalled By Local Agent
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Date: Sep 19, 2020
Crew changes on ships at Vizhinjam port, on the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula, have been ...
Sapura Energy Secures $203m Worth Of New Contracts
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Date: Sep 18, 2020
Malaysian offshore service provider Sapura Energy has secured a series of new contracts worth a tota...
Australia Bans Taiwanese Bulker For Underpaying Crew
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Date: Sep 18, 2020
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the 2008-built 28,300 dwt handy bulk carr...
Parliament Says Shipping Industry Must Contribute To Climate Neutrality
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Date: Sep 18, 2020
To decarbonize maritime transport, Parliament voted to include CO2 emissions from the sector in the ...
Norwegians Building Ocean Infinity Armada
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Date: Sep 18, 2020
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has selected Norwegian firm Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) to ...
COVID-19 Is Negatively Impacting The Offshore Energy Insurance Sector, But Market Is Beginning To Harden, Says Iumi
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Date: Sep 18, 2020
At session of the IUMI (International Union of Marine Insurance) annual conference, delegates heard ...
Us Watches Iranian Fuel Cargoes To Venezuela, Keeps Up Pressure On Other Shippers
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Date: Sep 18, 2020
US sanctions have deterred all but Iranian tankers from delivering gasoline to fuel-starved Venezuel...
DP World Announces Agreements in Israel Under New Peace Deal
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Date: Sep 17, 2020
Just a month after the news of a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the same...
IMO: Seafarers And The Urgent Issue Of Crew Changes; World Maritime Day Event On 24 September
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Date: Sep 17, 2020
On Thursday, 24 September 2020, between 14:00-15:00 CET, on the occasion of World Maritime Day, the ...