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New Diamond VLCC blaze extinguished
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Date: Sep 07, 2020
The fire onboard New Shipping’s New Diamond VLCC off Sri Lanka’s eastern waters was finally ex...
Maersk Etienne crisis escalates as three migrants jump ship
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Date: Sep 07, 2020
The month-long refugee crisis on the Maersk Etienne has dangerously escalated over the weekend aft...
Piracy in 2020: the trends you need to know
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Date: Sep 07, 2020
Piracy has existed for as long as there has been maritime trade; it conjures images of sail ships, t...
More ammonium nitrate found at Beirut port
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Date: Sep 05, 2020
The Lebanese army found another 4.35 tonnes of explosive ammonium nitrate yesterday near the entranc...
India: Major Ports To Use Only Indian Built Tug Boats Now Onwards
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Date: Sep 05, 2020
The Ministry of Shipping has directed all major ports to procure or charter tug boats which are only...
BIMCO To Develop A Free-Standing Force Majeure Clause For Use In Variety Of Contracts
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Date: Sep 05, 2020
With an increasing focus on force majeure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, BIMCO has gathered a draftin...
One Crew Dead in VLCC Fire Accident
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Date: Sep 05, 2020
As per the reports of the VLCC ship New Diamond fire, the Indian and Srilankan authorities are condu...
Two Crew Rescued, One Dead And 41 Still Missing From Livestock Ship Gulf 1
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Date: Sep 05, 2020
The Japanese coast guard was able to locate two survivors from the ill-fated Livestock Carrier Gulf ...
Chemical Leak Reported On The Ship Spirit Of Auckland
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Date: Sep 05, 2020
Container ship – Spirit of Auckland, reported chemical leakage from one of its IMDG container pre-...
Global Activists Demand Immediate Ban On Cruise Ships Sailing
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Date: Sep 04, 2020
Community members from around the world have launched the Global Cruise Activist Network, a worldwid...
VLCC Carrying 270000 Tonnes Of Oil Catches Fire Off Sri Lankan Coast
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Date: Sep 04, 2020
A very large crude oil tanker (VLCC) ship which is carrying 2,70,000 tonnes of oil cargo coming from...
World’s First Effort To Achieve Zero Emissions From Ships Using Ammonia Fuel Kicks Off
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Date: Sep 04, 2020
With the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016, global momentum for decarbonization has in...
Transworld Group ranked 35th among the Top 50 Companies in Great Place To Work - Middle East during 2020
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Date: Sep 04, 2020
The Transworld Group has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Middle East’s Best Workplaces for th...
Cargo owner solely liable to pay storage/demurrage charges to port trusts after goods land, rules SC
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
The vessel and its agents are absolved from all liabilities once the goods pass into the port’s cu...
CMA CGM move to sell stake in Mundra terminal under security lens
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
Deal with China Merchants Port has run into trouble following the border dispute with China Fre...
IMO’s Arctic fuel oil ban comes in for heavy criticism
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban, schedule...
Rescued crewmember says livestock ship lost power in typhoon and capsized
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
One crewmember on the 2002-built livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 has been rescued by the Japan C...
Livestock Vessel With 43 Crew, 5800 Cattle Goes Missing Off SW Japan
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
A livestock vessel named GULF LIVESTOCK 1 has gone missing after sending a distress signal in the ea...
The Nautical Institute Foundation – a new charity to support global maritime safety and education
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
The Nautical Institute (NI) has announced the formal launch of The Nautical Institute Foundation, a ...
Shipping Ministry’s Maritime Vision 2030 likely by October
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Date: Sep 03, 2020
The Shipping Ministry is likely to firm up its Maritime Vision for 2030 as it looks to...
2 Crew Members Dead And 2 Missing, As Tug Sinks Near MV Wakashio
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Date: Sep 02, 2020
In a tragic incident happened near the ill fated MV Wakashio, 2 crew members died as their tugboat s...
India’s coal imports stumble in August, raising risk of slow recovery
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Date: Sep 02, 2020
After posting a mild recovery in July, India’s coal imports have stumbled in August as the South A...
MSC enhances Indian Subcontinent & U.S. East Coast connections with two services
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Date: Sep 02, 2020
MSC has revised the rotation of the Indus Express service and is launching a new Indus...
Man Crushed To Death By Container In Fergusson Container Terminal, Port Of Auckland
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Date: Sep 01, 2020
A stevedore died on the sport after he was crushed by the container on a ship during cargo operation...
DNV GL Finishes World’s First In-Water Remote Ship Surveys Using Remotely Operated Vehicle
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Date: Sep 01, 2020
The world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have been c...
Shipping Corporation outclasses rival Indian fleet owners in recruiting women
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Date: Sep 01, 2020
Domestic liner Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has emerged as a pioneer among top Indian fleet o...
US seizes websites of Iranian fuel traders
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Date: Aug 31, 2020
The Justice Department of the US has announced the seizure of three websites used by three Irianian...
Fire at Samsung Heavy Industries kills one worker
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Date: Aug 31, 2020
A fire incident at South Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industries last Friday killed one worker and inju...
As Arctic ice melts, polluting ships stream into polar waters
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Date: Aug 31, 2020
As melting sea ice opens the Arctic to navigation, more ships are plying the loosely regulated polar...
Indo-Bangladesh Inland Waterway route to be made operational on September 5
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Date: Aug 31, 2020
The Sonamura-Daudkandi inland waterways protocol route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh would be mad...
Island-wide protest planned as Mauritius PM feels the heat from the Wakashio disaster
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
A protest march is planned across the island of Mauritius tomorrow at midday as locals react with an...
Port Of Rotterdam Authority Joins Dutch Mission To Disaster-Stricken Port Of Beirut
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
Last week, a small delegation of officials from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs travelled to B...