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Canadian Navy Introduces Gender-Neutral Titles; Replaces ‘Seaman’ With ‘Sailor’ Over All Ranks
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
The Royal Canadian Navy has put a foot forward in an initiative to be more inclusive and open to a d...
Bahamas Paradise Cruise To Pay Its Crew Members $875000 For Unpaid Labour
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
A settlement agreement between the Bahamas Paradise Cruise and their crew members has dictated that ...
Singapore Establishes Crew Facilitation Center And Funds For Safe Crew Change
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will be taking enhanced measures to further secur...
60-Year Imprisonment For MV Wakashio Captain, If Convicted
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
Close to exactly a month after cargo vessel MV Wakashio ran aground a reef on July 25th, the forepar...
Talking repatriation and international cooperation during the pandemic
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Date: Aug 29, 2020
Successful seafarer repatriation procedures have been highlighted as part of an in-depth webinar run...
7 Abducted Russian Seafarers Rescued From Nigerian Pirates
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Date: Aug 28, 2020
7 Russian seafarers, captured by Nigerian pirates on the 17th of July, 2020 have reportedly been rel...
DNV GL Partners With ICS To Deliver Post-COVID-19 Impact Analysis Event
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Date: Aug 28, 2020
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is running a unique series of digital events which will ...
Indian state refiners halt oil imports from Chinese cos -sources
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Date: Aug 28, 2020
Indian state refiners have stopped buying crude oil from China-linked companies, three sources said,...
Sri Lanka to Ink pact with India for Colombo Port’s Eastern Terminal development
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Date: Aug 28, 2020
Amid New Delhi’s apprehension over China’s growing economic presence in Sri Lanka, the Island na...
Shipping activity continued despite Trade disruption during Covid finds an Analysis
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Date: Aug 28, 2020
Movement of container vessels and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean continued as usual d...
“A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon” 2,500 tons of emergency humanitarian aid have left Marseille bound for Beirut onboard a CMA CGM Group vessel
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Date: Aug 28, 2020
The CMA CGM Group reacted swiftly a day after the devastating explosion that hit Bei...
Fire On USCG Icebreaker Cancels All Arctic Operations For The US
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Date: Aug 27, 2020
A fire on one of the ship’s main propulsion motor of the coast guard icebreaker – Healy (WAGB-20...
BIMCO’s 2020 Fuel Oil Quality And Safety Survey Mirrors Aderco Requests For Increased Assistance
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Date: Aug 27, 2020
Between February and May 2020 BIMCO, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INT...
Maritime Companies In Singapore Unite To Provide Job Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
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Date: Aug 27, 2020
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, maritime companies in Singapore have come together to provide job oppo...
India: Outlook on ports negative for FY21 despite signs of recovery in July
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Date: Aug 27, 2020
Despite early signs of recovery in the port sector in the month of July, Icra’s outlook remains ne...
Singapore MPA issues new advisory for Ships and service providers
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Date: Aug 27, 2020
Singapore continues to take a calibrated and risk-based approach in determining the precautions and ...
Containership orderbook drops below 10% threshold for the 1st time in 20 years
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Date: Aug 27, 2020
The global containership orderbook, seen as a percentage of the world fleet, has dropped to a histor...
India Facilitates Highest Crew Changes In The World; 100000+ Crew Changes Undertaken Successfully
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
Indian Ministry of Shipping has facilitated more than 1,00,000 crew change on Indian ports and throu...
Iranian Hostages Released By Somali Pirates After Years In Captivity
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) welcomes the release of three ...
4 Injured In Engine Room Explosion On Greek Ferry
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
An engine room explosion on the Blue Horizon ferry has reportedly injured 4 crew members who have no...
IMO Receives Guidelines From Marina On ‘Green Lane’ Establishment
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has now conveyed a set of country guidelines to be followed...
Two Armed Robberies Within Seven Days At Batangas Anchorage, Philippines – ReCAAP Alert
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
Within an interval of seven days, two incidents of armed robbery against ships occurred while they w...
ISWAN welcomes release of Iranian hostages by Somali pirates after years in captivity
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) welcomes the release of three ...
Port sector witnesses early signs of recovery, although sustainability remains to be seen: ICRA
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Date: Aug 26, 2020
The Indian port sector witnessed sharp contraction during Q1 FY2021 due to the impact of Covid-19 ...
Ship Collision In East China Kills 8 Seafarers, 6 Missing
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
The ship collision of an oil tanker and a cargo ship in East China at around 3:39 am on Thursday has...
Container Ship Tilts While Loading Containers At Chittagong Port
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
MV OEL HIND, a foreign container vessel lost its balance while loading containers and tilted, on 23r...
Forward Part Of The Capesize Bulker “Wakashio” Towed to the Designated Position
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as the Charterer of Capesize Bulker “Wakashio”, are doing everyt...
e5 Lab Launches ROBOSHIP Project to Promote Zero-Emission Electric Vessels
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
e5 Lab Inc. announced that the company—aiming to realize a sustainable society—has started d...
PHL hopes to become crew-change capital of the world–official
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is gunning to make the Philippines an international hub ...
Gujarat Government to restart ship-breaking yard at Sachana
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
The Gujarat Government has decided to restart the state's second ship-breaking yard at Sachana in Ja...
Govt frames norms for enforcement of “Rules of Origin” for imports under FTAs
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Date: Aug 25, 2020
The Government has come out with norms for the enforcement of ”rules of origin” provisions for a...
Adani Ports set to get more time to complete Vizhinjam port project
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Date: Aug 24, 2020
Firm cites force majeure events such as Cyclone Ockhi and coronavirus for the delay The Keral...