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40000+ Filipino Seafarers Repatriated In July
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that they have single-handedly repatriated more tha...
Iraq increases oil exports in July, pumps above OPEC+ target
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
Iraq’s crude oil exports have increased so far in July, shipping data showed and industry sources ...
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre Holds Dialogue with Shipping Industry to Strengthen Maritime Situation Awareness and Deepen Cooperation in Fight against Piracy and Sea Robbery in Asia
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
Dialogue comes on the back of almost two-fold increase in incidents of piracy and sea robbery from J...
Digitalization of Shipping – more important than ever
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
Digitalization, big data, and new technologies such as artificial intelligence are key...
MoU signed at MPA’s Maritime Perspectives series to discuss new normal in maritime
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a memorandum of understandin...
Adani Ports launches offshore bond offering, to raise $750 mn
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
The Gautam Adani-controlled Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd on Wednesday launched an offsh...
Coronavirus: Amidst Rising Cases, People Found Partying On Crowded Cruise Ship
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Date: Jul 30, 2020
What seemed to look like a crowded gathering on the decks of Provincetown II, the cruise ship by Bay...
Chinese general cargo ship capsizes near Taiwan, four dead
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Date: Jul 30, 2020
Chinese cargo ship Hong Xiang 819 capsized while sailing near Penghu Islands of Taiwan on Tuesday,...
DP World, NIIF joint venture to invest ₹1,000 crore in JNPT free trade zone
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Date: Jul 30, 2020
Hindustan Infralog Private Limited (HIPL), a joint venture between DP World Ltd and India’s Nation...
Chinese port authorities tighten vessel crew COVID-19 screening, buyers concerned: sources
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Date: Jul 30, 2020
Chinese authorities have tightened screening of crew members on vessels arriving at ports after seve...
Latest Seafarers Happiness Index Report Reveals Seafarer Welfare Crisis At Tipping Point
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Date: Jul 30, 2020
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed the ...
DP World Komatipoort becomes the first Dry Port East of Gauteng
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Date: Jul 30, 2020
DP World’s Komatipoort inland container depot in South Africa, has become the first ...
Transit via Bangladesh Port for North East India to benefit sub-regional cooperation
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Date: Jul 29, 2020
The first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala and Karimganj through Chattogr...
A.P. Moller - Maersk launches Maersk Flow, a digital supply chain management platform
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Date: Jul 29, 2020
To further assist small and medium sized businesses with the complexity of managing their supply cha...
Drastic Measures Needed Now For Crew Change – INTERCARGO
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Date: Jul 29, 2020
INTERCARGO cannot even begin to contemplate the impacts if terminal and cargo operations were halted...
“COVID-19 Guide for Ship/Shore Interactions” Launched To Ensure Safety Of Ship And Shore Personnel
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Date: Jul 29, 2020
Vistrato Limited, the specialists in online dry bulk training, have produced a comprehensive ‘COVI...
J M Baxi unit ICT to run trains linking Visakha container terminal to hinterland
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Date: Jul 29, 2020
International Cargo Terminal (ICT), a unit of J M Baxi Group, has started running container trains c...
As Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia rein in crew change freedoms, calls grow for a crackdown on Filipino manning agencies
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Date: Jul 28, 2020
As Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia rein in crew change freedoms, calls are growing for authorities...
NextWave Hellas receives certification from Classification Society RINA for remote inspections with the use of drones
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Date: Jul 28, 2020
Greek drone inspection services provider, NextWave Hellas, has received its certification for remote...
HHI hit with big FTC fine for tricking piston supplier
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Date: Jul 28, 2020
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) was hit with a 970-million-won ($807,000) fine for transferring infor...
India’s crude steel production at 6.8 MT in June, says Steel Ministry
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Date: Jul 28, 2020
The steel sector in India has started showing signs of improvement and in the month of June the coun...
Indian Railways to auction dedicated freight corridors to private players: Report
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Date: Jul 28, 2020
Indian Railways (IR) is planning to run private freight trains along dedicated corridors. This com...
Concor starts train service to Bangladesh
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Date: Jul 27, 2020
State-run Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) has flagged off a container train service to B...
Govt ready with incentives and development schemes to boost manufacturing in India: Secretary, DEA
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Date: Jul 27, 2020
The Government is working on offering incentives to various sectors to boost manufactu...
World's 1st Electrified Double-Stack Container Tunnel near Haryana may be operational in a year: Official
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Date: Jul 27, 2020
A one-km-long tunnel has been cut through the Aravallis on the railway's Western Dedicated Freight C...
Govt considering model handbook of processes & documentation for ports : Special Secretary Logistics
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Date: Jul 27, 2020
In a bid to usher in transparency and ensure logistics efficiency of ports and airports, the Union...
Shipping Ministry waives inland waterways charges for 3 years
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Date: Jul 25, 2020
Union Shipping Ministry on Friday (July 24) decided to waive waterway usage charges with immediate e...
Hong Kong: ‘Govt should keep tight curbs on shipping crew’
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Date: Jul 25, 2020
The Hong Kong Seamen’s Union on Friday said Hong Kong should keep its infection control measures f...
European Employers Are Committed To Create The Conditions For Return To Employment, Job Creation And Better Skills Matching As Part Of The Recovery
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Date: Jul 25, 2020
With this statement, BusinessEurope and the signatory European sectoral employers express the clear ...
New BIMCO clause to permit deviation for crew changes
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Date: Jul 25, 2020
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 across the world, one of the biggest challenges facing the shipping i...
Active shippers have increased by 65% post lockdown: Report
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Date: Jul 24, 2020
Shiprocket, a tech-enabled logistics aggregator, in a report prepared for Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) s...
GAC brings 3,000 Indian Seafarers home
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Date: Jul 24, 2020
Nearly 3,000 Indian seafarers from Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn ships are bac...