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Tero Marine Launches Game Changing Data Visualization Tool

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Date: Dec 02, 2020

Tero Marine has launched its TM Insights solution, an interactive visualization tool that converts r...

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Volkswagen Switches to Biofuel Bunkers for Chartered Ro/Ro

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Date: Dec 01, 2020

In a sign of the increasing sensitivity of shippers to the carbon footprint of their supply chain, c...

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“Wind Hunter Project” Starts -Zero-Emission Project with Wind Propulsion and Hydrogen

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Date: Dec 01, 2020

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that it has joined a wide-ranging corporate-academic p...

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RightShip Launches Familiarization Period For Updated Safety Score

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Date: Dec 01, 2020

RightShip, the world’s largest maritime risk management and environmental assessment organisation,...

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Latest Attack In GoG Pushes Kidnapping Tally To 122 Seafarers

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Date: Dec 01, 2020

Four seafarers have been kidnapped in the latest piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea involving a cru...

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Ultra Large Ore Carrier Hit Two Capesize Bulk Carriers, Heavy Damages

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Date: Nov 30, 2020

Ultra Large Ore Carrier NSU CARAJAS contacted two, understood berthed, ships, while maneuvering to...

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Shipyard In Costa Rica Is Making Way For A Clean Shipping Revolution With A Cargo Ship Made Of Wood

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Date: Nov 30, 2020

In a small, rustic shipyard on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, a small team is building what they s...

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LR, Anemoi And SDARI Join Forces On Rotor Sail Designs

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Date: Nov 30, 2020

LR has signed a joint development project (JDP) with Anemoi Marine Technologies (Anemoi) and Shangha...

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India: Steel Demand To Fall 12% This Year: Report

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Date: Nov 30, 2020

Hit by stringent Covid-induced lockdown, steel demand in this year is expected to fall by a record 1...

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Fair Treatment Of Seafarers And The Covid-19 Pandemic On Legal Committee’s Agenda

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Date: Nov 30, 2020

The IMO Legal Committee has begun its 107th session, meeting in virtual session (27 and 30 November ...

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World’s 1st Zero-Emission Container Vessel, Yara Birkeland, Delivered

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Date: Nov 29, 2020

The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara ...

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Projects Explore Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Replace Diesel Generators

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Date: Nov 29, 2020

Two projects underway in South Korea are each seeking to develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) techno...

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Rystad Predicts Shortage of Wind Farm Installation Vessels

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Date: Nov 29, 2020

In a new report, the consultancy Rystad Energy predicts that the world's supply of offshore wind tur...

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Shipping Implications From The IMO’s MEPC 75

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Date: Nov 29, 2020

Newbuilding orderbooks have dipped to historically low levels relative to existing fleets, with the ...

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India: Ministry Issues Draft Merchant Shipping Bill With Updated Global Norms

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Date: Nov 28, 2020

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued a draft of the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2020...

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OPEC+ To Meet For Talks On Continuing Oil Cuts, But Members Are Growing Restless

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Date: Nov 28, 2020

What seemed to be shaping up as a smooth OPEC+ meeting, with traders largely expecting a rollover ...

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Finland and Japan are Studying Hydrogen Powered Ship Designs

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Date: Nov 28, 2020

An increasing number of projects are seeking to develop hydrogen-based power technologies that can b...

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Global Container Shipping Lines Rebound From Covid-19 Impact

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Date: Nov 28, 2020

Finally, global container shipping is showing a strong rebound, leaving behind the Covid-19 pandem...

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MSC Opens New Office In Nanning, China

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Date: Nov 27, 2020

Based in Nanning, the branch office will focus on the development and construction of Guangxi Beibu ...

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Synergy’s Commitment To Diversity Recognised By Maritime SheEO

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Date: Nov 27, 2020

The progressive recruitment and human resources policies of Synergy Group have been recognised by Ma...

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Shipping Bodies Reach Out To Amazon's Bezos Over Seafarer Crisis

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Date: Nov 27, 2020

The associations – the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Bimco, Intertanko and Intercargo ...

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Panama Ship Registry Joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

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Date: Nov 27, 2020

“We are committed to supporting MACN in its vision of fair trade and a free-corruption maritime in...

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MOL Tests First Technology to Capture Microplastics in Ballast Water

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Date: Nov 25, 2020

Microplastics, the residue of plastic in the ocean, is one of the challenges which environmentalists...

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Macroeconomics: As Virus Cases Surge, A Slower Recovery Awaits

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Date: Nov 25, 2020

Record-breaking GDP drops seen in the second quarter of the year have been replaced by record-breaki...

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IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 75 Brief

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Date: Nov 25, 2020

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 75th session in virtual format from ...

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3D Visualisation Studio Enters Maritime Industry

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Date: Nov 25, 2020

Maritime Studios, the 3D visualisation company for the maritime industry, has officially opened its ...

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Qatar Airways Helps Bring Tens of Thousands of Seafarers Home

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Date: Nov 24, 2020

Airline has helped repatriate over 150,000 seafarers during the pandemic – more than any other air...

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International Safety@Sea 2020 Webinar Series

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Date: Nov 24, 2020

Organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), this is an annual event to engage m...

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US Coast Guard Searching for Four Crew from Sunken Fishing Vessel

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Date: Nov 24, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an extensive search and rescue operation for a missing fishing boa...

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Small Steps Taken To Make Shipping Greener

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Date: Nov 24, 2020

Delegates at a high-level meeting have agreed new guidelines intended to make shipping compatible wi...

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Indian Oil’s Move To Hire Old Tanker To Transfer And Haul Crude From Fire Ravaged Ship Draws Flak

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Date: Nov 23, 2020

The VLCC was carrying crude oil from Kuwait to Paradip port when a boiler explosion caused a fire of...

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Govt Allows Foreign Seafarers To Sign On At Indian Ports

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Date: Nov 23, 2020

The standard operating procedure for sign on of Indian seafarers issued in April will be applicable ...