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IMO Agrees To Further Evaluate $5 Billion R&D Fund Proposal
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Date: Nov 23, 2020
The IMO member states have agreed to give further consideration to the industry-led proposal for the...
Bilateral Economic Ties’ Importance Stressed
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Date: Nov 23, 2020
In a discussion on the future of US-China relations, experts agreed that the trade relationship is i...
IMO recognises Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
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Date: Nov 22, 2020
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recognised the Indian Regional Navigation Satellit...
India’s GSPC Seeks LNG Cargo For January Delivery
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Date: Nov 22, 2020
India’s Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) is seeking a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for del...
UNCTAD: ‘Recovery Fraught With Uncertainty’
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Date: Nov 22, 2020
International maritime trade is expected to drop by 4.1% this year, with an anticipated modest recov...
The Clean Arctic Alliance says IMO’s Ban Leaves Arctic Vulnerable to HFO Spill For Another Decade
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Date: Nov 22, 2020
The Clean Arctic Alliance slammed the decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to a...
India works on Vision 2030 document for shipping
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Date: Nov 21, 2020
“This is one of the main pillars of the Vision 2030 Document, which is being given shape at the mo...
Unique Sail Cargo Ships Departs on First Atlantic Crossing From France
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Date: Nov 21, 2020
One of the most unique cargo ships set sail this week from France. Called Grain de Sail, the company...
Stena Line Takes Delivery of Newest E-Flexer in China
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Date: Nov 21, 2020
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has taken delivery of Stena Embla, the final of the company’s th...
World's First Nighttime Drone Delivery From Shore to Ship
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Date: Nov 21, 2020
Singaporean maritime drone company F-drones has completed what it believes to be the first commercia...
SGS Supports Hafnia Environmental Goals
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Date: Nov 20, 2020
The deal will see all related underwater works for the Hafnia Tankers fleet coordinated out of SGS...
Danica: Each Crew Change Costing Up To $2,000 More Amid Covid-19 Impact
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Date: Nov 20, 2020
Individual crew changes are costing up to an additional $2,000, doubling the price since last year a...
Newly Certified Quality Management System For Member State Audit Scheme
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Date: Nov 20, 2020
The IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) is key to promoting consistent and effective implementatio...
MOL: New App Processes Ship Operational Data In Real Time
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Date: Nov 20, 2020
Specifically, the ablog report records vessel movements such as names of calling ports, date and tim...
IMO Environment Committee Approves Amendments To Cut Ship Emissions
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Date: Nov 19, 2020
Draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by ...
MPS Enhances Border Security And Port Gate Capacity
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Date: Nov 19, 2020
Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) brought an additional Drive-Through Container Scanner into oper...
PSA To Contribute $1.5m To Small Communities In Panama
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Date: Nov 19, 2020
The agreement signed by PSA-Panama general manager Alessandro Cassinelli and the AMP Administrator a...
Maersk CEO: LNG Won’t Play A Big Role For Us As a Transition Fuel
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Date: Nov 19, 2020
The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk is likely to opt for a zero-emission alterna...
Red Sea Gateway Terminal Bolsters Capacity with New Cranes
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Date: Nov 19, 2020
The new hybrid-RTGs can automatically switch to battery power from diesel power to optimize efficien...
ITF Calls on Governments to Resolve Standoff in China for Crew Welfare
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Date: Nov 18, 2020
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) joined the organizations calling for a resol...
International Trade Continued To Recover In September But Remained Below Pre-Crisis Levels
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Date: Nov 18, 2020
International merchandise trade continued to expand in September, although at a slower pace than tha...
Summit Aims For Clean-Up Of Shipping Industry
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Date: Nov 18, 2020
Governments from around the world will try to reach agreement on a deal to clean up international sh...
Port Everglades Receives World’s Largest Low-Profile STS Cranes
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Date: Nov 18, 2020
Measuring only 53 metres high, the cranes are able to handle containers stacked eight high and reach...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Use of Technology in Shipping
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Date: Nov 17, 2020
A recent study by McKinsey[i] has highlighted that responses to COVID-19 have speeded up the adoptio...
Dnv Gl Grants Wilhelmsen World’s First Type Approval For The Digital Boiler Water Test And Treat System
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Date: Nov 17, 2020
Rune Nygaard, Business Manager Ventures in Wilhelmsen Marine Products’ recently established Open I...
Testing Of Ballast Water Systems On The Agenda As IMO Meets
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Date: Nov 17, 2020
As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) ...
Shipowner Bodies Urge IMO to Back $5bn Decarbonisation R&D Fund
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Date: Nov 16, 2020
To be managed through a non-governmental International Maritime Research and Development Board (IMR...
Asia Forms World’s Biggest Trade Bloc, a China-Backed Group Excluding U.S.
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Date: Nov 16, 2020
Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backe...
India Trims Palm Oil Purchases As Rising Prices Make Soyoil Attractive
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Date: Nov 16, 2020
Indian edible oil refiners are trimming imports of palm oil to make space for soyoil as a rally in t...
Pirates Kidnap 14 Crew from Heavy Lift Vessel in GoG
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Date: Nov 16, 2020
On 13 November, the Liberia-flagged Zhen Hua 7 was boarded while drifting 78 nautical miles northwes...
Lng Becoming Increasingly Popular In The Shipping Sector
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Date: Nov 16, 2020
Early in the morning of Thursday, 12 November, Total’s bunker vessel Gas Agility started bunkering...
India’s Sep Crude Imports Fall 10% On Month, But Q4 Rebound Forecast On Festive Fuel Demand
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Date: Nov 15, 2020
India imported 15.18 million mt, or an average 3.71 million b/d, of crude oil in September, down 9.8...