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MOL introduces FOCUS Project Part III : Virtual Ship visit application 'Fleet Tour'
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Date: Aug 05, 2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced the release of...
Russia building new seaport to boost trade with Iran, India & Kazakhstan
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Date: Aug 05, 2020
A seaport with a capacity of 12.5 million tons will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, ne...
Scorpio moves into offshore wind sector
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Date: Aug 04, 2020
Monaco’s Scorpio Group has further diversified its business with a move into the offshore wind sec...
Coronavirus: 36 Tests Positive On One Of The Very First Cruise Ships That Began Operations
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Date: Aug 04, 2020
Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten made headlines around the world when it became among the very firs...
Chief Officer Charged With Carrying Illegal Cargo, Sentenced For 6 Months
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Date: Aug 04, 2020
A chief officer on board a cargo vessel, who is of Myanmar nationality has been convicted to 6 month...
Inmarsat, Thetius AND Shell Shipping and Maritime launch ‘Crew Welfare Open Innovation Challenge’
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Date: Aug 04, 2020
Challenge for start-ups and SMEs will fund and test application that helps improve the safety of dec...
COVID-19 to impact Container Port Investment
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Date: Aug 04, 2020
The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next fiv...
Evergreen joins the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
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Date: Aug 04, 2020
Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd. has become a signatory to the Ship Recycling Transparency...
NavAlt wins international honour for its solar boat
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Date: Aug 03, 2020
NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats earned a coveted international honour when the Kochi-based company...
After IMO 2020, decarbonization in spotlight for shipping sector
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Date: Aug 03, 2020
Shipping companies in Asia and around the globe are steaming ahead with efforts to minimize their ca...
Digitalization, Big Data, and new technologies key in enabling post-COVID recovery : IMO Secretary General
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Date: Aug 03, 2020
Digitalization, big data, and new technologies such as artificial intelligence are key in enabling t...
Great Eastern Shipping appoints former RBI Governor Urjit Patel as Additional Director
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Date: Aug 03, 2020
Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has said its board has appointed former RBI Governor Urjit Patel ...
We can now run all 46 ships on spot market: says Bharat Sheth
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Date: Aug 02, 2020
In an interview with a daily publication the Great Eastern Shipping’s managing director (MD) and D...
At Least 10 Killed In Crane Accident In Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), India
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Date: Aug 02, 2020
At least 10 people have been killed in a crane accident at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in V...
Liners wary as rates come under pressure with tonnage being reintroduced fast
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Date: Aug 01, 2020
The inactive containership fleet fell to 313 ships – equivalent to around 1,555,959 teu as o...
Japanese Shipping Company Fined $1.5 Million For Concealing Illegal Discharges Of Oily Water
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Date: Aug 01, 2020
Misuga Kaiun Co. Ltd. (MISUGA), a Japanese-based company engaged in international shipping, was sent...
Indonesia eyes Vietnam as it seeks to diversify thermal coal exports
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Date: Aug 01, 2020
Indonesia, the world’s top exporter of thermal coal, is stepping up efforts to diversify sales of ...
ClassNK launches “Innovation Endorsement” service for certifying innovative technology
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Date: Aug 01, 2020
Leading Classification Society ClassNK is launching a new service titled “Innovation Endorsement...
U.S. sells record amount of corn to China as tensions rise
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Date: Aug 01, 2020
Chinese buyers booked their single biggest-ever purchase of U.S. corn, extending their flurry of lar...
Asia Rice-Virus slows Indian exports; heavy flooding hits Bangladesh
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
India’s rice export prices rose this week as the worsening coronavirus crisis in the country cause...
India and China cut coal shipments drastically
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Date: Jul 31, 2020
For only the second time this century shipments of thermal coal are on course to slip this year. Alp...
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
Categories: News Flash
Date: Jul 30, 2020
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed the ...