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Great Eastern Becomes India's Biggest Shipowner by Vessel Count

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Date: Jan 03, 2021

When it comes to shipowning nations, the likes of Greece, China, and the USA are the first countrie...

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India Proposes Crew Change At Sea For Ships Stranded Off China

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Date: Jan 03, 2021

Indian authorities proposed to their Chinese counterparts facilitating a crew change at sea for the...

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Historic Great Lakes Ferry Acquired By Interlake

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Date: Jan 03, 2021

The historic Great Lakes passenger-car ferry the S.S. Badger has been acquired by the Int...

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STI To Extend Concession, Invest Over $44m In Port Of San Antonio

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Date: Jan 02, 2021

As informed, the original concession expiring in 2025 will continue until 2030. Under the new plan,...

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Brexit: What To Expect In The Port Of Rotterdam?

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Date: Jan 02, 2021

Midnight on 31 December will mark the end of the Brexit transition period in which no customs forma...

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POSCO Moving to Expand Supply of Steel Products for LNG-fueled Vessels

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Date: Jan 02, 2021

POSCO is focusing on liquid natural gas (LNG)-powered vessels as global demand for these eco-friend...

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Shipping Faces New Turmoil In European Emissions Trading Plan

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Date: Dec 31, 2020

Cooperation in the shipping industry to cut pollution from oceangoing vessels is running aground in...

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China To Further Cut Crude Steel Output For Carbon Neutrality Goal

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Date: Dec 31, 2020

China will resolutely cut the output of crude steel and ensure it falls year on year in 2021, a sen...

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Saudi Arabia Expected To Raise February Crude Prices For Asia: Survey

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Date: Dec 31, 2020

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to raise its official selling prices (OSPs) for Asian b...

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Oil demand won’t fully recover until 2022 — IHS Markit

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Date: Dec 31, 2020

Global oil demand will likely take another year or so to return to pre-pandemic levels — by late ...

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Navigator Holdings Ltd. Announces Closing Of The Sale of 39.1% Equity Interest To BW Group Limited and Changes To The Board of Directors

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Date: Dec 30, 2020

Navigator Holdings Ltd., today announced that the previously announced sale by funds managed by WL ...

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COSCO Faces Backlash As It Moves To Tighten Grip On Greek Port

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Date: Dec 30, 2020

Global conglomerate China COSCO Shipping is gearing up for a fight as it seeks to tighten its grip ...

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UAE Emerges As Hub For Companies Helping Venezuela Avoid U.S. Oil Sanctions

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Date: Dec 30, 2020

In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by established shi...

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Adani Ports Jumps, Crosses ₹1 Trillion In Market Capitalization

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Date: Dec 29, 2020

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd crossed ₹1 trillion in market capitalisation for the fi...

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USCG Vessel Spills Oil In Alaska

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Date: Dec 29, 2020

On 26 December, USCG said it responded “to a report of a discharge of hydraulic oil from Coa...

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Plocan Tackles Underwater Noise From Shipping

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Date: Dec 29, 2020

Plocan is in charge of developing a Virtual Research Environment that collects and allows external ...

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Maersk Elba Loses Power After Fire Off Portugal

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Date: Dec 29, 2020

The vessel in question is the 13,092 TEU Maersk Elba, owned by Japan’s Financial Products Group. ...

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Seaways Shipping Inks Pact With MOL Logistics For Supply Chain Services

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Date: Dec 28, 2020

Hydearbad-based Seaways' group flagship Seaways Shipping and Logistics on Monday said it has ente...

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Bunker Suppliers Reliance, IOC, BP, HP & Nayara Gets Show-Cause Notice For Violating Surveillance Audit

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Date: Dec 28, 2020

The Directorate General of Shipping has sought an explanation from ship fuel (bunker) suppliers suc...

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China Okays KSOE-DSME Merger

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Date: Dec 28, 2020

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently informed KSOE that the propose...

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Panama Canal Wait Time Rise For Asia-bound LNG Cargoes Without Reservations

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Date: Dec 28, 2020

Average Panama Canal passage wait times for Asia-bound LNG tankers from the US Gulf Coast without r...

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South Korea Unveils Initiative To Promote Eco-Friendly Ship Technologies

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Date: Dec 25, 2020

Entitled “2030 Green Ship-K Initiative”, it is part of the country’s Act on Promotion of the...

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CMA CGM Names 4th 23,000 TEU LNG-Powered Boxship

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Date: Dec 25, 2020

The naming ceremony was held on December 22 in Shanghai. She is the 4th of the nine 23,000 LNG-p...

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OPEC: Oil Market Review Of 2020 And Outlook For 2021

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Date: Dec 25, 2020

While 2020 began on relatively solid footing, the COVID-19 pandemic upended all expectations, espec...

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As 2021 Will Bring The Largest Crude Deficits In Years, A Window Of Opportunity Opens For Producers

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Date: Dec 25, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated crude and condensate demand in 2021, creating massive supply s...

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Container Debris “Sprouts up” on Oregon Coast

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Date: Dec 25, 2020

The Oregon State Parks authority is responding to reports of debris from a cargo container washing ...

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Hapag-Lloyd Orders Six LNG-Powered 23,500 TEU Containerships

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Date: Dec 24, 2020

The $ 1 billion investment will see the LNG-powered 23,500+ TEU vessels delivered to Hapag-Lloyd be...

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Ship Recycling Market Looking Active as Tonnage Supply Increases

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Date: Dec 24, 2020

More ship owners appeared willing to offload their older ships as 2020 nears its end. In its latest...

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Maersk Receives 4.9 Stars Out Of 5 On Environmental Reporting

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Date: Dec 24, 2020

Maersk is not only the largest container carrier in the world but also the shipping company leading...

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ONE Announces Letter Of Intent For Long-Term Charter Of World's Largest Ultra Large Container Ships

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Date: Dec 24, 2020

The new buildings are planned to be built by the consortium of Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marin...

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Congress Approves Houston Ship Channel Dredging Project

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Date: Dec 23, 2020

The massive stimulus package passed by the House and Senate this week included a wide variety of ad...

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Two Chinese Vessels in Distress in Storm off Vietnam Prompting Rescues

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Date: Dec 23, 2020

A strong storm moving across the South China Sea in the area near Vietnam placed two Chinese-owned ...