News Flash
Another Step Towards A Zero-Emission Future
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Date: Dec 23, 2020
On 17 December, my colleagues and I were thrilled to be welcomed onboard the Yara Birkeland, the wo...
US Imports 151.4 Million Christmas Tree Lighting Sets In The First Ten Months Of 2020
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Date: Dec 23, 2020
During the first 10 months of the year, the US has imported a total of 151.4 million sets of Christ...
IMO Secretary-General Denounces “No Crew Change” Clauses
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Date: Dec 22, 2020
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken out against “no crew change” clauses in charterpart...
The Mission To Seafarers Announces Crew Welfare Campaign To Maintain Seafarer Support During Pandemic
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Date: Dec 22, 2020
The Mission to Seafarers today announced the launch of a new fundraising campaign to sustain the cr...
IAPH-WPSP COVID19 survey : One Quarter Of Ports Responding Have An Increased Share Of Empty Container Handling
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Date: Dec 22, 2020
In addition to the updates on vessel calls, hinterland delays, capacity utilization and port person...
US Offshore Wind – Jones Act Installation Vessel On The Way
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Date: Dec 22, 2020
In a prepared release, a top executive at Dominion Energy said: “Dominion Energy is proud to be l...
India: DGS Lifts Quarantine Rule For Ships Arriving From Ports Of Infected Countries
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Date: Dec 21, 2020
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has lifted the 14-days mandatory quarantine period stipul...
MSC Calls For Urgent Solution For Seafarers On Chartered Bulk Carrier Anastasia
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Date: Dec 21, 2020
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is calling for an urgent crew change solution for the bulk carri...
150 Million Euros Guaranteed Outer Port Gdynia
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Date: Dec 21, 2020
The Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. has formally launched a procedure to select a private partner for...
LPG Dual-Fuel Converted VLGC BW Gemini In Panama Collision
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Date: Dec 21, 2020
The 2015-built VLGC BW Gemini was at anchor in at Cristóbal, Panama, when it was lightly struck by...
Rhine Water Level Rises, Too Shallow In North For Full Shipping
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Date: Dec 20, 2020
Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have again risen after recent rain but remain too shallow in n...
The Alliance Announces January 2021 Sailing Plan
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Date: Dec 20, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of THE Alliance have continuously been adapting t...
Deal Or No Deal: Border Checks In EU Ports Are Starting As From 1 January 2021
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Date: Dec 20, 2020
As from 1 January 2021, businesses that conduct trade between the EU and the UK will need to deal w...
Matson Completes its Four-Ship Hawaiian Fleet Renewal Program
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Date: Dec 20, 2020
On Friday, Hawaii-based ocean carrier Matson took delivery of the Matsonia, the second of two ...
Optional Gas Specific Clauses To Assist Users Of ASBAGASVOY
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Date: Dec 19, 2020
The drafting team set up by BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (...
HHI Group And DNV GL Present Green Tankers Of The Future
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Date: Dec 19, 2020
DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, and HHI Group, the world’s largest shipyard...
NYK’s Response To COVID-19
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Date: Dec 19, 2020
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, NYK has decided to reduce the percentage of staff working at off...
First VLGC Powered By LPG Headed From US Toward Panama Canal
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Date: Dec 19, 2020
The first VLGC powered by liquefied petroleum gas was headed toward the Panama Canal Dec. 17 after ...
NYK To Expand The Number Of Ships Sharing Data Via ShipDC’s IoS-OP
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Date: Dec 18, 2020
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC) have agreed to use the ...
Crew Changes: UN Agency Finds Governments In Breach Of International Law
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Date: Dec 18, 2020
In a landmark ruling the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts has sent ...
Maersk Enters Partnership With Novo Nordisk On Global Cold Chain Logistics
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Date: Dec 18, 2020
A.P. Moller – Maersk today announced the signing of a logistics agreement with Novo Nordisk from ...
Trade Financing To Experience Period of Transformation, Post-COVID
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Date: Dec 18, 2020
The existing disruptions in the global supply chain and commodities’ trade is having an impact on...
45 Countries Designated Seafarers As Key Workers
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Date: Dec 17, 2020
Forty-five IMO Member States and one Associate Member, Hong Kong, have no...
Asian Container Shortage Threatens European Indica Rice Supply In Early 2021: Sources
Categories: News Flash
Date: Dec 17, 2020
Delays to rice shipments caused by container freight issues are increasingly expected to tighten In...
Probunkers Submits Request For LNG Bunkering License In Port Of Singapore
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Date: Dec 17, 2020
probunkers responded to the Request for Proposal (RFP) of The Maritime and Port Authority of Singap...
China To Be Top Market For Onshore Seismic In The Next Two Years; Global Recovery To Wait Until 2022
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Date: Dec 17, 2020
The global onshore seismic market has had a devastating 2020 with a 27% slump in purchase value. Ne...
Lloyd’s Lists Capt. Rajesh Unni Among Most Influential Executives
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Date: Dec 16, 2020
Lloyd’s List has named Rajesh Unni, CEO and Founder of Synergy Group, as one of the most influent...
First Newbuild Large Bulk Carrier to be Fitted with Five Rotor Sails
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Date: Dec 16, 2020
A newbuild large bulk carrier will be outfitted with the newest version of the rotor sail technolog...
Marine Transportation Industry: Preparation For Inflation
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Date: Dec 16, 2020
In 2021, both tanker and bulk freight rates should climb as commodity demand improves on a global p...
IMCA Fully Supports The Seafarers Delivering Christmas Campaign
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Date: Dec 16, 2020
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is supporting the Seafarers Delivering Chri...
India: Core Secretary Panel Set To Take Up Shipping Corporation Disinvestment
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Date: Dec 15, 2020
The cabinet secretary-headed core group of secretaries on divestment will, on Monday, take up the i...
Container Shortage Crisis Arrives For India
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Date: Dec 15, 2020
After China, the U.S., the EU and Australia, the next country to be badly hit because of container...