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World’s First Effort To Achieve Zero Emissions From Ships Using Ammonia Fuel Kicks Off

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Date: Sep 04, 2020

With the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016, global momentum for decarbonization has in...

Transworld Group ranked 35th among the Top 50 Companies in Great Place To Work - Middle East during 2020

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Date: Sep 04, 2020

The Transworld Group has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Middle East’s Best Workplaces for th...

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Cargo owner solely liable to pay storage/demurrage charges to port trusts after goods land, rules SC

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

The vessel and its agents are absolved from all liabilities once the goods pass into the port’s cu...

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CMA CGM move to sell stake in Mundra terminal under security lens

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

Deal with China Merchants Port has run into trouble following the border dispute with China Fre...

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IMO’s Arctic fuel oil ban comes in for heavy criticism

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

The International Maritime Organization’s proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban, schedule...

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Rescued crewmember says livestock ship lost power in typhoon and capsized

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

One crewmember on the 2002-built livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 has been rescued by the Japan C...

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Livestock Vessel With 43 Crew, 5800 Cattle Goes Missing Off SW Japan

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

A livestock vessel named GULF LIVESTOCK 1 has gone missing after sending a distress signal in the ea...

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The Nautical Institute Foundation – a new charity to support global maritime safety and education

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

The Nautical Institute (NI) has announced the formal launch of The Nautical Institute Foundation, a ...

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Shipping Ministry’s Maritime Vision 2030 likely by October

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Date: Sep 03, 2020

The Shipping Ministry is likely to firm up its Maritime Vision for 2030 as it looks to...

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2 Crew Members Dead And 2 Missing, As Tug Sinks Near MV Wakashio

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Date: Sep 02, 2020

In a tragic incident happened near the ill fated MV Wakashio, 2 crew members died as their tugboat s...

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India’s coal imports stumble in August, raising risk of slow recovery

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Date: Sep 02, 2020

After posting a mild recovery in July, India’s coal imports have stumbled in August as the South A...

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MSC enhances Indian Subcontinent & U.S. East Coast connections with two services

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Date: Sep 02, 2020

MSC has revised the rotation of the Indus Express service and is launching a new Indus...

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Man Crushed To Death By Container In Fergusson Container Terminal, Port Of Auckland

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Date: Sep 01, 2020

A stevedore died on the sport after he was crushed by the container on a ship during cargo operation...

DNV GL Finishes World’s First In-Water Remote Ship Surveys Using Remotely Operated Vehicle

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Date: Sep 01, 2020

The world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have been c...

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Shipping Corporation outclasses rival Indian fleet owners in recruiting women

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Date: Sep 01, 2020

Domestic liner Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has emerged as a pioneer among top Indian fleet o...

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US seizes websites of Iranian fuel traders

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Date: Aug 31, 2020

The Justice Department of the US has announced the seizure of three websites used by three Irianian...

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Fire at Samsung Heavy Industries kills one worker

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Date: Aug 31, 2020

A fire incident at South Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industries last Friday killed one worker and inju...

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As Arctic ice melts, polluting ships stream into polar waters

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Date: Aug 31, 2020

As melting sea ice opens the Arctic to navigation, more ships are plying the loosely regulated polar...

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Indo-Bangladesh Inland Waterway route to be made operational on September 5

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Date: Aug 31, 2020

The Sonamura-Daudkandi inland waterways protocol route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh would be mad...

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Island-wide protest planned as Mauritius PM feels the heat from the Wakashio disaster

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

A protest march is planned across the island of Mauritius tomorrow at midday as locals react with an...

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Port Of Rotterdam Authority Joins Dutch Mission To Disaster-Stricken Port Of Beirut

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

Last week, a small delegation of officials from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs travelled to B...

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Canadian Navy Introduces Gender-Neutral Titles; Replaces ‘Seaman’ With ‘Sailor’ Over All Ranks

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

The Royal Canadian Navy has put a foot forward in an initiative to be more inclusive and open to a d...

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Bahamas Paradise Cruise To Pay Its Crew Members $875000 For Unpaid Labour

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

A settlement agreement between the Bahamas Paradise Cruise and their crew members has dictated that ...

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Singapore Establishes Crew Facilitation Center And Funds For Safe Crew Change

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will be taking enhanced measures to further secur...

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60-Year Imprisonment For MV Wakashio Captain, If Convicted

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

Close to exactly a month after cargo vessel MV Wakashio ran aground a reef on July 25th, the forepar...

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Talking repatriation and international cooperation during the pandemic

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Date: Aug 29, 2020

Successful seafarer repatriation procedures have been highlighted as part of an in-depth webinar run...

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7 Abducted Russian Seafarers Rescued From Nigerian Pirates

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Date: Aug 28, 2020

7 Russian seafarers, captured by Nigerian pirates on the 17th of July, 2020 have reportedly been rel...

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DNV GL Partners With ICS To Deliver Post-COVID-19 Impact Analysis Event

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Date: Aug 28, 2020

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is running a unique series of digital events which will ...

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Indian state refiners halt oil imports from Chinese cos -sources

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Date: Aug 28, 2020

Indian state refiners have stopped buying crude oil from China-linked companies, three sources said,...

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Sri Lanka to Ink pact with India for Colombo Port’s Eastern Terminal development

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Date: Aug 28, 2020

Amid New Delhi’s apprehension over China’s growing economic presence in Sri Lanka, the Island na...

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Shipping activity continued despite Trade disruption during Covid finds an Analysis

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Date: Aug 28, 2020

Movement of container vessels and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean continued as usual d...

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“A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon” 2,500 tons of emergency humanitarian aid have left Marseille bound for Beirut onboard a CMA CGM Group vessel

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Date: Aug 28, 2020

The CMA CGM Group reacted swiftly a day after the devastating explosion that hit Bei...