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Bulk Carrier Crew Refuses To Work After Months Trapped On Ship, Gets Repatriated
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
The crew of another ship have taken matters into their own hands in a new front in the unfolding cre...
Cargo Ship Catches Fire In The Arabian Sea, Second Engineer Dies
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
A fire aboard the Greek-flagged cargo ship ‘Faneromeni’ led to the demise of a 55-year old secon...
India: Ministry Of Shipping Inks MoU For Skill Development In Port And Maritime Sector
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
To reap the benefit for vast employment opportunities in maritime sector and with a view to certify ...
Brazil, India and South Africa face toughest recovery among G-20 nations, study finds
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
Brazil, India and South Africa face the harshest road to recovery of all the G-20 (Group of 20) ...
Iranian Forces Detain UAE Flagged Vessel
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
Reporting suggests that Emirati Coast Guard vessels shot at a number of Iranian fishing vessels,...
Container Shipping service levels dropping as costs and rates rise : Drewry
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
Container shipping costs and service levels are at risk of spiralling out of control, according to D...
No permits required to load Transshipment Containers in Saudi Ports
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Date: Aug 21, 2020
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) in cooperation with the Saudi Customs, announced recently the abo...
DP World bolsters India footprint with another feeder acquisition
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
DP World-controlled Unifeeder Group has confirmed it is buying Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logist...
Saudi Arabia latest to ban open loop scrubbers
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
Saudi Arabia has joined the list of countries to ban the use of open loop scrubbers at the country...
Two ships collide near Shanghai causing major fire, 14 missing
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
An oil tanker collided with a sand barge near the estuary of Yangtze River off Shanghai this morning...
US suspends shipping tax exemptions with Hong Kong
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
The US government has announced that it has suspended three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong, inc...
ClassNK Grants AIP To “K” Line And Airseas For Automated Kite System “Seawing”
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its “Gu...
Mauritius Oil Spill: Captain Of MV Wakashio Arrested
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that caused the oil spill on the protected coastline...
World’s Largest Cruise Operator Carnival Corp Hit By Ransomware Attack, Passenger And Employee Data Stolen
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
Carnival Corporations, the largest cruise operator in the world, fell prey to a ransomware attack th...
Indian Oil nears first Mauritius fuels export deal – sources
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
IOC mostly stays away from participating in term tenders for fuel exports as the refiner sells most ...
Synergy Group And Norden Launch Tanker Joint Venture
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
Synergy Group and D.S. NORDEN have formed a new joint venture to handle the technical management of ...
Iran to become a Major Transit Route for India, Russia
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Date: Aug 20, 2020
Iran has reached agreements with Russia and India for transiting the mentioned countries’ commodit...
Dutch dredging giant Boskalis denied security clearance to work in JNPT
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been denied security clearance by the governm...
DP World acquires three units of Transworld group from Ramesh Ramakrishnan
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
The deal includes the operations of Mumbai-listed Shreyas Shipping excluding vessels and bulk busine...
Wakashio bow under tow as UNESCO protected sites come under severe threat
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
The bow section of the Wakashio bulk carrier is being towed eight nautical miles to an area with 2...
IMO Helping To Mitigate The Impacts Of MV Wakashio Oil Spill In Mauritius
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
IMO continues to support international efforts to respond to the oil spill in Mauritius, following t...
15 COVID Affected Filipino Seafarers In Singapore Had Arrived From India, Says MPA
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
The Maritime Port and Authority, Singapore has reported that the vessel carrying the 15 COVID-19 pos...
India Cruise Lines Association (INCLA) Lauds Shipping Ministry’s Initiative To Reduce 70% Berthing Charges To Boost Cruise Tourism
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
Close on the heels of the Indian Government permitting cruise ships to start sailing in India in Oct...
Cruise Lines Rehire Filipino Seafarers As Operations Resume Gradually
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
Foreign cruise lines scheduled to re-commence operations by September are now recalling Filipinos se...
Pakistani Ship Master Returns Home After A Month Of Medical Care In India
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
As a gesture of humanitarian goodwill, The Ministry of External Affairs, India facilitated the journ...
MSC enhances Indian Subcontinent & U.S. East Coast connections
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
MSC has announced the enhancement of its Indus service with a new port call at Colombo...
PM chairs meeting to review preparedness of Master Plan for Multi-Modal connectivity in Industrial hubs
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Date: Aug 19, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently chaired a meeting with key Cabinet Ministers, including Ni...
MSC Grandiosa Becomes The First Ship To Welcome Guests Back
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Date: Aug 18, 2020
MSC Grandiosa became the first ship from the MSC Cruises’ fleet to welcome guests back and the fir...
Innovative AI-based Screening Software Developed To Detect and Identify Incidents of Mis-declared Hazardous Cargo
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Date: Aug 18, 2020
ZIM has developed and implemented an innovative AI-based screening software to detect and identify i...
BIMCO and ICS Prepare for New Seafarer Report
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Date: Aug 18, 2020
With the future of crewing high on the agenda, BIMCO and ICS are preparing for the launch of the lat...
Asian ports tighten sea crew changes, testing as coronavirus cases reemerge
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Date: Aug 18, 2020
Several major seaports in Asia have tightened crew change restrictions and stepped up screening of s...
S. Korean shipbuilders dominate global orders for July
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Date: Aug 18, 2020
South Korea’s shipbuilders won more orders than those of any other country in July with more than ...