Monaco’s Scorpio Group has further diversified its business with a move into the offshore wind sector. Its dry bulk arm Scorpio Bulkers has signed a letter of intent with South Korea’s DSME to construct a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The vessel will cost...

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Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten made headlines around the world when it became among the very first cruise ships to operate during the pandemic. In a massive setback to cruise operations worldwide, 35 crew members, along with 1 passenger onboard tested COVID-19...

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A chief officer on board a cargo vessel, who is of Myanmar nationality has been convicted to 6 months in a Chinese prison on the suspicion of smuggling goods into the country. The seafarer was held at a jail in Tai Zhou City in Zhejiang province until his court appeal...

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Challenge for start-ups and SMEs will fund and test application that helps improve the safety of deck operations, minimises fatigue on board, reduces administration on board and improves overall crew welfare. 3 August 2020: Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile...

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The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in the wake of the COVID-19 induced slowdown in port throughput, according to the latest Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast report...

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