IMO has responded to calls for council meeting over ships and seafarers trapped in the Ukraine and wider Black Sea region. UN-body has called an extraordinary session of its council address the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea...

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Offshore wind is set to move further and further from shore, as demand for renewable energy grows and new floating turbine technology makes deep-water expansion possible. However, for the first time, large areas of the UK continental shelf now open for development are...

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Shipping and logistics group Maersk will sharply curtail its transport of goods to Belarus to comply with sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it said on Friday. “Only bookings for foodstuff, medicines and humanitarian supplies (except dual use) will be...

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Satellite connectivity is proving its worth for crew wellbeing. IEC Telecom reports that it has seen a spike in maritime communications traffic over the past week, driven by an increase in the number of calls made to Ukraine amidst the ongoing Russian invasion. ...

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Singapore-based Sea Lead Shipping is launching its second mainline container service connecting Asia with US East Coast ports. The fortnightly service commences on 7 March from Ningbo connecting China and South Korea with the US East Coast. The company is deploying...

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