The New Zealand government has committed $30 million of funding for coastal shipping through the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) to improve domestic shipping services, reduce emissions, improve efficiency and upgrade maritime infrastructure. On 24 May,...

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Maersk Tender and Maersk Trader, the two Maersk Supply Service anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels currently supporting The Ocean Cleanup in the Pacific Ocean, have been contracted for an additional year of operations. Since 2018, Maersk Supply Service has...

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Idwal has announced that all inspection reports will now also include a data comparison feature that enables vessel operators and shipping financiers to understand how their vessel compares to others in the same sector. This is a free upgrade to all inspection reports...

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Chinese international ship registry Yangpu now has over 10m dwt of vessels on its books. On 1 June 2020, Beijing issued the plan to develop the free trade port in Hainan and establish Hainan free trade port international ship registration center in Yangpu. ...

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GHG Working Group finalizes guidelines to support implementation of carbon intensity measures and agrees to further develop a “basket of candidate mid-term measures” including technical and carbon-pricing elements Draft guidelines to support implementation of ship...

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