Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli this week said that as a leading maritime nation, Cyprus has a duty to accelerate the shipping sector’s transition into a low-carbon and resilient industry. Hadjimanoli noted that the objective is to further grow and...

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Sea, the intelligent marketplace for fixing freight, has announced the agreed purchase of MarDocs – a recap and charterparty management platform – from Marcura, alongside a new strategic partnership between the two companies. This will further accelerate Sea’s...

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After being detained for almost nine months in Nigeria on charges of attempting to lift oil from an offshore platform, the crew of the VLCC “HEROIC IDUN” has finally been released. The series of unfortunate events started on August 8th when the...

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Black holes seem to have cousins that appear in the oceans. They are mostly unexplored and are called blue holes. Scientists have also revealed that they’ve recently discovered the second-deepest blue hole in the world in Chetumal Bay, off the Yucatan Peninsula coast...

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A bulk carrier was approaching its assigned berth under pilotage. The Master and a helmsman were on the bridge. The pilot explained his berthing plan to the Master and the Master informed the pilot of the vessel’s manoeuvring particularities, among other things that...

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