When the M/V Dali had an allision with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge at eight knots, the 116,000 deadweight tonne ship hit with explosive force. This tragedy left six bridge workers dead, an economically essential port closed, and the entire maritime...

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Amid China’s rising aggression in the South China Sea, the Philippines is moving to boost its maritime security through the re-organization of a top coordinating body. In a new executive order revealed on Sunday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. renamed and reorganized...

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The operation to extricate the boxship Dali from the wreckage of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge will be even more complex than initially expected, the Coast Guard said Monday. The bridge span will have to be cut loose and lifted off...

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QatarEnergy reports with the simultaneous signing of four additional long-term time charter agreements it has completed a step in its fleet expansion and modernization program tied to its planned increase in LNG production and exports. They reported that the...

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The IMO has adopted guidelines for the transport of plastic pellets at sea. The purpose is, of course, to ensure that plastic pellets do not end up in the oceans. Danish Shipping supports the new guidelines but would have preferred them to be made mandatory. It is a...

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With several big shipping companies diverting their routes away from the Red Sea due to current conflicts, the delivery of shipping containers and consumer goods is taking longer than usual. As a result of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the Houthi group in Yemen – who...

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