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Pakistan becomes Party to Hong Kong ship recycling Convention.

Pakistan becomes Party to Hong Kong ship recycling Convention.

Pakistan has become a Party to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships,...
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A.P. Møller-Maersk to invest more than USD $500 million in integrated supply chain capabilities in Southeast Asia

A.P. Møller-Maersk to invest more than USD $500 million in integrated supply chain capabilities in Southeast Asia

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced more than USD $ 500 million investment to expand its supply chain infrastructure to support Southeast...
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Russia’s November seaborne diesel exports rise as ban lifted, production rises.

Russia’s November seaborne diesel exports rise as ban lifted, production rises.

Seaborne diesel and gasoil exports from Russian ports rose 8.5% in November from a month earlier to about 2.8 million...
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Thordon Bearings And Wärtsilä Launch Blue Ocean Alliance To Promote Stern tube-Less Ship Concept

Thordon Bearings And Wärtsilä Launch Blue Ocean Alliance To Promote Stern tube-Less Ship Concept

In an initiative set to be transformational for ship design while protecting the oceans from pollution, Thordon Bearings and Wärtsilä...
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V.Group partners with Aither to provide carbon trading solutions for shipowners.

V.Group partners with Aither to provide carbon trading solutions for shipowners.

V.Group (V.), the ship management and marine services company, and Aither, which provides carbon trading solutions for shipowners and other...
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Laskaridis, Metis and Bureau Veritas partnership delivers new classification notations for smart shipping.

Laskaridis, Metis and Bureau Veritas partnership delivers new classification notations for smart shipping.

A smart ship partnership bringing together ship management company Laskaridis Shipping, digital technology provider METIS Cyberspace Technology, and classification society...
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Kongsberg Maritime to provide design, engineering, and equipment on a pair of methanol ready, chemical tankers for Sirius Rederi AB

Kongsberg Maritime to provide design, engineering, and equipment on a pair of methanol ready, chemical tankers for Sirius Rederi AB

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply design, engineering, and equipment for two MGO/Biofuel and methanol-ready chemical tankers for...
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Portuguese Navy Orders Unique Multi-Purpose Vessel Able to Launch Drones

Portuguese Navy Orders Unique Multi-Purpose Vessel Able to Launch Drones

The Portuguese Navy working with the Damen Shipyards Group has developed the designs for a unique Multi-Purpose vessel that will...
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Green Shipping Corridor Initiatives Doubled in 2023

Green Shipping Corridor Initiatives Doubled in 2023

Green shipping corridors are emerging as one of the promising approaches to accelerate climate action in shipping. At the ongoing...
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Scotland’s Last Lightship is Falling Apart and Will be Deconstructed

Scotland’s Last Lightship is Falling Apart and Will be Deconstructed

Scotland’s last lightship, and one of the final surviving examples of the unique and critical part of navigation safety, is...
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Big Oil’s opportunity for M&A in the petrochemicals downturn

Big Oil’s opportunity for M&A in the petrochemicals downturn

Petrochemicals may be experiencing a severe cyclical downturn, triggered by excessive capacity build-out, but it’s one of the oil and...
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The potential of ports in developing Sustainable First Mover Initiatives

The potential of ports in developing Sustainable First Mover Initiatives

The transition to electrofuels is likely to change the fuel market landscape, creating new opportunities for developing countries. As global...
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IMO updates on work to cut GHG from shipping at COP 28

IMO updates on work to cut GHG from shipping at COP 28

IMO has presented its latest work on reducing GHG emissions from ships, including the adoption of the 2023 IMO GHG...
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Venezuela’s oil exports remain almost unchanged, middlemen seek deals

Venezuela’s oil exports remain almost unchanged, middlemen seek deals

Venezuela’s oil exports remained almost unchanged in November at 651,000 Barrels Per Day (BPD) even as an easing of U.S....
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OPEC+ may have played its final card with voluntary crude cuts

OPEC+ may have played its final card with voluntary crude cuts

The additional crude output cuts by OPEC+ should do two things, and neither of them is likely to please the...
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China likely to increase LSFO imports for Dec bunker supply

China likely to increase LSFO imports for Dec bunker supply

With China’s tighter-than-usual supply of low-sulfur fuel oil expected to extend into December and as domestic refineries scale down production...
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Dark’ tanker oil transfers rise further with suspected sanctioned trades

Dark’ tanker oil transfers rise further with suspected sanctioned trades

Shadowy oil transfers at sea with tankers switching off their transponders to hide their location continued to rise in the...
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Public Vote Launched To Name New Vessels

Public Vote Launched To Name New Vessels

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has launched a public vote to help choose the names for two new ferries to...
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Oldendorff: Newcastlemax Biofuel Trial

Oldendorff: Newcastlemax Biofuel Trial

Vale, working in partnership with Oldendorff Carriers, have just commenced their first biofuel voyage on a bulk vessel. The trial...
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How coatings can provide predictable support as shipping looks to solve its future fuels conundrum

How coatings can provide predictable support as shipping looks to solve its future fuels conundrum

Industry debate on future fuels continues to evolve, from the visionary to the practical. There are calls to consider and...
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