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Industry bodies unite in producing Guidelines for safe transport of Lithium-ion batteries in containers

Industry bodies unite in producing Guidelines for safe transport of Lithium-ion batteries in containers

The Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines seek to prevent the increasing risks that the transport of lithium-ion batteries by sea...
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HSFO margins recover to nine-month highs

HSFO margins recover to nine-month highs

Refining margins for high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) rose to nine-month highs as of Tuesday, supported by expectations of potentially...
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DNV upgrades AFI platform to promote data-sharing and accelerate transition to zero-carbon shipping

DNV upgrades AFI platform to promote data-sharing and accelerate transition to zero-carbon shipping

DNV has enhanced its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) data platform as part of an effort to accelerate the decarbonization of...
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Baltic index drops to a near 3-week low on lower vessel demand

Baltic index drops to a near 3-week low on lower vessel demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to its lowest level...
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ABS and Texas A&M Grow Global Strategic Relationship with $2.5m Donation to Endow Ocean Engineering Department Chair and Fund New Laboratory for Ocean Innovation

ABS and Texas A&M Grow Global Strategic Relationship with $2.5m Donation to Endow Ocean Engineering Department Chair and Fund New Laboratory for Ocean Innovation

ABS and Texas A&M University (TAMU) are expanding their unique global strategic relationship with a $2.5m donation to endow the...
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Mission To Seafarers And Deutsche Seemannsmission Agree Partnership Deal To Support Seafarer Welfare In Panama

Mission To Seafarers And Deutsche Seemannsmission Agree Partnership Deal To Support Seafarer Welfare In Panama

Leading maritime welfare organisations The Mission to Seafarers and Deutsche Seemannsmission have launched a new partnership to improve welfare services...
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DNV awards first D-INF(S) type approvals to COSCO and SHI for standardized data infrastructure systems

DNV awards first D-INF(S) type approvals to COSCO and SHI for standardized data infrastructure systems

COSCO and SHI have received the world’s first D-INF(S) type approvals from DNV for their data collection systems. The D-INF...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Electric vehicles pose a new threat to safety on the high seas

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Electric vehicles pose a new threat to safety on the high seas

Shipping companies are facing an added concern with the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Fires onboard vessels can have catastrophic...
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Container freight rates expected to stay low as demand could remain subdued until Q3

Container freight rates expected to stay low as demand could remain subdued until Q3

Ocean freight rates are expected to remain subdued until the peak demand season later this year when US importers will...
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Shipping industry can save $50 bn through four enablers of operational efficiency

Shipping industry can save $50 bn through four enablers of operational efficiency

Anew insight brief series from the Global Maritime Forum identifies four actions that maritime and shipping industries can take now...
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Baltic index falls on lower vessel demand

Baltic index falls on lower vessel demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Monday, pressured by...
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MSC Adds Another Ultra Large Container Vessel to Its Fleet

MSC Adds Another Ultra Large Container Vessel to Its Fleet

MSC's fleet has welcomed the ultra-large boxship "CELESTINO MARESCA," which was delivered to the Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Company...
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Norwegian cargo ship struck tug and pier at Harlingen

Norwegian cargo ship struck tug and pier at Harlingen

General cargo ship HAGLAND CARRIER struck docked tug PETER (IMO 9842762) while berthing at Harlingen Netherlands, at around 0500 LT Mar 27....
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Busan partners with marine science council to build world’s first prototype floating community

Busan partners with marine science council to build world’s first prototype floating community

A marine science council will join a United Nations project to build the world’s first prototype of a floating community...
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FTC criticized for delaying approval for Hanwha’s acquisition of DSME

FTC criticized for delaying approval for Hanwha’s acquisition of DSME

Korea’s antitrust regulator has emerged as an unexpected obstacle to Hanwha Group’s acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME),...
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Amazon, other retailers revamp ‘free’ shipping as costs soar

Amazon, other retailers revamp ‘free’ shipping as costs soar

There is no such thing as free shipping. Even so, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and other online retailers who use so-called...
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Europe’s Ports Welcome The Agreement On FuelEU Maritime To Reduce Emissions From Shipping During Navigation And At Berth

Europe’s Ports Welcome The Agreement On FuelEU Maritime To Reduce Emissions From Shipping During Navigation And At Berth

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is pleased to see that a preliminary agreement has been reached between co-legislators on...
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BW LPG Chooses Closelink As New Procurement Platform

BW LPG Chooses Closelink As New Procurement Platform

Closelink is excited to announce that BW LPG has joined its marine lubricants procurement platform as a new customer. BW...
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Freight Rebound Hopes Are Fading Under an Inventory Glut

Freight Rebound Hopes Are Fading Under an Inventory Glut

Freight companies are dialing back expectations that demand will recover strongly in the second half of the year amid growing...
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Latest intersessional IMO meeting provides important clues on what might be agreed in the revised GHG strategy in July 2023

Latest intersessional IMO meeting provides important clues on what might be agreed in the revised GHG strategy in July 2023

Much of the specifics remain up in the air as IMO’s ISWG-GHG 14 meeting outcome leaves open a broad range...
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