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Maersk Hit With $180 Million Contract Claim From New York Shipper

Maersk Hit With $180 Million Contract Claim From New York Shipper

A New York shipper is legally pursuing Maersk for $180m, claiming the carrier failed to meet contractual obligations during the...
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California Walnut Producers Struggle To Reach Overseas Markets

California Walnut Producers Struggle To Reach Overseas Markets

As summer winds down and the holiday season nears, California’s $1 billion walnut industry is gearing up for its busiest shipping...
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EPA Pulls Permit For Proposed Offshore Oil Export Terminal Off Texas

EPA Pulls Permit For Proposed Offshore Oil Export Terminal Off Texas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has revoked the permit for a proposed 1.92 million barrels-per-day offshore oil export terminal off...
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White Paper –THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS Declassification of the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA)

White Paper –THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS Declassification of the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA)

As you may be aware, key maritime industry bodies have decided to declassify the High Risk Area (HRA) in the...
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VIKING Spearheads Shift To Maritime Safety As A Service

VIKING Spearheads Shift To Maritime Safety As A Service

When SMM kicks off in early September, maritime professionals from all over the world are set to rejoice at the...
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FMC Receives Complaint Against Maersk

FMC Receives Complaint Against Maersk

U Shippers Group Inc., an association of shippers, has filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission against Maersk, alleging...
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Big Panic: Giant Ship Lady Zehma Whistled And Dived Into Bebek Bay In Bosphorus And Ran Aground

Big Panic: Giant Ship Lady Zehma Whistled And Dived Into Bebek Bay In Bosphorus And Ran Aground

The cargo ship, which had a rudder failure while cruising from Ukraine to Istanbul, ran aground 40 meters from Bebek...
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NMPL Port Appeals Against Order

NMPL Port Appeals Against Order

The Navayuga Machilipatnam Port Limited (NMPL) filed an appeal petition challenging the single judge order upholding the GO issued by...
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‘Vikrant’ To Be Re-Incarnated On Sept 2: All About India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, Explained

‘Vikrant’ To Be Re-Incarnated On Sept 2: All About India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, Explained

The nation’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) will be commissioned on September 2, the Indian Navy has announced. The commissioning of...
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Baltic Index Bounces Back As Capesize Sees Best Day In Over 2-yrs

Baltic Index Bounces Back As Capesize Sees Best Day In Over 2-yrs

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday after rates...
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ADNOC Sends First Low-Carbon Ammonia Shipment From The UAE To Germany

ADNOC Sends First Low-Carbon Ammonia Shipment From The UAE To Germany

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced, today, that its first shipment of low-carbon ammonia has left the United Arab...
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NAPA Outlines Collaborative Pathways For Safer And Faster Maritime Decarbonization

NAPA Outlines Collaborative Pathways For Safer And Faster Maritime Decarbonization

As the maritime industry steps up collaboration to address its decarbonization challenge, making it work in practice will rely on...
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Policymakers Demand An End To Ocean Shipping Pollution

Policymakers Demand An End To Ocean Shipping Pollution

U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Edie Chang, Deputy Executive Officer of Planning, Freight & Toxics Division at the California...
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KNOT Takes Delivery Of Second LNG-Fueled Shuttle Tanker

KNOT Takes Delivery Of Second LNG-Fueled Shuttle Tanker

A dual-fuel LNG (liquefied natural gas) shuttle tanker1 ordered by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS,2 which is an affiliate of...
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Container Shipping Profits Will Drop By 80% In 2023/24

Container Shipping Profits Will Drop By 80% In 2023/24

After two years of unprecedented rises container freight rates were seen as having peaked with a downcycle in 2023 -...
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Panama Signs MoU With MSC Shipmanagement Promoting Opportunities For Its Seafarers

Panama Signs MoU With MSC Shipmanagement Promoting Opportunities For Its Seafarers

The shipmanagment company is a subsidiary of shipowner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) a major client of the register, The MoU...
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Japan, US Hold Joint Drills With Anti-Ship Missiles

Japan, US Hold Joint Drills With Anti-Ship Missiles

Japan’s Ground Self-defense Force and the US army held joint military exercises to defend Japan’s remote southwestern island of Amami...
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Tanker That Ran Aground In Suez Canal Has Been Refloated

Tanker That Ran Aground In Suez Canal Has Been Refloated

A Singapore-flagged oil tanker that interrupted navigation in the Suez Canal has been refloated on Wednesday, media reported citing canal...
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Hapag-Lloyd Starts Installation Of Tracking Devices On Its Dry Container Fleet

Hapag-Lloyd Starts Installation Of Tracking Devices On Its Dry Container Fleet

Hapag-Lloyd has taken the first step in its major project to equip its entire dry container fleet with real-time tracking...
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Weak Demand Across Vessels Drags Baltic Index To Worst Month In Over 2 Years

Weak Demand Across Vessels Drags Baltic Index To Worst Month In Over 2 Years

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Wednesday and registered...
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