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New ICS Guide Helps Seafarers Navigate The Digital Bridge

New ICS Guide Helps Seafarers Navigate The Digital Bridge

19th January 2022, London: The newly launched edition of the Bridge Procedures Guidefrom the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reflects the...
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Damen Opts For World’s Smallest BWTS

Damen Opts For World’s Smallest BWTS

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed its first contact with Greek ballast water treatment systems manufacturer Erma First.  As informed, Erma...
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NAPA And Bureau Veritas Enhance Hull Design Approvals Through Direct Use Of 3D Models

NAPA And Bureau Veritas Enhance Hull Design Approvals Through Direct Use Of 3D Models

NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider, and Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection...
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Knutsen And NYK Launch JV For Liquified CO2 Transportation And Storage

Knutsen And NYK Launch JV For Liquified CO2 Transportation And Storage

Japan’s NYK Line and Norway's Knutsen Group, which have had a long cooperation in the operation of shuttle tankers, are...
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OPEC Leaves Oil Demand Growth Unchanged

OPEC Leaves Oil Demand Growth Unchanged

Crude Oil Price MovementsBoth crude oil spot and futures prices fell for the second-consecutive month in December. Major physical crude...
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North Makes Key Fixed Premium P&I Appointments To Accelerate Diversification Drive

North Makes Key Fixed Premium P&I Appointments To Accelerate Diversification Drive

North has appointed Peter Thomas as Deputy Business Claims Manager and Laura Gilbert as Underwriter within the Group’s Owners’ Fixed...
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ABS, SDTR And SDARI Develop Methanol-Fueled Bulker

ABS, SDTR And SDARI Develop Methanol-Fueled Bulker

An innovative methanol-fueled bulk carrier has been designed in a joint development project (JDP) between ABS, SDTR Marine Pte Ltd....
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METIS Adds New Functionality To Cloud-Based Platform To Enhance Decarbonisation And Compliance Support

METIS Adds New Functionality To Cloud-Based Platform To Enhance Decarbonisation And Compliance Support

METIS Cyberspace Technology SA has launched a new set of tools to help shipping companies manage their environmental impact and...
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S. Korea Fines Carriers $81 Million For Collusion And Price Fixing

S. Korea Fines Carriers $81 Million For Collusion And Price Fixing

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission imposed fines totaling nearly $81 million on 23 domestic and international shipping companies accusing them...
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GTT Receives Two Orders For The Tank Design Of New Lng Carriers

GTT Receives Two Orders For The Tank Design Of New Lng Carriers

GTT announces that it has received, at the end of 2021, two orders, each for the tank design of one...
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Aker BP Boosts Maersk Drilling’s Backlog With $29 Million

Aker BP Boosts Maersk Drilling’s Backlog With $29 Million

Offshore rig owner Maersk Drilling and oil company Aker BP have agreed to a rig swap for an extended scope...
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Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers’ Association Recognized By The IMO As An Approved Voice Of The Industry

Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers’ Association Recognized By The IMO As An Approved Voice Of The Industry

The Ballastwater Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (BEMA) has announced that they received news from the IMO that they have been granted...
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Port Of Boston Welcomes ‘Biggest Ship’ After $850 Million Modernization Project

Port Of Boston Welcomes ‘Biggest Ship’ After $850 Million Modernization Project

The Port of Boston welcomed its biggest containership to date over the weekend following a $850 million project to make...
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Scotland’s First Offshore Wind Lease In Over A Decade Raises Nearly $1 Billion In Applications

Scotland’s First Offshore Wind Lease In Over A Decade Raises Nearly $1 Billion In Applications

Scotland’s first offshore wind leasing round in more than a decade has raised nearly $1 billion in accepted application bids,...
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Korea Maritime & Ocean University Researchers Champion LPG As A Green Alternative Ship Fuel

Korea Maritime & Ocean University Researchers Champion LPG As A Green Alternative Ship Fuel

Regulatory agencies monitoring the activities of ships are increasingly adopting eco-friendly measures to combat the environmental damage caused by propulsion...
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‘Black Swan Event’ Needed For Tanker Rates Revival

‘Black Swan Event’ Needed For Tanker Rates Revival

London-based shipbroker, Gibson, has declared that the tanker market requires a “black swan event” to revive its flagging fortunes. Noting...
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Abu Dhabi’s Drilling Contractor Only 1 Rig Shy Of 100

Abu Dhabi’s Drilling Contractor Only 1 Rig Shy Of 100

Abu Dhabi’s drilling contractor ADNOC Drilling is now only 1 rig shy of 100 following an introduction of two more...
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Bahri Inks Logistics Deal With Saudi Company

Bahri Inks Logistics Deal With Saudi Company

Bahri, the national shipping carrier of Saudi Arabia, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot mining company Ma’aden...
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NOAA Bans Mexico’s Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Fleet From U.S. Ports

NOAA Bans Mexico’s Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Fleet From U.S. Ports

NOAA has banned all Mexican fishing vessels that operate in the Gulf of Mexico from calling at U.S. ports, effective...
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Port Of Antwerp Sees A Rise In Container Ship Traffic In January

Port Of Antwerp Sees A Rise In Container Ship Traffic In January

Port congestion was rising in Western Europe early Friday as the combined anchorage areas for Antwerp-Zeebrugge saw the highest container vessel count...
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