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Climate Groups Demand A Breakthrough On Cleaning Up Shipping At The UN

Climate Groups Demand A Breakthrough On Cleaning Up Shipping At The UN

Countries must seize the momentum and turn their climate pledges into action at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is...
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International Measures Essential To Promote Green Fuel Development: ClassNK CEO

International Measures Essential To Promote Green Fuel Development: ClassNK CEO

International measures such as carbon pricing are essential for the development of technology and infrastructure for zero carbon fuels for...
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Equinor Bites The Dust In North Sea Well Despite ‘Play Opener’ Expectations

Equinor Bites The Dust In North Sea Well Despite ‘Play Opener’ Expectations

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has found no traces of a hydrocarbon reservoir after drilling an exploration well in the...
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Biden Administration Announces Environmental Review For Proposed Offshore Wind Project Offshore Maryland

Biden Administration Announces Environmental Review For Proposed Offshore Wind Project Offshore Maryland

The Biden Administration is continueing its streak of offshore wind project milestones. On Monday, the Department of the Interior announced...
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DP World Southampton Is First Port In Britain To Replace Diesel With Vegetable Oil And Cuts Net Emissions By Over 80 Per Cent

DP World Southampton Is First Port In Britain To Replace Diesel With Vegetable Oil And Cuts Net Emissions By Over 80 Per Cent

DP WORLD’S container terminal at Southampton has taken a major step forward in the journey to net zero by becoming...
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KR, DSME Join Forces On Digitalisation, Smart Ship Tech

KR, DSME Join Forces On Digitalisation, Smart Ship Tech

Classification society Korean Register (KR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with compatriot shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering...
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Eastern Pacific Signs MoU For Industry’s First Ammonia-Fueled Vessel

Eastern Pacific Signs MoU For Industry’s First Ammonia-Fueled Vessel

Seeking to move ahead of the industry and encourage other shipping lines to follow their lead, Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping...
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Floatel Wins Extension In Brazil, Assigns Unit For Gulf Of Mexico Job

Floatel Wins Extension In Brazil, Assigns Unit For Gulf Of Mexico Job

Offshore accommodation provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for a unit operating offshore Brazil, which will...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Sets Out Rationale Behind Greek Tanker Seizures

Iran’s Supreme Leader Sets Out Rationale Behind Greek Tanker Seizures

Iran's supreme leader has confirmed that Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) forces seized two Greek oil tankers in retaliation for...
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Idwal Adds Crew Welfare To Vessel Inspections

Idwal Adds Crew Welfare To Vessel Inspections

Ship inspection company Idwal has added questions on crew welfare to its vessel surveys in a bid to improve conditions...
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Langh Tech BWMS Receives IMO Approval In Record Time

Langh Tech BWMS Receives IMO Approval In Record Time

The Finnish marine technology manufacturer Langh Tech Oy Ab has received the IMO MEPC type approval certificate for its LanghBW...
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CSM Takes Vessel Twinning To A New And Totally Smart Level

CSM Takes Vessel Twinning To A New And Totally Smart Level

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has once again pushed industry boundaries by creating a totally SMART and fully digitised jack-up barge under...
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Shipbreaking Watchdog Calls Out Bangladeshi Shipbreaker Over Accidents

Shipbreaking Watchdog Calls Out Bangladeshi Shipbreaker Over Accidents

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is drawing attention to a recent spate of accidents at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards owned by Kabir...
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Okeanis Eco Tankers Announce Delivery Of VLCC Newbuilding

Okeanis Eco Tankers Announce Delivery Of VLCC Newbuilding

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. announces that it has taken delivery of the VLCC NISSOS NIKOURIA (the “Vessel”) today. The Vessel...
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Container Dwell Fee On Hold Through June 10: San Pedro Bay Ports Continue To Monitor Cargo Flow

Container Dwell Fee On Hold Through June 10: San Pedro Bay Ports Continue To Monitor Cargo Flow

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will once again delay consideration of the “Container Dwell...
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Shipping Giant CMA CGM Sees Uncertain Outlook As Earnings Surge Again

Shipping Giant CMA CGM Sees Uncertain Outlook As Earnings Surge Again

CMA CGM said on Friday that geopolitical and economic risks were clouding its outlook despite another surge in profits due...
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International Maritime Organization Focus On Safety And Security Of Ships And Seafarers In Black Sea And Sea Of Azov

International Maritime Organization Focus On Safety And Security Of Ships And Seafarers In Black Sea And Sea Of Azov

In direct response to the maritime crisis, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) convened an Emergency Task Force...
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Lebanon Warns Against Any Israeli ‘Aggression’ In Disputed Waters

Lebanon Warns Against Any Israeli ‘Aggression’ In Disputed Waters

 Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against any “aggressive action” in disputed waters where both states hope to develop offshore energy after a ship arrived off...
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Panama Supports New Amendments Adopted To Improve The Conditions Of Seafarers

Panama Supports New Amendments Adopted To Improve The Conditions Of Seafarers

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), participated as a ratifying member of the Maritime Labor Convention, in its amended version 2006,...
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U.S. To Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil To Europe

U.S. To Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil To Europe

Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up...
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