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Corpus Christi $139M Channel Dredging Contract Awarded

Corpus Christi $139M Channel Dredging Contract Awarded

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $139m construction contract to US- based Great Lakes Dredge &...
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MPA, SSA And GCNS Sign MoU To Raise Carbon Accounting Capabilities Amongst Maritime Companies In Singapore

MPA, SSA And GCNS Sign MoU To Raise Carbon Accounting Capabilities Amongst Maritime Companies In Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), and the Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS)...
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Former BW LPG Chief Ackermann Joins Synergy

Former BW LPG Chief Ackermann Joins Synergy

Martin Ackerman, previously CEO of BW LPG is joining Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group as CCO. As CCO of Synergy...
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Mutual Recognition Of Maritime Training And Certification Of Competency Of Seafarers Between UAE And Georgia

Mutual Recognition Of Maritime Training And Certification Of Competency Of Seafarers Between UAE And Georgia

The UAE represented by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maritime...
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Iran And Venezuela Defy Sanctions With Crude Oil Swap

Iran And Venezuela Defy Sanctions With Crude Oil Swap

Iran and Venezuela have reached an agreement to swap two grades of oil, giving Venezuela a new supply of extra-light...
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Wärtsilä Engines Will Provide Operational Reliability For Two New Brazilian Pusher Tugs

Wärtsilä Engines Will Provide Operational Reliability For Two New Brazilian Pusher Tugs

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for two new pusher tugs being built for the Brazilian operator Hidrovias...
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Samskip Acquires Sea Connect To Expand Baltic Sea footprint

Samskip Acquires Sea Connect To Expand Baltic Sea footprint

Dutch transport group Samskip has decided to acquire Lithuanian shortsea specialist Sea Connect, broadening its Baltic operations. The Klaipeda-based shipping...
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Port Of Los Angeles Stops Short Of 24-Hour Operations, Unlike Long Beach

Port Of Los Angeles Stops Short Of 24-Hour Operations, Unlike Long Beach

The Port of Los Angeles is holding back on extending its gate hours as encouraged by the Biden administration, focusing...
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TECO 2030 Wins Tax Relief Grant To Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production Line

TECO 2030 Wins Tax Relief Grant To Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production Line

Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has been granted up to NOK 5.4 million (around $630,000) in indirect government support for...
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Royal Navy Frigate Catches Ships Violating Sanctions On North Korea

Royal Navy Frigate Catches Ships Violating Sanctions On North Korea

On a side mission from her role as an escort for the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the frigate HMS Richmond recently patrolled the...
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Bimco Deputy Secretary General Moving To Singapore

Bimco Deputy Secretary General Moving To Singapore

Bimco is expanding its Asia presence with Deputy Secretary-General Søren Larsen to relocate to Singapore next year. Larsen is expected...
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DNV And LISCR Award AiP To HHI For 40,000 CBM Liquefied CO2 Carrier Design

DNV And LISCR Award AiP To HHI For 40,000 CBM Liquefied CO2 Carrier Design

Classification society DNV and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to...
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Fassmer Designs Electric Inner City Ferry

Fassmer Designs Electric Inner City Ferry

German shipbuilder Fassmer Shipyard and integrated electric drive systems developer Torqeedo have developed a fully electric ferry concept for public...
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InterManager President calls for ‘one voice’ for shipping

InterManager President calls for ‘one voice’ for shipping

Shipping needs “one voice” to represent it globally and enable the maritime community to communicate more effectively with regulators, says...
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China Certifies First Shipment Of Full Life Cycle Carbon-Neutral Petroleum

China Certifies First Shipment Of Full Life Cycle Carbon-Neutral Petroleum

Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (SEEE) has issued the first carbon neutral petroleum certificate to Sinopec (HKG: 0386, “Sinopec”), Cosco...
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Oldendorff To Send Largest Carriers To Load Logs From New Zealand

Oldendorff To Send Largest Carriers To Load Logs From New Zealand

German shipping company Oldendorff Carriers and New Zealand’s shipping service provider South Pacific Shipping (SPS) have finalized a deal that...
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Cosco Shipping Ports Acquires Stake In Hamburg Terminal

Cosco Shipping Ports Acquires Stake In Hamburg Terminal

Cosco Shipping Ports is acquiring a 35% stake of Container Terminal Tollerort in the port of Hamburg, Germany. Grand Dragon, a...
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ETF Managers Group (ETFMG) Launches World’s First “Green” Technology Shipping ETF

ETF Managers Group (ETFMG) Launches World’s First “Green” Technology Shipping ETF

ETF Managers Group LLC (ETFMG®), leading exchange-traded fund issuer, announced that the ETFMG Breakwave Sea Decarbonization Tech ETF (NYSE Arca:...
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Shell Orders All-Electric Ferries For Singapore Ops

Shell Orders All-Electric Ferries For Singapore Ops

Anglo-Dutch energy major Shell has awarded a contract to Penguin International Ltd, a Singapore-based designer, builder and owner of aluminium high-speed...
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Drydocks World To Develop New Dubai ‘South Yard’

Drydocks World To Develop New Dubai ‘South Yard’

Dubai-based Drydocks World has announced the development of 'South Yard' facility, as part of DP World strategy and Dubai ‘s...
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