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KDB Moving To Sell Off HMM To POSCO

Korea Development Bank (KDB) is planning to sell off HMM (formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine) to POSCO. KDB, the...
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MOL Announces Restructuring Measures

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that it will restructure the organization effective April 1, 2021, as follows: 1. Establishment of...
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Shipping Industry Seeks Govt. Help To Deal With Piracy In Gulf of Guinea

Cargo from the oil-rich region plays a crucial role in ensuring India’s energy security The Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA),...
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Avenir LNG Limited Announces The Launch Of The Avenir Allegiance

Avenir LNG Limited announces the launch of the Avenir Allegiance; the world’s largest dual-purpose, LNG supply and bunkering vessel from...
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Australian Coal Trade Up Despite Chinese Woes

The value of Australia’s coal exports increased by 26% in the month of December, compared with November, despite the ongoing...
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Maersk Tankers Sells Its First Wind-Assisted Vessel

Maersk Tankers, which spearheads Maersk's liquid bulk business, recently announced a decision to sell Maersk Pelican. Pelican was the first product tanker in the...
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IMO Says Transition To LSFO Went Extremely Smooth With Only 55 FONAR Reports

The transition to low sulphur in fuel oil in 2020 saw only 55 cases of 0.50% compliant fuel being unavailable,...
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Grimaldi Welcomes 3rd Hybrid RO-RO Vessel Into The Fleet

Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group...
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US Shipbuilders Show Support For Biden Following ‘Buy American’ Executive Order

US shipbuilders and the offshore sector have added their support to new US President Biden this as an Executive Order...
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MOL Sends Its First LNG Carrier To The Breakers

Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has bid farewell to the first and oldest LNG carrier in its fleet –...
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Italy & France Pull The Plug On Fincantieri’s Takeover Of Chantiers De l’Atlantique

The planned mega-merger between Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri with its French counterpart Chantiers de l’Atlantique has fallen through. The decision...
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Wartsila’s Marine New Orders Decline 23% In 2020

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a slump in shipbuilding contracting resulted in Wartsila’s marine businesses seeing a 23%...
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Alfa Laval Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center For Zero Carbon Shipping

Alfa Laval has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to work on the development of low-...
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Huge Shift Underway To LNG As A Fuel To Reduce Emissions

LNG as a transition fuel to reduce CO2 emissions is fast gaining traction as is evidenced by a growing number...
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Biden Backs The Jones Act In A New Executive Order

The U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, who took office just a week ago, is powering through very busy first days...
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Kanfer Shipping AS Signs LOI For Two Small-Scale LNG Bunker Vessels

Kanfer Shipping AS (“Kanfer”), the Norway-based shipping company focusing on small-scale LNG sea transportation and LNG bunkering, has signed a...
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Shell Awarded LNG Bunkering License In Gibraltar

Shell has secured a LNG bunkering licence from the Gibraltar government, allowing the oil major to develop a range of...
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Czech Republic Added To Philippines International Crew Change Ban

The Philippine's temporary ban on international crew change is being extended to cover seafarers coming the Czech Republic, the 36th...
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Red Sea Gateway Terminal To Sell 40% Stake To Cosco And PIF

China’s Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL) and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have entered into separate agreements to each...
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Havyard Wins Deal To Develop Hydrogen Zero-Emission Vessel Concept

Norway’s Havyard has received a contract from a European company to develop a new zero-emission ship concept for cargo transport....
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