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Bahrain’s ASRY Inks Cooperation Agreement With Greece’s ONEX

Bahrain’s ASRY Inks Cooperation Agreement With Greece’s ONEX

Bahrain’s Arab Ship Shipbuilding and repair Yard (ASRY) has signed an MoU with ONEX Shipyards Greece to share know-how on...
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NYK Takes Delivery Of Third Methanol-Fueled Tanker

NYK Takes Delivery Of Third Methanol-Fueled Tanker

Japanese shipping group NYK has taken delivery of a third methanol-fueled chemical tanker, named Grouse Sun, from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard...
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Seafarer Lives Don’t Need To Be Risked During Lifeboat Drills

Seafarer Lives Don’t Need To Be Risked During Lifeboat Drills

Seafarers are dying needlessly in lifeboat accidents when maritime legislation doesn’t actually require vessels to be manned during drills. InterManager,...
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A Pileup Of Empty Containers Building In The US East And West Coast, Repatriating Empties Major Challenge In Mid To Long Term

A Pileup Of Empty Containers Building In The US East And West Coast, Repatriating Empties Major Challenge In Mid To Long Term

According to a recent analysis by Container xChange, one of the many challenges for the supply chain now is the...
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Falklands Project To Become ‘Largest Operated Development Asset’ For Israeli Player

Falklands Project To Become ‘Largest Operated Development Asset’ For Israeli Player

UK-based oil and gas E&P company Rockhopper Exploration has inked a definitive deal with Harbour Energy and Israel’s Navitas Petroleum,...
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Water2Energy Makes Tidal Turbine Testing Optimizations In Netherlands

Water2Energy Makes Tidal Turbine Testing Optimizations In Netherlands

Dutch-based company Water2Energy (W2E) has optimized the test setup at the sluice gate in the Port of Flushing to increase...
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Maersk Rig To Resume Ichthys Field Work For Another Year

Maersk Rig To Resume Ichthys Field Work For Another Year

Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension for a semi-submersible rig for operations in Australia. The...
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KOTUG Acquiring Dubai-Based OSV Operator Seaways International

KOTUG Acquiring Dubai-Based OSV Operator Seaways International

Netherlands-based KOTUG International has entered into an agreement to acquire rival offshore support vessel operator Seaways International, part of a...
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Tunisia Battles To Avoid Environmental Disaster In Xelo Tanker Sinking

Tunisia Battles To Avoid Environmental Disaster In Xelo Tanker Sinking

The Tunisian government is confident that the 750-tonne consignment of diesel that went down with the MV Xelo on Friday...
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PIL Launching Singapore – Surabaya Service

PIL Launching Singapore – Surabaya Service

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is launching a new weekly service between Singapore and Surabaya, Indonesia. The new service expanding PIL’s...
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Hybrid-Electric Biomass Fuel Carrier To Use ABB Power System

Hybrid-Electric Biomass Fuel Carrier To Use ABB Power System

Japanese consortium e5 Lab Inc has chosen an ABB power system for its world-first hybrid electric biomass fuel carriers. The...
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Wärtsilä Voyage Invests In Japanese Marine Digital Platform

Wärtsilä Voyage Invests In Japanese Marine Digital Platform

Wärtsilä Voyage has invested in Marindows a Japanese company developing an open digital platform for the country’s maritime industries. The...
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NYK And MOL Launch Biofuel Programs

NYK And MOL Launch Biofuel Programs

Two of Japan’s leading shipping companies announced moves to expand the use of biofuels in their operations. Both NYK and...
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ESPO Welcomes Cross-Party Support In The European Parliament For Prioritising OPS Where It Makes Sense

ESPO Welcomes Cross-Party Support In The European Parliament For Prioritising OPS Where It Makes Sense

Yesterday the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) will discuss the draft Report from MEP Ertug on the...
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MARAD Announces New America’s Marine Highway Program Designations, Projects

MARAD Announces New America’s Marine Highway Program Designations, Projects

The U.S. Maritime Administration has announced a new Marine Highway route and projects as part of the America’s Marine Highway...
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North Sea Operators Renew Agreements For Exporting Oil To Flotta Terminal

North Sea Operators Renew Agreements For Exporting Oil To Flotta Terminal

Partners in several North Sea fields have reaffirmed their commitments to export the oil produced from their fields to the...
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Thome Group Streamlines Maritime Operations With Integrated BASSnet Fleet Management Software

Thome Group Streamlines Maritime Operations With Integrated BASSnet Fleet Management Software

Thome Group (‘Thome’), the leading international ship manager, is onboarding the BASSnet 2.11 maritime software for the Thome managed vessels...
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DSME, Samsung Heavy Industries Facing Potential Labor Shortage

DSME, Samsung Heavy Industries Facing Potential Labor Shortage

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries have remained cautious about hiring blue-collar workers, despite labor shortage...
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Vietnam Logistics Association Plans To Set Up Container Line

Vietnam Logistics Association Plans To Set Up Container Line

Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) wants to set up a new container shipping line to compete with international lines and...
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ClassNK Releases GHG Emissions Management Tool

ClassNK Releases GHG Emissions Management Tool

ClassNK has released “ClassNK ZETA (Zero Emission Transition Accelerator)”, a GHG emissions management tool to track accurate CO2 emissions and...
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