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ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

Prompt HSFO stems are tight in Russia, the Canary Islands and South Africa, while ample VLSFO supplies in the Mediterranean...
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South Korean Companies Develop Molten Salt Reactor For Shipping, Power Generation

South Korean Companies Develop Molten Salt Reactor For Shipping, Power Generation

South Korea’s state-run nuclear energy research institute and the country’s major shipbuilder have agreed to join forces to develop a...
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Agreement In Principle Reached Over Suez Canal Ship – Stann Marine

Agreement In Principle Reached Over Suez Canal Ship – Stann Marine

A representative for the owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March on...
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India’s May Crude Oil Imports Dip As Pandemic Curbs Demand

India’s May Crude Oil Imports Dip As Pandemic Curbs Demand

India’s May crude oil imports slipped to their lowest in three months as fuel demand sagged amid a second wave...
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South Africa To Revamp Ailing Port System, Says Ramaphosa

South Africa To Revamp Ailing Port System, Says Ramaphosa

South Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) will operate as a stand-alone business under the aegis of state-owned freight logistics group...
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MPC Acquiring Songa Container In $210m Deal

MPC Acquiring Songa Container In $210m Deal

MPC Container Ships is acquiring Songa Container and its fleet of 11 vessels in a $210.25m deal. The deal sees...
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ONE Modern Calls on Port of New Orleans, Third Direct-Asia Service

ONE Modern Calls on Port of New Orleans, Third Direct-Asia Service

THE Alliance and Evergreen launched their new Asia-US Gulf service with the inaugural sailing of the ONE Modern calling on...
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Mayflower Autonomous Ship, Beset With Glitch, Sails Back To England

Mayflower Autonomous Ship, Beset With Glitch, Sails Back To England

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MASS) has stopped its historic transatlantic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean three days after the initial...
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International Maritime Organization Bans Toxic Paint Substance Cybutryne

International Maritime Organization Bans Toxic Paint Substance Cybutryne

At the 76th session of the Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 76), the IMO has prohibited the use of cybutryne...
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Hamburg Sud Containership Damages Hull In Dock Scrape

Hamburg Sud Containership Damages Hull In Dock Scrape

Dramatic images appeared on social media as a Hamburg Sud-operated boxship scraped along a ferry pier on Sunday, June 20...
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CCS And Cosco Shipping Ink Maritime Decarbonisation Agreement

CCS And Cosco Shipping Ink Maritime Decarbonisation Agreement

China Classification Society (CCS) and China Cosco Shipping Group have signed a new agreement that will see the two parties...
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Elcome Expands Europe Presence With Algeciras Office

Elcome Expands Europe Presence With Algeciras Office

Maritime systems provider Elcome International is expanding is presence in the European market with a new office in Algeciras. The...
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Denmark Tops The Paris MoU’s List

Denmark Tops The Paris MoU’s List

According to the annual list compiled by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU), out of 70 nations, Denmark has...
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Damen Fits Batteries On Its All-Electric Tug

Damen Fits Batteries On Its All-Electric Tug

Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug, having...
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Wilson Sons Performs Largest Transhipment Operation At Rio Grande Container Terminal

Wilson Sons Performs Largest Transhipment Operation At Rio Grande Container Terminal

Brazilian port and logistics operator Wilson Sons recorded a milestone with making the largest transhipment operation, 7,833 movements, at Rio...
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Further Shipping GHG Emission Reduction Measures Adopted

Further Shipping GHG Emission Reduction Measures Adopted

International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts key mandatory measures to reduce ships’ carbon intensity; establishes ship rating system. New mandatory measures...
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KSOE-DSME Deal Face Obstacles Inside And Outside Of Korea

KSOE-DSME Deal Face Obstacles Inside And Outside Of Korea

A series of obstacles both within and outside of Korea are prolonging the delay in a proposed deal between Korea...
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IMO Approves Ban On Heavy Fuel Oil In The Arctic

IMO Approves Ban On Heavy Fuel Oil In The Arctic

In a vote at the conclusion of the Marine Environment Protection Committee's 76th meeting, delegates approved a measure to ban...
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KONGSBERG USV To Minimise Aker BioMarine’s Carbon Footprint

KONGSBERG USV To Minimise Aker BioMarine’s Carbon Footprint

Aker BioMarine has ordered a new Sounder USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) from Kongsberg Maritime, to further reduce their carbon footprint...
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Inmarsat Secures First Fleet Data Premium Installation In Asia Pacific With Diamond Bulk Carriers And Nautilus Labs

Inmarsat Secures First Fleet Data Premium Installation In Asia Pacific With Diamond Bulk Carriers And Nautilus Labs

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has been pivotal in connecting digital stakeholders for Asia Pacific’s first...
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