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India’s COVID Crisis Hits Global Shipping Industry Hard

India’s COVID Crisis Hits Global Shipping Industry Hard

Sheikh Karim, a seafarer in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, spends hours on his phone everyday, scrolling through overseas...
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TORM Banks On Long-Term Strength Of Large Oil Product Tankers

TORM Banks On Long-Term Strength Of Large Oil Product Tankers

Expected decreases in refining capacity in some regions and increases in others point to a stronger demand for large clean...
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CMA CGM Vessel Will Set Seven Records On Atlantic Seaboard

CMA CGM Vessel Will Set Seven Records On Atlantic Seaboard

For the second time in less than a year, a containership operated by CMA CGM will set size records as...
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ICS Releases Vaccination Roadmap To Quicken Seafarer Jab Rollout

ICS Releases Vaccination Roadmap To Quicken Seafarer Jab Rollout

As the US, Netherlands and other nations begin to roll out vaccines to all seafarers, the International Chamber of Shipping...
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Seadrill JV Lands 12-Well Drillship Contract In Angola

Seadrill JV Lands 12-Well Drillship Contract In Angola

A new, twelve-well drillship contract with multiple options has been awarded to a joint venture between Seadrill Limited and Angola’s...
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RCL And Mariana Express Lines In New Thailand – South China Service

RCL And Mariana Express Lines In New Thailand – South China Service

Regional Container Lines (RCL) and Mariana Express Lines are partnering in a new Thailand – South China service. The new...
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Jiangnan Shipyard Completes The World’s First Type B-Tank For VLEC

Jiangnan Shipyard Completes The World’s First Type B-Tank For VLEC

CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard delivered the world’s first Type B-tank for 99,000 cubic metre very large ethane carrier (VLEC). The completion...
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The U.S. Waives Shipping Restrictions To Ease Fuel Crunch After Pipeline Hack

The U.S. Waives Shipping Restrictions To Ease Fuel Crunch After Pipeline Hack

The U.S. government relaxed a long-standing maritime law protecting domestic shipping commerce to allow an undisclosed company to transport gasoline...
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ABB Marine Academy Supports Customers With Blended Learning

ABB Marine Academy Supports Customers With Blended Learning

In response to customers’ requests for safe and efficient training of crews during global travel restrictions, ABB Marine & Ports...
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After 21 Years In North Sea, Petrojarl Banff FPSO Ready For Recycling

After 21 Years In North Sea, Petrojarl Banff FPSO Ready For Recycling

After a 21-year period in the North Sea, Teekay’s Petrojarl Banff FPSO has completed its final voyage and is now...
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Belships Expands Fleet With Newbuild Resale, Inks Time Charter Deal

Belships Expands Fleet With Newbuild Resale, Inks Time Charter Deal

Norway-based bulker owner and operator Belships has decided to acquire a newbuilding resale financed through a bareboat agreement for ten...
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Shell Extends Shipcare Product Availability

Shell Extends Shipcare Product Availability

Shell Marine has extended the coverage of its Shipcare network, enabling access to its lubricants and maintenance products in more...
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Vaccine Inequity Posing ‘Significant Risk’ To Global Economic Recovery: UN Report

Vaccine Inequity Posing ‘Significant Risk’ To Global Economic Recovery: UN Report

Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as inadequate progress...
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Zhejiang And Rotterdam Ink Agreement To Develop Indonesian Port

Zhejiang And Rotterdam Ink Agreement To Develop Indonesian Port

China’s Zhejiang Seaport Group inked cooperation agreement with Port of Rotterdam Authority (Indonesia) and PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I to jointly...
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HMM To Ship Covid Medical Equipment To India For Nominal Sum

HMM To Ship Covid Medical Equipment To India For Nominal Sum

Container line HMM is prioritising the delivery of Covid-related medical equipment to India with a nominal freight charge. As India...
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China Extends Its Domestic Navigation Laws Beyond Coastal Waters

China Extends Its Domestic Navigation Laws Beyond Coastal Waters

Beijing has revised its domestic maritime navigation law to substitute references to China's "coastal" waters with references to China's "maritime...
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EU Awards Nearly €25 Million In Funding To ‘Green Port Project’ Rotterdam

EU Awards Nearly €25 Million In Funding To ‘Green Port Project’ Rotterdam

An international alliance of 45 companies, knowledge institutes and port authorities, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has been...
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ABS Completes Landmark Decarbonization And Digitalization JDP With HHI And HGS

ABS Completes Landmark Decarbonization And Digitalization JDP With HHI And HGS

ABS, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Global Service (HGS) have completed a landmark joint development project (JDP) exploring decarbonization...
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Mumbai Port To Build New Container Terminal

Mumbai Port To Build New Container Terminal

The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has received permission from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority to build a new container...
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DP World Expands European Inland Network With Three French Ports

DP World Expands European Inland Network With Three French Ports

DP World has significantly expanded its European inland network, adding three key ports in the Alsace region through its affiliate...
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