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Dry Bulk Newbuilding Orders Pick Up Pace

Dry Bulk Newbuilding Orders Pick Up Pace

Newbuilding orders for dry bulk carriers seem to be on the up. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking...
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The CMA CGM Jacques Saade Joins The Fleet: The First 23 000 TEU Container Vessel In The World To Be Powered By Liquefied Natural Gas

The CMA CGM Jacques Saade Joins The Fleet: The First 23 000 TEU Container Vessel In The World To Be Powered By Liquefied Natural Gas

The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE has joined CMA CGM Group’s fleet thus becoming the largest LNG-powered container ship in the...
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World’s Largest Icebreaker Is Under Way At Last

World’s Largest Icebreaker Is Under Way At Last

The Rosatomflot-operated nuclear icebreaker Arktika has departed St. Petersburg, bound for Murmansk on her maiden voyage. This final milestone in the long...
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Hydrogen, Ammonia Likely To Win Cleaner Shipping Fuel Race – Euronav CEO

Hydrogen, Ammonia Likely To Win Cleaner Shipping Fuel Race – Euronav CEO

The concept of a one-size-fits-all shipping fuel is in the past, with hydrogen and ammonia the leading candidates to meet...
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Hyundai LNG Shipping’s LPG Carrier Gets CS Ready Notation

Hyundai LNG Shipping’s LPG Carrier Gets CS Ready Notation

The Korean Register has issued the world’s first Cyber Security (CS Ready) class notation for Hyundai Heavy Industries’ very large...
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BHP In Talks With Three Firms For LNG Bunker Supply Contract

BHP In Talks With Three Firms For LNG Bunker Supply Contract

BHP Group is in talks with three companies for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel five ships...
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ITF Repeats Warning On Covid Corner-Cutting Dangers

ITF Repeats Warning On Covid Corner-Cutting Dangers

Organizations are again taking the opportunity to renew the focus on the challenges and dangers of delaying crew changes as...
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Historic Sailing Ship Arrives In Hamburg, Germany

Historic Sailing Ship Arrives In Hamburg, Germany

One of the most historic cargo ships in the world, the four-masted bark Peking recently returned to Hamburg, Germany after an extensive...
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How The Top Container Lines Manage Capacity And Profitability

How The Top Container Lines Manage Capacity And Profitability

Up till the beginning of 2020, most shipping lines were absorbing losses on their books despite doing their best to...
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Cargo Throughput At China’s Major Ports Continues To Recover

Cargo Throughput At China’s Major Ports Continues To Recover

Cargo throughput at China’s major ports has continued to recover as economic activities have normalized amid effective epidemic control measures,...
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Saudi Aramco Accepts October-Loading Term LPG with Some Cuts: Traders

Saudi Aramco Accepts October-Loading Term LPG with Some Cuts: Traders

Saudi Aramco has announced acceptances of October term LPG cargoes with some cancellations or cuts in cargo loadings, traders. Around...
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Govt Issues SOP For Purchase/Chartering Of Tugs By Major Port Trusts To Boost ‘Make In India’

Govt Issues SOP For Purchase/Chartering Of Tugs By Major Port Trusts To Boost ‘Make In India’

The Shipping Ministry will blacklist Indian tugboat owners from participating in vessel hiring tenders floated by major port trusts if...
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ Smart Container Initiative Launched To Cut Emissions By Half

Abu Dhabi Ports’ Smart Container Initiative Launched To Cut Emissions By Half

As part of its ongoing digital transformation drive, Abu Dhabi Ports has launched the Smart Container Initiative that will house...
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The Rise In Bunker Prices Has Come To A Halt & The Question Now Is ‘What Happens Next?

The Rise In Bunker Prices Has Come To A Halt & The Question Now Is ‘What Happens Next?

Looking at oil fundamentals at the moment, there are far fewer concerns about oil supply, with the OPEC+ countries producing...
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Tanker Market On The Back Foot In August

Tanker Market On The Back Foot In August

The tanker market faced downward pressure during the month of August. According to the latest monthly report from OPEC, “dirty...
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Lng-fueled Tankers To More Than Double By 2030 – Petronas Exec

Lng-fueled Tankers To More Than Double By 2030 – Petronas Exec

The number of ships fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to more than double by 2030, driven by...
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Red-hot Ocean Rates Could Spark Government Intervention

Red-hot Ocean Rates Could Spark Government Intervention

In tanker and dry bulk shipping, the rate is the rate. It’s whatever the market says it is. It can...
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Us Shipping Regulator Issues Warning After Container Rates Hit Record Highs

Us Shipping Regulator Issues Warning After Container Rates Hit Record Highs

The US Federal Maritime Commission is reviewing the container shipping market for possible non-competitive practices after container rates to the...
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Sri Lanka To Charge New Diamond Captain, Seek $1.9m In Damages

Sri Lanka To Charge New Diamond Captain, Seek $1.9m In Damages

The captain of the fire-stricken very large crude carrier New Diamond is facing negligence and pollution charges in Sri Lanka....
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Crew Changes At India’s Vizhinjam Port Stalled By Local Agent

Crew Changes At India’s Vizhinjam Port Stalled By Local Agent

Crew changes on ships at Vizhinjam port, on the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula, have been stalled by the...
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