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Boxship Blocks Suez Canal

Boxship Blocks Suez Canal

The Suez Canal has been blocked by a grounded container ship, with no progress made to free it and no...
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MOL Plans To Expand Use Of Microplastic Collection Device On Bulkers

MOL Plans To Expand Use Of Microplastic Collection Device On Bulkers

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is expanding the use of a microplastic collection device that it has been testing aboard its...
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New Laws To Restrict The Way Ships Release Ballast Water Into UK Seas

New Laws To Restrict The Way Ships Release Ballast Water Into UK Seas

Consultation began on Wednesday 18 March on new laws which would further protect United Kingdom coastlines by stopping international ships...
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Qatar Looks Beyond World Cup 2022 As New Gas Investment Boom Begins, Says GlobalData’s MEED

Qatar Looks Beyond World Cup 2022 As New Gas Investment Boom Begins, Says GlobalData’s MEED

The recent agreement signed between Qatar Petroleum (QP), Singapore-based LNT Marine, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao...
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Jotun Launches HullKeeper, An Advanced Hull Optimisation Programme

Jotun Launches HullKeeper, An Advanced Hull Optimisation Programme

Jotun HullKeeper enables ship operators to improve hull efficiency, lower costs and improve environmental performance. Following an extensive development process,...
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MAN Wins Dual-Fuel Engine Order For 10 VLCCs

MAN Wins Dual-Fuel Engine Order For 10 VLCCs

MAN Energy Solutions reports that has won the order to supply dual-fuel engines to a series of 10 Very Large...
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NOVELTIS Launches EnovOcean.com Marine Weather Forecast

NOVELTIS Launches EnovOcean.com Marine Weather Forecast

NOVELTIS launched enovOcean, a new marine weather forecast e-platform that features in-depth information while being practical and user-friendly. NOVELTIS is...
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Full Complement Of BMA Documentation Now Available Electronically

Full Complement Of BMA Documentation Now Available Electronically

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is delighted to announce that all of its certification is now available electronically. The Authority...
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Norway Permanently Blocks Sale Of Bergen Engines To Russian Company

Norway Permanently Blocks Sale Of Bergen Engines To Russian Company

The Norwegian government has finalized its decision to block the sale of Rolls Royce-owned diesel builder Bergen Engines to a...
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Corvus Energy Offers Leasing Of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) To Accelerate Shipping’s Green Transition

Corvus Energy Offers Leasing Of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) To Accelerate Shipping’s Green Transition

Corvus Energy, the global leading supplier of zero-emission solutions for the ocean space, is now offering a global lease financing...
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IMO And Singapore To Offer Pilot Single Window For Facilitation Of Trade (SWiFT) Project To Medium-Sized Port

IMO And Singapore To Offer Pilot Single Window For Facilitation Of Trade (SWiFT) Project To Medium-Sized Port

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to...
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CSSC Delivers 6th LNG-Powered Giant To CMA CGM

CSSC Delivers 6th LNG-Powered Giant To CMA CGM

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has named and delivered CMA CGM Montmartre, the 6th LNG-powered 23,000 TEU containership, to the...
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ICS Warns Of Dangers Of Not Having Vaccination Programs For Seafarers

ICS Warns Of Dangers Of Not Having Vaccination Programs For Seafarers

The complexity of implementing a vaccination program for seafarers has drawn much discussion with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...
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DP World Posts ‘Resilient’ Results, Pledges Ongoing Investment

DP World Posts ‘Resilient’ Results, Pledges Ongoing Investment

DP World has announced robust financial results for the calendar year ended 31 December 2020, with revenue growing 11% year-on-year...
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UK: £20 Million Fund To Propel Green Shipbuilding Launched

UK: £20 Million Fund To Propel Green Shipbuilding Launched

Hydrogen-powered vessels and e-charge points at ports could soon become a common sight on our seas and in our coastal...
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HMM Takes Delivery Of First Of Eight 16,000 Teu Containerships

HMM Takes Delivery Of First Of Eight 16,000 Teu Containerships

HMM has taken delivery of the first of a series of eight containerships from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Liberian-flagged, 366 metre-long...
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Yang Ming Holds Naming Ceremony For YM Constancy

Yang Ming Holds Naming Ceremony For YM Constancy

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) held a naming ceremony for its 2,800 TEU class full container vessel, YM...
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KOSE And Hyundai Mipo To Develop Liquid CO2 Carrier

KOSE And Hyundai Mipo To Develop Liquid CO2 Carrier

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. and its parent Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KOSE) will develop a liquid carbon dioxide (CO2)...
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DSME Shuts Down Production Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

DSME Shuts Down Production Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has stopped production at its facilities in Okpo, Geoje amid an...
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India: Cargo Traffic At 12 Major Ports Falls For Eleventh Month In February 2021

India: Cargo Traffic At 12 Major Ports Falls For Eleventh Month In February 2021

India’s top-12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traffic for the eleventh straight month in February to 600.62 million...
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