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Adani Investing $700M In New Colombo Container Terminal

Adani Investing $700M In New Colombo Container Terminal

Adani Group is investing $700m in a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo, in what is said to...
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Pipeline Spill Could Impact Containerships Queued For Port Of LA

Pipeline Spill Could Impact Containerships Queued For Port Of LA

Some containerships anchored in San Pedro Bay waiting to enter the Port of Los Angeles may require cleaning following an...
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Van Oord Orders Methanol-Fuelled Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Van Oord Orders Methanol-Fuelled Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Van Oord orders methanol dual-fuel offshore wind turbine installation vessel at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China. The new 175-metre...
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Höegh Autoliners Signs Letter Of Intent With China Merchants Heavy Industry To Build Its Aurora Class Vessels

Höegh Autoliners Signs Letter Of Intent With China Merchants Heavy Industry To Build Its Aurora Class Vessels

Höegh Autoliners is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy...
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COSCO Shipping International Sells 60 Pct Stake In Singapore Dry Bulk Shipping Firm

COSCO Shipping International Sells 60 Pct Stake In Singapore Dry Bulk Shipping Firm

Integrated logistics service provider COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) Co., has decided to dispose of a 60 per cent interest in...
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Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry Celebrates World Maritime Day With All-Day Immersive Event And Run For Seafarers

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry Celebrates World Maritime Day With All-Day Immersive Event And Run For Seafarers

To celebrate World Maritime Day 2021, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) is organizing an all-day immersive experience in Limassol on...
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ONE Launching New Korea – China – Southeast Asia Service

ONE Launching New Korea – China – Southeast Asia Service

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is launching a new service connecting Korea, central/south China, and Southeast Asia. The new weekly Korea...
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Panama Supports Neptune Declaration On The Welfare Of Seafarers And The Change Of Crews

Panama Supports Neptune Declaration On The Welfare Of Seafarers And The Change Of Crews

The Republic of Panama, through the Panama Maritime Authority, has provided its support to all those national and international actions...
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CPP Investments To Acquire Ports America Interest From Oaktree

CPP Investments To Acquire Ports America Interest From Oaktree

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to become the...
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Damen Shipyards Divests Hoisting Business

Damen Shipyards Divests Hoisting Business

Liftal Hijstechniek will acquire Damen Hoisting and from 1 October the company will be incorporated into the full-service specialist in...
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NYK Commits To Net-Zero GHG Emissions By 2050

NYK Commits To Net-Zero GHG Emissions By 2050

Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has set a long-term target to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gas...
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Siglar Carbon Launches Free Carbon Estimator For Commercial Shipping Professionals

Siglar Carbon Launches Free Carbon Estimator For Commercial Shipping Professionals

Siglar Carbon launches a free tool for estimating and comparing emissions from tanker voyages. Using the Siglar Carbon Estimator to...
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CMA CGM Expanding In Air Cargo Ordering Two B777 Freighters

CMA CGM Expanding In Air Cargo Ordering Two B777 Freighters

CMA CGM is cementing its move into air cargo with an order for two new Boeing 777 freighters. Having moved...
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Liberian Registry Becomes World’s Largest Flag For Tankers

Liberian Registry Becomes World’s Largest Flag For Tankers

The Liberian Registry is now the world’s largest tanker flag in terms of gross tonnage given the latest tonnage added...
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Weathernews Teams Up With VPS To Enhance Ship Routing Solution

Weathernews Teams Up With VPS To Enhance Ship Routing Solution

Weathernews Inc (WNI) has joined forces with Vessel Performance Solutions (VPS) to integrate critical performance data from ship systems with...
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Rio Tinto Develops Blending Iron Ore Delivery Hub At Dalian Port

Rio Tinto Develops Blending Iron Ore Delivery Hub At Dalian Port

Liaoning Port Group and Rio Tinto (Shanghai) have signed agreement to jointly develop Northeast Asia blending iron ore operation and...
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UAE Maritime Cluster Launched To Boost Sector With Global Promotion

UAE Maritime Cluster Launched To Boost Sector With Global Promotion

The UAE Government has launched new maritime cluster as it seeks to double the AED91bn ($24.77bn) sector in a few...
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EU And OPEC Cite LNG As Critical Marine Fuel

EU And OPEC Cite LNG As Critical Marine Fuel

While the debate continues about the environmental performance of liquified natural gas as a marine fuel and its longer-term prospects,...
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Equip The Seafarer Of The Future With The Skills For Success, Says ABS Chairman, President, And CEO

Equip The Seafarer Of The Future With The Skills For Success, Says ABS Chairman, President, And CEO

Shipping needs to develop a continual learning environment to equip the seafarer of the future for the rate of change...
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Seaspan Announces Newbuild Order For Ten 7,000 TEU Containerships

Seaspan Announces Newbuild Order For Ten 7,000 TEU Containerships

Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”) (NYSE:ATCO), today announced that it has entered into an...
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