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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust dredging contract heads for litigation
Belgian-Dutch contractors invoke arbitration to recover ₹200 crore unpaid dues India’s biggest channel deepening work at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust...
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Hong Kong port at the centre of major Covid-19 outbreak
A new wave of the Covid-19 outbreak has hit Hong Kong with nearly half of the latest cases coming from...
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Investigations step up as salvage team grapples with broken up bulk carrier off Mauritius
The crew of the Wakashio bulk carrier, which split in two on reefs off Mauritius on Saturday, are due to face further...
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Greek Shippers Threatened With Sanctions, Forced to Hand Over Iranian Oil Cargo to US, Report Says
Last year, the White House pledged to sanction any actor involved in purchase or transaction of Iranian oil, citing Tehran’s...
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India: Govt scraps new policy on right of first refusal granted to local fleet owners in public tenders
The government has scrapped a key policy change announced in February last year on granting license to foreign-flagged ships and...
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JNPT pays tribute to the Frontline Corona Warriors on India’s 74th Independence Day
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s Premier Container Port observed India’s 74th Independence Day, following all the preventive measures amended...
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SCI to launch India – Maldives Shipping Service from next month
During the visit of Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Maldives in June 2019, the Honorable Prime Minister and the Honorable...
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Wakashio splits in two off Mauritius
The Japanese bulk carrier which spilt tonnes of oil into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius split in two on Saturday...
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Chennai Port to Maduravoyal project receives NHAI’s approval
There is fresh lease of life for the stalled elevated ‘Chennai Port to Maduravoyal’ road project. In his Independence Day...
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Ship Carrying Ammonium Nitrate Stalled At Indian Port
The Indian port of Visakhapatnam suspended berthing of MV Kraszewski, a 20,000-tonne freighter on Wednesday. Port officials said that cargo...
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In ₹1,000-crore deal, JSW Infra to acquire Chettinad Builders
JSW’s arm gets two terminals at Kamarajar Port, one at New Mangalore JSW Infrastructure Ltd, the port operating unit of...
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Shipping Ministry slashes port charges for cruises
Further rebates have been introduced for cruise ships based on calls per year Ministry of Shipping has rationalised tariff rates...
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Seafarer Welfare Sector Under Threat Due To Lack Of Funding
The chaplain of the mission for seafarers in Lyttleton is concerned about its funding in the close future, the lack...
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Indonesian Crew Member Dies On Chinese Vessel Due To Accident
In what was termed as a ‘workplace accident’, Chinese vessel Long Xing 629 has reported the death of an Indonesian...
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Cargo Ship Grounded After Officer On Watch Falls Asleep
A cargo ship boring the flag of Vietnam ran aground in Filipino waters after its Officer on Watch fell asleep....
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Tankers ship Iranian fuel cargoes to U.S. for seizure – sources
Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure are sailing to the United States after talks...
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Bristol Community College and Maersk Training announce international offshore wind training partnership
Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) announced that it has entered a global partnership with one of the...
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Seafarers stranded at sea as pandemic upends global shipping markets
Global shipping markets are struggling to resume normal trade operations as the coronavirus-induced restrictions on seafarers takes toll on logistics...
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Birthday party and quest for wifi revealed in lead up to Wakashio grounding off Mauritius
The 58-year-old captain of the ill-fated newcastlemax Wakashio could face negligence charges after it emerged the crew were celebrating a crew...
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Annual Checks Had Been Cleared By Cargo Ship Responsible For The Mauritius Oil Spill
The Japanese Bulk carrier that caused the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius had reportedly cleared the annual inspection...
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