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Beirut Port Officials Placed Under House Arrest Over Negligence Of Duty

Beirut Port Officials Placed Under House Arrest Over Negligence Of Duty

On 4th August two massive explosions shook the port of Beirut, Lebanon and the surrounding areas. The blast occurred in...
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Beirut Blast: 10 Out Of 11 Missing Filipino Seafarers Located And Declared Safe

Beirut Blast: 10 Out Of 11 Missing Filipino Seafarers Located And Declared Safe

As per the report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippines, 10 of the 11 missing Filipinos lost during...
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U.S. sends first shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in over a decade

U.S. sends first shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in over a decade

The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed...
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China to promote Tianjin Port as an International Shipping Hub

China to promote Tianjin Port as an International Shipping Hub

China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport jointly issued guidelines to speed up Tianjin’s development to be...
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Cranes collapse at JNPT due to cyclonic winds

Cranes collapse at JNPT due to cyclonic winds

Three rail mounted quay cranes used for loading and unloading containers at the terminal run by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust...
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Beirut Port Suffers Total Destruction From Blasts

Beirut Port Suffers Total Destruction From Blasts

The internet was shaken on 4th August when videos of the explosion near the port of Beirut, Lebanon, went viral....
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Shipping Emissions Are Projected To Increase By Up To 50% Until 2050 – New Study

Shipping Emissions Are Projected To Increase By Up To 50% Until 2050 – New Study

The greenhouse gas emissions of shipping have increased from 977 million tonnes in 2012 to 1,076 million tonnes in 2018...
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Maritime UK launches Mental Health Benchmark Survey

Maritime UK launches Mental Health Benchmark Survey

Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the £46bn maritime sector, is partnering with Safer Highways to launch its first survey...
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India’s jet fuel exports seen extending declines on refinery works, weak demand

India’s jet fuel exports seen extending declines on refinery works, weak demand

India’s jet fuel exports which dropped almost 60% in June from a year earlier are expected to keep falling at...
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Govt taking steps to reduce Logistics cost to boost growth: Mansukh Mandaviya

Govt taking steps to reduce Logistics cost to boost growth: Mansukh Mandaviya

The Government has initiated multiple steps to reduce high logistics cost, including strengthening inland waterways, Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said...
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Deadly port explosion rocks Beirut

Deadly port explosion rocks Beirut

A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, killing dozens of people, injuring thousands and blowing out windows in...
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All Ports Across UAE To Resume Crew Change Operations

All Ports Across UAE To Resume Crew Change Operations

All ports across UAE will now resume crew change operations as per an announcement made by the Federal Transport Authority...
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Railways stress on transporting cars by trains to reduce carbon emissions

Railways stress on transporting cars by trains to reduce carbon emissions

The Central Railway is emphasising on transporting cars by trains to reduce carbon emissions, helping to achieve the Indian Railways’...
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MOL introduces FOCUS Project Part III : Virtual Ship visit application ‘Fleet Tour’

MOL introduces FOCUS Project Part III : Virtual Ship visit application ‘Fleet Tour’

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced the release of the "Fleet Tour" virtual ship...
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Russia building new seaport to boost trade with Iran, India & Kazakhstan

Russia building new seaport to boost trade with Iran, India & Kazakhstan

A seaport with a capacity of 12.5 million tons will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, near the city of...
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Scorpio moves into offshore wind sector

Scorpio moves into offshore wind sector

Monaco’s Scorpio Group has further diversified its business with a move into the offshore wind sector. Its dry bulk arm...
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Coronavirus: 36 Tests Positive On One Of The Very First Cruise Ships That Began Operations

Coronavirus: 36 Tests Positive On One Of The Very First Cruise Ships That Began Operations

Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten made headlines around the world when it became among the very first cruise ships to operate...
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Chief Officer Charged With Carrying Illegal Cargo, Sentenced For 6 Months

Chief Officer Charged With Carrying Illegal Cargo, Sentenced For 6 Months

A chief officer on board a cargo vessel, who is of Myanmar nationality has been convicted to 6 months in...
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Inmarsat, Thetius AND Shell Shipping and Maritime launch ‘Crew Welfare Open Innovation Challenge’

Inmarsat, Thetius AND Shell Shipping and Maritime launch ‘Crew Welfare Open Innovation Challenge’

Challenge for start-ups and SMEs will fund and test application that helps improve the safety of deck operations, minimises fatigue...
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COVID-19 to impact Container Port Investment

COVID-19 to impact Container Port Investment

The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in...
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