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India: Steel Demand To Fall 12% This Year: Report

India: Steel Demand To Fall 12% This Year: Report

Hit by stringent Covid-induced lockdown, steel demand in this year is expected to fall by a record 10 per cent...
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Fair Treatment Of Seafarers And The Covid-19 Pandemic On Legal Committee’s Agenda

Fair Treatment Of Seafarers And The Covid-19 Pandemic On Legal Committee’s Agenda

The IMO Legal Committee has begun its 107th session, meeting in virtual session (27 and 30 November and 1 December)....
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World’s 1st Zero-Emission Container Vessel, Yara Birkeland, Delivered

World’s 1st Zero-Emission Container Vessel, Yara Birkeland, Delivered

The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara International, Norway-based shipbuilder Vard informed. Upon...
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Projects Explore Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Replace Diesel Generators

Projects Explore Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Replace Diesel Generators

Two projects underway in South Korea are each seeking to develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology to be used...
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Rystad Predicts Shortage of Wind Farm Installation Vessels

Rystad Predicts Shortage of Wind Farm Installation Vessels

In a new report, the consultancy Rystad Energy predicts that the world's supply of offshore wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs)...
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Shipping Implications From The IMO’s MEPC 75

Shipping Implications From The IMO’s MEPC 75

Newbuilding orderbooks have dipped to historically low levels relative to existing fleets, with the dry bulk carrier sector one of...
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India: Ministry Issues Draft Merchant Shipping Bill With Updated Global Norms

India: Ministry Issues Draft Merchant Shipping Bill With Updated Global Norms

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued a draft of the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2020 with all updated...
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OPEC+ To Meet For Talks On Continuing Oil Cuts, But Members Are Growing Restless

OPEC+ To Meet For Talks On Continuing Oil Cuts, But Members Are Growing Restless

What seemed to be shaping up as a smooth OPEC+ meeting, with traders largely expecting a rollover of production quotas, has hit...
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Finland and Japan are Studying Hydrogen Powered Ship Designs

Finland and Japan are Studying Hydrogen Powered Ship Designs

An increasing number of projects are seeking to develop hydrogen-based power technologies that can be commercially viable for the shipping...
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Global Container Shipping Lines Rebound From Covid-19 Impact

Global Container Shipping Lines Rebound From Covid-19 Impact

Finally, global container shipping is showing a strong rebound, leaving behind the Covid-19 pandemic, going by the financials of the...
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MSC Opens New Office In Nanning, China

MSC Opens New Office In Nanning, China

Based in Nanning, the branch office will focus on the development and construction of Guangxi Beibu gulf port and the...
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Synergy’s Commitment To Diversity Recognised By Maritime SheEO

Synergy’s Commitment To Diversity Recognised By Maritime SheEO

The progressive recruitment and human resources policies of Synergy Group have been recognised by Maritime SheEO, the International Maritime Organization-endorsed...
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Shipping Bodies Reach Out To Amazon’s Bezos Over Seafarer Crisis

Shipping Bodies Reach Out To Amazon’s Bezos Over Seafarer Crisis

The associations – the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Bimco, Intertanko and Intercargo – have written to Bezos pointing out...
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Panama Ship Registry Joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

Panama Ship Registry Joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

“We are committed to supporting MACN in its vision of fair trade and a free-corruption maritime industry,” said Rafael Cigarruista,...
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MOL Tests First Technology to Capture Microplastics in Ballast Water

MOL Tests First Technology to Capture Microplastics in Ballast Water

Microplastics, the residue of plastic in the ocean, is one of the challenges which environmentalists are looking to confront. In...
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Macroeconomics: As Virus Cases Surge, A Slower Recovery Awaits

Macroeconomics: As Virus Cases Surge, A Slower Recovery Awaits

Record-breaking GDP drops seen in the second quarter of the year have been replaced by record-breaking growth rates in the...
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IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 75 Brief

IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 75 Brief

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 75th session in virtual format from November 16th to 20th, 2020....
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3D Visualisation Studio Enters Maritime Industry

3D Visualisation Studio Enters Maritime Industry

Maritime Studios, the 3D visualisation company for the maritime industry, has officially opened its doors. The Rotterdam based studio has...
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Qatar Airways Helps Bring Tens of Thousands of Seafarers Home

Qatar Airways Helps Bring Tens of Thousands of Seafarers Home

Airline has helped repatriate over 150,000 seafarers during the pandemic – more than any other airline Qatar Airways has established...
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International Safety@Sea 2020 Webinar Series

International Safety@Sea 2020 Webinar Series

Organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), this is an annual event to engage members of the...
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