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Dnv Gl Grants Wilhelmsen World’s First Type Approval For The Digital Boiler Water Test And Treat System

Dnv Gl Grants Wilhelmsen World’s First Type Approval For The Digital Boiler Water Test And Treat System

Rune Nygaard, Business Manager Ventures in Wilhelmsen Marine Products’ recently established Open Innovation division says, “Our system is tried, tested...
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Testing Of Ballast Water Systems On The Agenda As IMO Meets

Testing Of Ballast Water Systems On The Agenda As IMO Meets

As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 75th session on 16 to 20...
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Shipowner Bodies Urge IMO to Back $5bn Decarbonisation R&D Fund

Shipowner Bodies Urge IMO to Back $5bn Decarbonisation R&D Fund

To be managed through a non-governmental International Maritime Research and Development Board (IMRB), the fund would seek to help identify and...
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Asia Forms World’s Biggest Trade Bloc, a China-Backed Group Excluding U.S.

Asia Forms World’s Biggest Trade Bloc, a China-Backed Group Excluding U.S.

Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States,...
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India Trims Palm Oil Purchases As Rising Prices Make Soyoil Attractive

India Trims Palm Oil Purchases As Rising Prices Make Soyoil Attractive

Indian edible oil refiners are trimming imports of palm oil to make space for soyoil as a rally in the...
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Pirates Kidnap 14 Crew from Heavy Lift Vessel in GoG

Pirates Kidnap 14 Crew from Heavy Lift Vessel in GoG

On 13 November, the Liberia-flagged Zhen Hua 7 was boarded while drifting 78 nautical miles northwest of Sao Tome, Dryad...
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Lng Becoming Increasingly Popular In The Shipping Sector

Lng Becoming Increasingly Popular In The Shipping Sector

Early in the morning of Thursday, 12 November, Total’s bunker vessel Gas Agility started bunkering the container ship Jacques Saade...
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India’s Sep Crude Imports Fall 10% On Month, But Q4 Rebound Forecast On Festive Fuel Demand

India’s Sep Crude Imports Fall 10% On Month, But Q4 Rebound Forecast On Festive Fuel Demand

India imported 15.18 million mt, or an average 3.71 million b/d, of crude oil in September, down 9.8% year on...
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China Development Forum 2020 Focuses On Post-pandemic Recovery, Cooperation

China Development Forum 2020 Focuses On Post-pandemic Recovery, Cooperation

Economic recovery and international cooperation in a post-pandemic era – that’s the theme of this year’s China Development Forum and...
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Unlocking The First Wave Of Zero-Emission Shipping

Unlocking The First Wave Of Zero-Emission Shipping

The maritime industry has no time to waste if it is to meet the International Maritime Organization’s ambition of at...
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Cargo Ship Catches Fire Off Greek Coast, Crew Evacuated

Cargo Ship Catches Fire Off Greek Coast, Crew Evacuated

The fire started in the afternoon hours of 11 November. Its origin has not been determined so far.   The...
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China Denies Restricting Indian Ship Carrying Australian Coal From Leaving Its Port

China Denies Restricting Indian Ship Carrying Australian Coal From Leaving Its Port

China on Friday denied that it has restricted an Indian ship carrying Australian coal from leaving its port following complaints...
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Trump Bans American Investment in 31 Chinese Firms, Including CSSC

Trump Bans American Investment in 31 Chinese Firms, Including CSSC

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order prohibiting Americans from buying or holding stock in 31 Chinese firms...
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INTERCARGO Supports IMO Measures Before Environmental Committee Meets

INTERCARGO Supports IMO Measures Before Environmental Committee Meets

INTERCARGO, the association of dry bulk carriers announced its support for the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new measures aimed at...
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Amidst Treaty Rights Dispute, First Nations Buy $750M Fishing Company

Amidst Treaty Rights Dispute, First Nations Buy $750M Fishing Company

In a stunning move, the Mi’kmaq First Nations Coalition has partnered with a B.C.-based distributor to buy Clearwater Seafoods, the...
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Hapag-Lloyd Delivers Good Result In First Nine Months of 2020

Hapag-Lloyd Delivers Good Result In First Nine Months of 2020

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first nine months of 2020 with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of more...
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Stena Line Ferry Stranded at Holyhead After COVID-19 Outbreak

Stena Line Ferry Stranded at Holyhead After COVID-19 Outbreak

Seven crewmembers of the Stena Line ro/pax ferry Stena Horizon have tested positive for COVID-19, and the entire crew is now in...
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Maersk Works With HTA To Solve Issues

Maersk Works With HTA To Solve Issues

The 2020 transpacific peak season has created challenges for many landside logistics providers trying to keep pace with import cargo...
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Seafarers, Heroes Of The Pandemic As Shipping Plays Vital Role In Crisis

Seafarers, Heroes Of The Pandemic As Shipping Plays Vital Role In Crisis

“The pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of maritime transport as an essential sector for the continued delivery...
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Shipowners Announce New Surcharges As Container Shortage Worsens

Shipowners Announce New Surcharges As Container Shortage Worsens

Container shipowners have nominated further surcharges and rate increases for Asia-to-Europe routes in the final weeks of the year as...
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