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Robust Demolition Activity Indicates Ship-Owners Willingness To Let Go Of Older Tonnage

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Date: Oct 01, 2020

With a global recession raging once again, as a result of the pandemic, ship owners are more incline...

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International Chamber Of Shipping Updates Health Guidance On Coronavirus (Covid-19) To Reflect Latest Knowledge

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Date: Oct 01, 2020

A great deal has changed since March, when the International Chamber of Shipping first issued guidan...

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Xeneta: Ocean Freight Rates Expected To Increase In The Near Term

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Date: Oct 01, 2020

Long-term ocean freight rates remain largely unchanged despite the impact of the global coronavirus ...

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Passenger-Cargo Ship Aranui 5 Turned Back by COVID-19

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Date: Oct 01, 2020

The unique cargo-passenger ship the Aranui 5 has become the latest vessel to have its service inte...

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Shell: Liquid Hydrogen Will Be Dominant Future Fuel

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Date: Oct 01, 2020

In a 26-page report published, oil major Royal Dutch Shell suggested that shipping has a hydrogen-po...

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All Eyes On Nor-Shipping 2021

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Date: Sep 30, 2020

With the widespread disruption to the maritime event calendar in 2020, Nor-Shipping 2021 has emerged...

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DHL To Decarbonise All ‘Less-Than-Container’ Load Shipments With Biofuels

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Date: Sep 30, 2020

Ocean freight specialist DHL Global Forwarding will use marine biofuels to neutralise the carbon emi...

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Maersk Supply Service To Test Electric Charging Buoy On Orsted Vessel

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Date: Sep 30, 2020

Maersk Supply Service (MSS) is set to test a proto-type buoy as both a safe mooring point and a char...

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RECAAP: Sea Robbery Incidents Almost Double In The Philippines

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Date: Sep 30, 2020

Philippine anchorages and ports saw an increase in the number of incidents of sea robbery from Janua...

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Australian Marine Industry Award Winners For 2019 Announced At ASMEX Gala Dinner

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Date: Sep 30, 2020

The 9th annual ASMEX Conference was capped off with a brilliant evening commencing with Benetti Pre ...

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Shipping Minister Launches Dispute Redressal Mechanism For Maritime Sector

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Date: Sep 29, 2020

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched a dispute redressal mechanism to facilitate ...

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‘Robo-Ships’ Offer Lifeline For Japan’s Shorthanded Industry

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Date: Sep 29, 2020

A group of 40 Japanese shipping companies, shipbuilders and technology companies aims to have remote...

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Wilhelmsen And Thyssenkrupp Step-Up Collaboration, Establishing 3D Printing Joint Venture Targeting The Maritime Industry

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Date: Sep 29, 2020

Utilizing thyssenkrupp’s deep expertise in additive manufacturing, alongside Wilhelmsen’s long s...

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Older Cruise Ships Are Not Surviving the Covid-19 Cruise Suspension

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Date: Sep 29, 2020

The pandemic is causing the cruise industry to accelerate the retirement of many older ships. Fred. ...

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Container Fire on Ship Off India Highlights Ongoing Danger

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Date: Sep 29, 2020

For the second time in a month, the Indian Coast Guard has been called upon to assist in fighting a ...

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India, Japan Naval Exercise JIMEX-2020 Begins In Arabian Sea

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Date: Sep 28, 2020

Indian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships conducted operations in close for...

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Coronavirus Pandemic To Blunt Global Gas Demand Growth To 2030: S&P Global

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Date: Sep 28, 2020

Over the next decade, natural gas demand globally will grow at a slower pace as the industry respond...

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Libya Ships Crude Cargo Out Of Marsa El-Hariga As Partial Restart Gets Underway

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Date: Sep 28, 2020

A tanker carrying 1 million barrels of Libya’s light sweet Sarir crude has left the port of Marsa ...

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Meet the 'Mayflower:' Sailing Into a New World, All Over Again

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Date: Sep 28, 2020

Four hundred years ago, the English ship Mayflower departed Plymouth on a voyage of possibility. W...

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First-Ever Indian Cargo Ferry To Maldives Opens New Connectivity & Enterprise Hyperlinks In Southern Indian Ocean

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Date: Sep 27, 2020

The primary ever Indian cargo vessel (MCP Linz) operated by the Transport Company of India (SCI) rea...

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Time For Tough Talking On Crew Change

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Date: Sep 27, 2020

On 24th September, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations addresses the General Assembly in ...

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Baltic Index Hits Over 2-Month High As Vessel Rates Rise

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Date: Sep 27, 2020

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index on 25 September hit an over two-month high on higher ...

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Spain Must Recover Illegal State Aid In Ship Finance Scheme, EU Court Says

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Date: Sep 27, 2020

Spain must recover state aid granted under a tax lease scheme scheme which allowed shipping companie...

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IMO: How To Achieve Sustainable Shipping For A Sustainable Planet?

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

A global audience has heard how innovation, the maritime workforce and the role of industry and gove...

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Trafigura Proposes Carbon Levy On Marine Fuels To Help Meet Decarbonisation Targets

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

Commodities trader Trafigura on Friday proposed a carbon levy of $250-$300 per tonne of carbon-dioxi...

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Panama Advocates For Solidarity Between Governments To Urgently Address Crew Changes While Benefiting All Seafarers

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

  “Panama, as the first ship registry in the world with more than 8 thousand flagged vesse...

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RINA Has Announced An Innovative Step Towards 3D Ship Classification

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

RINA has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanghai Merchant Shi...

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New BIMCO Shipping KPI Version To Improve User Interface And Benchmarking

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

The BIMCO Shipping KPI version 4 is expected to be released before the end of September with the aim...

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A Potential New Role For The Eu In Shaping Global Shipping Norms

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

In recent weeks, European Parliament has voted to include shipping within the bloc’s carbon dioxid...

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NYK and JMU Introduce Shipbuilding Contract that Guarantees Propulsion in Actual Sea Conditions

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

NYK Line and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have agreed to introduce a new shipbuilding contr...

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Australian Iron Ore Exports are Still Mostly China-Bound

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

The Capesize market’s dominant route is inevitably the Australian iron ore export to China. In its...

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Marshall Islands Registry: Greek Office Adds Value During Pandemic

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Date: Sep 26, 2020

A major registry office in the heart of the world’s largest ship owning cluster has helped support...