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Robust Commodity Demand To Spur Dry Bulk Rally Into Q3

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Date: Jul 13, 2021

The surging demand for infrastructure-related commodities such as iron ore and coal, along with min...

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South Korea’s Shipbuilders See New Orders Hit 13-Year High In H1

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Date: Jul 13, 2021

South Korean shipbuilders secured 10.88 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders in the ...

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Ocean Carriers Push Back On White House's Scrutiny Of Pricing

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Date: Jul 12, 2021

Ocean carriers are pushing back against the White House's push to scrutinize pricing power in the c...

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Biden Administration Targets Lines Over Detention And Demurrage

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Date: Jul 12, 2021

Shipping is again in the cross-hairs - this time the liner business has attracted the attention of ...

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UAE Acts On Vessel Abandonment With New Resolution

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Date: Jul 12, 2021

A Resolution passed by the UAE Council of Ministers at the beginning of July could mean an end to t...

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New IMO Submission Calls For Clarity On Enforcement Of 0.50% Sulphur Limit

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Date: Jul 12, 2021

The industry has coped remarkably well with the implementation of IMO 2020, but variable approaches...

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CONTAINER PREMIUMS: Trans-Pacific Rates Consolidate After July Increases

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Date: Jul 12, 2021

Premium service fees required by container shipping lines for North Asia-to-North America spot carg...

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Hapag Lloyd Finishes Acquisition Of African Regional Carrier NileDutch

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Date: Jul 09, 2021

Hapag-Lloyd has finished its acquisition of the container and breakbulk line NileDutch, which speci...

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Port Of Yantian Productivity Rapidly Improves But Export Delays Persist

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Date: Jul 09, 2021

The logjam of containers and ships at the Port of Yantian in China has noticeably improved in the 1...

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DP World Acquiring Imperial Logistics For $890m Expanding Africa Footprint

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Date: Jul 09, 2021

DP World has announced an offer to acquire South Africa-based Imperial Logistics, an integrated log...

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DNV Launches Smart Centre In Qingdao

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Date: Jul 09, 2021

DNV debuted its new smart centre for Greater China region at north Chinese port city of Qingdao to ...

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Alfa Laval Invests In Air Lubrication Technology

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Date: Jul 09, 2021

Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company M...

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Procopiou Emerges As Top Bidder For Hellenic Shipyards

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Date: Jul 09, 2021

Though no formal announcement has been made leading Greek shipowner, George Procopiou has emerged a...

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Singapore Working On Protocol For International Seafarer Vaccinations

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Date: Jul 08, 2021

The city state has already vaccinated front line workers in the maritime and port industries, inclu...

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Cargo Ship Spills Oil After Collision With Dredger Off Manila

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Date: Jul 08, 2021

The ships in question are the Philippine-flagged vessel MV Palawan Pearl and Cyprus-flagged utility...

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Hyundai Motor Launches Project For Fuel Cell-Propelled Ships

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Date: Jul 08, 2021

South Korean Hyundai Motor Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with marine servi...

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Korean Shipbuilders Continuing To Outperform Chinese And Japanese Rivals

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Date: Jul 08, 2021

Clarksons Research reported on July 6 that the shipbuilding contracts signed last month added up to...

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Blast From Containership At Jebel Ali Port Rocks Dubai

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Date: Jul 08, 2021

The Dubai authorities said the fire onboard a containership berthed at the key Middle East hub port...

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ZIM And Seaspan Announce New Long-Term Chartering Agreement For Ten 7,000 TEU LNG-Fueled Vessels

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Date: Jul 07, 2021

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., and Seaspan Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas ...

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Lean Marine And Yara Marine Technologies Become One

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Date: Jul 07, 2021

Yara Marine Technologies, a front-runner in the development and implementation of emissions reducti...

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Capital Increase In TORM In Connection With Delivery Of Vessel

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Date: Jul 07, 2021

With reference to Company Announcement no. 03 dated 01 March 2021 regarding the acquisition of eigh...

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MOL Charisma Refloated After Grounding In SE Asia

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Date: Jul 07, 2021

Containership MOL Charisma has been successfully refloated following a grounding between Vung Tau, ...

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KSOE Poised To Hit $14.9 Billion Order Target Earlier Than Expected

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Date: Jul 07, 2021

The latest plethora of deals scored by South Korea’s largest shipbuilder has enabled Korea Shipbu...

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Ever Given To Finally Depart Suez Canal On Wednesday

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Date: Jul 06, 2021

After being stuck in the Suez Canal for over three months, the 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given ...

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Jaxport Sees Record Container Volumes In May

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Date: Jul 06, 2021

Jaxport has set a port record for container volumes in May, with total container movements increasi...

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IMF Chief Warns Of ‘Dangerous Divergence’ In COVID Recovery

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Date: Jul 06, 2021

The head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday of a “dangerous divergence” betwee...

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Marlow Navigation And Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) Sign Merger Agreement

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Date: Jul 06, 2021

On the 28th of June 2021, OOC and the Marlow Group signed an agreement in which Marlow takes over O...

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Samsung Heavy Industries Bags $580 Million Order To Build 3 LNG Carriers

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Date: Jul 06, 2021

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has won a deal worth 654.5 billion won ($579.2 million) to build three...

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Recycling Rates Likely To Break Through $600 Per LDT Soon

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Date: Jul 05, 2021

Prices have doubled over the last year, reaching record levels that could soon breach the $600 mark...

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U.S. Weekly Offshore Rig Count Flat

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Date: Jul 05, 2021

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to Baker H...

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GMS Week 27 – DOUBLE TROUBLE!

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Date: Jul 05, 2021

Far from the traditionally expected slowdown during the monsoon / summer months, sub-continent recy...

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Container Premiums: Trans-Pacific Premium Rates Leapfrog Record High FAK Rates For July

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Date: Jul 05, 2021

Container freight costs from North Asia to North America climbed to a new all-time high at the star...