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Qatar Petroleum Takes Aim At New LNG Carrier Designs
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Date: Mar 11, 2021
Qatar Petroleum has signed a multi-party deal with a number of LNG players to develop new medium an...
DP World Returning To Indonesia With $1.2 Billion Terminal In Gresik
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Date: Mar 11, 2021
Global port operator DP World is set to return to Indonesia with a $1.2bn port and logistics comple...
Kongsberg Digital Signs OrbitMI As New Partner On Kognifai Marketplace
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Date: Mar 11, 2021
Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with OrbitMI to add its maritime intelligence,...
India Asks Refiners To Diversify, Cut Reliance On Middle East Oil After OPEC+ Decision
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Date: Mar 10, 2021
India has asked state refiners to speed up the diversification of oil imports to gradually cut thei...
World’s 1st Ship Tunnel Gets Green Light For Construction Start
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Date: Mar 10, 2021
Norway’s Stad Ship Tunnel project, also known as the world’s first full-scale sh...
Port Of NY And NJ Secures Funding For Electrification Initiatives
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Date: Mar 10, 2021
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, several port tenants, and other agencies and organiz...
Maersk, Keppel, And Fleet Part Of Study To Explore Green Ammonia Bunkering In Singapore
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Date: Mar 10, 2021
AP Moller – Maersk, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Fleet Management, Sumitomo Corp, Yara Internati...
MSC Carries A Record 1.9m Reefer Containers In 2020
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Date: Mar 10, 2021
With the shipment of more than 1.9m reefer containers in 2020, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (...
Chinese-Flagged Fishing Vessel Causes Minor Spill Off Mauritius
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Date: Mar 10, 2021
A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel has run aground off the coast of Mauritius causing a minor spill, ...
Korean Shipbuilders Reveal New Round Of Boxship Orders
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 10, 2021
Although many shipyards around the globe have been facing order stagnation caused by COVID-19 crisi...
Houthis Attack Key Saudi Aramco Oil Port
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Date: Mar 09, 2021
A drone and ballistic missile attack targeted Saudi oil port Ras Tanura on 7 March as part of a wid...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Secures $3bn In Newbuildings Year-To-Date
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Date: Mar 09, 2021
Private Chinese shipbuilder, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, says that it has inked 60 eshipbuilding cont...
EMAC Appoints Emarat Maritime MD To Its Executive Committee
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Date: Mar 09, 2021
The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) has appointed Captain Jitendra Misra to its executi...
MOL Enhances AR Navigation System To Support Safe Navigation
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Date: Mar 09, 2021
Two years after it introduced a navigation system using augmented reality (AR) technology to enhanc...
Celebrating Women In Maritime On International Women's Day
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Date: Mar 09, 2021
On International Women's Day, the global maritime industry paid tribute to the female seafarers and...
Greek Seafarer Strike Has Little International Impact
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Date: Mar 08, 2021
A 72-hour strike by Greek seafarers February 23-25, had limited impact of ships outside the country...
Hyundai Heavy Industries To Transfer LNG Ship Technology To Small Shipbuilders
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Date: Mar 08, 2021
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group will transfer its LNG ship building technology to the medium-sized s...
GreenVoyage2050: States Accelerate Action To Decarbonize Shipping
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Date: Mar 08, 2021
Eleven States from across the globe are partnering in the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
Brazilian Soy Exports In March Should Reach 15 Million Tons: 250 Ships Waiting To Load
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Date: Mar 08, 2021
Brazilian soy shipments this month should reach 15 million tons, which could establish a new record...
Damen Sets Up Ship Financing Division
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Date: Mar 08, 2021
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group revealed plans to launch a specialised financial services d...
Shenzhen Gas Orders LNG Carrier At Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
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Date: Mar 06, 2021
Shenzhen Gas has ordered an LNG carrier at CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding as it expands its busi...
Keel Laid For Green Jade
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Date: Mar 06, 2021
CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore, held an official keel-laying ceremony for the...
Container Shipping Could Save $4bn A Year From 50% Take-up Of E-Bills Of Lading
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Date: Mar 06, 2021
A 50% adoption of usage of electronic Bills of Ladings by shippers in the next 10 years could save ...
Handysize 38kt Time Charter Average FFA Is ‘Perfect Timing’
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Date: Mar 06, 2021
Forward freight agreement (FFA) trades for a basket of 38,000-dwt handysize time charter rates will...
Exports From Astara Port Rises 82%
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Date: Mar 06, 2021
As announced by a provincial official, exports from Astara port in the north of Iran has increased ...
BW And Miros JV Unlocking Wave And Weather Data In Emissions Reduction
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Date: Mar 05, 2021
Technology company Miros and BW Group have developed what they describe as a “game-changing” ve...
CMA CGM Completes Deal To Buy A Stake In Algeciras Container Terminal
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Date: Mar 05, 2021
France’s CMA CGM Group has, through its CMA Terminals subsidiary, completed a deal to acquire a 5...
Shell Expands LNG Bunkering Network With New Vessel Charter
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Date: Mar 05, 2021
Shell today announced a significant milestone for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fuels busi...
New BIMCO Ocean Towage And Barge Contracts Released
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Date: Mar 05, 2021
The latest editions of TOWCON, TOWHIRE and BARGEHIRE are now available on SmartCon. It has been ...
Seaspan Continues Ordering Spree With 8 More Boxships
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Date: Mar 05, 2021
Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based owner and operator of container vessels and part of Atlas Co...
UK P&I Club Joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
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Date: Mar 04, 2021
The UK P&I Club, a leading provider of P&I insurance and other services to the internationa...
Secretary-General Urges Countries To End ‘Deadly Addiction’ To Coal
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Date: Mar 04, 2021
Addressing members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, the UN Chief stressed that keeping temperatu...