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Seafarer Shortages Loom If Crew Change Crisis Persist, Warns MAJ
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Date: Feb 17, 2021
The global crew change crisis could result in a shortage of seafarers if exhausted crew choose to l...
Maersk Tankers Spin-Off ZeroNorth Opens Greek Office To Support Maritime Digitalisation
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Date: Feb 17, 2021
Danish maritime technology firm ZeroNorth, a spin-off from Maersk Tankers, has opened a new office ...
IMO Urges For Action To Deter Piracy In Gulf of Guinea
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Date: Feb 17, 2021
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for urgent action to deter piracy in the G...
Semi-Autonomous Sailings Start Aboard Shortsea Vessel In Belgium
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Date: Feb 17, 2021
The development of autonomous shipping took another step forward with the first sailing of a semi-a...
China Overtakes US As EU’s Biggest Trading Partner
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Date: Feb 17, 2021
China last year overtook the United States as the EU’s biggest trading partner, the EU statistics...
Zelensky Invites DP World To Invest In Ukrainian Ports
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Date: Feb 17, 2021
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has invited one of the world’s largest port operators, DP...
Florida’s Jaxport Completes $104m Berth Expansion
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Date: Feb 16, 2021
Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has completed a latest $104m expansion enhancements at the ex...
Crew Changes At Singapore Port Cross 100,000 Amid Covid-19
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Date: Feb 16, 2021
Singapore has crossed the 100,000 mark for crew change carried out at the port during the ongoing c...
ECSA: EU Fuel Standard Should Address Fuel Suppliers, Not Ships
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Date: Feb 16, 2021
The future EU fuel standard requirement should merely concern fuel suppliers and not vessels, the E...
Hutchison Ports Signs Deal To Invest And Operate Saudi’s JCPDI Port
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Date: Feb 16, 2021
Hutchison Ports has signed an agreement to invest and operate Saudi Arabia’s multipurpose JCPDI P...
Samsung Shipyard Wins $707 Million Order To Build Five LNG-powered Container Ships
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Date: Feb 16, 2021
Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has secured an order worth 781.2 bill...
Liberian Registry Expands In Korea
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Date: Feb 16, 2021
The Liberian Registry announced the expansion of its presence in South Korea, with the opening of i...
NYK Orders Four LNG-fuelled Car Carriers From China
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Date: Feb 15, 2021
Japan’s NYK Line has ordered four LNG-fuelled pure car truck carriers (PCTC) from China Merchants...
CMA CGM Creates New Air Cargo Division, Buys Four Airbus Aircraft
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Date: Feb 15, 2021
Shipping group CMA CGM has purchased four freighter aircraft on the creation of its new specialised...
PD Ports, Port of Rotterdam Forge Digitalisation Partnership For Teesport
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Date: Feb 15, 2021
UK-headquartered PD Ports and the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam have forged a new partnership to...
Hyde Marine Announces An Industry First Data-Driven Analytics Platform
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Date: Feb 15, 2021
Hyde Marine, one of the world’s most cutting-edge Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) manufactu...
India: Shipping Ministry Is Framing Rules For Recycling Vessels
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Date: Feb 15, 2021
Shipping Ministry is making rules for the ship recycling industry – which is at present at 4.5 mi...
The Ports Of Antwerp And Zeebrugge To Join Forces
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Date: Feb 13, 2021
The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their respective port...
Wärtsilä To Provide Predictive Maintenance For Two Siem Offshore Vessels
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Date: Feb 13, 2021
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Siem Offshore covering reduction in emissions and predictiv...
Kongsberg Digital Enters Partnership With Nautilus Labs
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Date: Feb 13, 2021
Kongsberg Digital and Nautilus Labs are pleased to announce a partnership to include the Nautilus P...
ZIM In Billion-dollar LNG-powered Containerships Charter Deal With Seaspan
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Date: Feb 13, 2021
ZIM is the latest container line to opt for LNG-powered vessels in a more than a billion-dollar lon...
BIMCO Seeks Industry Help To Combat Fake Contracts
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Date: Feb 12, 2021
BIMCO will add BIMCO’s Contract Authenticity Clause to all their new and revised BIMCO contracts....
FAL Convention At Heart Of IMO Response To Illegal Wildlife Trade
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Date: Feb 12, 2021
As is the case for other goods being carried by sea, much of the world’s illegal wildlife trade...
Northwest Passage Expedition Seeks Maritime Partners
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Date: Feb 12, 2021
Ambitious plans for a team of experienced blue-water rowers to cross the 2,300 mile Arctic route be...
Neoline’s Sailing Cargo Ships To Transport Michelin Products
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Date: Feb 12, 2021
French tyre manufacturer Michelin has signed a letter of commitment for maritime transport with Neo...
U.S. Coast Guard Calls On Ports To Report Exposure To SolarWinds Hack
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Date: Feb 12, 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard is calling on port and terminal operators to self-report if they have been exp...
Parliament Passes Landmark Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020
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Date: Feb 11, 2021
Parliament today passed Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020. Shri Mansukh Mandavia, Minister of State...
ABS Chairman Christopher Wiernicki Elected To National Academy Of Engineering
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Date: Feb 11, 2021
ABS chairman, president and ceo Christopher J. Wiernicki has been elected to the US National Academ...
Taicang To Work With Shanghai Port On Container Terminal Development
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Date: Feb 11, 2021
Taicang and Shanghai ports have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop the fourth phase ...
Seanergy Maritime Says Its Capesizes Meet 2030 GHG Requirements
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Date: Feb 11, 2021
Athens-based pure-play Capesize vessel owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced that i...
HMM Posts Record Operating Profit In 2020
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Date: Feb 11, 2021
Despite the negative effects of COVID-19, South Korea’s national flagship carrier HMM closed 2020...
Hyundai Samho Wins $216 Million Deal For Containership Duo
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Date: Feb 11, 2021
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has secured an order for the construction o...