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Norsepower: World’s 1st Tiltable Rotor Sails Installed On SEA-CARGO RoRo

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Date: Jan 21, 2021

Norsepower, a Finland-based provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has successfully install...

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Dozens Of Bulkers Remain Stranded Off China As Coal Standoff Drags On

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Date: Jan 21, 2021

At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, seafarers have become all too used to bureaucratic obstacle...

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Hapag-Lloyd Adds Extra Services To Ease India Disruptions

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Date: Jan 19, 2021

Hapag-Lloyd has announced it is adding additional services to ease the build-up of containers in In...

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COVID-19, Energy Transition Hit Transshipment At Port Of Amsterdam

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Date: Jan 19, 2021

For the first time in several years, the Port of Amsterdam saw a significant decline in transshipme...

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Singapore To Vaccinate Over 10,000 Frontline Maritime Workers By End Of January

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Date: Jan 19, 2021

Singapore has become one of the first nations to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations of frontline mari...

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Avance Gas Orders Two More Dual-Fuel VLGCs At DSME

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Date: Jan 19, 2021

Norway-based shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has ordered two 91,000 cbm, liquefied petroleum gas (...

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Last-Minute Terror Designation Endangers Food Lifeline For Yemen

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Date: Jan 18, 2021

A U.S. State Department decision to blacklist Yemen's Houthi rebel group may interfere with efforts...

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KVH Adds Remote Expert Intervention To Its Maritime IoT Service

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Date: Jan 18, 2021

Mobile connectivity provider KVH reports that it has reached an agreement with marine technical ser...

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The Panama Maritime Review: Celebrating 20 Years

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Date: Jan 18, 2021

The new issue of the Panama Maritime Review 2020-2021 celebrates 20 years of publication. It has...

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Frank Coles, CEO Of Wallem Group, Resigns

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Date: Jan 16, 2021

Frank Coles, Chief Executive Officer of the Wallem Group, has resigned and will be leaving the Wall...

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Baltic Index Marks 5th Straight Weekly Gain On Capesize Strength

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Date: Jan 16, 2021

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index retreated on Friday, but still notched up an over 9%...

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Number-Two Ocean Carrier Joins Partnership On Hydrogen Fuel R&D

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Date: Jan 16, 2021

Joining global shipping giants like NYK and CMA CGM, number-two ocean carrier MSC has recently join...

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Total Withdraws From Membership In American Petroleum Institute

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Date: Jan 16, 2021

The French oil major Total has ended its membership in the American Petroleum Institute, the indust...

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Port Of Felixstowe To Trial 5G

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Date: Jan 15, 2021

Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe is about to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT...

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ABS Joins International Windship Association

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Date: Jan 15, 2021

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA), th...

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Geodis Expands And Renames Its Specialist Project Logistics Business

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Date: Jan 15, 2021

Leading logistics services provider Geodis is widening its range of worldwide project logistics ser...

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WSC: Collaboration Not Regulation To Address Shipping Challenges

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Date: Jan 15, 2021

With growing calls from manufacturers, retailers and trade associations for governments to increase...

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Singapore Port Achieves Strong Performance Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

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Date: Jan 14, 2021

Singapore has retained its position as the world’s second busiest container port and the number o...

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International Investors Call On UN For Actions To Protect Seafarers

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Date: Jan 14, 2021

A group of 85 institutional investors representing over $2 trillion in assets, joined forces callin...

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Port Of Gdansk’s €1.3 Billion Infrastructure Investment Plan On Track To Conclude In 2021

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Date: Jan 14, 2021

The Port of Gdansk expects its €1.3 billion infrastructure investments program to be completed in...

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BIMCO Launches Initiative To Raise Awareness About The Crucial Role Of Shipping

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Date: Jan 14, 2021

The year 2020 has been a tremendous test for the shipping industry and its seafarers. With the aim ...

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Maersk Renews And Expands Partnership To Rid Oceans Of Plastic

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Date: Jan 14, 2021

A.P. Moller-Maersk announced a three-year extension and expansion of its partnership with The Ocean...

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Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Successful Completion Of $179 Million Financial Restructuring

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Date: Jan 13, 2021

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced today that it has reached final agreements with certain ...

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Qatargas Completes First Commercial Ship-To-Ship Transfer Of LNG Cargo At Subic Bay In Philippines

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Date: Jan 13, 2021

Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) announced today the completion of the first-ever comm...

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China's Ban On Australian Coal Forces Trade Flows To Realign

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Date: Jan 13, 2021

China’s effective ban on imports of Australian coal is forcing a realignment of flows between the...

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Royal Dutch Shell To Cut More Than 300 North Sea Jobs

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Date: Jan 13, 2021

The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is to cut 330 jobs from its operations in the North Sea. The com...

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Holland Shipyards Group To Build 3 More Hybrid Ferries For SFK

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Date: Jan 13, 2021

Dutch ship designer and builder Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract to build three additi...

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Coronavirus Impact: Cargo Traffic Falls At India's Top Ports For 9th Straight Month In December

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Date: Jan 12, 2021

Impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, India's top 12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traff...

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Paradip Port Trust Seeks Bids For Western Dock Terminal

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Date: Jan 12, 2021

Paradip Port Trust, India’s biggest state-owned cargo handler by volumes, has sought initial bids...

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Pacific International Lines Pleads Guilty in U.S. Pollution Case

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Date: Jan 12, 2021

For the second time in two months, the U.S. Attorney General’s office has obtained a guilty plea ...

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Alang Goes Green

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Date: Jan 12, 2021

Ship recycling plots in Alang, home to the world’s largest stretch of shipbreaking facilities in ...

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Nor-Shipping 2021 Postponed Until Early 2022 Due to Pandemic

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Date: Jan 12, 2021

The prominent maritime industry conference Nor-Shipping has decided to postpone its program&nb...