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U.S. Blacklists Chinese Entities Over Iran Shipping Links
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Date: Oct 20, 2020
The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having ...
Pirates Kidnap Seafarer From LNG Carrier In The Gulf Of Guinea
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Date: Oct 20, 2020
An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in the kidn...
Singapore’s Ocean Tankers Wants To Return Most Ships To Owners
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Date: Oct 20, 2020
The court-appointed manager for Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd has applied to the Singapore court to return m...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives BV Approval For New LNG Fuel System
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Date: Oct 20, 2020
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been grant...
What’s On The Minds Of CEOs?
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Date: Oct 19, 2020
BP’s plan to divest 40% of its upstream production by 2030 is the single boldest, and most content...
CMA CGM Expands Kingston – Trinidad – Venezuela Service
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Date: Oct 19, 2020
CMA CGM has expanded its 12-day service on the Kingston-Trinidad-Venezuela, 'Veneziola' route, to ...
MarineTraffic Extends Partnership With ORBCOMM for Satellite AIS Data
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Date: Oct 19, 2020
ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that MarineTr...
Greek Central Bank Chief Warns Of 9.4% Economic Slump If Pandemic Worsens
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Date: Oct 19, 2020
Greece’s recession-hit economy could shrink at a rate closer to its central bank’s worst-case sc...
Govt Drafts New Bill Solely For Coastal Shipping
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Date: Oct 17, 2020
The government has drafted a Bill to oversee India’s coastal shipping sector, which seeks to give ...
New Diamond Captain Released as Case of Burnt-Out Oil Tanker Concludes
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Date: Oct 17, 2020
The captain of the fire-stricken tanker New Diamond has been freed of his travel restrictions as t...
Seafarers Stranded on Remote South Atlantic Island After Vessel Sinks
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Date: Oct 17, 2020
A dramatic rescue effort is underway to save 62 seafarers from a remote South Atlantic island after ...
BIMCO Highlights Spike in Long-Term Freight Rates Far East to U.S.
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Date: Oct 17, 2020
Long-term freight rates are on the rise according to a new analysis from BIMCO. While the increase i...
SMF Announces Appointment Of New Executive Director From 2021
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Date: Oct 17, 2020
The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) has announced that Tan Beng Tee, currently assistant chief...
DG Shipping Is National Authority For Ships Recycling
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Date: Oct 16, 2020
The Directorate General of Shipping has been notified as the National Authority for Recycling of Shi...
NYK Participates in Discussions on Reducing Ship Emissions to Zero
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Date: Oct 16, 2020
The NYK Group recently introduced its efforts toward zero emissions from ships at two lively confere...
Scorpio Sells Two More Bulkers Amid Switch To Offshore Wind
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Date: Oct 16, 2020
Bulker owner and operator Scorpio Bulkers is pushing forward with the disposal of vessels as part o...
Hapag-Lloyd Raises 2020 Forecast Amid Strong Market
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Date: Oct 16, 2020
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd said the performance of the container shipping market in the third ...
OPEC+ Will Ensure Oil Prices Do Not Plunge Again: Mohammad Barkindo
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Date: Oct 16, 2020
The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at...
Port of Trois-Rivières to Expand By 50 Percent
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Date: Oct 16, 2020
The Canadian government is investing $25 million in new terminal infrastructure at the Port of Trois...
Venezuelan Coal Exports Rise As U.S. Escalates Oil Sanctions
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Date: Oct 15, 2020
Venezuela is ramping up its production and export of coal to European nations, according to export f...
South Africa’s DNG Energy Gets LNG Bunkering Permit
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Date: Oct 15, 2020
The authorization was granted by the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA), the company informed i...
Nixon: We Are Ready To Self Tax As An Industry, But Within A Uniform Standard
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Date: Oct 15, 2020
Introduction of a carbon levy in the shipping industry must be done in a uniform, transparent and fa...
Terminal Portuario Guayaquil Inaugurates Expansion
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Date: Oct 15, 2020
Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG), a subsidiary of Chile-based SAAM Ports, has inaugurated an ...
IGGS Group Announces its Most Ambitious Online Event of 2020
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Date: Oct 15, 2020
2020 has brought many changes to the maritime industry. First, it is the year in which the IMO 2020 ...
Pirates Are Kidnapping More Seafarers Off West Africa, IMB Reports
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Date: Oct 15, 2020
ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world...
A.P. Moller – Maersk Upgrades Expectations For Q3 And 2020 Full Year Guidance
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Date: Oct 14, 2020
A.P. Moller – Maersk is changing its full-year guidance for 2020 based on preliminary Q3 figures a...
China Opens Up 10 Ports For Foreign Crew Changes
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Date: Oct 14, 2020
China has opened up 10 ports for foreign crew changes as the country eases entry restrictions for fo...
Industry Launches LISW21 With ‘Driving Growth And Recovery In A Disrupted World’ As The Central Theme
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Date: Oct 14, 2020
The 12-month countdown to what promises to be the largest and most important London International Sh...
China’s Western Land-sea Freight Volume Surges In The First Nine Months
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Date: Oct 14, 2020
China’s western new international land-sea trade corridor connecting to Singapore has seen 3,174...
Developing Large-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cells Suited to Shipping
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Date: Oct 14, 2020
While numerous projects are underway to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology, pure hydrogen fuel ce...
Maritime Body MUI Seeks Govt Intervention To Enable Seafarers Qualify For NRI Status
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Date: Oct 14, 2020
Maritime body MUI sought the government's intervention for enabling seafarers qualify for Non Reside...
Northshore Campus: How Sri Lanka Can Be A Maritime Training Hub
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Date: Oct 13, 2020
Earlier this year Nalaka Jayakody was appointed vice chancellor and CEO at Northshore International ...