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WIG Passenger Craft Startup Attracts Big Backers

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Date: Feb 14, 2022

A team of Boeing alumni has launched a startup company focused on developing an all-electric wing-i...

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Micronesia Follows Marshall Islands Out Of The PIF Alliance

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Date: Feb 14, 2022

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will temporarily rescind its withdrawal from the Paci...

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CMA CGM To Stop Carrying Plastic Waste Cargo

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Date: Feb 14, 2022

CMA CGM is to stop carrying plastic waste on its ships from 1 June in a bid heeding the call of NGO...

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Qatargas Buys 10 Steam-Turbine LNG Carriers Despite Fast-Approaching EEXI/CII Enforcement Date

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

Contrary to market expectations, Qatargas recently signed a deal to acquire 10 steam turbine LNG ca...

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Heerema’s Sleipnir Vessel To Install Ichthys Module In Single Lift

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors and its Sleipnir vessel have been selected by ...

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CMA CGM Joins Global Efforts To Reduce Plastic Waste In The Oceans

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

CMA CGM Group announced that it will stop transporting plastic waste on its ships as part of a broa...

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GTT Is Selected By Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries To Design The Tanks For Three LNG-Fueled Container Vessels With Its Membrane Containment Technology

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

GTT has received an order from its partner, the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, for...

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Busiest January On Record For Port Of Long Beach

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

The Port of Long Beach moved 800,943 teu in January 2022 on the back of strong imports and exports....

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EU: Growth Expected To Regain Traction After Winter Slowdown

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

The Winter 2022 Economic Forecast projects that, following a notable expansion by 5.3% in 2021, the...

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ZIM In $870 Million Boxship Charter Deal With Navios

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Date: Feb 12, 2022

ZIM is chartering 13 containerships from Navios Maritime Partners in a $870m deal. The deal comp...

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Equinor Awards Extensions Worth Over $1.3 Bln To Norwegian Suppliers

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has extended agreements valued at around NOK 11.5 billion (ov...

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WSC Outlines Six Critical Pathways To Zero-Carbon Shipping

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

The World Shipping Council (WSC) — the united voice of liner shipping — has identified six...

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Semco Maritime To Service Floatel Unit Ahead Of New Job

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has awarded Semco Maritime a contract for...

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States Urged To Accept Treaty Amendments To Expand IMO Council

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are being urged to accept amendments...

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Tanker Makes History With First Zero-Emission Port Operations

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

The Port of Gothenburg and Swedish tanker operator Terntank expect to make maritime and environment...

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Ship It Zero Coalition Calls On Walmart, Target, Amazon And IKEA To Move Their Business To Carriers That Offer Zero Emission Solutions

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

Energy Observer is scheduled to announce a new zero-emissions cargo ship at the One Ocean Summit in...

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INEOS Names World’s Largest Ethane Carrier

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

INEOS has named the world’s largest ethane carrier Pacific INEOS Belstaff in Texas. The 99,000...

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Sumitomo Inks $200 Million Deal For First Middle East Subsea Transmission System

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Date: Feb 11, 2022

Sumitomo Electric Industries has received a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) from Samsung...

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Maersk To Acquire Land-Based Logistics Provider Pilot Freight Services

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

A.P. Moller – Maersk is continuing its integrated logistics transformation, announcing Wednesday ...

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Thordon Bearings Unveils New Water Lubricated Shaft Seal With Safe Return To Port Benefit

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

Thordon Bearings has unveiled the BlueWater Seal, a new propeller shaft seal with a unique Safe Ret...

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OCBC Bank Extends Sustainability-Linked Loan To U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

OCBC Bank has extended a US$70 million sustainability-linked loan with U-Ming Marine Transport Corp...

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Danish University Sets Up Ph.D. Scholarship Focused On Crestwing’s Wave Device

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

The Centre for Energy Technologies at Aarhus University has invited applications for PhD scholarshi...

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Inmarsat Fleet Xpress Enables Geoquip Marine Vessels To Offer High-Speed Private Networks To Charterers And Crew At Sea

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has implemented an agreement...

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Weichai Developing Marine Equipment Cluster In Qingdao

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

China’s leading manufacturer Weichai has started construction of a new Qingdao Marine Equipment m...

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Marlink And SES Turbo-Charge Long-Term Partnership With O3B MPOWER Commitment

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

Smart Network Company Marlink and SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, have si...

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Petronas And MOL To Explore CO2 Ocean Transport For CCUS Value Chain

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Date: Feb 10, 2022

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have signe...

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Digital Platform For NSR To Make Arctic Shipping Safer

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Date: Feb 09, 2022

Russia’s icebreaker operator Rosatomflot, part of the Rosatom Group, has signed an agreement...

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CU Lines Plans Hong Kong IPO To Fund Expansion

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Date: Feb 09, 2022

Chinese container carrier China United Lines (CU Lines) is planning an initial public offering (IPO...

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Capacity Boost At Tema Port, Ghana

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Date: Feb 09, 2022

Meridian Port Services (MPS) is upping capacity at the Port of Tema in Ghana inking a contract for ...

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Metizoft To Provide IHM Services For Wisdom Marine Lines

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Date: Feb 09, 2022

Taiwanese owner Wisdom Marine Lines has inked an agreement with Metizoft for its IHM Maintenance So...

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Wood Chip Carrier “STELLAR SYMPHONY” Delivered-Will Serve Marusumi Paper Company Limited

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Date: Feb 09, 2022

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on Feb...

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Dutch Partners Plan Hydrogen Power Conversion For Second Inland Barge

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Date: Feb 09, 2022

Future Proof Shipping, a Dutch company dedicated to expanding the use of zero-emission shipping, is...