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Shipping Ministry slashes port charges for cruises
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
Further rebates have been introduced for cruise ships based on calls per year Ministry of Shi...
Seafarer Welfare Sector Under Threat Due To Lack Of Funding
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
The chaplain of the mission for seafarers in Lyttleton is concerned about its funding in the close f...
Indonesian Crew Member Dies On Chinese Vessel Due To Accident
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
In what was termed as a ‘workplace accident’, Chinese vessel Long Xing 629 has reported the deat...
Cargo Ship Grounded After Officer On Watch Falls Asleep
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
A cargo ship boring the flag of Vietnam ran aground in Filipino waters after its Officer on Watch fe...
Tankers ship Iranian fuel cargoes to U.S. for seizure – sources
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure are sailing to the Unite...
Bristol Community College and Maersk Training announce international offshore wind training partnership
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) announced that it has entered ...
Seafarers stranded at sea as pandemic upends global shipping markets
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
Global shipping markets are struggling to resume normal trade operations as the coronavirus-induced ...
Birthday party and quest for wifi revealed in lead up to Wakashio grounding off Mauritius
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Date: Aug 15, 2020
The 58-year-old captain of the ill-fated newcastlemax Wakashio could face negligence charges after ...
Annual Checks Had Been Cleared By Cargo Ship Responsible For The Mauritius Oil Spill
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Date: Aug 14, 2020
The Japanese Bulk carrier that caused the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius had reportedly cleare...
Oil Pumped Out Of Stranded Cargo Ship, Mauritius Seeks Compensation From Ship Owner
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Date: Aug 14, 2020
Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has announced that almost all the oil inside the vessel’...
As India and Bangladesh Boost Maritime Ties, Shipping To Northeast India Becomes Easier
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Date: Aug 14, 2020
For years now, India’s north-eastern part has been subjected to much neglect, partially because of...
Ship Captain Of Liberian Vessel Dies Of COVID-19 In Ukraine
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Date: Aug 14, 2020
A representative of the Ukrainian Health Ministry Labs Centre For Water Transport reported the death...
“We Confirm That The Crack Inside the Hull of the Ship Has Expanded” – MOL On Capesized Bulker “Wakashio”
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Date: Aug 14, 2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) received the following information from Nagashiki Shipping Co. Ltd.(...
Big opportunity for India to engage with the world and boost exports: CII
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Date: Aug 14, 2020
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) outlined a ten-point agenda for increasing India’s expo...
Adani Ports set up Singapore unit exclusively for global logistic play
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Date: Aug 13, 2020
Move strengthens speculation that it is entering box-feedering operations through the global shippin...
Underwater Survey Robot Set For Inaugural Demonstration
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Date: Aug 13, 2020
A state-of-the-art underwater survey robot is set to be demonstrated for the first time. Forth En...
Nigeria convicts first pirates under new maritime law
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Date: Aug 13, 2020
A Nigerian court made the first convictions under a new anti-piracy law, giving hope to the world’...
India plans Rs 10,000 cr Transshipment Port at Great Nicobar Island : Prime Minister
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Date: Aug 13, 2020
India is considering investing Rs 10,000 crore for building a transshipment port at Great Nicobar Is...
Make in India: Oil PSUs, Shipping Ministry on collision course
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Date: Aug 12, 2020
State oil firms say they will 'abide' by revised ‘Make in India’ policy on procurement of servic...
Ports around the world review ammonia nitrate storage plans in wake of Beirut blast
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Date: Aug 12, 2020
Ports around the world are actively reviewing their ammonia nitrate storage guidelines in the wake o...
IMO Assists Mauritius In MV Wakashio Oil Spill Response
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Date: Aug 12, 2020
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined international efforts to assist the Governm...
Pirates Release 9 Abducted FPSO Crew Members
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Date: Aug 12, 2020
As per reports from BW Offshore, nine Nigerian seafarers who had been abducted last month from FPSO ...
Indian Adani Ports CEO says worst is over, container volumes rising on month
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Date: Aug 12, 2020
The slowdown in containers markets is likely to end soon and volumes are expected to rise in the com...
Just In Time Arrival Guide issued to support smarter, more efficient shipping
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Date: Aug 12, 2020
A new Just in Time Arrival Guide which aims to provide both port and shipping sectors with practical...
Mission To Seafarers Extend Nominations For Singapore Seafarers’ Awards To Recognize Shipping’s Key Workers
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
Leading international seafarer welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers has extended nominations fo...
India: Seafarers To Appear For Examination From Home; Online Examinations Launched
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
Manuskh Mandaviya, the Union Minister of State for Shipping of India launched the online exit examin...
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop u...
Anglo-Eastern Solicits Real World Experience for Second Edition of Gender Diversity Manual Gender Diversity Survey Launched In Cooperation with WISTA International, ISWAN and ICS
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
WISTA International, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Limited, International Seafarers Welfare and Assi...
IMO sets remote meeting plan for September-December 2020
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
IMO has issued the calendar of meetings for September-December 2020, setting dates for remote sessio...
Shipping Orderbook shrinks to 17-year low on Covid-19 impact : BIMCO
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
Newbuilding orderbook across all ship types has touched its lowest point in 17 years a...
Chinese Exports to India crash 24.7% in 2020
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Date: Aug 11, 2020
Mainland China’s exports to India since January 2020 have fallen by 24.7 per cent year-on-year to ...
Abducted BW Offshore crew released
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Date: Aug 10, 2020
BW Offshore has announced that all of the offshore workers that were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeri...