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First Remote Marine Survey Conducted For Harbour Tug In Singapore

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Date: Jun 23, 2020

Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (“BV”), in collaboration with PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd (“PSA Marin...

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Cargo movement on National Waterways poised to grow further, says IWAI

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Date: Jun 23, 2020

Cargo movement on National Waterways (NW) has reached 73.64 million metric tonnes (mmt) in 2019-20 a...

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Singapore launches ‘Playbook’ to accelerate maritime’s digital transformation

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Date: Jun 22, 2020

Going digital has become a part of Singapore’s plan to reboot its economy and enter a new normal p...

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Stuck at sea: How to save the world’s seafarers and the supply systems they support

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Date: Jun 22, 2020

Clapping for essential workers on suburban streets cannot be heard at sea, where hundreds of thousan...

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Tanker Market Could Suffer During the Second Half of 2020

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Date: Jun 22, 2020

With floating storage having peaked and more tonnage being gradually released, supply is on the rise...

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Viking Line gets DNV GL verification for COVID-19 management

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Date: Jun 20, 2020

Finland-based ferry company Viking Line became the first shipping company in the world to get DNV GL...

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The world’s first crewless ship trial run: Working toward the development of a “route planning system” that uses AI to recommend the optimum sea route

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Date: Jun 20, 2020

Weathernews Inc. has been selected as a member of the “Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Shi...

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Railways offers discounts if customers book ‘round-trip’ freight haulage

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Date: Jun 20, 2020

To boost its falling earnings and compete with road transport, the Indian Railways has decided to of...

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Wärtsilä to design and equip two zero-emissions battery powered ferries

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Date: Jun 19, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä’s experience and leading position in the development of battery an...

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Baltic index sees best day ever as capesize vessel rates surge

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Date: Jun 19, 2020

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index marked its largest single-day percentage rise on Thur...

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Mumbai Port achieves a rare feat of simultaneous Sign-off & Sign- On of over 900 Seafarers

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Date: Jun 19, 2020

Continuing record performance of providing safe & secure homeward passage for Indian seafarers t...

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Cargo volumes in Panamanian ports grew by 15.9% during January-May 2020, in spite of the country fighting against the spread of the Coronavirus.

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Date: Jun 18, 2020

According to the Panama Maritime Authority statistics, cargo volumes for the first five months of th...

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BIMCO launches information page focusing on seafarers’ mental health

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Date: Jun 18, 2020

To assist seafarers and their mental wellbeing in coping with the challenges imposed by COVID-19 pan...

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Centre’s Plan For Major Port At Vadhavan Clears A Big Hurdle

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Date: Jun 18, 2020

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said that ports as an industry are allowe...

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Iraq cuts July Basra crude exports to Asia in order to meet OPEC cuts

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Date: Jun 17, 2020

Iraq’s Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) has made deep cuts in Basra crude supplies to Asia in July as ...

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Seafarers head home; 10,000 to land at Mumbai Port by June 28

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Date: Jun 17, 2020

Indian seafarers – mainly crew members of luxury cruise liners – are finally heading home after ...

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COVID-19 measures prove costly for crewing sector

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Date: Jun 17, 2020

Ship operators are doing all they can to ensure the safety of seafarers around the globe and the tra...

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Allcargo Logistics distributes essential seeds to villagers in Maharashtra

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Date: Jun 16, 2020

As an expression of support, Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics distributed essen...

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Cargo movement on National Waterways poised to grow further, says IWAI

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Date: Jun 16, 2020

Cargo movement on National Waterways (NW) has reached 73.64 million metric tonnes (mmt) in 2019-20 a...

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Port of Rotterdam eyeing investment opportunities in India

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Date: Jun 16, 2020

The Port of Rotterdam is eyeing opportunities in India and the country’s Sagarmala Programme to de...

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UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated as ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea

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Date: Jun 15, 2020

Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafare...

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What will prompt Gulf energy companies to merge post-pandemic?

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Date: Jun 15, 2020

Worldwide lockdowns, shrinking demand and a supply glut have sent shockwaves through the oil & gas s...

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Libya’s Return To The Market Could Help Tankers

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Date: Jun 15, 2020

The implications from Libya’s latest absence from the tanker market are bound to affect rates in t...