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SHS launches guide to support seafarer healthcare interactions
The Seafarers Hospital Society has launched a free Seafarer Health Consultation Guide to assist interactions between seafarers and health professionals...
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nihon Shipyard Launch Joint Study for Development of an Ocean-Going LCO2 Carrier
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-based joint venture for...
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INTERCARGO reaches membership milestone
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has reached an historic membership milestone. The Association now represents 32% of...
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China’s April fuel oil imports rise further to decade-high
China’s April fuel oil imports surged further from the prior month, almost hitting a decade-high, while exports of low-sulphur marine...
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Cash premiums ease as offers soften further
Cash premiums for fuel oil fell on Monday amid thin trade, while spot offers inched lower from their previous session....
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U.S. Seaports Are Weathering a Numbers Hangover in Import Volumes
U.S. seaports are having a terrible year, yet are seeing something of an importing resurgence at the same time. Imports...
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Container shipping under pressure as peak season hopes dim
One of the earlier scenarios for container shipping’s 2023 peak season went like this: Importers would get cocky and keep...
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World Shipping Council Releases Containers Lost at Sea Report – 2023 Update
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual report on containers lost at sea, revealing positive developments in container...
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Navy honors a champion sailor
The Navy rolled out the red carpet for Champion sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd), who finished second in the enormously...
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MSC Sets New Record: Container Fleet Surges to Impressive 5 Million TEU Capacity
MSC successfully overtook Maersk and emerged as the world’s largest container carrier 16 months ago and continued its stream of...
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Remains of the Chinese fishing vessel located by Indian naval aircraft
The Indian Navy's P8I Maritime patrol aircraft located a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized three days ago in the Indian Ocean,...
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US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz, in show of force against Iran
The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an American...
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Why ports matter for the global economy
Since the start of maritime trade, ports have played a central role in the economic and social development of countries....
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HMM Enters Acquisition Race for Hyundai LNG Shipping
HMM, a South Korean shipping giant, has joined the race to acquire Hyundai LNG Shipping, the country’s top liquefied natural...
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US West Coast ports, dock workers ‘on doorstep of agreement’ – Port of LA exec
The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles thinks a tentative agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...
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Japanese Shipping Companies Saw Orders Plunge in April but Hand-Held Orders Hit Four-year High
Due to high ship prices, orders received by Japanese shipping companies continued to decline. However, the number of orders in...
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COVID boom not over yet for ‘landlords’ of shipping lines
Foreign container lines were widely blamed for stratospheric freight rates during the supply chain crisis. President Joe Biden proclaimed last...
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Americas clean tanker market looking to dirty up, sources say
Americas clean Medium Range tanker owners are looking to carry crude oil, dirtying up Medium Range and Long Range 1...
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COSCO SHIPPING to Build the Second 700 TEU Electric Container Ship
On May 8, COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) started to build the second 700 TEU electric container ship (N998) owned...
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More liner newcomers quit long-haul box lanes as rates tumble
According to consultancy Linerlytica, Transfar Shipping, BAL Container Line and container maker China International Marine Containers (CIMC), which started a...
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