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Prysmian Secures First Construction Permits For Massachusetts Subsea Cable Factory
Prysmian has received the first layer of approval of the construction permits for the development of its new subsea cable...
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Biden Heads Off Rail Strike With 60-Day Cooling Off Period
To head off the supply-chain impact of a railway strike, U.S. President Joe Biden has established a presidential emergency board...
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Maersk Foresees Significant Customer Surcharges From EU ETS Proposals
With the European Union closing in on the final proposals and then adoption of its Emissions Trading System, Maersk provided...
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New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved
Panama has approved a new toll structure for ships using the waterway. The new structure will be phased in beginning...
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Cyprus: MPs Improve Rules For Seafarers, Training
Parliament passed a bill that sets clearer rules for maritime courses, clarifies the calculation and proof of seafarers’ service at...
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Yang Ming Adds 11,000 TEU Ship ‘YM Tutorial’ To Transpacific Service
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) has welcomed its newest 11,000 TEU class container vessel, ‘YM Tutorial’. The vessel...
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US Supreme Court Confirms That US Discovery Processes Are Not Available For Private Foreign Arbitration Proceedings
Discovery processes under United States federal law allow for broad requests for documents that may be relevant to a commercial...
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Over $31 Billion In Trade Is Rail-Landlocked Or Stuck At Anchor Off U.S. Coasts
Tens of billions of dollars in trade are either landlocked or anchored at sea in the United States and in...
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Emirates Global Aluminium And K Line Cooperate On Decarbonisation
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and K Line have inked an agreement to cooperate on research and pilot projects to decarbonise...
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HMM To Expand Capacity From 820,000 TEUs To 1.2 Million TEUs By 2026
HMM, the nation’s largest shipping company, plans to expand its capacity from the current 820,000 TEUs to 1.2 million TEUs...
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German Shipowner Duo Order Four Damen Combi Freighters
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has received four ship orders from German shipowners for Damen’s combi bulk fuel-efficient freighters. The orders were...
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Ex-Wärtsilä Execs Plan To Serve Russian Market For E-Nav Products
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Finnish technology company Wärtsilä suspended all deliveries, sales, orders, and bidding for Russian customers....
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Rainbow Industries Acquiring Kalmar’s China Heavy Crane Assets
China’s Rainbow Industries and Kalmar, a part of Cargotec, have entered into an agreement that Kalmar will transfer heavy cranes’...
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VDMA, VSM Roll Out PtX Roadmap For Maritime Energy Transition
German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) and German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) have presented a power-to-X (PtX) roadmap for the...
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Seafarers Welfare Fund Launches Survey On Maritime Response To Ukraine Conflict
The Seafarers International Relief Fund has called for feedback on what more needs to be done to support seafarers impacted...
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Ocean Sun And Keppel Team Up For Nearshore Floating Solar Project In Singapore
Keppel Infrastructure has secured a grant from the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and JTC to pilot the first membrane-based nearshore...
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Israel Sells Haifa Port To India’s Adani Ports, Israel’s Gadot For $1.2 Billion
Israel said on Thursday it will sell Haifa Port, a major trade hub on its Mediterranean coast, to winning bidders...
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HMM Targets More Green Ships With New Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment
South Korean shipping company HMM has unveiled its future growth strategy involving a KRW 15 trillion (about $11.3 billion) investment...
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FMC Releases Interim Guidance For Enforcement Of D&D Fee Disputes
A month after the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has taken its first...
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Vatican Calls For Access To Shore Leave For Seafarers’ Wellbeing
The Vatican is pushing for shipping lines and governments across the globe to allow seafarers to take shore leave in...
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