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BP And Eni Poised To Create Angola’s Largest Producer By Combining Country’s Businesses
Oil and gas giants BP and Eni have signed an agreement to form a new 50/50 independent company in Angola...
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Shell Board Facing Legal Action Over ‘Failing To Properly Prepare For Energy Transition’
Environmental law charity ClientEarth will be taking legal action against the board of directors of oil and gas giant Shell...
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Mitsubishi Invests In Marindows To Promote Electric Propulsion And Ship Digitalisation
Japanese Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed an investment into Marindows, a Tokyo-based company...
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Port Of Mobile Granted $300 Million In Federal Funding For Improvements
The Alabama State Port Authority is set to improve infrastructure and intermodal access at the port of Mobile, the state’s...
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Box Ship Completes 790 Km Autonomous Navigation Trial
The container ship Suzaku completed a series of trial voyages simulating a 790 km trip between Tokyo Bay and Ise...
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ClassNK Issues AiP For Fully Autonomous Ship Framework Developed By NYK, MTI And Japan Marine Science
Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted the Approval in Principle (AiP) for a fully autonomous ship framework (development code “APExS-auto”*1) jointly...
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Japan Demonstrates Long Distance Autonomous Ship Operations
Japan recently completed the fifth demonstration and test as part of its Fully Autonomous Ship Program known as MEGURI2040. Starting...
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Research & Development – A Critical Pathway For An Equitable Transition To Zero Carbon Shipping
The World Shipping Council (WSC) together with prominent maritime nations and organizations representing all shipping sectors continue to work for...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, The World’s Largest Container Line, Accelerates Its Digital Transformation Using Marlink Solutions
Marlink, the smart network company, is partnering with MSC, the world’s largest container shipping line, to support the shipping company’s...
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ECSA Backs EU Waste Shipment Shift For Recycling Of EU-Flagged Ships At South Asian Yards
Europe’s biggest shipowner body is throwing its weight behind a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that...
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Construction Kicks Off On North America’s Largest Cruise Ship Terminal In PortMiami
Construction has kicked off on MSC Cruises’ new state-of-the-art cruise terminal at PortMiami, which is set to become North America’s...
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Norbit Receives €1.5 Million Sonar Order
Norwegian subsea technology company Norbit has received an order from an undisclosed international client for the delivery of multiple Winghead i80S...
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North P&I And Standard Club Set To Merge
The announcement yesterday that North P&I and Standard Club have entered discussions on a proposed merger could prove to be...
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Port Of Santos Sees 20.6% Box Volume Growth In 2021
The Port of Santos Brazil handled 1.3m teu in 2021, up 20.6% year-on-year. Santos Brazil’s operations were fuelled by higher...
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SFL: New Charter Contracts For Six 14,000 TEU Vessels Adding $540 Million Backlog
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) (“SFL” or the “Company”) announced today that it has agreed to charter out six 14,000...
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Suez Canal Setting New Records, Says Egypt In Response To Claims That Maritime Traffic Is Falling
Claims that maritime traffic in the Suez Canal has fallen in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been...
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Shenzhen Lockdown – Ports Operational, Warehouses Closed
The southern Chinese port city Shenzhen has started a seven-day Covid-19 city-wide lockdown, which is impacting landside logistics, but ports...
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HMM Nominates Former Hyundai Glovis Chief As New CEO
Former Hyundai Glovis chief Kyung-bae Kim has been nominated as the new CEO of HMM. HMM said it had selected...
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ABS Terminates Class Services To Russian Vessels, Assets And Companies
Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the U.S. classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has decided to withdraw...
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Fujairah Faces More Bunkering Competition As Saudis, Qatar, Oman Enter Fray
The UAE’s Port of Fujairah, the world’s third-biggest bunkering hub, is facing increased competition to supply marine fuels in the...
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