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Pilbara Ports Handle Record Volumes In Past Year
Western Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority handled a record 724.7m tonnes of cargo in the past financial year. Pilbara Ports Authority...
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MOL Charisma Out Of Service For Repairs After Grounding
Containership the MOL Charisma that ran aground on 5 July will have to be taken out of service for repairs....
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KR Signs MOU With Hyundai Motors And Hyundai Global Services: Collaboration Will Focus On Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems
Korean Register (KR), Hyundai Motors and Hyundai Global Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to...
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SpaceX May Have The Largest Unmanned Merchant Vessel In Operation
Elon Musk's commercial space launch company, SpaceX, may have deployed the largest fully unmanned commercial vessel in operation today. The...
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CNC Line Launching New Korea – Thailand Service
The intra-Asia, shortsea arm of CMA CGM, is rolling out the New Korea Thailand (NKT) service which will connect to...
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Tackling The Maritime Industry’s PR Paradox
Sea-blindness is a problem in maritime because too many maritime organisations prefer a low profile and do not understand the...
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Crowley To Build And Operate First Fully Electric Tugboat In US
The 82-foot vessel with 70 tonnes of bollard pull advances Crowley and the maritime industry’s efforts toward sustainability and decarbonisation....
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Robust Commodity Demand To Spur Dry Bulk Rally Into Q3
The surging demand for infrastructure-related commodities such as iron ore and coal, along with minor bulks such as aggregates, clinker,...
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South Korea’s Shipbuilders See New Orders Hit 13-Year High In H1
South Korean shipbuilders secured 10.88 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders in the first half of 2021, the...
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Ocean Carriers Push Back On White House’s Scrutiny Of Pricing
Ocean carriers are pushing back against the White House's push to scrutinize pricing power in the container shipping industry. Last...
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Biden Administration Targets Lines Over Detention And Demurrage
Shipping is again in the cross-hairs - this time the liner business has attracted the attention of the Biden administration,...
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UAE Acts On Vessel Abandonment With New Resolution
A Resolution passed by the UAE Council of Ministers at the beginning of July could mean an end to the...
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New IMO Submission Calls For Clarity On Enforcement Of 0.50% Sulphur Limit
The industry has coped remarkably well with the implementation of IMO 2020, but variable approaches to enforcement of the 0.50%...
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CONTAINER PREMIUMS: Trans-Pacific Rates Consolidate After July Increases
Premium service fees required by container shipping lines for North Asia-to-North America spot cargoes were rangebound in the week to...
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Hapag Lloyd Finishes Acquisition Of African Regional Carrier NileDutch
Hapag-Lloyd has finished its acquisition of the container and breakbulk line NileDutch, which specializes in the West African market. With...
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Port Of Yantian Productivity Rapidly Improves But Export Delays Persist
The logjam of containers and ships at the Port of Yantian in China has noticeably improved in the 13 days...
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DP World Acquiring Imperial Logistics For $890m Expanding Africa Footprint
DP World has announced an offer to acquire South Africa-based Imperial Logistics, an integrated logistics provider with operations mainly across...
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DNV Launches Smart Centre In Qingdao
DNV debuted its new smart centre for Greater China region at north Chinese port city of Qingdao to support digitalisation...
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Alfa Laval Invests In Air Lubrication Technology
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company Marine Performance Systems, a developer of air...
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Procopiou Emerges As Top Bidder For Hellenic Shipyards
Though no formal announcement has been made leading Greek shipowner, George Procopiou has emerged as the top bidder in the...
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