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As 2021 Will Bring The Largest Crude Deficits In Years, A Window Of Opportunity Opens For Producers
The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated crude and condensate demand in 2021, creating massive supply surpluses and filling up inventories, causing...
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Container Debris “Sprouts up” on Oregon Coast
The Oregon State Parks authority is responding to reports of debris from a cargo container washing up on the coastline....
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Hapag-Lloyd Orders Six LNG-Powered 23,500 TEU Containerships
The $ 1 billion investment will see the LNG-powered 23,500+ TEU vessels delivered to Hapag-Lloyd between April and December 2023....
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Ship Recycling Market Looking Active as Tonnage Supply Increases
More ship owners appeared willing to offload their older ships as 2020 nears its end. In its latest weekly report,...
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Maersk Receives 4.9 Stars Out Of 5 On Environmental Reporting
Maersk is not only the largest container carrier in the world but also the shipping company leading the maritime quest...
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ONE Announces Letter Of Intent For Long-Term Charter Of World’s Largest Ultra Large Container Ships
The new buildings are planned to be built by the consortium of Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation, with...
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Congress Approves Houston Ship Channel Dredging Project
The massive stimulus package passed by the House and Senate this week included a wide variety of additional legislation, including...
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Two Chinese Vessels in Distress in Storm off Vietnam Prompting Rescues
A strong storm moving across the South China Sea in the area near Vietnam placed two Chinese-owned vessels in distress....
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Another Step Towards A Zero-Emission Future
On 17 December, my colleagues and I were thrilled to be welcomed onboard the Yara Birkeland, the world’s first fully...
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US Imports 151.4 Million Christmas Tree Lighting Sets In The First Ten Months Of 2020
During the first 10 months of the year, the US has imported a total of 151.4 million sets of Christmas...
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IMO Secretary-General Denounces “No Crew Change” Clauses
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken out against “no crew change” clauses in charterparties, pointing out that such clauses exacerbate...
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The Mission To Seafarers Announces Crew Welfare Campaign To Maintain Seafarer Support During Pandemic
The Mission to Seafarers today announced the launch of a new fundraising campaign to sustain the crew welfare support currently...
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IAPH-WPSP COVID19 survey : One Quarter Of Ports Responding Have An Increased Share Of Empty Container Handling
In addition to the updates on vessel calls, hinterland delays, capacity utilization and port personnel availability, the WPSP-IAPH Port Economic...
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US Offshore Wind – Jones Act Installation Vessel On The Way
In a prepared release, a top executive at Dominion Energy said: “Dominion Energy is proud to be leading a consortium...
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India: DGS Lifts Quarantine Rule For Ships Arriving From Ports Of Infected Countries
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has lifted the 14-days mandatory quarantine period stipulated for ships arriving from ports of...
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MSC Calls For Urgent Solution For Seafarers On Chartered Bulk Carrier Anastasia
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is calling for an urgent crew change solution for the bulk carrier “ANASTASIA”, which is stuck...
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150 Million Euros Guaranteed Outer Port Gdynia
The Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. has formally launched a procedure to select a private partner for the “Construction of...
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LPG Dual-Fuel Converted VLGC BW Gemini In Panama Collision
The 2015-built VLGC BW Gemini was at anchor in at Cristóbal, Panama, when it was lightly struck by another, undisclosed...
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Rhine Water Level Rises, Too Shallow In North For Full Shipping
Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have again risen after recent rain but remain too shallow in northern areas...
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The Alliance Announces January 2021 Sailing Plan
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of THE Alliance have continuously been adapting their resources to match the...
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