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Shipyard In Costa Rica Is Making Way For A Clean Shipping Revolution With A Cargo Ship Made Of Wood

In a small, rustic shipyard on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, a small team is building what they say...
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LR, Anemoi And SDARI Join Forces On Rotor Sail Designs

LR has signed a joint development project (JDP) with Anemoi Marine Technologies (Anemoi) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research...
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India: Steel Demand To Fall 12% This Year: Report

Hit by stringent Covid-induced lockdown, steel demand in this year is expected to fall by a record 10 per cent...
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Fair Treatment Of Seafarers And The Covid-19 Pandemic On Legal Committee’s Agenda

The IMO Legal Committee has begun its 107th session, meeting in virtual session (27 and 30 November and 1 December)....
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World’s 1st Zero-Emission Container Vessel, Yara Birkeland, Delivered

The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara International, Norway-based shipbuilder Vard informed. Upon...
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Projects Explore Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Replace Diesel Generators

Two projects underway in South Korea are each seeking to develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology to be used...
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Rystad Predicts Shortage of Wind Farm Installation Vessels

In a new report, the consultancy Rystad Energy predicts that the world's supply of offshore wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs)...
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Shipping Implications From The IMO’s MEPC 75

Newbuilding orderbooks have dipped to historically low levels relative to existing fleets, with the dry bulk carrier sector one of...
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India: Ministry Issues Draft Merchant Shipping Bill With Updated Global Norms

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued a draft of the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2020 with all updated...
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OPEC+ To Meet For Talks On Continuing Oil Cuts, But Members Are Growing Restless

What seemed to be shaping up as a smooth OPEC+ meeting, with traders largely expecting a rollover of production quotas, has hit...
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Finland and Japan are Studying Hydrogen Powered Ship Designs

An increasing number of projects are seeking to develop hydrogen-based power technologies that can be commercially viable for the shipping...
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Global Container Shipping Lines Rebound From Covid-19 Impact

Finally, global container shipping is showing a strong rebound, leaving behind the Covid-19 pandemic, going by the financials of the...
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MSC Opens New Office In Nanning, China

Based in Nanning, the branch office will focus on the development and construction of Guangxi Beibu gulf port and the...
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Synergy’s Commitment To Diversity Recognised By Maritime SheEO

The progressive recruitment and human resources policies of Synergy Group have been recognised by Maritime SheEO, the International Maritime Organization-endorsed...
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Shipping Bodies Reach Out To Amazon’s Bezos Over Seafarer Crisis

The associations – the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Bimco, Intertanko and Intercargo – have written to Bezos pointing out...
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Panama Ship Registry Joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

“We are committed to supporting MACN in its vision of fair trade and a free-corruption maritime industry,” said Rafael Cigarruista,...
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MOL Tests First Technology to Capture Microplastics in Ballast Water

Microplastics, the residue of plastic in the ocean, is one of the challenges which environmentalists are looking to confront. In...
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Macroeconomics: As Virus Cases Surge, A Slower Recovery Awaits

Record-breaking GDP drops seen in the second quarter of the year have been replaced by record-breaking growth rates in the...
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IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 75 Brief

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 75th session in virtual format from November 16th to 20th, 2020....
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3D Visualisation Studio Enters Maritime Industry

Maritime Studios, the 3D visualisation company for the maritime industry, has officially opened its doors. The Rotterdam based studio has...
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