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Qatargas Completes First Commercial Ship-To-Ship Transfer Of LNG Cargo At Subic Bay In Philippines
Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) announced today the completion of the first-ever commercial ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of a liquefied natural...
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China’s Ban On Australian Coal Forces Trade Flows To Realign
China’s effective ban on imports of Australian coal is forcing a realignment of flows between the world’s two biggest importers...
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Royal Dutch Shell To Cut More Than 300 North Sea Jobs
The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is to cut 330 jobs from its operations in the North Sea. The company...
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Holland Shipyards Group To Build 3 More Hybrid Ferries For SFK
Dutch ship designer and builder Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract to build three additional hybrid ferries for Germany’s...
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Coronavirus Impact: Cargo Traffic Falls At India’s Top Ports For 9th Straight Month In December
Impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, India's top 12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traffic for the ninth straight month...
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Paradip Port Trust Seeks Bids For Western Dock Terminal
Paradip Port Trust, India’s biggest state-owned cargo handler by volumes, has sought initial bids from private firms to build a...
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Pacific International Lines Pleads Guilty in U.S. Pollution Case
For the second time in two months, the U.S. Attorney General’s office has obtained a guilty plea from a shipping...
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Alang Goes Green
Ship recycling plots in Alang, home to the world’s largest stretch of shipbreaking facilities in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, beached 196...
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Nor-Shipping 2021 Postponed Until Early 2022 Due to Pandemic
The prominent maritime industry conference Nor-Shipping has decided to postpone its program for June 2021, pushing the event back to January 10-13,...
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Over 4 lakh Indian Seafarers To Get PF, Gratuity And Pension Benefits
Around four lakh Indian seafarers of all ranks working on board Indian and foreign flagged ships will get provident fund,...
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South Korea Prepares Legal Action Against Iran Over Oil Tanker Seizure
Seoul is preparing to take legal action against Iran over the seizure of a South Korean oil tanker in the...
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Port Hedland Welcomes First LNG-fueled Vessel
The bulk carrier HL Green received a special greeting when it arrived on its maiden voyage to Port Hedland on...
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US Targets Iran’s Metals And Shipping Industries With New Sanctions
om an Iranian person, South Kaveh Steel Company and Arfa Iron and Steel Company, which is included on the Department...
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Maritime Academy Of Asia And The Pacific Adopts Kongsberg Digital’s Simulation-based eLearning Solutions
Kongsberg Digital reports that the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) has adopted its new K-Sim eLearning solution,...
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Strait Of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery
WHAT IS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ? - The strait lies between Oman and Iran - It links the Gulf north...
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EC Needs to Act on Carriers’ Practices, Say European Shippers
The European Freight Forwarders Association (CLECAT) and the European Shippers' Council (ESC) are calling on the European Commission to act...
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ClassNK Advises Existing Ships to Install Ballast Water Management Systems Early On (Updated in January 2021)
Tokyo –Leading Classification Society ClassNK has been analyzing the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered...
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What Will The African Continental Free Trade Area Mean For Shipping?
The start of this year heralded the implementation of the AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area), a flagship project of...
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Singapore Halts Crew Change For Those With Travel History To UK, South Africa
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a circular that crew change will not be allowed in...
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Chinese Yard Launches JSD 6000 Vessel
The vessel construction activities will continue at ZPMC Changxing base for further challenges up to sea trials and delivery stage....
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