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MOL Sets Fueling Process For LNG-Powered Ferries Under Construction
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is continuing preparation for the launch of Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferries due to enter service in late...
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Biden Appoints New Chair Of Federal Maritime Commission
Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei has been designated as the new chairman of the US Federal Maritime Commission, an independent federal...
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International Seaways And Diamond S In $2 Billion Tanker Mega-Merger
In a mega-merger, two US-listed tanker operators have agreed to combine to create one of the world’s largest energy transportation...
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Maersk Injects New Asia/US East Coast String To Bolster Transpacific Supply Chains
Florham Park, New Jersey USA – Maersk Inc. North America has announced the start of a new service linking ports...
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Panama Launches Investigation Into Ever Given’s Grounding
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has started an investigation into the grounding of the Ever Given containership in the Suez...
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IMO Publishes Short List Of Actions For Quick Carbon Footprint Reduction In Shipping
To support the Low Carbon Shipping effort, the IMO Global Industry Alliance (GIA) published a guide with eight practical measures...
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World Bank Sees Western Balkan Economies Rebounding To Growth In 2021
The economies of the six countries in the Western Balkans could grow by 4.4% in 2021, up from a 4.8%...
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Meriaura Group Working On A 100% Carbon Neutral Transport Concept
Finnish shipping outfit Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that is to achieve 100...
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Meyer Werft Wins Rare Cruise Ship Order From Japan
Japanese cruise shipping company NYK Cruises, part of the NYK Group, has ordered an LNG-powered 51,950 GT cruise ship from...
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Seaspan Announces Newbuild Order For Six 15,500 TEU Containerships
Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”) (NYSE: ATCO), today announced that it has entered into an...
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Qingdao Shipyard Inks Contract For 5,900 Teu Boxship Quartet
Qingdao Shipyard announced it had entered into the shipbuilding contract with a Belgian shipowner for the construction of four 5,900teu...
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DP World Caucedo Receives Largest Vessel After Completing Expansion
DP World Caucedo has completed its $114m-expansion allowing it to receive the biggest vessel ever to dock in the Dominican...
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Suez Canal Begins Clearing Vessel Backlog
Transits of the Suez Canal began again in the evening of March 29 after the Ever Given was refloated and...
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Maersk Turns Around Vessels Redirected To Cape Of Good Hope
With the Suez Canal reopening following the successful re-floating of the Ever Given Maersk has turned around two vessels it...
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Plans From Norway For An Ammonia-Fuelled Short-Sea Bulker Service
The latest entrant in the race to develop the first zero-emission shipping operation is a new joint venture called Viridis...
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Trade War: Biden Administration Not Ready To ‘Yank’ China Tariffs, But Open To Talks
In her first interview since taking office earlier this month, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai signaled openness to trade negotiations...
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Cosco And PPA Disagreement Over Piraeus Shipyard Facilities
Greece’s main opposition party has charged the government and the Cosco Shipping-managed Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) with ignoring conditions of...
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Ever Given Being Towed For Technical Inspection
Grounded container vessel Ever Given has been fully refloated and is being towed to the Great Bitter Lakes region for...
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Europe’s Ports Call For More Onshore Power Where It Makes Sense
Onshore Power Supply (OPS) is part of the solution to greening the shipping sector. It is an important tool for...
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Hyundai Heavy Setting Up Hydrogen Supply Chain By 2030
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group plans to go into all areas of hydrogen value chain, from production to...
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