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‘Robo-Ships’ Offer Lifeline For Japan’s Shorthanded Industry
A group of 40 Japanese shipping companies, shipbuilders and technology companies aims to have remote-control vessels ply Japanese waters as...
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Wilhelmsen And Thyssenkrupp Step-Up Collaboration, Establishing 3D Printing Joint Venture Targeting The Maritime Industry
Utilizing thyssenkrupp’s deep expertise in additive manufacturing, alongside Wilhelmsen’s long standing maritime service and supply know-how, the maritime company’s recent...
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Older Cruise Ships Are Not Surviving the Covid-19 Cruise Suspension
The pandemic is causing the cruise industry to accelerate the retirement of many older ships. Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, which...
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Container Fire on Ship Off India Highlights Ongoing Danger
For the second time in a month, the Indian Coast Guard has been called upon to assist in fighting a...
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India, Japan Naval Exercise JIMEX-2020 Begins In Arabian Sea
Indian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships conducted operations in close formation at JIMEX-2020, the 4th edition of...
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Coronavirus Pandemic To Blunt Global Gas Demand Growth To 2030: S&P Global
Over the next decade, natural gas demand globally will grow at a slower pace as the industry responds to emerging...
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Libya Ships Crude Cargo Out Of Marsa El-Hariga As Partial Restart Gets Underway
A tanker carrying 1 million barrels of Libya’s light sweet Sarir crude has left the port of Marsa el Hariga,...
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Meet the ‘Mayflower:’ Sailing Into a New World, All Over Again
Four hundred years ago, the English ship Mayflower departed Plymouth on a voyage of possibility. Without any guarantee of success, its 102...
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First-Ever Indian Cargo Ferry To Maldives Opens New Connectivity & Enterprise Hyperlinks In Southern Indian Ocean
The primary ever Indian cargo vessel (MCP Linz) operated by the Transport Company of India (SCI) reached northern Maldivian city...
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Time For Tough Talking On Crew Change
On 24th September, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations addresses the General Assembly in New York, there is a...
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Baltic Index Hits Over 2-Month High As Vessel Rates Rise
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index on 25 September hit an over two-month high on higher vessel rates across...
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Spain Must Recover Illegal State Aid In Ship Finance Scheme, EU Court Says
Spain must recover state aid granted under a tax lease scheme scheme which allowed shipping companies to benefit from rebates...
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IMO: How To Achieve Sustainable Shipping For A Sustainable Planet?
A global audience has heard how innovation, the maritime workforce and the role of industry and governments can work to...
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Trafigura Proposes Carbon Levy On Marine Fuels To Help Meet Decarbonisation Targets
Commodities trader Trafigura on Friday proposed a carbon levy of $250-$300 per tonne of carbon-dioxide (CO2) equivalent on shipping fuels...
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Panama Advocates For Solidarity Between Governments To Urgently Address Crew Changes While Benefiting All Seafarers
“Panama, as the first ship registry in the world with more than 8 thousand flagged vessels, feels the responsibility...
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RINA Has Announced An Innovative Step Towards 3D Ship Classification
RINA has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute...
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New BIMCO Shipping KPI Version To Improve User Interface And Benchmarking
The BIMCO Shipping KPI version 4 is expected to be released before the end of September with the aim to...
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A Potential New Role For The Eu In Shaping Global Shipping Norms
In recent weeks, European Parliament has voted to include shipping within the bloc’s carbon dioxide (CO2) Emissions Trading System (ETS),...
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NYK and JMU Introduce Shipbuilding Contract that Guarantees Propulsion in Actual Sea Conditions
NYK Line and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have agreed to introduce a new shipbuilding contract that guarantees propulsion performance*...
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Australian Iron Ore Exports are Still Mostly China-Bound
The Capesize market’s dominant route is inevitably the Australian iron ore export to China. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker...
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