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Viking Line gets DNV GL verification for COVID-19 management
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line became the first shipping company in the world to get DNV GL’s verification in accordance...
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The world’s first crewless ship trial run: Working toward the development of a “route planning system” that uses AI to recommend the optimum sea route
Weathernews Inc. has been selected as a member of the “Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Ship Project” (hereafter, DFFAS...
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Railways offers discounts if customers book ‘round-trip’ freight haulage
To boost its falling earnings and compete with road transport, the Indian Railways has decided to offer discounts to customers...
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Wärtsilä to design and equip two zero-emissions battery powered ferries
The technology group Wärtsilä’s experience and leading position in the development of battery and hybrid propulsion vessel solutions has been...
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Baltic index sees best day ever as capesize vessel rates surge
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index marked its largest single-day percentage rise on Thursday, as capesize vessel segment rates...
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Mumbai Port achieves a rare feat of simultaneous Sign-off & Sign- On of over 900 Seafarers
Continuing record performance of providing safe & secure homeward passage for Indian seafarers through Mumbai Port, MBPT achieved rare feet...
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Cargo volumes in Panamanian ports grew by 15.9% during January-May 2020, in spite of the country fighting against the spread of the Coronavirus.
According to the Panama Maritime Authority statistics, cargo volumes for the first five months of this year reached 3.26m teu...
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BIMCO launches information page focusing on seafarers’ mental health
To assist seafarers and their mental wellbeing in coping with the challenges imposed by COVID-19 pandemic, BIMCO compiles a list...
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Centre’s Plan For Major Port At Vadhavan Clears A Big Hurdle
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said that ports as an industry are allowed in the ecologically...
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Iraq cuts July Basra crude exports to Asia in order to meet OPEC cuts
Iraq’s Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) has made deep cuts in Basra crude supplies to Asia in July as the producer...
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Seafarers head home; 10,000 to land at Mumbai Port by June 28
Indian seafarers – mainly crew members of luxury cruise liners – are finally heading home after being stranded for months...
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COVID-19 measures prove costly for crewing sector
Ship operators are doing all they can to ensure the safety of seafarers around the globe and the trade of...
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Allcargo Logistics distributes essential seeds to villagers in Maharashtra
As an expression of support, Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics distributed essential seeds to families from the...
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Cargo movement on National Waterways poised to grow further, says IWAI
Cargo movement on National Waterways (NW) has reached 73.64 million metric tonnes (mmt) in 2019-20 and is poised to grow...
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Port of Rotterdam eyeing investment opportunities in India
The Port of Rotterdam is eyeing opportunities in India and the country’s Sagarmala Programme to develop the performance of its...
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UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated as ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea
Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been “stranded at sea for...
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What will prompt Gulf energy companies to merge post-pandemic?
Worldwide lockdowns, shrinking demand and a supply glut have sent shockwaves through the oil & gas sector, plus oil-reliant economies...
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Libya’s Return To The Market Could Help Tankers
The implications from Libya’s latest absence from the tanker market are bound to affect rates in this part of the...
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