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Port Of Rotterdam Authority Joins Dutch Mission To Disaster-Stricken Port Of Beirut

Last week, a small delegation of officials from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs travelled to Beirut together with the...
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Canadian Navy Introduces Gender-Neutral Titles; Replaces ‘Seaman’ With ‘Sailor’ Over All Ranks

The Royal Canadian Navy has put a foot forward in an initiative to be more inclusive and open to a...
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Bahamas Paradise Cruise To Pay Its Crew Members $875000 For Unpaid Labour

A settlement agreement between the Bahamas Paradise Cruise and their crew members has dictated that the company will now have...
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Singapore Establishes Crew Facilitation Center And Funds For Safe Crew Change

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will be taking enhanced measures to further secure safe port operations and...
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60-Year Imprisonment For MV Wakashio Captain, If Convicted

Close to exactly a month after cargo vessel MV Wakashio ran aground a reef on July 25th, the forepart of...
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Talking repatriation and international cooperation during the pandemic

Successful seafarer repatriation procedures have been highlighted as part of an in-depth webinar run by the Embassy of Indonesia in...
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7 Abducted Russian Seafarers Rescued From Nigerian Pirates

7 Russian seafarers, captured by Nigerian pirates on the 17th of July, 2020 have reportedly been released. Owing to the...
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DNV GL Partners With ICS To Deliver Post-COVID-19 Impact Analysis Event

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is running a unique series of digital events which will give shipping industry leaders...
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Indian state refiners halt oil imports from Chinese cos -sources

Indian state refiners have stopped buying crude oil from China-linked companies, three sources said, after New Delhi’s recent regulation aimed...
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Sri Lanka to Ink pact with India for Colombo Port’s Eastern Terminal development

Amid New Delhi’s apprehension over China’s growing economic presence in Sri Lanka, the Island nation’s newly appointed Foreign Secretary Jayanath...
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Shipping activity continued despite Trade disruption during Covid finds an Analysis

Movement of container vessels and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean continued as usual during pandemic even though trade between...
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“A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon” 2,500 tons of emergency humanitarian aid have left Marseille bound for Beirut onboard a CMA CGM Group vessel

The CMA CGM Group reacted swiftly a day after the devastating explosion that hit Beirut by making arrangements to send...
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Fire On USCG Icebreaker Cancels All Arctic Operations For The US

A fire on one of the ship’s main propulsion motor of the coast guard icebreaker – Healy (WAGB-20) has scrapped...
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BIMCO’s 2020 Fuel Oil Quality And Safety Survey Mirrors Aderco Requests For Increased Assistance

Between February and May 2020 BIMCO, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO conducted The Fuel Oil Quality...
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Maritime Companies In Singapore Unite To Provide Job Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, maritime companies in Singapore have come together to provide job opportunities for Singapore Citizens and Permanent...
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India: Outlook on ports negative for FY21 despite signs of recovery in July

Despite early signs of recovery in the port sector in the month of July, Icra’s outlook remains negative on the...
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Singapore MPA issues new advisory for Ships and service providers

Singapore continues to take a calibrated and risk-based approach in determining the precautions and measures for the COVID-19 pandemic. Port...
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Containership orderbook drops below 10% threshold for the 1st time in 20 years

The global containership orderbook, seen as a percentage of the world fleet, has dropped to a historic low in July...
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India Facilitates Highest Crew Changes In The World; 100000+ Crew Changes Undertaken Successfully

Indian Ministry of Shipping has facilitated more than 1,00,000 crew change on Indian ports and through charter flights. It is...
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Iranian Hostages Released By Somali Pirates After Years In Captivity

The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) welcomes the release of three Iranian hostages by Somali pirates after nearly...
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