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Shipping Number of the Week: Chinese petroleum product exports drop 51% in May
Exports of refined petroleum products from China declined by 51% month-on-month in May as the COVID-19 pandemic kept oil demand...
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Panama Protects Seafarers During This World Health Crisis
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) wishes to highlight that the measures adopted through MMN-003-2020, on the extension of employment agreements...
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Exporters raising concern over consignment hold-up by Hong Kong, Chinese customs: FIEO
Some exporters have raised concerns over consignments being held back by Hong Kong and Chinese customs in response to a...
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Shipping Minister calls for exploring the possibility of recycling of dredging material
Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a video conference, for recycling of dredging material with officials...
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U.S. sanctions five Iranian ship captains for bringing oil to Venezuela – Pompeo
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who had delivered oil to Venezuela, and the...
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Mansukh Mandaviya reviews seaplane operation projects
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), reviewed the seaplane projects on Indian water bodies in the ‘Chai...
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Lockdown Feat: TCS deploys Digital Solution remotely to help Adani Ports transform Mundra operations
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced that it has successfully deployed...
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Baltic index hits over 7-month high on increasing vessel activity
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index touched its highest level in more than seven months on Tuesday, as rates...
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Milaha partners with Major Indian NGOs in their fight against COVID-19
As part of its social commitment towards Qatar’s strategic trade partners, Milaha – Qatar’s oldest and diversified maritime & logistics...
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DG Shipping extends validity of seafarers’ certificates till December 2021
The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) has extended the validity of seafarers’ certificates that are expiring on or before...
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New threat faces global trade: Exhausted crews want off cargo ships
Global trade is facing another coronavirus crisis just as economies begin to reopen: 200,000 seafarers stranded for months by port...
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First Remote Marine Survey Conducted For Harbour Tug In Singapore
Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (“BV”), in collaboration with PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd (“PSA Marine”), has successfully completed a remote marine...
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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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Singapore launches ‘Playbook’ to accelerate maritime’s digital transformation
Going digital has become a part of Singapore’s plan to reboot its economy and enter a new normal post-COVID-19. “The...
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Stuck at sea: How to save the world’s seafarers and the supply systems they support
Clapping for essential workers on suburban streets cannot be heard at sea, where hundreds of thousands of crew members are...
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Tanker Market Could Suffer During the Second Half of 2020
With floating storage having peaked and more tonnage being gradually released, supply is on the rise in the tanker market....
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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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