Security Escort services (For transiting safe from Gulf of Aden)
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February 15, 2019
Security Escort services (For transiting safe from Gulf of Aden)
Maritime security has become an important requirement for merchant vessels in today’s time. Increasing shipping piracy threats have resulted in…
Will the escalating US-China trade war and its catastrophic aftermath push the global economy into its next recession?
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May 21, 2019
Will the escalating US-China trade war and its catastrophic aftermath push the global economy into its next recession?
Heightened trade tensions between the United States and China have raised the risk of a recession next year if the…
Challenging Macroenvironment Affects DP World’s Volumes
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April 26, 2019
Challenging Macroenvironment Affects DP World’s Volumes
Dubai-based port operator DP World handled 17.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter…
World Maritime Day
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February 15, 2019
World Maritime Day
The theme of this year’s World Maritime Day is entitled – Shipping: Indispensable to the World. Indeed, Shipping is indispensable…
Euroseas to Add Four Feeder Containerships
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June 4, 2019
Euroseas to Add Four Feeder Containerships
Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas has decided to acquire four container vessels as it refinanced two other ships and…
The Tanker War, Part II: A Historical Perspective
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June 14, 2019
The Tanker War, Part II: A Historical Perspective
By Sal R. Mercogliano – The June 13, 2019 attacks on MV Front Altair and MV Kokuka Courageous, following the assault on…
Samsung Heavy Fetches Its 8th LNG Carrier Order in 2019
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May 4, 2019
Samsung Heavy Fetches Its 8th LNG Carrier Order in 2019
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has secured another order for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.…
Loss-making Samudera warns of headwinds for container shipping
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May 1, 2019
Loss-making Samudera warns of headwinds for container shipping
Samudera Shipping Line has forecast a difficult year ahead for the global container shipping sector, as the shipowner has started…
China April services sector expands further on strong export sales: Caixin PMI
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May 10, 2019
China April services sector expands further on strong export sales: Caixin PMI
Activity in China’s services sector further improved in April, with export sales rising at a record pace, a private business…
GERMAN LNG RESEARCH NEWBUILD IS ON TRACK
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March 15, 2019
GERMAN LNG RESEARCH NEWBUILD IS ON TRACK
The new 75m long, 16.8m wide ocean-going Atair is being delivered by Fassmer Werft next February to operators, the Hamburg-based…
Yantian Express Unloads All Containers, Leaves Halifax
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June 8, 2019
Yantian Express Unloads All Containers, Leaves Halifax
The fire-damaged Yantian Express has finalized cargo operations in Halifax and departed the port on June 2, 2019. According to…
Ocean Yield Accepts Delivery of Another VLCC Newbuild
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June 10, 2019
Ocean Yield Accepts Delivery of Another VLCC Newbuild
Norway-based ship owning company Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of Nissos Despotiko, a very large crude carrier (VLCC). The…
Total increases investment in US LNG export project
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April 10, 2019
Total increases investment in US LNG export project
France’s Total continues to expand its presence in the LNG sector, with a portfolio projected at 40 mta by 2020.…
European Ports Support Call for Harmonized Action on Scrubbers
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May 11, 2019
European Ports Support Call for Harmonized Action on Scrubbers
European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has voiced its support for EU proposal to discuss a harmonized approach on scrubbers at…
Värde Agrees Sale and Leaseback for Landbridge VLCC
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May 9, 2019
Värde Agrees Sale and Leaseback for Landbridge VLCC
US-based alternative investment firm Värde Partners has signed a sale and leaseback agreements for a very large crude carrier (VLCC)…
Archaeology could consign Cosco Shipping’s Piraeus port plans to history
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April 5, 2019
Archaeology could consign Cosco Shipping’s Piraeus port plans to history
While Cosco Shipping’s massive investment plan for the port of Piraeus is not yet ancient history it is certainly under…
Container lines face ‘daunting challenge’ from IMO 2020
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March 1, 2019
Container lines face ‘daunting challenge’ from IMO 2020
Another analyst has warned of impending financial doom for container lines if they fail to recoup the additional costs of…
Stevedoring and Tally -Crew change and repatriation
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February 15, 2019
Stevedoring and Tally -Crew change and repatriation
a) This shall include supplying the necessary labour to handle cargo from or into ship’s hatches to discharge or load…
Maersk and Dutch multinationals in biofuels pilot on ultra-large containership
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March 22, 2019
Maersk and Dutch multinationals in biofuels pilot on ultra-large containership
Six Dutch multi-nationals, including Shell and Heineken, have teamed-up with AP Moller – Maersk for the largest ever maritime biofuels…
KANDLA MULTI-PURPOSE BERTHS INAUGURATED
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March 25, 2019
KANDLA MULTI-PURPOSE BERTHS INAUGURATED
Indian Shipping Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari, recently inaugurated two new multi-purpose berths at Deendayal Port in Kandla. The investment in…
Cosco Shipping Holdings turns in strong Q1 results
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May 2, 2019
Cosco Shipping Holdings turns in strong Q1 results
Cosco Shipping Holdings has turned in strong first quarter results aided by a recovering international container shipping market with higher…
US Bill Against Nord Stream 2 Proposes Sanctions for Insuring Pipelaying Ships
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June 2, 2019
US Bill Against Nord Stream 2 Proposes Sanctions for Insuring Pipelaying Ships
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Senators have suggested that the United States should be able to impose at least five types…
Doris Maritime looks to sell its last four vessels
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May 31, 2019
Doris Maritime looks to sell its last four vessels
Nicholas Wirth’s Doris Maritime Services has placed its fleet of four ultramaxes up for sale. Brokers are circulating the only…
Union Maritime Orders Up to Four Tankers from CSHI
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5 days ago
Union Maritime Orders Up to Four Tankers from CSHI
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has secured a shipbuilding order for two Aframax tankers from UK-based ship owner and operator Union…
