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A shipyard worker has lost his life while working on a newbuilding vessel at the Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan. The worker reportedly succumbed to fatal injuries he suffered while cleaning the ship’s cargo tank. The man...

A kidnapped seafarer of the oil tanker MV Duke was provided with medical help by pirates but they did not manage to save him, V.Ships Management (India) has revealed.  During the attack and subsequent sea passage, the...

The Clean Arctic Alliance, a coalition of non-governmental organisations working for a ban on heavy fuel oil from Arctic shipping, is calling for action on discovering how did new blended low sulphur shipping fuels that...

Qatar-based terminal operating company QTerminals has won a UAH 3.4 billion (USD 138 million) concession to operate Port of Olvia in Ukraine. The State Enterprise “Stevedoring Company “Olvia” (SC Olvia) is a stevedoring...

World’s major cruise liner companies have pulled their planned sailings from Shanghai amid efforts to mitigate the potential spread of the coronavirus. “Due to urgent guidelines from the Chinese government to combat the...

Celebrating its 125th anniversary, Antwerp-based shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has announced its commitment to tackle CO2 emissions from the shipping sector. On January 24, the maritime group unveiled its long...

Belgian owner and operator of gas carriers Exmar has secured two financing deals. The company said that the China Export Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) had approved the release of approximately USD 40 million...

Thirteen Indian crew members have been rescued from a Panama-flagged bitumen tanker in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Coast Guard said.  The vessel, identified as Reem 5, suffered engine room flooding and started sinking...

Seafarers calling at Chinese ports are advised to wear masks and take precautionary measures to avoid getting infected with a new coronavirus and prevent its potential spreading. When entering Chinese ports, seafarers...

The fleet of Hong Kong-based containership operator Seaspan Corporation is approaching one million TEU as the company closed the purchase of six vessels. In November 2019, Seaspan signed an agreement to buy six boxships...