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Singapore suffers second oil spill in four months

Oil major Shell, which has a refinery in Singapore, said on 21 October that 30 to 40 tonnes of slop, a mixture of oil...

Tanker catches fire in Singapore waters

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was alerted on 21 October at 10:30 am (local time) of an engine room fire onboard...

Four fire incidents in oil and LPG tankers in Chittagong over two weeks

During a two-week period, fires broke out in a total of four oil and LPG-carrying ships in the Chittagong port area, killing four crew...

Decarbonization regulations pushing down average speed of global bulker fleet

Research by Veson Nautical: Estimated carbon emissions from bulk carrier vessels have fallen by 5 million tonnes, or 2.5%, since the beginning of 2021,...

KEZAD Group launches new media company

KEZAD Group, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group and the UAE's largest operator of integrated economic zones, has announced the launch of a new...

Jan De Nul Group launches dredging operations at Port Hedland

Jan De Nul Group is reinforcing its long-standing presence in Port Hedland, where its dredging vessel, J.F.J. De Nul, has begun capital dredging and...

Two bodies recovered from fire-hit oil tanker in Chittagong

The bodies of at least two seafarers have been recovered from an oil tanker in Chittagong port after the fire that broke out today...

COSCO SHIPPING unveils two vessels for QatarEnergy’s Gas Expansion Project

On 10 September, a naming ceremony took place on Changxing Island, Shanghai, for two vessels – Rex Tillerson and Umm Ghuwailina – both part...

Grimaldi Group acquires majority stake in Greek port

The Grimaldi Group has completed the acquisition of 67% of Heraklion Port Authority S.A. (HPA S.A.) through the Holding of Heraklion Port S.A., a...

Strong dry bulk market fuels 42% drop in ship recycling

So far this year, only 45 ships have been recycled, adding up to 2.5 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) or 0.2% of the fleet. Recycling...

Drydocks World orders new Floating Sheerleg Crane from ZPMC

DP World-owned Drydocks World has signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to acquire a next-generation 5,000-tonne Floating Sheerleg Crane, designed to...

Chinese seaborne dry bulk imports up 6% despite economic challenges

So far in 2024, China has increased its inventories of iron ore, coal and grains, which has been a positive demand driver. Iron ore inventories...

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PIL christens new 8,200 TEU boxship

Pacific International Lines (PIL) named its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Ocean, at the PSA Terminal in Singapore. The vessel was named...

Singapore authorities away grounded container barge

Authorities in Singapore have towed away a container barge that ran aground off the resort island of Sentosa this morning (6 June). ...
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