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Lifejacket Compliance Beyond the Buoyancy Rating
Life-Saving Appliances A lifejacket that floats is not a compliant lifejacket. Inspectors write findings against lights, whistles, sizing, servicing records, and whether the crew can actually put one on in time. The buoyancy is almost never…
Trading & MarketsWhy Bunker Prices Differ From Port to PortTrading & Markets Two ships bunkering the same grade on the same day, in ports a few hundred miles apart, can pay materially different prices. Cru…
HSE & ComplianceIMO Compliance Advisory: Four Streams, Three AuthoritiesHSE & Compliance "IMO compliance" is sold as a single service, which is misleading. It covers at least four distinct regulatory streams with diffe…
Maritime OperationsWhen Hiring a Maritime Consultant Actually PaysMaritime Operations Most shipping companies bring in outside help too late, once a detention, a failed audit, or a stalled project has already cost th…
Oil and Grain Exports Plummet as Ukraine and Russia Attack Shipping
The targeting of commercial shipping, primarily in the Black Sea, continues as both Russia and Ukraine have escalated their efforts this summer.
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ABS Joins Hanwha Shipping for Naming Ceremony of First VLCC in New Fleet
ABS joined Hanwha Shipping for the naming ceremony of the ELANDRA K2, a 320,000-dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC) built to ABS Class at Hanwha Ocean’s Okpo Shipyard.
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Kongsberg Maritime Expands Rim-Drive Tunnel Thruster Portfolio
Kongsberg Maritime is expanding its proven Rim-Drive Tunnel Thruster (RD-TT) range with the introduction of two new larger models, featuring propeller diameters of 2300 mm and 2600 mm.
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$434M Investment to Boost Capacity at Jeddah Islamic Port
Red Sea Gateway Terminal and CMA CGM are to develop and operate a further terminal at the Jeddah port
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Mounting Delays Hit 70 Grain Ships Waiting to Reach Ukrainian Ports
Up to 70 vessels are waiting near the Danube's Sulina Canal for access to Ukrainian ports to load grain for export, traders and analysts said on Wednesday, with a shortage of pilots…
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