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May 10, 2022 No Responses

Maersk Supply Service To Recycle Three Vessels

Denmark-headquartered Maersk Supply Service, a provider of offshore marine services and integrated solutions for the energy sector, has arranged to recycle three of its vessels at a yard in Grenaa, as part of its strategy to optimise its fleet portfolio...

May 7, 2022 No Responses

France LNG Shipping Secures LNGC Charter Deal With EDF

French ship-owning company, France LNG Shipping has signed another long-term charter contract for a new LNG carrier with EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of Electricité de France. According to World Maritime News, South Korean shipyard, Hyundai Samho...

April 5, 2022 No Responses

Zero-Emission Shipping Mission Publishes Industry Roadmap

Zero-Emission Shipping Mission, which aims to accelerate international public-private collaboration to scale and deploy new green maritime solutions, has published the Industry Roadmap as a step closer to achieving its goal. The newly-published Industry Roadma...

March 16, 2022 No Responses

Jime: We Don’t Want Apapa Gridlock Replicated In Lekki

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, on Tuesday said that the council does not want a replication of Apapa gridlock at the Lekki Freeport Terminal. Jime made the assertion in Lagos when a delegation from the ...

March 5, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Visits CMA CGM, Implores Shipping Lines On Desk Officers

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has urged shipping companies to appoint desk officers to enable smooth interface between both parties The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made the call in a statement issued...

February 17, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council To APM Terminals: Tie Tariffs To Services Rendered

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) on Wednesday urged Mr Klaus Laursen, Country Manager, APM Terminals, to ensure that tariffs are tied to services rendered. The Executive Secretary, NSC, Mr Emmanuel Jime, gave the advice when he paid a courtesy visit.....

February 17, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Refutes Report On Alleged Illegal Shipment Of Oil, Demands Apology

The management of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has described as false and malicious report of alleged illegal shipment of over $1billion oil to the United States and South American Countries. According to NLNG, the report published Febr...

January 19, 2022 No Responses

Price Fixing: 23 Shipping Firms To Pay $81m Fine

The antitrust regulator in South Korea has sanctioned 23 domestic and foreign container shipping companies for fixing maritime freight rates. On 18 January 2022, the Fair-Trade Commission (KFTC) said it has imposed a fine of KRW 96.2 billion (about $80.7...

January 16, 2022 No Responses

EU Blocks Hyundai, Daewoo Shipping Merger

The European Commission has adopted a decision to prohibit a mega-merger that would combine two South Korean shipbuilding companies, Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHIH) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The merger between the two So...

January 15, 2022 No Responses

Again, Singapore Is World’s Leading Maritime City

Singapore has retained the number one spot in the Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) report conducted by Norwegian classification society DNV and Norwegian consultancy Menon Economics AS. The 2022 edition of the LMC report was launched on 13 Ja...

January 11, 2022 No Responses

UAE To Introduce Green Ship Recycling Regulations In 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making progress with national ship recycling regulations that are expected to be unveiled during 2022. The move is said to be in line with UAE’s commitment to responsible ship recycling practices and comes at...

January 6, 2022 No Responses

MSC Dethrones Maersk As World’s Largest Ocean Carrier

Swiss container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is now the world’s largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity, maritime consultancy Alphaliner said. On 5 January, MSC — the long-term number two — overtook Danish shi...

December 29, 2021 No Responses

World’s First Zero-Emission All-Electric Tanker Debuts

Japanese shipping company, Asahi Tanker has launched and named the first of its two next-generation all-electric tankers ordered in 2020. Named Asahi, the newbuild is scheduled to enter service in Tokyo Bay as a bunker vessel in March 2022.&nbs...

December 22, 2021 No Responses

Panama Canal Modifies Tolls For Passenger Ships

Starting from February 2022, the Panama Canal will modify its toll structure for passenger vessels. On December 15, 2021, following the recommendation from the ACP Board of Directors, the Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama officially approved modif...