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Shipping Fuel Demand Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels -Traders
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Asian refiners’ profit from producing very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) climbed to...
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Nov 6, 20202 min read


Bill Gates joins nuclear-powered shipping push
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, has turned his attention to getting ships powered by nuclear energy. The Microsoft...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read


Maersk Launceston master charged over collision with Greek minesweeper off Piraeus
Germany’s Essberger, the owners of 4,533 teu Maersk Launceston, has revealed that the master of the boxship has been charged in relation...
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Oct 30, 20201 min read


First wave of ships explore green hydrogen as route to net zero
LONDON (Reuters) - Developers across the world are for the first time testing the use of hydrogen to power ships as the maritime industry...
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Oct 30, 20203 min read


Container sector scrambles to avert holiday ‘shipageddon’
Twas the night before Christmas and all though Shenzhen, not a container was stirring; they’d been “rolled” yet again. This is the...
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Oct 29, 20203 min read


Maersk to ship American Covid-19 vaccine around the world
Maersk has sealed a deal with COVAXX to ship the American pharmaceutical firm’s Covid-19 vaccine around the world when and if it gets...
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Oct 28, 20201 min read


Going off on the high seas: Shipping urged to cut food waste
One of the largest container port operators is calling on the shipping industry to tackle a growing yet often overlooked major...
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Oct 28, 20202 min read


Container lines expect U.S. import binge to lose steam
LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Surging shipments into the United States are fueling record high freight costs and logjams at seaports,...
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Oct 27, 20202 min read


E-commerce explodes into holiday shipping season
Peak season e-commerce sales, turbocharged by an accelerated shift to online buying as consumers shy away from crowded stores during a...
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Oct 27, 20204 min read


House Climate Bill Takes Aim at Shipping Emissions
On Tuesday, 20 October, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis...
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Oct 27, 20203 min read


UPS, FedEx support Apple rollout of new devices
One of the most anticipated product launches of the year, short of a coronavirus vaccine, is now underway. Express delivery giants UPS...
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Oct 24, 20202 min read


Campaigners criticise global deal on carbon emissions from shipping
Governments have rejected calls for tougher regulation of international shipping, settling instead for new rules on reducing greenhouse...
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Oct 22, 20203 min read


U.S. Blacklists Chinese Entities Over Iran Shipping Links
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt...
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Oct 18, 20202 min read
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