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Veteran Maersk technical guru swaps boxships for cruise ships
Harvard-trained marine engineer set for more sunnier climes as he swaps Copenhagen for Miami
Pertamina seals VLGC acquisition
Indonesia’s Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has taken delivery of the 2021-built Monte Rosa Explorer, now renamed , from Trafigura. No price has been revealed for the 90,000 cu m ship, which becomes the largest LPG carrier in the PIS fleet. In November last year PIS detailed a five-year,...
Jersey government issues “extent and nature” fishing licence permits
Permits that relate to “extent and nature,” the type and amount of fishing activity that an EU fishing vessel undertakes in Jersey waters, took effect on F ..
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Quirky box-related world record secured in the Middle East
One of the more quirky shipping-related world records has just been achieved in the Middle East. Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi’s flagship deepwater port, has set a new Guinness World Records title for assembling the largest shipping container logo/image. The Khalifa Port team assembled 676 containers in...
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Drewry’s World Container Index sinks below $2,000 per feu
The Drewry World Container Index ducked below the $2,000 per feu mark today for the first time since July 30, 2020. The composite global spot index now stands at $1,997.22 per feu, having peaked back in September 2021 at more than $10,300. “Container freight rates have fallen materially over the...
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Yang Ming shortlists two yards for five container ship newbuildings
The 15,000-teu boxships will be the liner’s first LNG dual-fuelled vessels