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The world’s second largest container shipping company, CMA CGM, has signed a Memorandum of Unserstanding with French energy group ENGIE to promote the
Dutch shipping company Flinter has revealed that it is in major financial trouble after its main lender ING Bank pulled funding for the company. Flinter says
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Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards on Thursday released the design details for its next-generation expedition cruise ship designed for operations in both polar
Danish naval architecture firm Knud E Hansen will be providing the design for two new roll-on/roll-off vessels for European shipping and logistics company
NYSE-listed dry bulk shipowner Genco Shipping & Trading has announced the resignation of its Chairman of the Board, Peter C. Georgiopoulos, effective
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The U.S. Coast Guard was responding Wednesday to an oil spill on the Intracoastal Waterway near South Padre Island, Texas after a towing vessel struck a dock
A tugboat crew from Resolve Marine together with the U.S. Coast Guard helped rescue an adrift 400-foot cargo vessel with 12 people aboard during a multiple day
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (USAAF) has created its own independent task force to address instances of sexual harassment
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) to four pre-qualified port operators selected to compete for the concession to
International classification society the American Bureau of Shipping has been awarded a research by the U.S. Maritime Security Center to conduct a two-year
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A network of ports from northern Europe to Singapore and even the United States have banded together to develop the the world’s first set of harmonized
German automaker Volkswagen is looking to reduce its environmental footprint by chartering two LNG-powered Pure Car and Truck Carriers to transport its
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