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Why should shippers care about the seafarer crew change crisis?
Dear Editor, Regardless of what type of work we choose to do, whether it has anything whatsoever to do with international shipping, we should care about the seafarer crew change crisis.  Above all other reasons, we should care because the seafarer crew change crisis is a humanitarian crisis.  These men…

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Leadership in Shipping: a Dreamer, a Businessman and a Son of a ***** .
Dear Editor, I have already hit 40, and career-wise I am somewhere in the grey zone, between being barely young anymore, and just about old enough to have an opinion. Over the years, one thing I always enjoyed doing is observe the people I worked with, and more so the…

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New Rights for Seafarers Kidnapped by Pirates
Today Dryad Global announced that new international employment rights for seafarers who are captured by pirates come into force on December 26, 2020. The amendment, comes during a resurgence of recently reported piracy incidents. The new rights are set out in the 2018 amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention…
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Weekly Bunker Report: 02 December 2020
Keeping an eye on bunkers. Your weekly bunker update powered by InterContinental Bunkering. Brent crude oil futures were down by 41 cents, or 0.9%, at $47.01 a barrel on Wednesday while West Texas Intermediate crude was down by 46 cents, or 1%, at…
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Roll Group Enters Russian Market
Roll Group today announced that they have expanded their commercial network by appointing TMBC Logistics as Commercial Agent for RollDock Shipping BV in Russia. With Roll Group’s corporation with TMBC…

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Drewry says Firm MPP Market to Hold Until Year-end
Today, Drewry brings good news. The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index increased to $6,134 per day in November, representing a rise of 2.8% compared to the previous month. Over the…

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Bluewater Opens Houston Office
EPCI company Bluewater is expanding its global network by opening a branch office in Houston, Texas. The new office is located in the Houston Energy Corridor, home to many major…
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Port of Grenaa Renews Equipment with Liebherr
The Port of Grenaa, Denmark uses Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane technology and is now renewing its equipment with an e-drive Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 550. The demand for…
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Chatham Chats: Seafarers and Crew Changes..What's Happening?
What’s your take on the seafarer’s situation regarding crew changes? Is progress being made? Can more be done? We put these questions and more to our Chatham Chats panel recently.…
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