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Insurance union publishes recommendations on safe carriage of electric vehicles
There are growing concerns within the shipping community, including marine underwriters, about fires breaking out on car carriers and Ro-Ro vessels...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Canopée – Hybrid Ro-Ro fitted with wind assist propulsion
Netherlands-based shipbuilder Neptune Marine has delivered a new hybrid-powered, open-top Ro-Ro vessel to French shipping company Jifmar Offshore Services. The...
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Philippine transportation department unveils upgrade plans for 14 ports
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) intends to upgrade 14 Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ports throughout the country, an official of the department...
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Australian firm in talks to support shipbuilding industry expansion in Fiji
Queensland, Australia-based naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions (STS) is in discussions with the government of Fiji regarding the supply...
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Two killed in firefighting response on burning vehicle carrier in Port Newark, New Jersey
The US Coast Guard reports that two people were killed during the firefighting effort on a burning Con-Ro vessel at Port Newark in New Jersey on Wednesday,...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Southern Rock – Netherlands’ Hartman Seatrade welcomes newbuild to heavy lift fleet
Dutch shipping company Hartman Seatrade has begun operating a new Ro-Ro vessel that can also be used to transport containers and project cargo in support...
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Berth construction completed at Port Freeport, Texas
McCarthy Building Companies has completed construction of Berth Eight at Port Freeport, Texas. Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth Eight features over...
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COLUMN | When the numbers become dangerous [Grey Power]
Probability, it has been said, can lull you into a false sense of security. We have been reminded of the ill-fated ocean liner Titanic just recently...
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Italian troops foil hijacking attempt on Ro-Ro in Tyrrhenian Sea
Italy’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the country’s security forces successfully prevented an attempted hijacking of a commercial...
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