Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships shuttling dry bulk commodities, fell for a 10th consecutive session on Wednesday due to weaker demand for capesize and panamax vessels.* The overall index, which factors in rates fo…
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A cargo ship loaded with cement ran aground off San Jose, on September 3.
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Major ports around the Yangtze River Delta will impose tighter rules on emissions from vessels in and around the ports starting on Oct. 1, a newspaper run by China’s Ministry of Transport said in a report.The ports affected are Shanghai, the world’s bi…
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There are still numerous operational and technical challenges owners face once the BWM system is installed.
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An Ethiopian commercial ship docked in an Eritrean port for the first time in two decades on Wednesday, state-affiliated Ethiopian broadcaster Fana Broadcasting said, in the latest sign of rapprochement between the two countries.The Mekelle, due to car…
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