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Performance Shipping Step Closer to Pure Play Aframax Company
Greek shipowner Performance Shipping has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to purchase a 2007-built Aframax tanker.
The ship, FSL Shanghai, has been bought from Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust for USD 26 million.
The 115,000 dwt tanker is expected to be delivered to its new owner by the end of March 2020.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Singapore Lowers Port Dues to Passenger Ships to Counter COVID-19 Impact
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is cutting port dues to provide relief to vessel owners and operators who have seen a drop in passenger volumes due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Namely, the port authority said it would offer a 50 percent port dues concession for passenger vessels.
The measure is part of COVID-19 relief package announced on Tuesday by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Cambodia: 781 Westerdam Passengers Test Negative for Coronavirus
The Cambodian Ministry of Health has announced that 781 passengers on board the cruise ship Westerdam have tested negative for coronavirus.
As explained, health screening indicated no signs of the passengers health-related concerns, with all of them being in a normal health condition without fever.
"These results provide the required clearance for remaining guests in Cambodia to begin their onward journey home," Holland America Line, the owner of the vessel, said in a separate statement.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Quarantine of Diamond Princess Over as Passengers Start to Disembark
The quarantine of the cruise ship Diamond Princess has officially ended and passengers have started to disembark, Princess Cruises, the owner of the cruise vessel, which has been docked in Yokohama, Japan for two weeks amid coronavirus outbreak, said.
As reporter earlier, some 2,666 guests and 1,045 crew on board the cruise ship were told to stay in their cabins since February 5 in order to prevent the spread of the fatal virus. About half of these people are of Japanese nationality.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Tomini Shipping Registers on Norwegian OTC
UAE-based ship owner and manager Tomini Shipping has registered on the Norwegian over-the-counter (OTC) market in Oslo.
As informed, Tomini has entered into an agreement whereby it will be able to use the NOTC reporting systems as of February 19, 2020.
According to data provided by NOTC, the company has issued 10,000,000 shares each with a value of USD 1.00.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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IMO 2020: Impending Carriage Ban - "Legitimate" de-bunker/disposal practices
The International Maritime Organisation s ("IMO") "carriage ban" rule makes it an offence, as of 1 March 2020, for ships to carry fuel oils that contain sulphur content higher than 0.5%, unless the vessel has a scrubber or the fuel is carried as cargo.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Fuel with lower sulphur for shipping is available at major ports
The enforcement of an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ruling that fuel oil for ships should have a sulphur limit of 0.5percent, versus 3.5previously, from January 1, has not disrupted shipping and the cleaner fuels are available at major ports.
South African Maritime Safety Authority technical spokesperson Captain Saroor Ali said there had been no disruptions.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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New Zealand ports see growth amid potential cargo shift
New Zealand s ports have generally continued to experience growth in container volumes amid potential that all freight operations at the Ports of Auckland could eventually get dispersed amongst other nearby ports.
Ports of Auckland plays a huge role in New Zealand s trade with other countries, being that it handles the second highest amount of container volumes in New Zealand, with the Port of Tauranga taking first place.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Protesters disrupt shipments in Brazil s largest port -union
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 17 - Brazilian truck drivers began protesting early on Monday at Latin America s largest port in Santos, affecting the unloading of shipments and arrival of trucks at the port, the union representing some of the protesters said.
The protesters are demanding a reduction of value-added taxes on gasoline and diesel, the port s management said.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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Canadian Ports Impacted By Pipeline Protesters Blocking Rail Lines
The protests that have been blocking portions of the rail network in Canada are affecting port operations on both coasts.
Protesters in support of a First Nations group s objections to the location of a proposed pipeline in British Columbia have been blocking portions of Canada s rail network over the past week, causing Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) to shut down its eastern operations and VIA Rail to cancel much of its passenger rail service. The blockades have also disrupted service on Canadian National s (CN) western operations.Posted On:19-Feb-2020
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