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Feb. 23, 2016
Japan: Insurance Trouble for Iranian Oil
Japan will likely refrain from loading oil at Iranian ports in March because of the impending expiry at the end of next month of special shipping insurance cover provided by the government, industry and government officials said.
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Feb. 23, 2016
Hijacking Shows Growing Piracy Risk Off Nigeria
On Monday, Nigerian authorities reported the arrest of six suspected pirates and gave new details on the recovery of the product tanker Maximus (ex name SP Brussels), highlighting the growing risk of piracy in the region.
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Feb. 22, 2016
U.S. Urges Others to Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operations
Australia and other countries should follow the U.S. lead and conduct "freedom-of-navigation" naval operations within 12 nautical miles of contested islands in the South China Sea, a senior U.S. naval officer was reported as saying on Monday.
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Feb. 22, 2016
Flickers of Improvement in Container Market
The latest Container Shipping Forecaster from Maritime Strategies International reports “flickers of improvement” in February after an opening to the year which saw 1.3 million TEUs of capacity idle, freight rates struggling and the charter market on its knees.
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Feb. 22, 2016
Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry in Paris MoU has raised awareness
PSCO’s in the Tokyo MoU and Paris MoU regions have performed a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry from 1 September through 30 November 2015.
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Feb. 22, 2016
Feb. 21, 2016
Bulk Shipping Hit by Perfect Economic Storm
Off the coast of a nearly deserted island below the southern tip of Hong Kong, at least 10 massive ships that normally carry hundreds of thousands of tons of coal or iron ore lie idle near one of the world's busiest sea routes.
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Feb. 19, 2016
DNV GL Approves First Polar Code Compliant Vessel
DNV GL and the Danish Maritime Authority have confirmed that the AHTS Magne Viking, owned by Viking Supply Ships, is in compliance with the IMO Polar Code – an industry first for the classification society.
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Feb. 18, 2016
Intertanko Releases Biofouling and Coating Guide
Intertanko has released a guide that provides advice on the current antifouling systems on the market and the operational challenges associated with performance measurement and hull management.
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Feb. 18, 2016
AMSA Proposes New Approach to Fatigue
It is now widely accepted that fatigue can no longer be viewed as part of a labor or industrial relations issues but should be part of the ship’s safety management system and overall International Safety Management Code, states Dr Michelle Grech, human factors expert at the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, in a recently published study on seafarer fatigue.
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