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Splash247: Vroon cashes out of livestock shipping business
Dutch shipowner Vroon is exiting the livestock shipping sector after agreeing to sell its Livestock Express business to Australian agribusiness and shipping group Heytesbury.
Splash247: Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne+Nagel team up on greener box shipping
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd and logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel have launched their first joint sustainable shipping initiative, using waste-based marine biofuels to cut emissions on container cargo moving between Asia and Europe.
Splash247: HD Hyundai Robotics wins first US shipyard automation deal
HD Hyundai Robotics has secured its first robotic welding solution order for the US shipbuilding sector, signing a deal to supply its ArcLift GO system to multiple shipyards operated by Chouest Group.
Splash247: The seafarer shortage is not what shipping thinks it is
Amid growing concern about a global seafarer shortage, many in the industry argue that recruitment is our biggest challenge. I disagree. The real issue is whether we are properly training, supporting and protecting the workforce we already have to build the industry’s future.
Freightwaves: U.S.-managed bulk ship attacked in Persian Gulf
Shipping rate futures stabilize as lines manage surges .
Freightwaves: Retail imports fuel 2nd best April for Port of LA
Top U.S. container hub sees strongest month this year.
Maritime-Executive: Complex Medical Evacuation Underway After Cruise Reaches Tenerife
Passengers began disembarking from the exploration cruise ship Hondius on Sunday in Tenerife and are being immediately evacuated by their individual countries.
Maritime-Executive: Hantavirus Emergency Prompts First UK Long Range Paradrop of Medical Team
While the exploration cruise ship Hondius has now reached Tenerife and passengers are being evacuated to specialist medical facilities in their home countries.
Seatrade-Maritime: OOCL names world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container ship
The 24,000 teu box ship built in China is the first in a series of seven methanol dual-fuel newbuildings.








