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Container throughput from China’s main ports fell by 6.1% over the past week and cargo bookings over the next three weeks are projected to be down by 30-60% in China and by 10-20% in the rest of Asia as the trade war intensifies. Market intelligence group Linerlytica said the Labor Day holiday in China will …

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Ship fuel sales at the UAE’s Port of Fujairah, the world’s third-largest bunkering hub, jumped 15% in March to 644,802 cu m month over month, the highest since August, according to data published April 15. The sales rose from 558,300 cu m in February, the lowest since the port began sharing data with S&P Global …

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Ensuring that standardisation and interoperability across maritime IT systems is firmly encased in regulations is crucial to becoming a safer and more unified industry, says SmartSea. The maritime industry has long been labelled as fragmented with multiple uncoordinated IT systems and no proper support or guidance from regulatory bodies to ensure a solid IT infrastructure …

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