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Heard of a Tippler.. ?? Transnet achieves a key milestone in Saldhana Bay

Hariesh Manaadiar — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:09:42 +0000

In bulk terminal operations, some of the most important equipment may also be unknown outside the industry.. One such piece of equipment is a Tippler.. It may not sound as dramatic as a ship-to-shore crane, a giant excavator, or a vessel alongside the berth, but in an iron ore export terminal, the tippler is one of […]

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APAC shippers may need to prepare for an expensive H2 2026 – Dimerco Freight Report

Hariesh Manaadiar — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:32:56 +0000

The Asia-Pacific freight market is entering a period where cost pressures, fuel volatility, geopolitical uncertainty, and operational disruptions are becoming increasingly interconnected.. While many shippers have spent the last year focusing on freight rates and capacity availability, the June 2026 Asia Pacific Freight Report from Dimerco suggests that the conversation may now be shifting towards […]

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Explainer article on IMO treaty on hazardous and noxious cargo – HNS Convention

Hariesh Manaadiar — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:38:23 +0000

When hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) carried by sea cause damage, the cost can fall on public authorities, coastal communities, fisheries, ports, clean-up teams, and businesses with no direct contract with the shipowner, charterer, carrier, or cargo receiver.. More importantly, people who suffer damage from HNS cargoes carried on board ships did not have access […]

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Shipping to or from China..?? Read how the new Chinese Maritime Code could affect you

Hariesh Manaadiar — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:51:24 +0000

China’s revised Maritime Code came into effect on 1 May 2026, marking the first major overhaul of Chinese shipping law since 1993.. The revised Code has 16 chapters and 310 articles covering ships, crew, carriage of goods, passenger carriage, charterparties, towage, collision, salvage, general average, limitation of liability, marine insurance, oil pollution, and foreign-related maritime […]

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Dali’s crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge is now a maritime criminal case

Hariesh Manaadiar — Tue, 12 May 2026 16:55:00 +0000

Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed criminal charges against the operator of the cargo ship Dali, two years after the vessel struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse and killing six people.. The crash, which happened on 26 March 2024, has already been viewed as one of the most serious maritime […]

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