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Jul 2024
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Maritime in Minutes - news roundup June ...

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Being a nice guy doesn't pay in container shipping. The biggest Posidonia ever. Who pays in an alternative fuel spill? Maritime in Minutes runs through the editors' picks from the news in June 2024.

Seatrade Maritime News’ Marcus Hand and Gary Howard reflect on the month of June, with their highlights from the news in maritime and shipping, from the biggest stories to those that simply piqued their interest.

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Greek shipowners take on the regulators

Yangshan and Salalah top container port efficiency index

Baltimore channel fully reopened

Being the nice guy does not pay for container lines

Who pays for an alternative fuel spill?

Increasing US focus on intersection of merchant shipping and national security

Heightened risk on Day of the Seafarer 2024

Black swans and peak oil at the dawn of a golden age

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