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Readers’ Picks of the Week (March 7th – 11th, 2016)

March 13, 2016

Readers’-Picks

Readers Pick of the Week

VIDEO: Maersk Tankers to Use Drones to Slash Costs

Maersk Tankers, part of Danish Maersk Group, has resorted to using drones to cut costs for deliveries at sea and has completed the first test drone delivery of urgent parc… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Interview: Investors Bearish as Appetite for Risk Drops

With the shipping industry embarking on yet another tough year and owners rushing to preserve their financial stability which had been severely hit by the industry slump… Read More

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Breaking: Four Tanker Crew Kidnapped off Nigeria

At least four crew members were kidnapped by pirates on March 5 when a group of armed pirates hijacked a chemical tanker underway some 32nm South West of Bonny Island, Nig… Read More

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Clarksons: Bulker Owners Scrapping Away in Q1

The first 3 months of 2016 are shaping up to be the biggest quarter on record for bulk carrier demolition as owners fight to restore balance in supply-demand capacity, data… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Wärtsilä Finds Faults in Marine Engine Fuel Tests

Following its recent inspection of test processes, Finnish engineering company Wärtsilä Corporation said that the probe revealed some defects in certain fuel consumption m… Read More

World Maritime News Staff