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Dolphin Drilling inks $154m semisub contract with Oil India
Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has won a drilling contract for one of its rigs from oil and gas player…
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Bulk carrier freed from Somali pirates after three-month hijacking
A Navibulgar bulk carrier and all 17 crew, hijacked by Somali pirates three months ago, was seized by the Indian…
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JUB Pacific expands liftboat fleet
JUB Pacific has bolstered its footprint in the liftboat arena with the acquisition of the 2010-built Caracal Pioneer. The Singapore-based…
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3,000 Thais drafted to help churn out South Korea’s bumper ship backlog
South Korea’s bumper orderbook, tricky production schedule and difficult domestic demographics have been partially resolved with an agreement hatched with…
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Fortescue Green Pioneer completes landmark ammonia fuel trial
The ship that grabbed headlines at COP28 in Dubai is back in the news. The Fortescue Green Pioneer, a platform…
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Vietnam’s Hoanh Son remains on a panamax charge
Qatari owner S’hail Shipping has made a decent profit on a rusty panamax sale to the fast-growing Hoanh Son Group…
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DP World to build logistics centre in Busan
Terminal operator DP World has announced a $50m investment to develop a new logistics centre in Busan New Port, strengthening…
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Noble scores drillship contract in the Philippines
Offshore rig owner Noble Corporation has won a contract from Prime Energy for the Noble Viking drillship offshore Philippines. The…
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Energy Drilling and SinoOcean set sights on international rig market
Singapore’s Energy Drilling (EDrill) has partnered up with Chinese manager of idle offshore assets, SinoOcean, to offer more drilling rigs…
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Filipino seafarers at the brunt of the Red Sea shipping crisis demand change
The Filipino seafaring community is very much in the headlines with survivors of last week’s deadly bulk carrier attack in…
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Ray Car Carriers forks out $520m on four VLCC newbuilds
Ray Car Carriers has joined the rush for supertanker tonnage by signing up to build four VLCCs in South Korea.…
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Fugro extends offshore wind marine survey partnership in Vietnam
Dutch surveyor Fugro has extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTSC Geos & Subsea Services (PTSC G&S) to continue…
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Corio in offshore wind team up with Vietnamese power company
Corio Generation, an offshore wind portfolio company of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
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Filipino crew head home from tanker seized by Iran
Iran is releasing all the remaining crewmembers of the Greek-owned tanker St Nikolas, which was seized by Iranian military forces…
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BW Group to sell partial stake in DHT Holdings for $83m
Singapore’s BW Group has decided to put up for sale some 7.48m shares of New York-listed tanker giant DHT Holdings…
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Gram Car Carriers refinances 2015-built vessel with $41m loan
Norway’s Gram Car Carriers has agreed to refinance the 6,700 ceu with a leading Japanese bank at competitive terms. The…
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Perdana seals charter deals with Dayang
Malaysian OSV player Perdana Petroleum has struck a deal to charter out two vessels to fellow contractor Dayang Enterprise. The…
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Sanko sells last ship
One of the most famous names in Japanese shipowning history, Sanko Steamship, has let go of its last ship. The…
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Swire Bulk sells its two oldest ships
Broking reports show Singapore’s Swire Bulk has let go of its two oldest ships. Swire Bulk, which boasts one of…
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Latsco contracts four LR2s in South Korea
Greece’s Latsco Shipping has booked four LR2 tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. Industry sources have identified the…
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