Asia
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Pakistan restarts tanker scrapping
Pakistan is finally accepting tankers for recycling again. After a series of deadly accidents the Asian country had banned all…
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MPA revokes bunker licence of Pegasus Maritime
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker craft operator licence of Pegasus Maritime, and the…
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Hyundai Heavy hit by worker strike as lack of orders bites
Some 300 workers at South Korean yard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) staged a partial strike today as a result of…
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SSL Kolkata oil cleanup and salvage work starts
Shreyas Shipping and Logistics have started the oil cleanup and salvage works for the company’s grounded boxship following a major…
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Singapore firm cops $1m fine for polluting Hawaiian waters
Singapore’s Hai Soon Ship Management has been fined $1m and must serve a two-year probation period for failing to maintain…
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Aban Offshore secures contracts for three jackups
Indian drilling contractor Aban Offshore has received a letter of award, via subsidiary Deep Drilling 1, for the deployment of…
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Thoresen offloads 23-year-old bulker to Hermes Maritime
Thoresen Thai Agencies has announced the sale of 1995-built open hatch bulk carrier for $5.6m. Data from Equasis shows the…
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POSH and Kerry TJ Logistics join forces in Taiwan offshore renewables
Singapore offshore marine service provider PACC Offshore Services (POSH) and Taiwan-based logistics firm Kerry TJ Logistics are setting up a…
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Seamec awarded charter contract by ONGC
Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec has received a notification of award from compatriot oil and gas major ONGC for the…
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Sanko left with just six bulkers after LPG pair sold
Japan’s Sanko Steamship has sold its only two LPG vessels according to brokers, leaving it with a fleet of just…
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Eastern Pacific Shipping puts handysize fleet up for sale
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping has put its fleet of four handysize bulkers up for sale. Brokers are circulating the…
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London slips behind Hong Kong in latest shipping hub poll
Asia’s relentless climb up the charts of shipping’s corridors of power has been highlighted once again with the launch today…
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First Japanese LNG bunkering vessel ordered
Central LNG Shipping, a joint venture between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho and Nippon Yusen…
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BW increases its offer for Dorian LPG
BW LPG has not given up in its pursuit of rival Dorian LPG, today submitting an increased offer for the…
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BW takes 43.5% stake in Hafnia Tankers
One of shipping’s greatest consolidators, BW Group, has made Hafnia Tankers its latest target. BW has entered into a definitive…
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Epic Gas seals $34m refinancing of five LPG carriers
Epic Gas has completed the refinancing of five LPG carriers with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank. The $34m facility…
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Bangladesh to recycle first ship to HK rules
Just as China has signalled its exit from the international ship scrapping scene, Bangadesh has stepped up to the plate,…
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MISC inks 16-year FSO charter contract with Hess
Malaysia’s MISC has signed a long-term charter contract with Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia for on a bareboat basis. The…
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Seatankers orders debut LNG carrier at DSME
John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Management has placed an order at South Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the…
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Global gas trades reshaped as ship crosses Northern Sea Route unassisted from Yamal to China
In a landmark moment reshaping global gas trades the laden LNG carrier arrived at the Bering Strait today, completing an…
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