Asia
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ONE’s magenta ships set to turn heads
Shipyard workers in Japan have ordered in a batch of magenta paint which will go on an NYK ship under…
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HMM denies Zodiac chartering deal
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) from South Korea has denied it has sealed a deal to take five 11,000 teu boxship…
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Shapoorji Pallonji makes first MR tanker play
Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, the Indian-born Irish construction tycoon, has been linked to his first medium range tanker swoop. The reclusive…
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MOL and Marubeni team up for Kamchatka LNG transhipment project
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and compatriot trading house have today signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow…
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ICTSI moves ahead with PNG terminals
Impacted community landowner groups in Lae in Papua New Guinea have signed an agreement with International Container Terminal Services, Inc.…
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Zodiac orders five 11,000 teu ships to go on charter to HMM
Zodiac Maritime has ordered five 11,000 teu ships for delivery in 2019. The scrubber-fitted vessels will go on time charter…
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South Korea’s antitrust watchdog throws Maersk a curveball in its pursuit of Hamburg Sud
Maersk Line’s takeover of Hamburg Sud has hit a speed-bump in South Korea where the local antitrust watchdog has demanded…
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Thoresen offloads 15-year-old open hatch bulk carrier
Thoresen Thai Agencies has announced the sale of 2002-built open hatch bulk carrier for around $5.4m. MarineTraffic data shows the…
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Seaman Guard Ohio crew acquitted
A judge in India yesterday acquitted the 35 men onboard the anti-piracy vessel of weapons charges. They were previously convicted…
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MPC Container Ships acquires entire Cido boxship fleet for $130m
MPC Container Ships, the fast growing feeder specialist set up by Germany’s MPC Capital, has announced a deal for the…
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Miclyn Express Offshore flags going concern issues
Singapore offshore vessel operator Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has raised going concern issues in its latest annual report. MEO posted…
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Indian master recounts horror of spending a year alone on decrepit abandoned tanker
Dubai newspaper Gulf News has carried a shocking report of an Indian tanker master who has finally managed to head…
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BW Offshore FPSO extended by AWE
BW Offshore has been awarded a one-year contract extension by Australian oil and gas company AWE for the lease and…
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Cellular fleet hits 21m teu
The cellular containership fleet breached the 21m teu mark on November 2, analysts at Alphaliner report. It took 22 months…
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Pacific Carriers in for another MR tanker
Robert Kuok-controlled Pacific Carriers (PCL) has added its second ship of the year in a business diversification drive. Sources tell Splash that…
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APL: Back in black
September marked one year since France’s CMA CGM took full control of Singapore flagship carrier, APL – 12 months in…
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Shipping Corporation of India readies scrap candidates
State-backed Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is having a clear out of its older tonnage. India’s flagship carrier reported an…
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Spat heats up as Halom seeks to delay MMA Offshore equity raising
MMA Offshore’s largest shareholder Halom Investments, led by Singaporean OSV stalwart Michael Kum, is seeking to postpone a $97m equity…
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Owners seeing greater value in older crude tankers
The Japanese controlled aframax , a 14-year-old Namura-built tanker, saw up to eight possible buyers come to inspect the ship…
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MOL newbuild bulker contracted to Jera Trading
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines newbuild coal carrier Nagara Maru was delivered on Friday and is set to go out on…
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