Asia
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India initiates global marketing blitz to promote crewing capabilities
India’s private and public sectors are coming together to promote the nation’s seafarers to global shipping in a bid to…
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MCC Transport appoints new CEO as Wichmann departs
Maersk Line’s Singapore-headquartered Intra-Asia operator MCC Transport has announced changes to its senior management resulting from Tim Wichmann leaving the…
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Oceangold Tankers orders two MR2 tankers at STX Offshore
Greek owner Oceangold Tankers has placed an order at South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for the construction of two…
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Nam Cheong hit by OCBC writ of summons, warns of possible going concern issue
Malaysian offshore shipbuilder Nam Cheong, which is currently in discussions with lenders and advisers to restructure its business, has received…
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Polaris sends elderly VLOCs into cold layup
Polaris Shipping, the troubled South Korean dry bulk owner, has decided to send some of its vintage ore carriers into…
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CarVal takes HMM cape for $30.5m
Weeks after Korean owner Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) invited offers for the 178,896 dwt old , Splash can finally reveal…
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China Steel Express confirms order for four capesizes
Taiwanese owner China Steel Express (CSE) has approved a plan to order four 208,000dwt capesize bulkers at Taiwanese and Japanese…
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Icon Offshore awarded AHTS contract by Petronas
Malaysian OSV operator Icon Offshore has secured a contract from PCPP Operating Co, a 40% Petronas-owned associate, to provide an…
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Barakah Offshore secures $14.3m offshore contract
Malaysian offshore service provider Barakah Offshore subsidiary PBJV Group has received a letter of award from Samling Resources for offshore…
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Petredec heads to Jiangnan for up to four VLGCs
Singapore’s Petredec, one of the largest movers of LPG in the world, is bolstering its fleet with the addition of…
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Hanjin Heavy sells block manufacturing site
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has sold off a block manufacturing site located in Dadaepo in the southwest of Busan…
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Japanese authorities investigating deadly ship collision that killed seven US Navy personnel
Japanese authorities are now investigating how an NYK chartered boxship slammed into the side of a US Navy destroyer over…
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Hyundai Merchant Marine sells product pair
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has sold a pair of pump room MR product tankers for $10.5m each. The sister ships…
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USCG airlifts ailing crewman from MOL chemical tanker in Gulf of Mexico
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a crewman from a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Mexico after the man…
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NYK Line boxship slams into side of US destroyer, seven sailors missing
Seven US sailors are missing after the a US Navy destroyer collided with a 2,900 teu box ship around 56 nm off…
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Asian Exim banks throwing good money after bad
Throwing good money after bad – that does seem to be the modus operandi of arguably the two most powerful…
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Qatar fixes regular direct calls with India
Qatar continues to strike new shipping arrangements in the wake of its sudden diplomatic isolation. With many Arab countries cutting…
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Statoil and Astomos studying the potential of LPG as a marine fuel
Could LPG make a late bid in the running as the next marine fuel? Two very big names in the…
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Korean government in dialogue with Hyundai Heavy to keep Gunsan yard open
The Korean government is looking into the closure of Hyundai Heavy’s Gunsan yard, trying to find a solution to keep…
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Precious ditches final ultramax at Taizhou Sanfu
In an announcement to the Thai stock exchange, Precious Shipping has revealed it has canned the last ship it had…
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