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Sri Lankan PM vows to solve Chinese port riddle
Colombo: The new Sri Lankan government has tried to make China’s port construction plans more clear. Following last month’s elections,…
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GAIL scraps tender for three domestic LNG carriers
Mumbai: GAIL India Ltd has scrapped a tender that would have led to the construction of three liquefied natural gas…
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Hubline exits container sector to focus on breakbulk
Kuala Lumpur: Hubline is pulling out of the container shipping business, citing weak freight rates and continued overcapacity. The Malaysian…
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Manaco Marine opens office in Greece for crewing ops
Colombo: Manaco Marine, a Sri Lankan company that provides ship management services to shipowners, has ventured into Greece and Cyprus,…
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Indian Coast Guard detains escaping Russian vessel
Mumbai: The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon intercepted and detained a Russian flagged cargo vessel, the Sevastopol, about 204…
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E.A. Technique wins EPCIC FSO contract
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s E.A. Technique has announced that is received a letter of award for the provision of engineering, procurement,…
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Glencore takes Agritrade VLCC
Singapore: Rimau Shipping, an indirect wholly-owned of Agritrade Resources, has entered into a floating storage unit service contract with Glencore.…
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Tan snaps up millions of Tanjung Offshore shares
Kuala Lumpur: The man at the centre of the Tanjung Offshore scandal is using his financial muscle to get his…
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Captain fined for illegal Great Barrier Reef transit
Sydney: The master of a Taiwanese bulker has been fined several thousand dollars, after entering a no go zone in…
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Petra Energy awarded Petronas umbrella contract
Kuala Lumpur: Petra Energy has announced that subsidiary, Petra Resources has been awarded an umbrella contract by Petronas Carigali for…
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BW LPG secures financing for seven VLGC newbuilds
Oslo: Singapore headquartered BW LPG has announced on Oslo Bors today that it has signed a debt facility agreement for…
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Automobile yard for ro-ro services at Pipavav port
Mumbai: Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL) and Japan’s NYK Auto Logistics (India) have collaborated in the setting up of a…
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Philippine Span Asia ruling revealed
Manila: One of the Philippines’ most notorious shipping lines can now only transport cargo. The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) of…
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Equinox buys LNG carrier for $135m
Jakarta: Indonesian firm PT Perusahaan Pelayaran Equinox has paid Golar LNG $135m to buy the 2005-built LNG carrier, Golar Viking.…
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Bomb onboard tanker a hoax
Bangkok: The Thai tanker attacked over the weekend and left with what robbers claimed was a bomb onboard has been…
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India to convert 101 rivers into inland waterways
Mumbai: Keen on promoting water transport to propel economic growth, the Indian government has set an ambitious target of converting…
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Maersk Line connects South India to Aqaba
Mumbai: Maersk Line Jordan announced the launch of its new ME5 service that directly connects South India to Jordanian port…
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South Sulawesi port development
Jakarta: Details of a new Indonesian port have been revealed, the latest in a slew of terminal developments under the…
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Details of Dynamic Oil Trading’s bankruptcy revealed
Singapore: Dynamic Oil Trading (Singapore), the subsidiary of bankrupt Danish firm OW Bunker, is owed $329m in gross receivables, its…
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Hijackers leave a ‘bomb’ on Thai tanker
Bangkok: In a frightening new development in the ongoing series of fuel thefts in Southeast Asian waters, a bomb has…
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