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Polaris suffers another mishap
An explosion occurred on Saturday in the engine room of the 250,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) , the…
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Torm pounces for GSI product tanker resale quartet
Torm has pounced on four resale MR tankers due for delivery from Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in 2019. The agreement…
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Filipino owner planning rapid expansion post-IPO
Filipino shipowner Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corporation (CLC) is embarking on an IPO with a view to extending its fleet size.…
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M-Maritime orders two handysizes at Saiki Heavy Industries
Greek owner M-Maritime continues to expand its fleet, ordering a pair of 37,000 dwt handysize bulkers at Japanese yard Saiki…
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Mermaid Maritime wins two new subsea contracts
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime has been awarded two subsea contracts worth around $4.6m. In Indonesia, the company has been awarded a…
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Songa Offshore wins arbitration with DSME
Songa Offshore has announced that an arbitration tribunal in London has ruled in its favour in an ongoing dispute with…
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Liberty Prrudencia crew repatriated after being stranded off Zhoushan for eight months
All 16 of the former crew of the were repatriated home yesterday to their families, and that their wages have…
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TS Lines eyes more orders
Taiwanese containership operator TS Lines is planning to expand its self-owned fleet further as part of its fleet reorganisation plan.…
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General cargo ship sinks in typhoon near Huizhou
General cargo vessel Nan Hui 68 sank near Huizhou, Guangdong in a storm yesterday, with all crewmembers onboard the vessel…
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Fortune Ocean Shipping orders four bulkers at Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding
Dalian-based dry bulk shipping firm Fortune Ocean Shipping has placed an order for four 82,000 dwt panamax bulk carriers at…
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Montevideo terminal penalised almost $1m for not handling enough containers
Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP) container terminal in the Port of Montevideo has been fined $935,000 by Uruguay’s National Ports…
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Brazil considers relaxing local content requirements for September oil rights auction
Brazil’s energy industry regulator is considering relaxing its strict local-content rules for companies bidding in the September auction of oil…
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Philly Shipyard wins LOI to build up to four new containerships for Hawaii trade
Philadelphia-based Philly Shipyard says it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unnamed US company to provide…
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Schlumberger closes in on majority stake in Eurasia Drilling Company
Houston-based multinational oilfield services provider Schlumberger has reached a deal to take a controlling 51% stake in Russian firm Eurasia…
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Head of USCG warns that US not ready to tackle an oil spill in Arctic
The head of the US Coast Guard (USCG) has warned that the US is not ready to tackle the environmental…
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Uni-Asia signs up to Korean financing vehicle
KTB Asset Management, Korea Development Bank (KDB), and Japan’s Uni-Asia have signed a memorandum of understanding where the three will…
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Svitzer secures 15-year contract from Excelerate Energy
Tugboat operator Svitzer has secured a 15-year contract from Excelerate Energy to provide marine support services at Bangladesh’s first LNG…
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Vessels transiting off Vancouver told to slow down to protect endangered whale species
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has launched a pilot project in the Haro Strait to get ships to slow down…
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Crew rescued in stormy Bay of Bengal after 10 hours in a life raft
The crew of an Indian general cargo ship survived for 10 hours in a life raft in stormy seas in…
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STX wins product tanker orders, waits on refund guarantees
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is back in business. Having just exited court-mandated restructuring, the Korean yard has revealed it has…
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