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Ship engineers get prison time for obstructing USCG probe of illegal dumping
A US judge on Wednesday sentenced two ship engineers to prison time for obstructing a US Coast Guard (USCG) investigation…
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Trinidad and Venezuela sign deal on offshore natural gas
Trinidad and Tobago has signed a deal with Venezuela whereby the Caribbean islands will process and sell natural gas from…
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Pemex bond frenzy follows Mexico’s successful deep-water auction
State oil firm Pemex appeared to reap the reward of Monday’s successful deep-water oilfield auction by Mexico when its $5.5bn…
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Incisive Law: Singapore champion
Today sees the launch of Splash’s annual Singapore magazine, which seems like an appropriate moment to catch up with Bill…
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CVs rain in at Aqualis Offshore’s Rio office
Aqualis Offshore suffered a deluge of emails from out of work Brazilian offshore workers in the past few days following…
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Cosco rebrands heavylift division
Yet more rebranding is underway at China’s largest maritime conglomerate. Cosco’s heavylift division, formerly known as Cosco Shipping Company Limited…
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Polarcus gets work off South America
Dubai-headquartered seismic specialist Polarcus has received letters of intent from two undisclosed clients for two seismic projects offshore South America.…
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Asia Maritime Pacific merges with Sono Shipping
Hong Kong bulker firm Asia Maritime Pacific (AMP) has merged with Sono Shipping from the US. “Sono Shipping will now…
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Under pressure Yang Ming sells Taipei office
Shipping lines selling property tends to be a sure sign of a crisis. Yang Ming, the world’s ninth largest line…
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Shippers in the US urge FMC to make changes to the Shipping Act
The National Retail Federation and a coalition representing retailers, manufacturers, truckers, transportation intermediaries and other business groups in the US…
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BW LPG takes final Aurora LPG shares
BW LPG has announced it will buy out the remaining shares of Aurora LPG now that it controls 96% of…
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BW Dry Cargo takes eighth bulker this year
Broking reports have belatedly latched onto yet another kamsarmax buy by acquisitive BW Dry Cargo. Adelfia Navigation from Greece has…
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Aker Solutions completes acquisition of majority stake in Brazil’s CSE
Norwegian oil services firm Aker Solutions has announced taking a majority stake in Brazilian company CSE Mecanica e Instrumentacao. The…
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Swire Seabed fixes new vessel
Subsea operations specialist Swire Seabed has fixed it newsest subsea vessel, Seabed Constructor. Swire Seabed has secured a six-year contract for…
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South Korean yards told to cut prices to compete
Navel gazing in South Korean shipbuilding circles has become a common sight this year as the nation’s yard twiddle their…
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Mermaid Maritime cancels subsea vessel order
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime has cancelled an order for DP2 dive support and construction vessel Mermaid Ausana, currently under construction at…
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Lessons Singapore has learned from London
It was, as Esben Poulsson pointed out at this year’s Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) annual bash, back in 2002 that…
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Dispute arises from Perdana barge cancellation at Nam Cheong
Malaysia’s Perdana Petroleum says that shipbuilder Nam Cheong is disputing its right to cancel a 500-man accomodation barge it ordered…
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Ensco gets jackup rig extension from Engie
Offshore driller Ensco has been awarded a contract extension by Engie for jackup rig operating offshore Netherlands. The rig has was…
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Marine Transport International: ‘VGM is regulatory-driven enabler for the digitalisation of our industry’
Marine Transport International, a company founded by ex Maersk Line and Kuehne+Nagel trade manager Jody Cleworth, has launched a software…
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