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Ohle Reederei containership runs aground at Hamburg
A containership owned and operated by Germany’s Ohle Reederei, the 1998-built 6,867 dwt ran aground on Sunday morning just after…
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Almi Marine takes first supra of the year
Brokers report that supramax specialist Almi Marine has dived into the secondhand market, fixing its first deal of the year.…
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Nisshin offloads more bulkers
Nisshin Shipping is staying loyal to its strategy and continues to offload bulkers. The last month of the year is…
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Legal spat intensifies as Tullow terminates Seadrill semi-sub contract
Seadrill Partners says it received a notice of termination from Tullow Ghana last week for the semi-submersible rig . Tullow…
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Viewing the Hanjin collapse in Singapore with a different lens
Lauren Tang from law firm Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance takes a look at the The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 and how…
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Vallianz dragged into Swiber-linked lawsuits
Vallianz Holdings’ erstwhile link to bust Swiber Holdings continues to hurt. Vallianz is facing two lawsuits in India over a…
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Merger of Technip and FMC gets the nod in Brazil
Brazil’s antitrust body CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defence) has given its consent to the merger of French energy industry…
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Hercules Offshore offloads jackup pair
Hercules Offshore subsidiary Hercules British Offshore has reached an agreement with Magni Drilling Limited to sell jackup drilling rigs Hercules Triumph…
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Farstad Shipping wins fish farm work
Norway’s Farstad Shipping has been awarded a contract by Ocean Farming, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group, for the mooring…
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Magnolia LNG plant given OK to export to countries without free-trade deals
Magnolia, a firm which is well on the way to getting all required approvals for a liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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Block offshore Peru has potential to yield close to 900m barrels
UK-based and South America-focused Baron Oil has announced that a block it is a partner in offshore Peru potentially contains…
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USCG issues first BWMS type-approval certificate
In a landmark move the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Centre on Friday issued its first ballast water management…
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Chinese to develop yard in UAE
The Chinese are coming to set up a yard in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai’s Gulf Navigation is teaming…
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FMC takes issue with THE Alliance’s structure
William Doyle, a commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission, has warned the new container grouping THE Alliance that it will…
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KNOT Offshore Partners takes over another shuttle tanker
KNOT Offshore Partners has completed its acquisition of the ownership interests in the company that owns and operates the shuttle…
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Adani vows to transform Dharma port
Dharma port, on the northeast coast of India towards the Bangladesh border, is set to become one of the nation’s…
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Pakistan’s prime minister urged to lift shipbreaking ban
The Pakistan Ship Breakers Association (PSBA) has called on the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, to lift the ban on ship…
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Boskalis completes South African subsidiary sale
Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the sale of its stake in SMIT Amandla Marine (SAM, first mooted in March this…
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Shanghai Maritime Court orders Varun to pay $115,000 in landmark crew abandonment ruling
In a potential game changing move, stranded crew onboard a Varun aframax have successfully sued the Indian owner at a…
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And then there were 11. Who will follow Hamburg Süd?
It is no great surprise that hits-wise one story dominated our site this week. My colleague, Grant Rowles, was first…
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