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Central Shipping makes MR tanker order
Greek owner Central Shipping Monaco has ordered one firm 50,000 dwt MR product tanker at Hyundai Vinashin in Vietnam with…
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USCG evacuates injured crewman from bulker off Pacific Northwest
A crewman with an injured right arm was medevacked from a bulk carrier off the Pacific Northwest by US Coast…
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Boskalis wins Brazilian contract at Acu
Dutch maritime services firm Royal Boskalis Westminster announced it has earned a contract to expand the oil transshipment terminal at…
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Satcom Global: VSAT launch
British firm Satcom Global launched this week, Aura: a global VSAT solution offering customisable packages. Already live on a wide…
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Singapore government intervenes to save struggling offshore sector
The Singapore government has stepped in to protect the nation’s hard hit offshore marine sector. The measures include boosting International…
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Havila will go bankrupt on Monday unless restructuring approved
Troubled Norwegian offshore firm Havila Shipping has told bondholders that unless they agree to its restructuring by Monday it will…
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Siem takes over Farstad Shipping
Kristian Siem will take over Farstad Shipping in the latest wave of consolidation sweeping the Norwegian OSV scene. Under the…
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HMM to take Hanjin’s Algericas terminal
Hyundai Merchant Marine from South Korea has been selected as preferred bidder to buy a terminal in the Spanish port…
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Final Gadani fire death toll still unknown
24 days have passed since the terrible explosion that ripped through a beached FSO at Pakistan’s ship recycling area of…
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Dae Sun wins another chemical tanker order
South Korean yard Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering has won an order from a local line, Sambu Shipping, to build…
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Providence takes Stena drillship for work off Ireland
Irish oil and gas firm Providence Resources has signed a contract for the Stena drillship for work at the Frontier…
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Panama ports close as Hurricane Otto bears down on Central America
Hurricane Otto, the seventh hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompted ports in Panama to close and harbour movements throughout the…
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Assessing the purpose of maritime weeks
Hong Kong Maritime Industry Week is drawing to a close. I’ve had a great, fascinating time. There are few places…
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BGP starts geological survey offshore Cuba
China-based BGP, one of the world’s leading geophysical services companies, announced it has begun work offshore Cuba compiling 25,000km-worth of…
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SK Shipping continues fleet disposal
Unconfirmed brokers report that the active Korean seller SK Shipping has just offloaded the 55,600 dwt to Strategic Bulk Carriers,…
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Petrobras settles lawsuits in US with 11 more investors
Brazil’s troubled state oil company Petrobras on Wednesday settled 11 more lawsuits with its own investors who claimed the firm…
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Seven-year-old Rickmers boxship sent for scrap
A seven-year-old containership has set a new unfortunate record. The 2009-built built in China is being sent for scrap. Owned…
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Panamax boxship value destruction unparalleled in recent history
With news overnight coming in from broking reports that a seven-year-old panamax boxship has been sent for scrap, Tim Huxley,…
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MOL makes first OSV move, teams up with Kristian Røkke
The world’s largest shipowner by fleet numbers is moving into the depressed offshore vessel support field. Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines…
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Aurora LPG board finally recommends BW takeover bid
The board of Aurora LPG has finally recommended BW LPG’s revised takeover offer. The board said today that the offer…
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