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Wake Media’s Steve Parks dies
Steve Parks, a 22-year veteran of the maritime media world, died of a heart attack yesterday aged just 45. One…
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DSME bags $748m Russian LNG barge deal
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a KRW900bn ($748m) order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) barges…
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ZIM debuts eZ Quote
Israeli carrier ZIM has joined the likes of Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and Evergreen in offering instant spot booking via…
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Carriers show their hand, Q3 blank sailings proliferate
Carriers are now showing their hand, giving an indication of prospects for global trade in the second half of the…
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Sembcorp Marine proposes $1.5bn recapitalisation as part of demerger from parent company
Singapore’s shipbuilding and repair yard group Sembcorp Marine has proposed a recapitalisation plan through a S$2.1bn ($1.5bn) rights issue which…
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Singapore completes first full crew change under new protocol
The first full crew change using a new protocol in Singapore has taken place over the weekend. A total of…
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Covid-19 brings unique opportunity to reshape maritime as a more attractive career prospect
The working conditions created ashore by Covid-19 could serve as a springboard to making shipping a more attractive career opportunity,…
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Brazilian mine closure dampens surging cape sentiment
Late Friday, a Brazilian judge ordered the closure of Vale’s Itabira mine complex in the state of Minas Gerais. According…
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Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration: Upping its game
Singapore, a leading maritime capital in the world, is upping its efforts to improve its status as a global maritime…
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Handysize sales pick up
After months of depressed reading, the tone in this week’s crop of broker bulker S&P columns contains an upbeat note,…
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International Andromeda Shipping orders MR tanker pair at Hyundai Mipo
Monaco-based International Andromeda Shipping has inked an order with Hyundai Mipo shipyard for two plus one MR tankers, sources tell…
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PGS cutting staff numbers by 40% as part of new cost reduction measures
Offshore survey specialist PGS has implemented further cost reduction measures of about $400m through staff reductions, re-organisation, consolidation of offices,…
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Borr Drilling completes financial restructuring
Norwegian offshore driller Borr Drilling has obtained significant amendments to facilities from its secured lenders and shipyards that will provide…
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Diana Shipping seals another charter deal with Uniper
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into a new time charter contract with Uniper for 2014-built panamax bulker…
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Petrobras extends BW Offshore FPSO
BW Offshore has been awarded a 120-day extension by Petrobras for FPSO , taking the contract through to October 9.…
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Shipmanagers accelerate crew repatriation
More and more reports of shipmanagers carrying out successful crew changes are filtering in to the Splash newsdesk. More than…
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‘Put a price on carbon to make it profitable to order a zero emission vessel by 2030’: Lasse Kristoffersen
Members of the Getting to Zero Coalition made the case for a carbon tax on shipping at a high-level webinar…
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Number of shipping cyber attacks leaps 400% since February
Israeli maritime cyber security experts Naval Dome claim there has been a 400% spike in shipping-targeted hacks since February this…
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Explosion onboard Hoegh car carrier injures local firefighters at Jacksonville
A fire erupted onboard the 4,900 ceu car carrier at Port of Jacksonville on Thursday. According to the Jacksonville Fire…
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MSC boxship takes out crane in Mumbai
The 14,000 teu severely damaged a gantry crane at a DP World terminal in Mumbai early yesterday morning. The crane…
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