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Spanish authorities handling coronavirus case onboard CMA CGM vessel
Spanish authorities are testing the crew onboard the 16,020 teu after one crewmember came down with symptoms linked to coronavirus…
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Hong Kong makes crew change allowances
Developments are happening fast in relation to crew repatriation during the coronavirus outbreak. The UK has designated seafarers as key…
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Grieg Star: ‘Start with the value proposition first, not the solution’
On July 1 last year Matt Duke took over from Camilla Grieg as CEO of Grieg Star, one of the…
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AVIC Trust applies to restructure Antong Holdings
Antong Holdings, a major domestic container shipping operator in China, has announced that creditor AVIC Trust has applied in court…
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Asahi Tanker to build world’s first zero-emissions electric bunker tankers
Japanese owner Asahi Tanker has announced a plan to build the world’s first two zero-emissions electric bunker tankers. The vessels…
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Supramaxes struggle to sell
Supramaxes used to be among the easiest ships to sell on the secondhand market. No longer. Take for example the…
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Tufton Oceanic takes Interorient handy bulker
London-listed Tufton Oceanic has acquired the 2012-built 33,500 dwt handy bulker from Cypriot owner Interorient Shipmanagement. According to shipbroking sources,…
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McDermott awarded Trion FPU contract by BHP
Houston-headquartered McDermott International has been awarded a contract by BHP in Mexico to provide pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) services for…
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Abu Sayyaf team heads towards Malaysia on the hunt for kidnap targets
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre has been alerted by Malaysian intelligence that an Abu Sayyaf kidnap for…
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OSG seals $33m financing for newbuild Jones Act oil and chemical barge
Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has closed on a $33.15m loan, led by Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), to finance a newbuild…
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Aker Solutions scores new Shell contract in Brunei
Aker Solutions, in a joint venture with Malaysia’s PTAS, has secured a five-year agreement to provide offshore maintenance and modification…
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Premuda fixes newbuild MR tanker to Clearlake
Pillarstone’s Genoa-based Premuda has taken delivery of newbuild MR tanker from Minami Nippon, its first newbuild in five years. The…
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BW Offshore lays up FPSO
BW Offshore has announced that it has laid up the in Singapore after the expiration of a long-term contract with…
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Betatron forms partnership with YPSN and Heron Advisory for maritime investments
Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Betatron has announced a partnership with YPSN (Young Professionals In Shipping Network) and Heron Advisory…
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Shippers shocked by scale and speed of blanked sailing announcements
Carriers are rushing through blanked sailing announcements on a scale and speed never seen before, giving shippers very little chance…
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IMO 2020 capped by coronavirus, stretched authorities ditch fuel checks
Less than three months after being introduced the global sulphur cap risks being another victim of the coronavirus with news…
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Singapore gets crews moving again
Singapore has stepped up to the plate and provided a remedy of sorts to the ongoing crew change crunch brought…
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Which sector will be hit hardest by the coronavirus?
Coronavirus has infected the latest quarterly survey carried on this site with readers asked to pick their winners and losers…
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Imabari and JMU create Nihon Shipyard
Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United (JMU), Japan’s two largest shipbuilders, have given details of their new joint venture company.…
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Pan Ocean appoints new CEO
One of South Korea’s largest shipping lines has a new boss. Joong Ho Ahn steps up today from the position…
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