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CNOOC chairman appointed general manager of Sinochem
Chinese state-run chemical giant Sinochem has announced the appointment of Yang Hua as the new general manager of the group…
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Court to auction off Qingdao Marine Shipping bulker
Qingdao Maritime Court will hold an auction for the 2009-built 33,000 dwt handy bulker through online platform Taobao on September…
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Maersk Drilling awarded jackup contract by Petrogas
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Petrogas North Sea to drill an appraisal well at the Birgitta field,…
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DOF awarded AHTS extension
DOF Group’s Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore has secured a one-year contract extension from Petrobras for its 2007-built AHTS . The…
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Oil spill and lifeboat from missing Indonesian bulker found
The search and rescue teams for the missing bulk carrier found signs of the ship over the weekend, 10 days…
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Blacklisted Adrian Darya 1 waits for tanker assistance
After a weekend circling the eastern Mediterranean the Iranian VLCC, , has stopped 45 nautical miles west of Tripoli, Lebanon…
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Live Animal Export: Poetic justice
Dr Lynn Simpson recalls how she put pen to paper 16 years ago to record her worst ever livestock voyage.…
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Borealis Maritime cuts supramax fleet in half
Borealis Maritime has cut its supramax fleet in half with the sale for $15m of the seven-year-old , notching a…
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CSIC chairman Hu Wenming to retire
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), one of two state-run shipbuilding conglomerates in China, has announced that Hu Wenming has ceased…
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Sembcorp Marine scores $288m worth of new contracts
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has secured a series of new contracts with a total value of around S$400m ($288m) to provide…
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Navios Maritime Holdings sells off ship management division
Navios Maritime Holdings has sold its ship management division to N Shipmanagement Acquisition Corp. (NSAC), a company affiliated with chairman…
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MOL targets Turkey’s steel sector
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is looking to make dry bulk inroads into Turkey. MOL has signed an…
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Subsea 7 awarded Brazilian work by Total
Norway’s Subsea 7 has secured a major contract from Total to support development of the Lapa North East field located offshore…
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Two dead, three injured at Bangladeshi breaking yard
Two workers were killed and three others injured after a cable attached to a ship collapsed on them at a…
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Antong Holdings sets up jv with China Merchants and AVIC
Chinese domestic container shipping company Antong Holdings has entered into a strategic framework agreement with China Merchants Port Holdings and…
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Seadrill secures drillship contract
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has secured a contract with LLOG Exploration Offshore for the charter of its 2014-built drillship for operations…
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PSA completes acquisition of Penn Terminals
Singapore-based port operator PSA International has completed the acquisition of Penn Terminals, located on the Delaware River in the US,…
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ESL Shipping acquires bulker
Finland’s ESL Shipping has acquired 2011-built self-unloading bulk carrier from SEB Leasing. The acquisition was made as part of a…
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Total to take another NYK LNG carrier on long-term charter
Japanese owner NYK says it has signed a new long-term contract with Total subsidiary Total Gas & Power Chartering Limited…
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Maersk Drilling jackup extended by Wintershall
Maersk Drilling jackup rig has had an option exercised by Wintershall Noordzee for one additional well. The one-well extension, at…
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