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VLCC rates leap in wake of Saudi attacks
VLCC rates from the Arabian Gulf and West Africa to Asia leapt more than 10% yesterday and are continiuing to…
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Gulf disruption solidifies structural tanker market shift
J Mintzmyer from Value Investor’s Edge gives his take on the Saudi attacks and the tanker trades. This simply accelerates…
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Exmar and Anglo-Eastern form third-party LNG vessel management joint venture
Belgian shipping giants Peter Cremers and Nicolas Saverys have found a new way to work together. Cremers’ Anglo-Eastern Univan Group…
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Maritime technology discovery platform launched
British maritime innovation consultancy Thetius, led by occasional Splash contributor Nick Chubb, has launched an innovation intelligence platform. Thetius Insight…
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First modern cape sold this year
One of the top stories percolating through this week’s broker reports is the sale of two young capes. Nine months…
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IUMI delegates address myriad industry concerns
Delegates attending the annual gathering of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) in Toronto have been told their industry…
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Norwegian competition authority opposes Floatel and Prosafe merger
The proposed merger deal between offshore accommodation platform operators Floatel and Prosafe is facing a regulatory hurdles from both Norwegian…
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BP awards construction contracts for ACE project off Azerbaijan
BP, the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field development, has awarded several key contracts for the Azeri-Central-East (ACE) project.…
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BULL charges for two more aframaxes
Five month after announcing it was raising $84m for new ships, 20-ship strong Indonesian tanker owner Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL)…
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Seacor Holdings rebrands two logistics subsidiaries
US shipping and logistics company Seacor Holdings has integrated two of its subsidiaries into the Waterman Logistics brand. Central Gulf…
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Courage Investment appoints new CEO
Hong Kong-listed Courage Investment, formerly Courage Marine, has announced that Zhang Liang has resigned achief executive officer of the company…
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Cagliari looking for new terminal operator
The port authority of Cagliari announced that a new public tender will be launched soon in order to find a…
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Public and private blockchains join forces
CargoX, the public blockchain logistics document transaction platform which was built on a public blockchain, has been integrated into RoadLaunch,…
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MPC Container Ships joins Trident Alliance
Fast growing feeder containership owner MPC Container Ships has become the latest member of Trident Alliance, a coalition of shipping…
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Cargill puts entire MR fleet into Maersk Tankers’ MR pool
Cargill is putting its MR fleet into Maersk Tankers’ MR pool from the start of next month. The pool will…
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HSFO prices set to leap in wake of Saudi attacks
The attack on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure over the weekend has shut down around 6m barrels per day of output,…
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Peter Weernink pounces for SwissMarine with help from John Fredriksen
Peter Weernink has bought out his old company, SwissMarine, with a little help from John Fredriksen. Weernink, who quit SwissMarine…
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Top 14 yards retrofitting scrubbers are all Chinese
Latest data from Clarkson Research Services shows that the top 14 yards handling the most amount of scrubber retrofits are…
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Cyprus plans to abolish initial ship registration fees
Cyprus continues to address every facet of its maritime offering to lure more shipowners to the island. The country’s deputy…
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Ship Finance International changes name to SFL Corporation
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International Limited has changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd at the company’s annual general meeting.…
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