Bangladesh
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Piracy
Somalis release Bangladeshi ship and crew
Somali pirates released a hijacked Bangladeshi ship, Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a $5m ransom…
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Africa
Pirates plan more attacks as abducted Bangladeshi bulk carrier moors off Somalia
Emboldened by their vessel capture earlier this week, Somali pirates have set out again to sea to snare more ships…
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Ports and Logistics
Maersk eyes $400m Bangladeshi greenfield terminal
Robert Maersk Uggla met with the prime minister of Bangladesh yesterday, keen to extend APM Terminals’ footprint in South Asia.…
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Tankers
MJL Bangladesh orders LR2 in South Korea
Bangladeshi owner MJL Bangladesh has ordered an LR2 tanker at DH Shipbuilding in South Korea. The yard, formerly Daehan Shipbuilding,…
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Renewables
Danish developers link up for 500 MW offshore wind project in Bangladesh
Danish developers Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) have submitted a proposal to the Bangladesh government for…
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Operations
Four dead and nearly 20 injured in Bangladesh tanker blasts
Four people have been killed and nearly 20 injured on a blast-hit Bangladeshi product tanker. The 2012-built Shagor Nandini-2 suffered…
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Regulatory
Ship recycling convention enters into force finally
After 14 years since adoption by the International Maritime Organization, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally…
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Operations
NYK sends first ship for demo in Bangladesh
Chattogram-based PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries said it has become the first ship recycling facility in Bangladesh to receive…
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Finance and Insurance
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation to receive $22.48m pay-out for vessel hit by rocket in Ukraine
State-run Bangladesh Shipping Corporation will get a $22.48m pay-out from insurers over its abandoned bulk carrier, , which has been…
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Containers
Bangladesh’s HR Lines dives into the secondhand market
Bangladesh’s HR Lines has ditched newbuild plans in favour of the secondhand market. Alphaliner reports that Karnaphuli Group, the parent…
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Offshore
TGS and SLB gear up for seismic survey offshore Bangladesh
A partnership between Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS, oilfield services giant SLB and state-owned oil company Petrobangla has announced a…
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Containers
Safeen Feeders expands again with Bangladesh boxship deal
Safeen Feeders has extended its partnership with Bangladesh-based Saif Powertec, having signed a new containership charter agreement for up to…
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Tankers
New Bangaldeshi outfit buys MR pair
Bangladesh outfit Doria Shipping has bought its first two tankers. The company has renamed and flagged the ships domestically. The…
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Ports and Logistics
Cart before horse: Terminal to open in Bangladesh without an operator
A first ship will dock at the brand new Patenga Container Terminal tomorrow, despite the fact that the Chittagong Port…
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Operations
Shipbreaker Kabir dismisses claims over workplace safety issues
Bangladesh’s Kabir Group has rejected claims made by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform over a surge of accidents at its breaking…
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Containers
Death toll rises to 49 from Bangladesh container depot fire
At least 49 people have been killed and hundreds more injured, after a massive fire tore through an inland container…
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Containers
More than 30 killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh container depot fire
A massive fire and a huge explosion in an inland container depot near the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, killed at…
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Operations
NGO Shipbreaking Platform points to increasing number of accidents at Kabir breaking yards
Six out of eighteen accidents that were registered in the Bangladeshi shipbreaking industry this year have taken place at yards…
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Containers
Allseas adds Bangladesh to its liner coverage
UK-based shipping agent DKT Allseas turned liner operator is now giving Bangladeshi exporters their first direct sailing to North Europe.…
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Dry Cargo
Meghna bags another ultramax
One of Bangladesh’s most prominent shipping companies, Meghna Group, is back in the headlines. For the second time in a…
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