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Investor bids for Danang port
Ocean Mineral Investment Holding Company is seeking approval from Vietnam’s transport ministry to buy all the shares owned by Vietnam…
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Vietnamese PM approves Damen’s majority stake in local yard
In a ruling with significant ramifications for foreign investors keen to buy into Vietnamese firms, prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung…
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Vietnamese ship sinks following tanker collision
All 14 crewmembers of a Vietnamese general cargo ship were rescued after it collided with a tanker while sailing off…
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Petronas and SapuraKencana terminate Vietnam oilfield sale
SapuraKencana has terminated its plans to buy three blocks in offshore southern Vietnam for $400m from Petronas by mutual agreement…
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Vietnam orders Vinalines to divest from ports
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) to divest entirely from nine ports and…
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Ocean Outback leaves Fremantle for Vietnam
After a couple of weeks stuck in Fremantle with a broken engine the Wellard-controlled Ocean Outback has left for Southeast…
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Prime Shipping Corporation orders chemical tanker pair at Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding
Vietnamese tanker operator Prime Shipping Corporation has signed shipbuilding contracts with Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding for the construction of two 26,300dwt…
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Tan Binh takes another handy from J. Lauritzen
Very active Vietnamese owner Tan Binh Shipping has snapped up its second handysize bulker from Denmark’s J. Lauritzen. Sources say…
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Consolidated Marine Management orders two more MR tankers
Greece’s Consolidated Marine Management (CMM) has placed orders for two 50,000-dwt chemical/product tankers at Hyundai Vinashin in Vietnam, Splash can…
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Another handy for Tan Binh
Very active Vietnamese owner Tan Binh Shipping has snapped up the for $6.65m from J. Lauritzen. The sale came only…
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Handy specialist Tan Binh in for another
Brokers link Tan Binh Shipping to the purchase of the 13-year-old, 29,887 dwt for $5.6m, a price that appears high…
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Crane collapses at Vietnamese port
Emergency teams have been working throughout the day to free workers who were trapped when a port crane collapsed late…
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Ex-Vinashinlines accountant arrested on suspicion of embezzlement
The former chief accountant of Vietnam’s Vinashin Ocean Shipping (Vinashinlines) has been arrested for his alleged involvement in misappropriating millions…
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Vinalines looks to offload port stakes
Vietnamese state-run shipping line Vinalines is trying to offload its stakes in two ports it runs with foreign firms, as…
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Vessel capsizes near HCM City, 3 feared dead
At least three people are thought to have died when a Vietnamese vessel, Hoang Phuc 18, capsized off Ho Chi…
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NYK Line takes full control of its Vietnam subsidiary
NYK Line has announced that it has purchased the 49% equity shares in NYK Line (Vietnam) from its local joint…
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Da Nang planning $48m upgrade of Tien Sa Seaport
Vienam’s Da Nang Port is going to invest VND1 trillion ($47.6m) for the second phase upgrade of Tien Sa Seaport…
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Vietnam to limit ship calls to HCM City
Trying to kill two birds with one stone, authorities in Vietnam are soon to announce plans to limit the number…
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General cargo ship sinks off Vietnam
General cargo ship An Phu Khang 079 (1,943dwt, built 2013) suffered from water leakage in its engine room while it…
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Vietnam requires shipping firms to publicise freight tariffs
The Vietnamese government has announced that it is considering implementing a new decree that would require shipping companies to publicise…
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