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Greater China
Univan: Shipmanagement is “a very positive story”
Hong Kong: Shipmanagement has a bright future as owners look to outsource more and more, says Bjorn Hojgaard, ceo of…
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Middle East
Australia resumes livestock exports to Bahrain
Sydney: Western Australia has loaded its first shipment of sheep to Bahrain following the lifting of a two-year ban. The…
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Middle East
Bahri completes initial dry bulk build-up
Doha: Bahri, also known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has completed its initial foray into building up…
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Greater China
China Merchants looks to raise $2bn
Hong Kong: China Merchants Holdings International, the largest port operator in China, is issuing mandatory convertible securities worth up to…
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Greater China
Shagang arrests second HNA vessel in two weeks
Hong Kong: Hong Kong-based Shagang Shipping has gained an order for the arrest of HNA-controlled oil tanker MV Guangzhou at…
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Greater China
ABB invests RMB2bn in Xiamen
Guangzhou: ABB Group has signed an agreement with Xiamen Torch Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone to jointly develop an ABB industrial…
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Greater China
Zhuhai Port breezes into wind power business
Guangzhou: Zhuhai Port Holdings announced that it has entered an equity transfer agreement with three private shareholders of Zhejiang Kexiao…
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Asia
Pacific Radiance finds charter for new MWV
Singapore: Singapore OSV operator Pacific Radiance has bagged a contract worth up to $100m for its latest maintenance work vessel…
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Asia
Swissco confirms Scott and English Energy acquisition
Singapore: Offshore vessel operator Swissco Holdings has announced that it has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with…
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Asia
Berge Bulk upgrades VLOC orders
Guangzhou: Singapore’s Berge Bulk has modified a contract with Guangzhou Longxue to build larger bulk carriers, shipbroker Clarkson reports. Although…
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Asia
Drewry urges NOL to cut costs further
Singapore: Shipping consultants Drewry has urged Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), which runs Singaporean containerline APL, to work on lowering its…
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Asia
Coteam’s bunkering licence revoked
Singapore: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has cancelled another bunkering licence with Coteam Petroleum Trading barred for…
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Asia
Myanmar drafts timber export ban
Bangkok: Yesterday saw Myanmar's government stop timber exports as it looks to establish a domestic wood-processing industry. Myanmar is one…
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Asia
Dredging project in Mekong delta restarts
Hanoi: A stalled dredging project has resumed which will eventually allow ships of up to 20,000 dwt sail down the…
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Greater China
Qingdao Port linked with HK listing
Dalian: Qingdao Port Group’s long held plans to list have resurfaced again with Bloomberg reporting the port is looking to…
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Greater China
Univan ceo says shipmanagement industry must consolidate
Hong Kong: Shipmanagement mergers and acquisitions are very likely soon, according to Bjorn Hojgaard, ceo of Hong Kong’s Univan Ship…
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Greater China
Longxue to build 300,000 dwt VLOCs for Berge Bulk
Guangzhou: Berge Bulk has modified a contract with Guangzhou Longxue to build larger bulk carriers, shipbroker Clarkson reports. Although the…
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Asia
Swissco buys S$16m piece of land for new yard
Singapore: Offshore operator Swissco Holdings is purchasing a 26,248 square metre property at 21 Tuas Road as a base to…
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Asia
Bumi Armada receives LOI for Eni FPSO
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia-based offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Italian oil and…
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Asia
BIMCO’s Timlen steams to cycling fame
Singapore: In the local media over the weekend has been BIMCO’s local man on the ground, Thomas Timlen. Timlen, the…
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