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Greater China
Zhongchang Marine appoints new general manager
Shanghai: Zhongchang Marine has announced that the board has appointed Liu Qing as general manager of the company to replace…
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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
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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Bunkering
Glander International Bunkering: Consolidation on the cards
Dubai: The disparate, stretched bunkering sector will go through a period of amalgamation, argues a senior player in the industry…
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Middle East
Hormuz ship attack
Dubai: A merchant ship was shot at by unknown assailants in a speedboat along the Strait of Hormuz between Iran…
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Middle East
Bunkering consolidation inevitable
Dubai: The disparate, stretched bunkering sector will go through a period of amalgamation, according to the boss of Dubai-headquartered Glander…
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Greater China
German pair bag Exim cash
Beijing: The state’s willingness to support its ailing shipbuilding industry has been shown once again by news from Xinhua that…
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Greater China
Rongsheng refinancing debt after huge losses
Shanghai: China’s largest private shipyard, Rongsheng Heavy Industries has reported a huge loss of RMB8.68bn for the fiscal year of…
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Greater China
Sainty Marine bags boxship orders from Dutch owner
Shanghai: Sainty Marine announced that it has signed shipbuilding contracts with Dutch owner Universal Marine for the construction of four…
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Greater China
China Shipping establishes South America holding company
Shanghai: China Shipping Group, one of the largest state owned shipping companies in China, has established its South America branch,…
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Asia
Nam Cheong scores two more orders
Singapore: Malaysian offshore shipbuilder Nam Cheong Limited has sold two more vessels, giving it a first quarter sales tally of…
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Asia
Coastal Contracts sells three vessels, eyes jack-up rigs
Kuala Lumpur: Coastal Contracts have secured sales for three offshore support vessels and two workboats valued at around RM178m. …
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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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Asia
MOL to boost Singapore presence
Singapore: Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines, one of the world’s largest shipping lines, with a fleet of around 900 vessels, has…
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Greater China
Boxship quintet for Cosco
Shanghai: China Cosco Holdings is making up for lost time unveiling brief details of its latest order. Cosco had been…
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Middle East
Nakilat looks to grow fleet
Doha: Nakilat, the giant Qatari LNG vessel owner, is looking to bolster its fleet as well as raise its stake…
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Middle East
Lukoil starts pumping at giant Iraqi oilfield
Dubai: Lukoil has started pumping crude from Iraq’s second-largest oilfield today as the nation boosts output to levels last seen…
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Asia
‘Volatility, uncertainty and unevenness of growth’: PSA outlines box challenges
Singapore: In releasing its 2013 annual figures today terminal operator PSA International discussed some of the challenges facing the container…
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