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Americas
Applied Weather Technology: Helping cut bunker bills
Sunnyvale: Shipowners, whether in liner or bulk trades, are increasingly searching out the best route optimization and weather software as…
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Middle East
Petrochemical projects for Sohar and Salalah
Muscat: The continued development of Oman’s Sohar and Salalah as petrochemical hubs has taken another big step with news that…
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Middle East
Oman starts work on first multiproduct pipeline
Muscat: Orpic (Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company) and Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos CLH, of Spain, officially launched Orpic…
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Greater China
Judger sells abandoned vessel
Shanghai: Judger Shipbuilding, a private shipyard in Zhejiang on the verge of bankruptcy, has sold a 82,000 dwt bulker abandoned…
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Greater China
Rainbow Heavy to set up ship design jv
Shanghai: Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) announced that it has signed an agreement with Nantong Hongwei Ship Technology Development to…
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Greater China
Fuzhou port to add 45 berths
Guangzhou: The southern port of Fuzhou plans to invest RMB2.2b this year to develop 25 projects including 45 berths.…
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Greater China
China Shipping Haisheng back in profit
Shanghai: Following Cosco, another state-owned shipping company, China Shipping Haisheng, announced that company expects to return to profit for the…
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Greater China
Zhongchang Marine provides guarantee to subsidiaries
Shanghai: The private Chinese bulk owner, Zhongchang Marine, announced that the company plans to newly add a RMB1bn financing…
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Asia
Unithai forms logistics jv in Myanmar
Bangkok: With Myanmar increasingly attracting foreign direct investment and being viewed as a hot prospect economically in Southeast Asia, a…
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Asia
Bumi Armada to raise cash for FPSOs
Kuala Lumpur: Bumi Armada will look to raise up to $1.5bn in the first quarter as it gears up for…
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Asia
Solid year predicted for Hanjin’s Subic yard
Seoul: A bullish report out from Seoul paints a firm picture of another decent year ahead for the largest shipyard…
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Asia
Brunei’s cruise numbers jump
Jakarta: Redolent of the booming cruise scene across Southeast Asia the sultanate of Brunei has reported cruise throughput growth of…
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Greater China
Cosco bulker cleared to leave Singapore
Singapore: The Cosco (HK) Shipping-controlled bulker Fu Kang was released by the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday, having been detained for…
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Greater China
Wison awarded FRU contract
Shanghai: Wison Offshore & Marine announced that the company has been awarded an agreement with Vessel Gasification Solutions for the…
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Asia
Kim Heng becomes first maritime firm to list in Singapore this year
Singapore: Kim Heng Offshore & Marine Holdings has become the first offshore or marine entity to list in Singapore in…
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Asia
Viking O&M maps future growth, more rigs possible
Singapore: Singapore-listed Viking Offshore and Marine has announced a strategic review to push its various subsidiaries up the value chain…
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Asia
Myanmar and Bangladesh form maritime link
Bangkok: A new coastal shipping line is scheduled to operate from March between Chittagong, Mongla, Narayanganj and Teknaf ports in…
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Asia
Herbert-ABS opens in Singapore
Singapore: Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, a company involved in marine regulatory, load management, salvage and ship design software, has opened an…
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Asia
Westports looks to raise tariffs
Kuala Lumpur: Westports, one of two terminal operators at Port Klang, is looking to push through its first tariff increase…
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Asia
Evergreen boxship rescues crew from sunken tanker
Hanoi: All 16 crew have been rescued from the Panama-registered Bitu Gulf ship which sank off Phang Rang in Vietnamese…
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