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Europe
More action needed to prevent cargo theft, says IUMI
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has said that more must be done to prevent cargo theft, after an…
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Asia
Technics Oil & Gas wins liftboat order
Singapore-based Technics Offshore Engineering has won a S$70.5m ($50.3m) contract to construct a liftboat for a “well-established” Malaysian company for…
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Europe
TNG fixes tanker on timecharter
Croatia’s Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) has fixed one of its MR chemical/products tankers on a one-year timecharter to an undisclosed…
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Europe
Cyprus government ‘committed to safeguarding shipping’
The government of Cyprus will support and bolster growth of the country’s maritime sector, Marios Demetriades, minister of transport, communications and…
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Dry Cargo
Scorpio Services buys fifth tranche of Scorpio Bulkers shares
Scorpio Services Holding (SSH) has purchased 694,421 common shares in NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers, the fifth tranche of shares to be bought…
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Africa
China’s Exim Bank funds new Zanzibar port construction
China’s Exim Bank is providing $200m in finance for the construction of a new port on Zanzibar, the island’s president…
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Africa
Nigeria must diversify its fleet, says former minister
Nigerian shipowners must diversify the nation’s fleet away from tankers, says Captain Emmanuel Ihenaccho, former minister of the interior and…
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Europe
Capital Product Partners has first refusal on more MR tanker newbuildings
Capital Product Partners (CPP) has been granted the right of first refusal on a pair of MR product tanker newbuildings…
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Asia
Sealink and Cakara form shipowning joint venture for OSV
Malaysia-listed Sealink International and its compatriot company Cakara Maritime today agreed to restructure and reactivate Seasten, a dormant Sealink subsidiary,…
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Europe
Maran Tankers orders two more VLCCs
John Angelicoussis’ Maran Tankers has returned to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to order two further…
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Asia
Evergreen orders 10 more small containerships
Taiwan’s Evergreen Group has ordered ten more 2,800-teu containerships from the Imabari shipyard in Japan, for delivery over a 12-month…
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Operations
Insufficient stores and unpaid wages found on another ship in Australia
Food, water and wages are being denied to crew onboard a Panama-flagged bulker berthed in western Australia, and the seafarers…
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Dry Cargo
DryShips to sell 17 vessels at a $795m loss, stock plummets
DryShips is to sell 17 of its bulkers at an impairment loss of some $795m to other entities controlled by…
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Europe
Navios Maritime Acquisition VLCC gets two-year timecharter
Navios Maritime Acquisition has fixed one of its six VLCCs to Shell on a two-year timecharter. The Nave Neutrino (298,300…
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Asia
Hong Kong sends another delegation to Greece to tempt shipowners East
A delegation from Hong Kong plans to visit Greece in October to encourage owners and shipping companies to make a…
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Africa
Nigeria lifts tanker ban
Nigeria’s ban on 113 tankers from calling at its ports has been lifted by president Muhammadu Buhari, according to a…
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Tankers
COLL charters two new MR tankers for New Zealand coastal trade
New Zealand’s Coastal Oil Logistics Ltd (COLL) is to charter in two new MR product tankers from ASP Ship Management…
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Europe
New study highlights work-related mental health issues of female seafarers
Around 60% of women working on cargo ships and tankers say stress, depression and anxiety is their biggest health complaint…
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Bunkering
Shipping becoming greener more quickly than we realise, says Stena Line CEO
The shipping industry is moving towards more sustainable operation faster than expected, but environmental regulation must be enforced internationally through…
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Containers
Sale of Diana containership falls through
The sale of a panamax boxship owned by Diana Containerships has fallen through after the buyer failed to receive approval…
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