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Greater China
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to run Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding
China Ocean Industry Group has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with the government of Ruichang City in Jiangxi and…
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Greater China
Shandong Shipping forms jv with Fleet Management
Chinese state-run shipping company Shandong Shipping has announced a plan to set up a 50/50 joint venture with Hong Kong-based…
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Contributions
The maritime HR crunch in Singapore
Chief correspondent Jason Jiang looks at the demographic divide causing trouble at the world’s most vibrant maritime hub. Singapore has…
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Europe
GEFO orders six chemical tankers at AVIC Dingheng
German owner GEFO has placed an order at China’s AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding for the construction of six 3,600 dwt chemical…
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Greater China
Zhongchuan Offshore orders cable laying vessel at Taizhou Kouan
Chinese offshore engineering firm Zhongchuan Offshore has placed an order at Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding for the construction of a cable…
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Europe
Subsea 7 secures Azerbaijan contract
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration for the provision of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM)…
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Europe
Maersk Honam chemical fire contained
The fire on containership was contained by the firefighting operations on Friday while the four missing crew still have not…
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Greater China
Noble Group sells kamsarmax
Financially troubled commodity trader Noble Group has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of agreement with Bianca Corporation…
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Europe
Awilco Drilling confirms semi-submersible order at Keppel
Awilco Drilling has announced that it has officially signed a contract with KeppelFELS shipyard in Singapore for the construction of…
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Greater China
STX Dalian plans fifth attempt to auction off assets
Bankrupt shipyard STX Dalian is set to have a fifth auction following the failure of all four previous auctions for…
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Greater China
Shenghang Shipping plans to order tanker
Chinese domestic tanker operator Nanjing Shenghang Shipping is planning to order a 5,000 dwt tanker to operate within the chemical…
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Asia
Seamec secures vessel contract from Kruez Subsea
Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec has been awarded a contract by Kreuz Subsea for the charter hire of dive support…
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Europe
Havila Shipping sells PSV pair
Norwegian OSV operator Havila Shipping has entered into agreements with an undisclosed buyer for sale of platform supply vessels, 1998-built…
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Asia
Reprieve of sorts for STX and Sungdong
The Korean government has granted a reprieve of sorts to two of the nation’s yards – STX and Sungdong. Both…
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Containers
Weekly Broker: Bulker binge back with a bang
Back with a bang was how brokers Intermodal described the sudden renewed appetite among owners for bulkers in the past…
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Asia
Korea Line ordering VLCC pair for $197m GS Caltex contract
South Korea’s Korea Line has signed a contract with domestic oil refining firm GS Caltex to provide oil transportation services.…
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Greater China
Hebei mulls transformation of Qinhuangdao Port
The Hebei government in China is considering to transform Qinhuangdao Port into a container and cruise port by relocating the…
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Greater China
Cosco orders two car carriers at Beihai Shipbuilding Industry
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, the special purpose vessel unit of China Cosco Shipping, has placed an order at Qingdao Beihai…
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Europe
HSH sale draws ire from bondholders
Bondholders who collectively own more than EUR 1bn ($1.24bn) of tier 1 instruments and upper tier 2 instruments issued by…
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Asia
Daiichi Chuo to reorganise
Japan’s Daiichi Chuo has announced that the company will implement a reform in operations from April 1, as part of…
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