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Americas
New head for Cargill ocean transportation
Cargill has announced that Jan Dieleman has taken over the leadership of the group’s ocean transportation business from Roger Janson,…
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Europe
SAL Heavy Lift secures contract from Offshore Windforce
SAL Heavy Lift has signed a contract with Dutch firm Offshore WindForce, a joint venture between Boskalis and Volker Stevin…
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Americas
McDermott awarded Middle East contract
McDermott International has announced today that it has been awarded an offshore contract by an upstream oil and gas operator…
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Greater China
Guangdong Keen teams up with Mingyang Wind Power on offshore wind
Guangdong Keen Offshore Engineering has signed a cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Rich Offshore, a subsidiary of Mingyang Wind Power, to…
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Containers
New mega container carrier China Lines launched
China Cosco Shipping Corporation (COSCOCS) has officially launched its container shipping subsidiary, China Lines, following the merger of Cosco Container…
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Greater China
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese shipyard workers face the axe
Reuters is reporting that China aims to lay off 5m to 6m state workers over the next two to three…
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Europe
Fred Olsen Windcarrier secures German wind turbine installation contract
Fred Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by Siemens to transport and install wind turbines at the EnBW Hohe…
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Asia
Otto Marine gets the go-ahead on Aussie OSV contract
Offshore vessel operator Otto Marine has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GO Offshore, has been awarded a chartering contract worth…
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Dry Cargo
Bulker capsizes near Shanghai
Chinese bulker Bao Jiang 88 capsized and sank near Yangshan Port of Shanghai while enroute from Ningbo to Nanjing with…
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Dry Cargo
Two crew on Hong Kong ship fall into cargo hold, one dead and one injured
Two crew memebers onboard Hong Kong-flagged bulker fell into the cargo hold of the vessel on Monday, amid rough sea…
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Asia
Pertamina orders eight tankers at domestic yards
Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamaina has placed orders for eight 17,500dwt tankers at three local shipyards as part…
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Middle East
Gulftainer appoints new CEO
UAE port operator Gulftainer has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard as the new chief executive officer of the group.…
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Greater China
Unpaid crew force another Zhenghe Shipping vessel auction
Qingdao Maritime Court has announced that it will auction general cargo ship Dong Sung on March 18, at the request…
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Europe
Vard looks to new areas for business
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard Holding has announced a new diversification strategy aimed at reducing its dependency on the offshore business during…
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Greater China
Chinese general cargo ship sinks fishing boat, five dead five missing
Chinese cargo ship Xin Ri 6 collided with a fishing boat off Qingdao on the Yellow over the weekend, leading…
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Europe
Berg takes temporary leave of absence from Viking Supply Ships
Viking Supply Ships has announced that Christian W. Berg will take temporary leave from the position as ceo of Viking…
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Greater China
Dayang Shipbuilding to lay off 600 employees
Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding, an affiliate shipyard of Sinopacific Shipbuilding, is currently working on a restructuring plan. According to minutes from…
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Greater China
CNOOC opens tendering for 18 offshore blocks
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has announced that it has opened tendering for 18 offshore blocks covering an area…
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Greater China
Sinopacific Shipbuilding closes ship design operations in Shanghai
Sinopacific Shipbuilding is getting rid of its ship design department in Shanghai, letting go of more than 50 employees in…
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Greater China
CNPC planning oilfield services listing
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is considering spinning off its oilfield services business to optimize the group’s asset structure. Wang…
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