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Asia
NYK books Oshima coal carrier
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has gone to compatriot yard Oshima Shipbuilding for a Tier III coal carrier, which will…
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Greater China
Sun set for jail in latest anti-graft investigation in China
Once deemed China’s brightest rising star in shipbuilding, Sun Bo now finds himself under investigation, the latest high profile shipping…
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Americas
SSA commits to Oakland
SSA, the American terminal operator, has signed up for a new lease at the Port of Oakland in California, which…
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Europe
HSH Nordbank readies shipping return
Emblematic of shipping’s changing fortunes, Germany’s much-maligned HSH Nordbank has said it wants to get back into maritime. The bank’s…
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Europe
Maersk closes Chilean reefer factory
Maersk Container Industry is closing its reefer factory in San Antonio, Chile and moving all manufacturing to its facility in…
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Europe
Schulte launches Hanseatic Capital Management out of Cyprus
Hanseatic Capital Management (HCM) has been launched by Germany’s Schulte Group, acting as the anchor investor. The initial investment focus…
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Europe
Euronav completes sale of six VLCCs to International Seaways
Fresh from completing its takeover of Gener8 this week, Belgian tanker giant Euronav has now sold six VLCCs to long…
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Americas
Truckers’ strike hits Brazil’s soy exports hard
A protracted truckers strike in Brazil sees more than 60 vessels facing loading delays out of South America’s largest nation.…
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Asia
Varun’s Khatau plots comeback
Bust shipowners rarely go under for long. In India, one of the country’s most high profile casualties of the shipping…
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Europe
Belships offer represents chance for Tidemands to put all bulkers under one roof again
Tidships $32m offer to take over fellow Norwegian bulker owner Belships represents a circle being closed in the family history…
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Tankers
Tanker cycle looks like it is two years behind dry bulk
The crude tanker shipping cycle increasingly looks like it is two years behind dry bulk. The crude tanker market has…
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Europe
Norden offers share sweetener to keep key staff sweet
Citing the increased likelihood of senior management in shipping being poached by rivals, Danish shipping line Norden has revised its…
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Europe
Paddy Rodgers claims oil majors are demanding scale solutions
Admitting current markets remain difficult, Paddy Rodgers has issued a comment on the growing demands from clients for a more…
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Middle East
Oman Drydock to enter shipbuilding sector
Middle Eastern ship repair giant Oman Drydock Company is planning to enter the shipbuilding sector. The new CEO of the…
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Europe
Dig a pony – maritime charity discovers it fed The Beatles horse
A maritime welfare charity that helped The Beatles when they fell on hard times has released a new book, which…
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Europe
Conman jailed for defrauding Allseas
A conman was jailed for eight years in the UK Monday for defrauding Dutch offshore engineering firm Allseas out of…
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Bunkering
Vast majority fear introduction of the sulphur cap will be an ‘unholy mess’
With less than 18 months to go until the start of IMO’s global sulphur cap an overwhelming 86% of Splash…
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Asia
DSME boss hints yard could be bought by Samsung or Hyundai
Not for the first time the CEO of Korean shipyard giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has said there’s…
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Asia
Another famous name in Japanese shipbuilding closes its doors to commercial vessels
Another famous dockyard in Japan is reportedly closing its doors to commercial ships come the end of next year, according…
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Europe
Borealis linked with boxship trio
Top management at UK-based Borealis Maritime look to have been busy while attending myriad parties at last week’s Posidonia in…
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