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Asia
Colombo Dockyard eyes wind installation sector
Amid a severe ordering drought, Sri Lanka’s only shipbuilder is having to seek alternative revenue streams. Colombo Dockyard, which received…
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Asia
JSW Group outlines global port ambitions
India looks set to have a private port operator on the global stage with Sajjan Jindal, chairman of the JSW…
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Piracy
Somali pirates release suspected mothership
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) yesterday issued a report stating that a hijacked dhow, likely being used as…
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Europe
Centrofin offloads older cape pair
Centrofin Management has sold a pair of older capesizes to another Greek owner. The CE-Duke and the CE-Alliance, both built…
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Europe
Vroon, Fred Olsen, MPI Offshore and ZPMC all linked with A2Sea takeover
DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power are finally close to selling their joint venture shipping line A2Sea after years of…
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Dry Cargo
Supramax S&P sector remains hot
The supramax S&P sector remains hot with a host of ships changing hands. Taiwan’s Ta-Tong Marine has sold the nine-year-old…
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Middle East
KOTC readies tanker ordering spree
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is readying a series of orders with the devaluation of the yen giving Japanese yards…
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Europe
Solstad, Farstad and Deep Sea Supply merger moves ahead
The Norwegian OSV mega merger between Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply has moved ahead with the boards…
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Europe
Rig workers off Scotland hit by radiation
UK energy company EnQuest has come in for flak after the BBC reported that a number of workers on its…
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Europe
Stealth Maritime concludes series of period charters
Greece’s Stealth Maritime is celebrating concluding a series of period charters that keeps the majority of its fleet decently employed…
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Europe
Weco ditches breakbulk liner service
Weco Roro, formerly known as Nordana, has terminated its regular liner service, citing huge losses sustained in the breakbulk sector.…
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Contributions
The containership bounce back: what could possibly go wrong?
The mood is buoyant in the containership sector but is the market ignoring the sleeping giant, asks James Frew, senior…
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Asia
Soldiers free Abu Sayyaf-held master
One of two seafarers taken captive on Thursday by Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf was freed on Saturday as local…
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Asia
Singapore oil and gas inferno
The very real risk of contagion spreading across already battered offshore-related stocks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) probably explains why…
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Piracy
UKMTO reports second Somali hijacking with vessel now deployed as pirate mothership
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued a report advising another ship has been hijacked off Eyl in…
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Europe
MacGregor signs up for Rolls-Royce’s autonomy project
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed up to Rolls-Royce’s autonomous ship project. The Finnish equipment manufacturer has signed a memorandum…
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Asia
Container lines slapped with strict new pricing rules in Vietnam
Shippers in Vietnam are celebrating a decree by Hanoi that forces all containerlines to publicise all of their charges including…
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Europe
German logistics company takes 40% stake in Arkon
German logistics giant Rhenus has swooped to take a 40% stake in compatriot Arkon Shipping, an owner with 119 ships…
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Asia
APL master appears in HK court over controversial armoured vehicles shipment
The Chinese master of an APL ship at the centre of a controversial shipment of armoured vehicles from Taiwan to…
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Asia
Abu Sayyaf attacks again
Philippine terrorist organisation Abu Sayyaf has once again been linked with two attacks in the south of the country. The…
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