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Greater China
‘The abandonment of seafarers is abhorrent’: HKSOA’s Bowring
The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association (HKSOA) says it “extremely concerned” about the seafarers on the . The Hong Kong-registered capesize…
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Asia
DSME facing delisting
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) might have to backtrack on earlier statements claiming it would not throw more…
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Containers
Panamax boxships as young as 13 being sent for scrap
Boxships as young as 13-years-old are now being scrapped, brokers tell Splash. Panamax ships are the main focus of scrapping…
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Americas
Herbjorn Hansson in for more NAT shares
Herbjorn Hansson and his son, Alexander, continue to prop up the share price of Nordic American Tankers (NAT). They have…
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Asia
Hyundai Heavy workers to go on indefinite strike from August 31
Workers at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) three yards will go on an indefinite from August 31, protesting the huge restructuring…
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Asia
Indonesian seafarer swims to freedom from Abu Sayyaf captors
An Indonesian tugboat seafarer, threatened with beheading, has swam to freedom having been captured by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the…
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Europe
Norden scores one of its largest ever shipping contracts
Denmark’s Norden has bagged one of its largest shipping contracts in its 145-year history. It has concluded a deal with…
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Asia
Taiwan owner ditches crew in Vietnam
Kaohsiung-headquartered Jumbo Sino Development of Taiwan is the latest shipowner to be publically shamed for abandoning its crews amid the…
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Europe
Collision closes Bosphorus Strait
Shipping agent GAC is reporting a dry bulk ship has collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel resulting in the…
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Asia
Indonesian product tanker hijacked
An Indonesian product tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked in Malaysian waters. The has since moved back…
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Contributions
Splash Chat providing unique insights into shipping and offshore
I think I have learned more about the real goings on in the shipping and offshore industries via the opening…
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Asia
Kawasaki Heavy unveils groundbreaking adjustable LNG tank
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has a new adjustable LNG tank that can store up to five times more liquefied…
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Middle East
ASRY chief executive quits
Bahrain shipyard Arab Ship Repair Yard (ASRY) appointed Magdy Mustafa as acting chief executive, after the current chief executive Nils…
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Europe
Andromeda takes South African chemical tanker for $13.5m
South Africa’s Grindrod Shipping is being linked with a chemical tanker sale. Sources tell Splash that Andromeda from Monaco has…
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Asia
Has Hanjin made a breakthrough days ahead of court receivership deadline?
There’s just 19 days to go until Hanjin Shipping must meet stipulations set out by creditors or risk entering court…
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Containers
‘We are not doing anything to drive down rates’: Maersk Line CFO
Maersk Line’s CFO Pierre Danet has told Splash that the world’s largest containerline will slash costs further, and dismissed claims…
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Asia
SGX calls for greater transparency in wake of Swiber’s demise
In the wake of the shock demise of Swiber Holdings, the chief regulatory officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has…
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Greater China
Auditors slam Chinese yard JES
There’s unlikely to be any quick turnaround in fortunes for bust Chinese shipyard JES International Holdings. Auditors for the Singapore-listed…
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Asia
UK P&I Club hits out at ‘quirks’ in the Philippine legal system
The UK P&I Club has hit out at the Philippine legal system’s failure to look after one of the nation’s…
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Asia
Vietnam to target shipbuilding in latest national economic plan
Shipbuilding has been identified by Hanoi as a key industry to develop under a new economic plan likely to be…
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