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Asia
Family doubt seafarer suicide claims
Manila: Another sad tale of seafarer mistreatment is unfolding in the Philippines. The family of a cadet who allegedly committed…
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Tamai Steamship in for one at Oshima
Tokyo: Japan’s Tamai Steamship has contracted Oshima Shipbuilding to build a new handymax bulker. Trading house Sumitomo Corporation is providing…
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Europe
Exmar secures $200m financing from ICBC
Brussels: Exmar has scored a massive financing coup in front of the Chinese president and the king of Belgium. The…
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Asia
Ten years in jail and a whipping for Indonesian pirates
Kuala Lumpur: Ten years in jail and a whipping was the sentence handed down yesterday at a Malaysian court to…
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Asia
Stricken Jindal Kamakshi anchored off Mumbai
Mumbai: Contrary to what the authorities had expected the general cargo vessel Jindal Kamakshi, which ran into severe difficulties off…
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Asia
Crew lived in fear of master aboard the ‘death ship’
Sydney: The inquest into the mysterious series of deaths onboard the Hachiuma Steamship controlled Sage Sagittarius coal carrier heard today…
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Asia
SK E&S tendering for LNG carriers
Seoul: SK E&S, an energy subsidiary of Korea’s SK Group, is tendering for four LNG carrier newbuilds to move shale…
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Asia
Ikeda addresses MOL staff in inaugural address
Tokyo: Junichiro Ikeda, the new president of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), the owner of the world’s most valuable fleet, gave…
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Europe
Odfjell quits European short sea market with trio of tanker sales
Oslo: In its ongoing cost-cutting Odfjell has sold three small tankers. The Bow Balearia, Bow Bracaria and Bow Brasilia, all…
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Asia
Corruption scandal sees Hanjin Shipping’s headquarters raided
Seoul: A corruption scandal in Korea saw the offices of Hanjin Shipping raided today. Korean newswire Yonhap reports that investigators…
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Asia
TTA goes for debentures
Bangkok: Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) is issuing three-year debentures amounting to THB2bn ($59.44m) with a 4.25% coupon rate. The shipping…
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Operations
Missing VDR recordings add to mystery surrounding the ‘death ship’
Sydney: Missing VDR recordings have added to the mystery surrounding the ‘death ship’ as the Japanese controlled Sage Sagittarius has…
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Asia
Indonesian president vows to ban state-run firms from buying ships built overseas
Jakarta: In the latest of a series of measures designed to boost local maritime competence and expertise, President Joko Widodo…
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Asia
UAE bauxite deal for K Line
Tokyo: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has concluded another deal with a long-term business partner, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). K…
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Asia
Philippine authorities demand Vietnamese owner pay fine over reef damage
Manila: Local authorities in the central Philippine city of Legazpi are demanding P4m ($88,840) in compensation from the Vietnamese shipowner…
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Africa
Giant repair yard set for Nigeria
Lagos: A giant shipyard complex is set to be built in Nigeria. Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) will spend…
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Europe
Fredriksen in for up to six VLCCs at STX
Seoul: STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed reports that John Fredriksen has ordered two firm plus four options VLCCs. The…
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Contributions
A spooky lunch
To the American Club, high up in Exchange Square, Hong Kong, for one of the more surreal lunches of my…
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Europe
Campaign seeks UK government apology over forced repatriation of thousands of Chinese seafarers
Liverpool: A petition seeking an acknowledgement and apology from the UK’s Home Office for the 1946 forced repatriation of thousands…
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Asia
KrisEnergy sees first oil at Nong Yao field in Gulf of Thailand
Singapore: KrisEnergy has revealed that oil production from the Nong Yao field in the G11/48 licence in the Gulf of…
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