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Asia
New NYK president demands ‘rational approach’ to fleet development
Tokyo: The new president of Japanese shipping line, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, has vowed to be more prudent when it comes…
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Europe
IMO urged to tackle cyber security issues
London: The roundtable of international shipping associations comprising BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo and INTERTANKO are developing standards and guidelines to address…
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Asia
Shippers are demanding greater transparency from shipowners
Singapore: The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry focused on uniting commercial growth with…
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Americas
Another grounded vessel on the Delaware
San Francisco: In the second accident on its waters in the past fortnight, a bulker ran aground yesterday on the…
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Europe
Don’t allow seafarers to eat caught fish, top chef warns
London: In the wake of the terrible food poisoning that has hit 14 out of 19 crewmembers at a port…
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Dry Cargo
Search and rescue fails to find man overboard off Fraser Island
Sydney: Chances of finding a man overboard off Australia’s Fraser Island are fading this afternoon as search and rescue teams…
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Asia
Daehan boss nominated for STX Shipbuilding post
Seoul: In the current Korean shipyard executive merry-go round orchestrated by creditor banks Lee Byung-Mo has been put forward by…
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Americas
Japanese group comes together again for Brazil FPSO project
Tokyo: MODEC, Mitsui & Co, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Marubeni Corporation have agreed that Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni will…
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Asia
Japanese shipbuilding giants join forces for LNG repair venture
Tokyo: Japan’s ongoing consolidation of its shipyard scene has seen two of the biggest names in the sector come together…
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Africa
Three Bourbon seafarers kidnapped off Nigeria
Paris: French offshore service provider Bourbon yesterday issued a release admitting that one of its ships, Surfer 1440, was boarded…
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Containers
Yang Ming readies another five 14,000 teu ships
Taipei: Taiwanese containerline Yang Ming Marine Transport is looking at ordering another five 14,000 teu containerships. This Thursday sees the…
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Containers
18 out of 20 top boxlines vulnerable to ‘click-jacking’ cyber attacks
Copenhagen: Danish maritime cyber security specialists CyberKeel latest research shows that 18 out of the top 20 containerlines – as…
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Asia
Chinese seafarer kills two colleagues
Manila: In a horrific attack, a Chinese seafarer killed two of his colleagues with a knife, and injured another crewmember…
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Americas
14 seafarers rushed to hospital with serious food poisoning
San Francisco: Having eaten a tropical fish that they had caught in international waters 14 of 19 crewmembers onboard the…
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Asia
Mercator’s Singapore dry bulk division admits financial difficulties
Singapore: The dry bulk subsidiary of one of India’s best known names in shipping has admitted it is in serious…
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Americas
Another law firm takes aim at Georgiopoulos
New York: The number of lawyers making hay from a controversial shipping merger continues to rise. Tripp Levy becomes the…
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Europe
TOP Ships details charter deal with Stena Weco
Athens: TOP Ships has taken delivery of the StenaWeco Evolution, a 50,000 dwt product tanker, the second of six vessels…
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Americas
Greenpeace activists leave Polar Pioneer as government reviews Shell’s Arctic plans
San Francisco: Over the weekend Greenpeace’s six activists opposed to offshore drilling in the Arctic abandoned a drill rig they…
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Americas
Lawyers challenge Genco’s Baltic acquisition
New York: Law firm Brodsky & Smith is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Baltic Trading for…
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Europe
Braemar board shake-up
Singapore: Big changes are afoot at the board of Braemar Shipping Services. The broker, which merged with ACM Shipping last…
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