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Asia
Triyards scores $175m in new contracts
Singapore: Triyards has secured deals for two ice-class multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) as well as a turret fabrication job worth…
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Dry Cargo
Louis Dreyfus snaps up bulker pair
Paris: Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has snapped up a pair of just-built bulkers for a very reasonable price. LDA paid…
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Europe
Yamal LNG taps Zeebrugge for winter transhipment
Zeebrugge: The port of Zeebrugge’s efforts to position itself as an LNG hub are bearing fruit. Yamal LNG and Fluxys…
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Asia
Shippers doubt government’s claims that Manila port is free of congestion
Manila: Claims by the government that port operations in the capital have returned to normal after 13 months of disruption…
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Greater China
Buchanan returns to Hong Kong with the Liberian Registry
Hong Kong: A well-known face in Hong Kong shipping circles has returned. Gerry Buchanan, formerly managing director of Wallem Ship…
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Asia
India set to be largest driver of global seaborne coking coal demand growth this year
New Delhi: At Coaltrans India yesterday, Wood Mackenzie said India will be central to supporting growth in the global seaborne…
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Asia
SapuraKencana founder, Mahathir’s second son, quits
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia and boardroom rumbles are becoming common news threads in 2015. Malaysia’s largest oil and gas services firm,…
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Americas
Pangaea Logistics Solutions signs $20m COA
New York: Pangaea Logistics Solutions, a NASDAQ-listed bulker operator with around 12 ships in its fleet, has scored a $20m…
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Asia
Indonesian president vows to tackle port inefficiencies
Jakarta: In an effort to cut logistics costs across the archipelago, Jakarta is looking at reforms to pre-customs clearance. Transportation…
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Greater China
JES International seeks court protection
Singapore: In a flurry of releases to the Singapore Exchange, Chinese shipyard JES International announced a large restructuring and halted…
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Asia
NYK sells Crystal Cruises to Genting for $550m
Hong Kong: Japan’s shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha is selling Crystal Cruises to Genting Hong Kong for $550m. The deal…
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Asia
Government claims Manila’s port congestion issues are over
Manila: The Philippine government claimed yesterday that the capital’s year-long port congestion issues are over. “There was a time that…
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Europe
Holländer named as CEO of MPC Capital
Hamburg: MPC Capital has promoted from within for its new CEO. The firm’s CFO, Ulf Holländer, has taken the reins…
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Asia
Techmarine raising cash for Samjin takeover bid
Seoul: Korean ship software pioneer Techmarine is seeking to raise additional cash to help buy out the assets of a…
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Asia
LNG the big winner in K Line’s 2020 vision
Tokyo: A dramatic growth in its LNG fleet forms a key plank in K Line’s new mid-term management plan announced…
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Asia
NYK and K Line conclude VLGC charters with Astomos
Tokyo: NYK and K Line have concluded time-charter contracts for new VLGCs with fellow Japanese firm, Astomos Energy Corporation. NYK’s…
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Asia
MOL confirms 20,000 teu sextet
Tokyo: The rapid escalation in boxship size has seen the 20,000 teu barrier broken officially for the first time. Japan’s…
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Containers
Maersk ship runs aground in Fremantle
Sydney: A boxship belonging to Maersk Line ran aground early this morning entering Fremantle. The Maersk Garonne (4,544 teu, built 2003)…
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Asia
Tuas reclamation to start soon
Singapore: Singapore’s huge Tuas port project is set to kick off in about three months time with South Korea’s Daelim…
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台湾港务公司规划2015
台北:台湾国际港务公司正在积极地联络东南亚国家,并计划在今年成立新的货柜公司以促进航运业发展。 台湾计划成立高雄洲际货柜公司和基隆国际货柜公司,并开发深水码头。 台湾还计划在今年拜访东南亚国家,获得更多中转货源,据台湾港务公司消息。 台湾港口去年实现7.4亿吨货物吞吐量以及1500万标箱集装箱吞吐量。
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