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Europe
Ukraine pressures Greek owners to stop moving Russian oil
The Ukrainian government is attempting to put pressure on some famous names in Greek shipping who continue to trade with…
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Gas
Indian imports of US ethane growing fast
GAIL, India’s top gas utility, is looking to import ethane from the US, and, according to UK consultancy Drewry, it…
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Shipyards
Nantong Xiangyu wins four ultramax orders
Chinese builder Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering has received an order from domestic owner CZBank Leasing for two 63,500…
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Gas
NYK in for LNG carrier trio
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has been revealed as the owner behind an order for a trio of LNG carriers…
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Operations
Chairman of the Liberian flag passes away
Yoram Cohen, the founder and chairman emeritus of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), passed away over the…
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Tankers
‘Big ones on the move’: VLCC armada takes record volumes of US crude exports
The “big ones are on the move”. Taking to Twitter yesterday, Lars Barstad, CEO of tanker giant Frontline, noted the…
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Containers
Privatisation process gets underway at HMM
State-run Korea Development Bank and Korea Ocean Business Corp are now proceeding with the privatisation of HMM, South Korea’s flagship…
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Shipyards
Another Chinese yard attempts reactivation
Another shuttered Chinese shipyard is looking to reactivate amid a period where the global ship orderbook is swelling. Jinhai Intelligent…
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Operations
Ever Given’s salvors seek greater payout in court
Nearly two years on from this century’s most famous shipping accident, and court cases continue to swirl around the ’s…
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Regulatory
US adds more Asian shipping firms to its Iran sanctions list
More ships and shipping firms have been added to America’s lengthy list of sanctions relating to Iran. The Department of…
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Shipyards
Alang seeks to become car junkyard
The most famous ship recycling area in the world could be about to come a car junkyard too. Alang on…
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Dry Cargo
Geared dry bulk market ‘on fire’
Supramaxes, especially geared ones, are hot property this week with rates the envy of all other bulk classes as strong…
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Dry Cargo
Chinese bulk carrier sinks off Sakhalin island
A Chinese bulk carrier that was holed by ice off Russia’s Sakhalin island sank yesterday. The forepeak of the was…
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Environment
Concern grows about size of spill from sunken product carrier off Philippine island
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Manila has warned that Tuesday’s product tanker sinking off the coast…
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Operations
Höegh Autoliners buys back another vessel
Höegh Autoliners has agreed with the owner of the leased vessel to terminate the bareboat charter and purchase the vessel…
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Middle East
Bahri and the Suez Canal Authority look to form shipping JV
Saudi Arabia’s flagship shipping line Bahri has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to…
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Containers
Methanol boxship orders growing more rapidly than all other fuel types
The container segment is leading shipping to green new pastures, taking a massive lead when it comes to investing in…
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Asia
India makes vintage ship ban official
As widely telegraphed last month, India has officially banned bulkers and tankers aged 25 or above from entering its waters.…
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Containers
Hong Kong liner rapidly builds up links with Russia
Yesterday, Splash detailed the main container names operating in and out of Russia, with a slew of new capacity entering…
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Tankers
Product tanker sinks off popular Filipino tropical holiday island
A 6km long, 4km wide diesel slick has been detected near the white sandy beaches of the popular island resort…
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