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Asia
India aims to get local shipping hooked on green hydrogen
India’s newly launched National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) has identified shipping as a sector for pilot projects with New Delhi…
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Tech
Clearbot wins the Captain’s Table
Clearbot, a Hong Kong-based developer of autonomous boats, won yesterday’s Captain’s Table finals. Clearbot’s innovative vessels can be used for…
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Tankers
Euronav deploys lawyers, seeks way to resuscitate Frontline merger
Euronav has deployed lawyers, seeking to resurrect the nixed merger plans with rival Frontline. The Belgian tanker giant today revealed…
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Tankers
Tsakos concludes suezmax order switch in South Korea
Brokers report that Greek owner Tsakos has successfully negotiated the conversion of two 2,782 teu container vessels in South Korea…
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Greater China
China’s top vehicle manufacturer orders seven car carriers
SAIC Anji, the fast growing logistics subsidiary of China’s giant car manufacturer SAIC, has confirmed its latest round of fleet…
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Middle East
AD Ports to help develop Kazakhstan maritime
In the presence of the UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the president of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,…
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Containers
Secondhand containership prices in free fall
Secondhand boxship prices are falling off a cliff. After a very muted second half of 2022 in terms of sales,…
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Containers
Boxships cascade back to the intra-Asia trades
As the liner shipping party comes to a close, ships are cascading back from the long-haul east-west lanes to regional…
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Tankers
CMB seeks to oust Euronav board who voted in favour of Frontline merger
Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), the shipping line run by the Saverys family, has sent tanker firm Euronav a letter requesting…
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Greater China
COSCO invests in COFCO
State-owned entities in China are increasingly investing in each other. COSCO Shipping Holdings has revealed it has just paid RMB5.5bn…
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Gas
Asyad Shipping signs up for two new LNG carriers
Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Oman’s Asyad Group, has signed with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea to build…
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Tankers
Fredriksen spends another $70m beefing up his position at Euronav
John Fredriksen continues to toy with Euronav. The Norwegian shipping magnate has been pursuing the Belgian tanker giant for more…
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Tankers
Brokers report Tsakos has sold entire MR fleet
Multiple broking reports list Tsakos selling its entire ice-class MR fleet. The Greek owner is reported selling six ageing ships…
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Tankers
Quinto switches from boxes to tankers
Dutch inland shipping yard Concordia Damen has been commissioned to build a tanker for Quinto Scheepvaart from Zwijndrecht. This also…
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Containers
Little to cheer for liners as Chinese New Year approaches
Container indices are levelling out, but there is scant reason for optimism in the opening fortnight of 2023. Last week’s…
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Bunkering
Maersk takes next step in securing global methanol supplies
Maersk is going to own a large chunk of the global methanol supply chain if it keeps investing at its…
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Dry Cargo
Independent FFA Association launches
The Baltic Exchange has a rival when it comes to forward freight agreements (FFAs). Spearheaded by John Banaszkiewicz, the Independent…
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Asia
Short circuit sparks Indonesian vessel blaze
A short circuit in the engine room of the Fortuner general cargo ship sparked a fire yesterday afternoon in Indonesian…
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Ports and Logistics
Stolthaven Terminals opens in Kaohsiung
The joint venture between Stolthaven Terminals and Revivegen Environmental Technology was made official yesterday at a ceremony with Taiwan Cooperative…
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Tech
Maritime tech disappointments in 2023
Shipping is regularly lambasted for its lack of innovative spirit. As regular writers of annual tech previews – see last…
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