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Shipyards
Rongsheng makes comeback as SPS Shipyard with Economou in for up to 14 bulkers
One of the most famous shipyards from the previous boom and bust era of shipping is making a comeback. Jiangsu…
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Tankers
Controversial Young Yong VLCC refloated
The controversial VLCC was refloated today, two weeks after it ran aground off the Riau Islands in Indonesia. The laden…
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Shipyards
Samsung Heavy debuts a liquefied hydrogen fuel cell system
Samsung Heavy Industries has debuted a liquefied hydrogen fuel cell system. The South Korean shipbuilding major has received an approval…
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Americas
Chevron and MOL to study CO2 shipping from Singapore to Australia
Chevron Corporation and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have signed a joint study agreement on the feasibility of transporting liquified carbon…
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Tankers
Euronav offloads another ageing suezmax
The suezmax rejuvenation programme at Euronav proceeds apace with the Belgian tanker owner revealing today it has sold the 2006-built…
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Operations
Bulk carrier detained in Australia over unpaid wages
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) inspectorate has discovered a case of wage theft and human rights abuse aboard a…
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Operations
Up to 800,000 seafarers will require additional training to meet decarbonisation goals
A new action plan, launched at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt by United Nations organisations, shipowners and unions, sets…
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Finance and Insurance
Two liners seek listings in Hong Kong
The container party might be showing signs of fizzling out, but that is not stopping a number of Asian liners…
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Containers
Hyundai Heavy’s new hatchless design rekindles memories of Nedlloyd’s ships from the 1990s
News that South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed a boxship design which requires no lashings or hatch covers…
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Environment
France vows to boost spending on developing zero-emission ships
France’s secretary of state in charge of maritime affairs, Hervé Berville, has set aside €300m ($302m) under the government’s France-Mer…
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Gas
Maran Gas pays $253m for prized LNG slot at DSME
Maria Angelicoussis-led Maran Gas Maritime is paying top dollar for a prized LNG slot at its favoured yard. The Greek…
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Europe
A.P. Moller Holding hires Chetan Mehta as it ups its investment goals
A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group, owners of the Maersk brand, has unveiled a new…
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Operations
India’s foreign minister touches down in Moscow for key trade talks
India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar touched down in Moscow this morning for talks with his counterpart Sergei Lavrov as trading…
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Environment
Shipping announcements coming out thick and fast at COP27
Shipping announcements came thick and fast yesterday from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, location for this…
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Tankers
Delicate operation to remove grounded VLCC off Batam could take up to a month
Indonesia reckons it will take up to a month to free a grounded laden VLCC in the Singapore Strait. The…
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Operations
Seafarer handed 20-year sentence over fatal stabbing
A Filipino seafarer who stabbed to death a colleague on the containership bound for Los Angeles was sentenced yesterday to…
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Bunkering
Green methanol supply slated for Jebel Ali
Another green methanol fuel site is set to open at a key maritime gateway. Averda, a waste management, treatment and…
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Ports and Logistics
Greece cancels plans to privatise Alexandroupolis port
Greece has cancelled the privatisation of its northern port of Alexandroupolis. Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said “geopolitical developments” prompted…
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Tankers
Growing dark fleet poses safety risks
The growing use of the so-called dark fleet is resulting in accidents. With Russia joining Iran and Venezuela in seeking…
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Greater China
China’s shipping giants join forces to map out green future
Some of the biggest names in Chinese maritime are joining forces to map out a greener path. Sinopec, COSCO, China…
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