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Shandong Shipping orders 10 capes at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding

November 16th, 20180 Chinese state-run shipping major Shandong Shipping have entered into agreements with two financial leasing houses Bocomm Leasing and Shandong Huachen Financial Leasing...

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Raffles Shipping books up to six chemical tankers at Wuchang Shipbuilding

November 16th, 20180 Singapore’s Raffles Shipping is expanding its chemical tank fleet. The company has entered into a shipbuilding contract with CSIC-affiliated Wuchang Shipbuilding for...

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Wah Kwong orders panamax pair at CSSC Chengxi

November 16th, 20180 Hong Kong-based shipowner Wah Kwong has signed shipbuilding contracts with one of its regular yards, CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, for the construction of two 82,000 dwt...

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Taylor Maritime handysize snapped up by Narval Shipping

November 16th, 20180 Greek owner Narval Shipping has acquired the 1998-built handysize bulker from Hong Kong’s Taylor Maritime. Brokers tell Splash the deal was done for $5.7m, with...

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Global Ship Lease completes merger with Poseidon

November 16th, 20180 London-based containership owner Global Ship Lease has announced the completion of a previously announced stock-for-stock merger with Greek owner George Youroukous’...

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Klaveness Combination Carriers extends COA with South32

November 16th, 20180 Klaveness Combination Carriers has signed an agreement with Singapore’s South32 Marketing to extend the current contract of affreightment (COA) for shipments of...

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Saga LNG ordering up to four LNG carriers at CMHI

November 16th, 20180 Saga LNG Shipping, the LNG shipping unit controlled by Landmark Capital, is going to order up to four 80,000 cu m LNG carriers at China Merchants Heavy Industry...

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Diana Shipping fixes panamax to Hudson

November 16th, 20180 Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Hudson Shipping Lines for 2004-built panamax bulker . The charter is for 14-17...

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Yasa sells aframax to Soechi

November 15th, 20180 Shortly after Yasa started recirculating five bulkers for sale, the Turkish owner’s fleet renewal is picking up pace. The first ship sold is an aframax tanker, the...

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PGS to sell survey vessel to JOGMEC

November 15th, 20180 Norwegian offshore seismic service provider PGS has offered to sell its 2009-built survey vessel to the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) as part...

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World’s largest liners launch new container shipping association

November 15th, 20182 A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express plan to establish a container shipping association, which they say in a release today is to...

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HMM losses increase as line vows to spend more on big boxships

November 15th, 20180 South Korean flagship HMM continues to lose money in a massive way, and responds by saying it will spend more money on big boxships. HMM, one of the worst performing...

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Taylor Maritime: Handy timing

November 15th, 20180 Ed Buttery, the founder of fast growing Hong Kong handy owner Taylor Maritime, stars on the latest cover of Maritime CEO magazine, which launches today. Founded in...

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Cargill takes stake in Seanergy as part of capesize refinancing

November 15th, 20180 Commodity trading giant Cargill has taken a stake in Greek dry bulk owner Seanergy as part of a deal to refinance 2011-built capesize . Cargill has acquired the ship...

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Japan to ease visa entry for foreign yard workers

November 15th, 20180 Amid a demographic straightjacket Tokyo will open up its highly regulated visa program to get more foreigners to work at the nation’s shipyards and be able to get...

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NYK displays its vision of a decarbonised car carrier

November 15th, 20180 Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has unveiled a concept car carrier in its ongoing bid to decarbonise its fleet. The emission-free vessel — dubbed the NYK Super...

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Shearwater completes takeover of Schlumberger seismic business

November 15th, 20180 Shearwater GeoServices, the joint venture between GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussengruppen, has completed the acquisition of the marine seismic acquisition assets and...

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MSC’s CIO makes the case for carrier digital harmonisation

Taylor Maritime handysize snapped up by Narval Shipping

Global Ship Lease completes merger with Poseidon

Klaveness Combination Carriers extends COA with South32

Evan Cohen joins CIT

Solstad Offshore gets more work in Brazil

Algoma adds product tanker

Foremost secures Taiwanese financing for newbuild bulker pair

Afghanistan to form shipping line

Reach Subsea and MMT charter CSV from Topaz

DP World takes China Merchants to court

Sunken Iranian tanker features on US sanctions list

Raffles Shipping books up to six chemical tankers at Wuchang Shipbuilding

Yasa sells aframax to Soechi

PGS to sell survey vessel to JOGMEC

World’s largest liners launch new container shipping association

Shandong Shipping orders 10 capes at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding

Raffles Shipping books up to six chemical tankers at Wuchang Shipbuilding

Wah Kwong orders panamax pair at CSSC Chengxi

Taylor Maritime handysize snapped up by Narval Shipping

MSC’s CIO makes the case for carrier digital harmonisation