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Shell terminates Aban Offshore jackup contract
Shell has terminated a contract with Aban Offshore for the jackup drilling rig operating in Brunei. Shell awarded a five-year contract…
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Vroon anchor handler awarded Cambodian charter
Dutch owner Vroon has secured a charter in Cambodia for 2012-built anchor handling tug supply vessel . The vessel has…
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Three robberies in six hours off Singapore
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has reported three incidents of…
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Sohmen-Pao comes onboard Swire’s wind installation IPO
Two of the richest families in shipping are joining forces on a newly rebranded offshore wind installation vehicle. BW Wind…
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Sanoyas quits shipbuilding, sells yard to Shin Kurushima
Japanese shipyard consolidation continues at pace with the troubled sector seeing a famous name change hands for less than $10,000.…
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Modi expands shipping ministry
India’s Ministry of Shipping will be renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, prime minister Narendra Modi announced…
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Grindrod offloads handysize bulker to Lidmar
Nasdaq-listed owner Grindrod Shipping Holdings has announced that a joint venture in which the company holds a 51% share has…
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Families club together to create ¥5m reward in last bid to find missing Gulf Livestock 1 crew
In a last bid to track down their loved ones, the four families of the missing Australian and New Zealand…
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NYK buys out partners in European LNG bunkering business
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has bought out its partners in a European LNG bunkering business. Launched in 2016, Gas4Sea was…
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Japan Drilling awarded new jackup contract in Indonesia
Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) has been awarded, via a subsidiary company in Indonesia, a drilling contract with PT Pertamina Hulu…
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Cido in for VLCC brace at Hyundai Heavy
Multiple broking reports carry news that Hong Kong-based Korean owner Cido Shipping has placed its first newbuild orders since 2015.…
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Australian authorities help rescue listing livestock carrier
Australian maritime authorities today brought a badly damaged livestock carrier into the port of Geraldton following a tense operation to…
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Petredec orders up to six VLGCs at Jiangnan Shipyard
Singapore-headquartered gas trading and transport company Petredec Holdings has entered into shipbuilding contracts with China’s Jiangnan Shipyard for the construction…
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SeaBird Exploration awarded new Asia Pacific survey
Seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration has been awarded a 2D survey in the Asia Pacific region. The survey, with an unnamed…
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MOL orders LNG carrier trio for Arctic LNG 2 charter
Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has placed an order at South Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering…
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Spring Marine linked to $14.5m deal for Blue Wake product tanker
Greek owner Spring Marine Management has been reported by brokers as the buyer of Blue Wake Shipping’s 2010-built MR2 product…
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Singaporean shipbroking firm added to Washington’s blacklist over ties to Iran
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department has blacklisted an Indian national and the Singaporean…
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Vestas buys out MHI Vestas Offshore stake from Mitsubishi
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has agreed to buy the entire stake held by…
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Why nuclear power would be catastrophic for the shipping industry
Nuclear power being used to propel ships could be catastrophic, according to one of the most famous names in shipping,…
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DP World faces Shreyas shareholder opposition to acquisition
Dubai-based port operator DP World is facing trouble with the minority shareholders of Shreyas Shipping who have objected to the…
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