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Manila urged to get its house in order as Covid crewing crisis brews
The manning industry in the Philippines is reeling from the double Covid flare-ups on two bulk carriers calling at Port…
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China Navigation launches specialised project cargo business, Swire Projects
Singapore’s China Navigation Company is expanding its project cargo business through the launch of Swire Projects to provide specialist shipping…
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Australian miners seek alternatives to Manila for crew as repeat Covid flare-ups hit Port Hedland
A second Filipino crewed bulk carrier in the space of just over a fortnight calling Port Hedland in Western Australia…
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Toshiba takes next step in maritime fuel cell development
One of the world’s most advanced developers of fuel cells, Toshiba, is upping its focus on ships. Toshiba Energy Systems…
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Boxship runs aground in Vietnam en route to scrapyard
The 2002-built 1,118 teu feedermax containership ran aground on the east coast of Vietnam after encountering heavy weather and sea…
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Great Eastern Shipping buys LR2 product tanker from NYK Line
India’s Great Eastern Shipping Company has announced that it has signed contracts to buy a 2012-built LR2 product tanker. Great…
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Hyundai Mipo wins Nigerian LPG orders
In the LPG sector, West Africa Gas, a joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Co (NNPC) and Ocean Bed Trading,…
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Asahi Tanker confirms orders for electric-powered bunker tankers
Japanese owner Asahi Tanker has confirmed orders at two local yards to build the world’s first two zero-emissions electric bunker…
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Northshore Campus: How Sri Lanka can be a maritime training hub
Earlier this year Nalaka Jayakody was appointed vice chancellor and CEO at Northshore International Campus, a prestigious higher education institute…
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Campaign launches giving Asian governments specific crew change recommendations
A host of the world’s leading shipping organisations have started a campaign, writing letters to governments of Asian nations, in…
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MOL branches out into human resources
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is branching out into the human resources business. MOL has teamed with an…
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Keppel secures $442m EPC contract for offshore wind sector
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract valued at approximately S$600m ($442m) from an energy company for the…
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South Korean power company partners with DSME to develop offshore nuclear power plants
South Korea’s Kepco Engineering & Construction Company (Kepco E&C), a unit of Korea Electric Power Corporation, has entered into a…
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Debris on distant Japanese islands sparks hope in search for missing livestock crew
A crowdfunding page Save the Forty of has raised more than A$117,000 ($84,000) to be put towards private searches of…
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Sohmen-Pao invests in European biotech firm
Fresh from investing in an American methanol production facility, Andreas Sohmen-Pao has turned his attention to biogas. Ductor, a Finnish-Swiss…
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Westports slapped with additional tax bill
Malaysian port operator Westports Holdings has been served, vis subsidiary Wesports Malaysia (WMSB), with a notice of additional assessment for…
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DSME debuts 23,000 teu ammonia-powered ship design
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received approval in principle from UK class society Lloyd’s Register for…
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PSA vows to transform new Saudi concession into a global mega hub
Singaporean terminal operator PSA International has laid out plans to create a 7.5m teu hub in Saudi Arabia. Subsidiary Saudi…
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Berge Bulk takes another cape
Berge Bulk is busy bolstering its cape fleet. Multiple broking reports link the James Marshall-led firm with the acquisition of…
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PIL sells two more ships to Seaspan
The dramatic fleet clear-out at Pacific International Lines (PIL) has seen Singapore’s top liner slip from 400,000 to 300,000 slots…
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