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MOL and Karadeniz move ahead with floating gas power station venture
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Karadeniz Holding are pushing ahead with the first LNG powership project under new brand KARMOL.…
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MOL rings the changes at Nordic Tankers
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has started the integration process of MOL Nordic Tankers (MOLNT) into MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT),…
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Grindrod to up stake in IVS Bulk
Singapore-based Grindrod Shipping is buying out the 33.25% stake of one of its two joint venture partners in IVS Bulk…
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Trafigura books VLGC duo at Hyundai Heavy
Commodity trading giant Trafigura has placed an order at South Korean yard Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) for the construction of…
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Cara Shipping sells five kamsarmaxes to CDB Leasing
Cara Shipping, the Singapore-based shipping unit of China’s Rizhao Steel, has sold five kamsarmax bulkers to CDB Leasing, the financial…
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Mizuho Sangyo puts newcastlemax pair up for sale
Japan’s shy bulker mammoth Mizuho Sangyo is offloading two newcastlemaxes, the 203,000 dwt Azul Challenge and a sister ship, Azul…
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Search continues for missing Indonesian bulker
Indonesia has deployed more and more search team resources over the past 48 hours to find a bulker that issued…
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KNOT clinches 15-year shuttle tanker charter with Total
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT), a joint venture betwenn NYK and Knutsen, has sealed a time-charter contract with Total for…
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Kmarin orders four VLOCs at Chinese yards
South Korea ship investment firm Kmarin (Kukje Maritime) has placed orders at two Chinese yards for a further four 325,000…
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Cracks found on Modec FPSO off Brazil
Cracks have been found on the hull of Modec’s troubled off Brazil. All crew have been evacuated from the vessel,…
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Icon Offshore awarded AHTS contract
Malaysian OSV operator Icon Offshore has secured a contract from an oil major for the provision of an anchor handling…
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25 feared dead as Indonesian bulker carrying nickel ore disappears
Search and rescue teams are scouring eastern Indonesia after a bulk carrier carrying nickel ore with 25 people onboard sent…
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France and India to build the world’s first space-based ship automatic identification system
France and India are joining forces to create the world’s first space-based automatic identification system (AIS) to track merchant ships…
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Estoril Navigation snaps up MOL LR1 tanker
Greek tanker owner Estoril Navigation has acquired 2007-built Japanese LR1 tanker , according to brokers. Seasure Shipbroking and Advanced Shipping…
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Esben Poulsson: A life in shipping
To Esben Poulsson’s storied career another title can be added: published author. Somehow shipping’s busiest man has found the time…
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NYK orders two heavy lift vessels at Jinling Shipyard
NYK Bulk & Projects, a subsidiary of Japanese owner NYK Group, has placed an order at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s…
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MOL offloads elderly VLCC
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), who has 31 VLCCs in its stable, has just let go of one…
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LTHE and Emas AMC awarded EPCI contract by Saudi Aramco
Larsen & Toubro’s L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering in consortium with Subsea 7’s Emas AMC have been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction…
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STX secures refund guarantee for Restis tankers
South Korean shipbuilding group STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has secured refund guarantees from Korea Development Bank (KDB) for up to…
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SS Teo unveils new Singamas aligned to new container realities
In a sign of how global trading patterns are changing and box shipping is evolving, one of the world’s largest…
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