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Dong-A Tanker granted interim protection by court
The Seoul Bankruptcy Court has granted an interim protection to the financially troubled domestic owner Dong-A Tanker, following the company…
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Japan seeks foreign shipbuilding workers
The Japanese government is looking to recruit over 13,000 shipbuilding overseas workers this year, primarily from China, as part of…
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Sapura Energy scores five new contracts
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy has secured a series of new contracts for offshore services with total value of RM1.3bn ($315m). The…
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Shipping’s lost generation
We’ve schmoozed and schnarfed our way across myriad events at Singapore Maritime Week. It’s been insightful, and yet I come…
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DSME CEO appointed chairman of KOSHIPA
Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA) has appointed Lee Sung Geun, CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), as…
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Seafarer murdered on cargo ship off India
A crew member onboard the 1985-built 7,100 dwt cargo ship was murdered when the ship was en route to a…
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Fredriksen, Martinos and Radziwill among host of big names signing up to Peter Weernink’s new dry bulk venture
Former SwissMarine CEO Peter Weernink has launched a new dry bulk venture called Singapore Marine. Sponsored by Weernink as its…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Prepare to be Ubered
Shipping is innovative, but has yet to get disruptive and the massive fragmentation of digital offerings is not helping the…
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IRClass: IACS priorities heading into a new decade
Arun Sharma, executive chairman the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), intends to pack as much into his one-year tenure as…
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Cash-strapped shipping losing the war on talent
Results from an HR survey aimed at senior maritime executives show the contradictory nature of recruitment for the hard-pressed shipping…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Is the dry bulk business model fundamentally broken?
The basic business model of dry bulk shipping came under scrutiny at Monday’s Maritime CEO Forum with a host of…
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Parliamentary debate adds fuel to the green fire
Is too much expected of shipping on environmental matters? That was the topic for discussion at this morning’s parliamentary debate…
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KMTC charters largest ever boxship
Korea Marine Transport (KMTC) is said to have brought in the 2010-built post panamax containership to its fleet through a…
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NYK orders new LNG carrier for 20-year Edison charter
Japanese shipping group NYK has entered into a contract Milan-based energy company Edison to charter out a newbuild LNG carrier…
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Keppel to develop autonomous tug
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has embarked on the development of an autonomous tug through its subsidiary Keppel Singmarine. The…
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Angelicoussis adds another LNG carrier at DSME
Greek owner Angelicoussis Shipping Group’s LNG unit Maran Gas Maritime has placed an order for one additional 174,000 cu m…
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Former Vinashin executives charged for corruption
Four former executives of state-run Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), now Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC), have been charged by Vietnam’s…
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Philippines’ dominant crewing position comes under threat
The Philippines, the world’s dominant source of seafarers this century, is coming under severe pressure with the number of deployed…
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Liners blown off schedule by global warming: Jeremy Nixon
Global warming is leading to liner disruption, the CEO of the world’s sixth largest containerline claimed today. Speaking as keynote…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Banchero Costa’s dry bulk warning
Ralph Leszczynski, global head of research at Banchero Costa, took the hot seat for the opening quickfire Q&A markets salvo…
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