Asia
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Ocean Tankers opts for judicial management
Singapore’s Ocean Tankers, part of the heavily in debt Hin Leong Trading, has applied for judicial management today. The company…
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Seamec secures DSV charter with L&T
Indian owner Seamec has announced that it has secured a contract with L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering for the deployment of its…
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Iranian boxship and Indonesian bulker grounded after collision in Singapore Strait
Iranian boxship and Indonesian-flagged bulker Samudra Sakti I both ran aground this morning near the island of Sambu, off Batam…
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Fire rips through repair yard in Indonesia
A ship in dry dock at Indonesian repair yard caught fire this morning in a dramatic accident that saw the…
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Manila partially reopens main airport
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the main airport in the Philippines, reopened today for inbound international chartered and commercial…
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Crew of diverted tanker will face one month’s quarantine before they can get home
The , the aframax that altered course from Singapore to India on Tuesday at the behest of the ship’s master,…
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Japanese owners look at using offshore airport as crew change hub
A group of Japanese shipowners has formulated a plan to use a giant offshore airport as a hub for crew…
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South Korea tightens marine fuel legislation
From the start of September, South Korea will demand vessels berthing and anchoring at its major ports such as Incheon,…
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Controversial Russian bulk carrier departs UK waters for scrap
A Russian bulk carrier that grounded off the coast of southwest England 17 months ago is being towed away for…
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X-Press Feeders appoints new CEO
Singapore-based feeder boxship operator X-Press Feeders has announced that Shmuel Yoskovitz has become the new CEO of the company. Yoskovitz…
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Alam Maritim awarded new underwater services contract
Malaysia’s Alam Maritim Resources has been awarded a contract by Sapura OMV Upstream to provide underwater services. The contract is…
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One on ONE with Jeremy Nixon
Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE), the two-year-old Japanese container shipping giant, is the latest big name in…
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FGAS takes vintage bulker
Sales registers show Hong Kong-based handysize mammoth Pacific Basin has sold the 20-year-old, 31,900 dwt . Splash understand that fast…
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Singapore details winners of latest start-up competition
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore…
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Philippines, the manning capital of the world, bans all passenger flights
The crewing industry has been thrown another curve ball over the weekend with the Philippines, the nation that provides more…
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Asahi Tanker orders MR pair at Onomichi
Onomichi Dockyard has won an order from Asahi Tanker for two MR product carriers. The Tier III, 50,000 dwt vessels…
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150,000 seafarers are in need of crew change by May 15
New data compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping ICS and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) has found that…
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Keppel Offshore & Marine reduces local workforce by over 20,000
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has temporarily reduced its workforce by more than 95% at its local yards due to…
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Murakami to retire as chairman of K Line
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has anounced its chairman, Eizo Murakami, will retire on June 23 but will continue to…
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MPA rolls out Covid-19 financial support package
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced a financial aid package to support the local maritime industry…
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