Asia
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Largest shipyard in Southeast Asia files for court receivership
The largest shipyard in Southeast Asia by area has filed for court receivership. HHIC-Phil, the Philippines affiliate of South Korea’s…
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MMHE secures offshore structure agreement with Petronas
Malaysian shipbuilder Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering , part of MHB, has been awarded a frame agreement by oil major…
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Japanese-backed freight platform launches
A Japanese backed, US-based digital freight platform has finally launched out of Stamford. Initially scheduled to launch last June, maruFreight’s…
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Japan Drilling Company scraps jackup rig
Japan Drilling Company (JDC) has sold 1981-built jackup rig (formerly Hakuryu-7) earlier this week. JDC says the rig was sold…
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Pan Ocean rows back from claiming the world’s largest shipping contract
South Korea’s Pan Ocean has fixed the zeroes on a press release, which had led many last week to blithely…
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Sapura Energy awarded $185m worth of contracts and extensions
Malaysian offshore service provider Sapura Energy has been awarded a series of new contracts and extensions worth a combined value…
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India starts operating its first overseas port
India is now operating its first overseas port. The government revealed yesterday it has finally taken over operations of part…
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Indonesian tanker goes missing in Java Sea
Indonesian-flagged small clean tanker has been reported missing in the Java Sea while it was sailing from Bagendang Port, Sampit…
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German broking outfit sets up in Singapore
Singapore has a new shipbroking firm backed by well-known names. Locally headquartered Transport Capital, headed by Philip Clausius, and Hamburg-based…
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Torm tanker arrested over dispute with FSL Trust
Singapore-based shipping trust FSL Trust has had the Torm-owned 2002-built MR2 tanker arrested in Taiwan. Splash understands that the arrest…
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South Korea overtakes China in ship orders for first time in seven years
For the first time in seven years South Korea has overhauled neighbour China in the fiercely competitive world of shipbuilding.…
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DHT management relocate to Singapore
New York-listed tanker owner DHT Holdings has announced that co-CEOs Svein Moxnes Harfjeld and Trygve Munthe have relocated to Singapore…
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Kastrup takes the reins at APL
Lars Kastrup has succeeded Nicolas Sartini as CEO at APL, the Singapore containerline owned by France’s CMA CGM. Sartini, in…
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Japanese shipping majors decry growing protectionism
As is traditional at this time of year the heads of Japan’s big three shipping lines all published their New…
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K Line makes sweeping digital reforms
In his final new year’s address as president and CEO of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) Eizo Murakami has announced…
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Paris and Tokyo MoUs start issuing sulphur cap warning letters
The maritime authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control have started issuing…
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Hyundai Heavy Industries sets $15.9bn new order target for 2019
South Korea’s flagship shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has set a target to secure newbuilding orders with combined value of…
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Pan Ocean’s Vale COA deal slashed by $1.3bn
South Korea’s Pan Ocean has agreed with key client Vale to shave off a $1.3bn from a consecutive voyage contract…
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Search for missing Sincerity Ace crew suspended
The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for the last remaining missing crew member from the car carrier ,…
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Jeil takes Seatrans chemical tanker
Steadily growing Jeil International from South Korea has added its seventh ship, opting for an older stainless steel chemical tanker.…
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