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Knutsen signs for Mipo’s debut 30,000 cu m gas carrier
Cementing a banner few days for South Korean shipbuilders in the LNG domain Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has signed a $77m…
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Building a maritime legacy in the age of digital transformation
Andreas Sohmen-Pao, the head of the BW Group and chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, shares his views on what…
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PIL sells two capes to Chinese leasing house
The Teo family’s shipping line has bolstered its bottom line with another sale to a Chinese leasing house. The Teos…
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DSME bags up to $1.1bn of new LNG carrier orders
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a $370m deal to build two LNG carriers from an…
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NYK takes next step in digitalising shipmanagement
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) yesterday unveiled a new digital platform to take its shipmanagement operations forward. Called…
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Singapore bans open-loop scrubbers
One of the busiest port cities in the world, Singapore, is to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in its…
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Up to four out of five ballast water treatment systems are faulty: Intertanko
As many as four out of five ballast water treatment systems (BWTSs) operated by Intertanko members have experienced problems. Speaking…
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Mercator sells elderly MR tanker
Indian owner Mercator has announced the sale of its 1993-built MR2 tanker . The vessel was sold for Rs28.54 crore…
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HMM aims for 7% market share on main east-west container tradelanes by 2021
In a remarkably bullish two-page press release issued today South Korean flagship HMM has claimed it will have a 7%…
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SeaQuest: How newbuild supervision is changing
SeaQuest Marine Project Management, a shipbuilding project management and supervision services provider, is making efforts to diversify its business to…
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Sapura Energy secures long-term agreement from Saudi Aramco
Malaysian offshore service provider Sapura Energy have been selected by Saudi Aramco for its long-term agreement (LTA) programme. The programme…
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European liners have better operating margins than Asian rivals
European liners appear far more adept at their business than their Asian peers, according to analysis from Alphaliner. Average operating…
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Seadrill drillship awarded Petronas contract
Norway’s Seadrill Partners has secured contract in Malaysia with Petronas Carigali for 2008-built drillship . The contract is for one…
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Container Corporation of India finds a partner for new coastal shipping venture
After much haggling state-run rail operator Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has picked Vishwa Samudra Coastal Lines to launch new…
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MISC adds two ENI gas carriers
Malaysia’s MISC has secured two time charter contracts from LNG Shipping, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eni, for two of its…
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FSL Trust raising $31.3m for new ships
Singapore’s First Ship Lease Trust is proposing a preferential offering of around 965m new units to raise gross proceeds of…
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Japan Drilling Co awarded Indonesian jackup contract
Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) subsidiary P.T. Japan Drilling Indonesia has entered into a drilling contract with Premier Oil Natuna Sea…
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Where Sri Lanka fits in China’s BRI plans
There has been much reporting around the standoff between the US and China at the recent APEC summit in Papua…
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EU set to join Japan’s WTO complaint against Korean yards
The European Union may well join Japan’s campaign against state aid being dished out by Seoul to Korean shipbuilders. Japan…
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Latsco Shipping places debut LNG carrier order at HHI
Greek owner Latsco Shipping is moving into the LNG carrier sector with an order for the construction of two LNG…
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