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Another famous name in Japanese shipbuilding closes its doors to commercial vessels
Another famous dockyard in Japan is reportedly closing its doors to commercial ships come the end of next year, according…
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Hyundai Heavy suffers vessel bottleneck thanks to Iran sanctions
The US re-imposing sanctions on Iran has left South Korea’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with an awkward bottleneck…
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Sevan Marine sells majority of business to Sembcorp Marine
Norwegian marine engineering and design house Sevan Marine has entered into an agreement with Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yards, a subsidiary…
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Maran Gas executes options for LNG carrier and FSRU at DSME
Maran Gas, a unit of Greek owner Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has provided shipyards with some rare cheer at Posidonia this…
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Korea Ocean Business Corporation allocates $251m to support domestic lines
Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOTC), South Korea’s state-sponsored ship finance unit, will allocate a first round of around KRW26.8bn ($251m)…
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Ezion liftboat capsizes in the South China Sea
Singapore offshore operator Ezion Holdings has announced that one of the liftboats, , has capsized in the South China Sea.…
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Japanese firms dive in for more product tankers
Big name Japanese companies have dived in for new product tankers. Brokers report Marubeni has signed for two 79,900 dwt…
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Pan Ocean orders boxship pair at Hyundai Mipo
South Korean owner Pan Ocean has placed an order at domestic yard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of two…
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MPA and NUS Enterprise launches maritime accelerator programme
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and NUE Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore, has officially…
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K Line top brass face repeated calls for their removal
Once again top brass at Japan’s third largest shipping line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) are fearing for their jobs…
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CMA CGM and PSA sign digital pact
CMA CGM’s Ze Box and PSA unboXed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive digitalisation and innovation in…
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FueLNG orders LNG bunkering vessel at Keppel
FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Shell Eastern Petroleum, has placed an order at…
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Cosco and Mitsubishi to collaborate on scrubber project
Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Dalian (Cosco Dalian), a subsidiary yard of China Cosco Shipping, has entered into an agreement with…
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Industry still ‘struggling’ with seafarer happiness
The Mission to Seafarers has just published the latest of its ongoing Seafarer Happiness Index reports, which revealed further evidence…
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Hyundai Merchant Marine ordering 20 mega boxships at three domestic yards
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is going to order 20 mega containerships at three domestic yards as part of…
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NYK signs up to Internet of Ships Open Platform
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has become a core member of an Internet of Ships Open Platform (IoS-OP)…
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Cosco forms tech joint venture with Furuno and Heisei Trading
China Cosco Shipping’s subsidiary Cosco Shipping Technology has signed an agreement with Japanese marine electronics producer Furuno and Japanese trading…
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India’s top container train operator moves into shipping
Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor), the nation’s top container train operator, is moving into the coastal shipping space at…
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Mermaid Maritime scraps barge pair
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime has sold barges MTR-1 and MTR-2 to Indian ship recycling firm Star Matrix for $3.8m. MTR-1 is…
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BW LPG moves to acquire Dorian LPG
US-headquartered liquefied petroleum gas company Dorian LPG is subject to a $1.1bn buyout offer from Singapore’s BW LPG. BW LPG…
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