Asia
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Arrests made in connection with Keppel’s Brazil bribery case
A number of former executives of Keppel Corp have been arrested in Singapore as investigations into Brazilian bribes for rig…
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MOL boxship suffers engine fire off Canada, two crew injured
Containership , owned by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, suffered a fire in its engine room, causing the ship to lose…
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Hyundai Samho reveals $200m price tag of latest NYK LNG carrier contract
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has revealed the price tag of an LNG ship just ordered by…
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Vietnamese owners bemoan outdated fleet
Vietnam is gearing up is for a big presence at Asia Pacific Maritime (APM), Singapore’s leading shipping exhibition which kicks…
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ONE starts taking bookings
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the joint container shipping venture of the three Japanese carriers Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui…
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HMM seals $177m crude shipping deal
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has inked a long-term crude oil shipping contract worth KRW190bn ($176.7m) with compatriot GS…
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Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding joins forces with Tsuneishi
In the latest collaboration move among Japan’s hard-pressed shipyards two well-known names are forming a business alliance. Mitsui Engineering &…
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SK Shipping orders VLOC pair at DSIC
South Korean shipowner SK Shipping has placed an order at CSIC-affiliated Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) for the construction of two…
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NYK secures long-term LNG carrier charter from EDF LNG
Japan’s NYK Line has signed a contract with EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of Electricité de France (EDF), to charter…
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Seven Islands strikes another deal with Union Maritime
One of the few tanker deals reported as sold in the past week involves two parties who know each other…
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Samsung Heavy Industries sells cancelled semi-submersible rig
South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries has announced a deal in which it has agreed to sell a semi-submersible drilling…
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Ultra Deep Solutions seals five-year charter for DSCV Andy Warhol
Singapore’s Ultra Deep Solutions has announces its fourth long-term charter in as many weeks, sealing a five-year deal to charter…
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Kyoei in for another Japanese VLCC newbuild
Japan’s Kyoei Tanker continues to renew its fleet. Clarkson Research reports the Tokyo-headquartered company has signed for a 310,300 dwt…
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Vinalines sets new date for IPO
Vinalines, Vietnam’s largest state-run shipping company and port operator, has set a new date for a long planned IPO, Vietnamese…
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Lumoso Pratama adds supramax
Sources link the shy Indonesian outfit, Lumoso Pratama, to its first ship buy in years. The Southeast Asian line has reportedly…
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Hyundai Heavy Industries suspends production after fatal incident
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) suspended production yesterday following a fatal accident that occurred at the yard this…
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Japanese giants discuss LNG bunkering
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have begun joint…
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Philippines joins elite 20,000 teu club
The Philippines yesterday celebrated another step towards the elite of shipbuilding with the delivery of its first 20,000 teu class…
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Wilhelmsen Ship Management: At the forefront of the digitalisation experience
The shipmanagement business has evolved from a pure nuts and bolts industry to a far more competence driven sector requiring…
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Parliament votes for massive overhaul of Bangladesh’s ship recycling sector
Bangladesh is set for a major transformation of its ship recycling sector. Parliament has passed the Bangladesh Ship Recycling Bill,…
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