Asia
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Call to inspect all converted ore carriers
The families of the missing crew of the sunken have called for all converted ore carriers in South Korea to…
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Korean ports to offer alternative maritime power
South Korea’s main ports are introducing alternative maritime power (AMP) for ships at berth. The systems will be installed at…
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Kumiai Navigation returns to Kawasaki Heavy for a VLGC
Kumiai Navigation has returned to its favoured yard, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), for a VLGC. Kumiai Navigation is a 100%-owned…
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Aban Offshore secures jackup contract from Shell
India’s Aban Offshore has entered into a contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum Company for the deployment of the jackup rig…
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Shareholder revolts fails to unseat top brass at K Line
Top management at Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) can breathe easier tonight having fought off a shareholder rebellion. A number…
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Korea Line secures $1.15bn LNG contract
Korea Line Corp has won a 20-year LNG shipping deal worth KRW1.27trn ($1.15bn). Korea Gas Corp (Kogas) awarded the Samra…
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AET orders shuttle tanker pair for Statoil contract
Singapore-headquartered AET, part of Malaysia’s MISC, has ordered a pair of DP2 offshore loading shuttle tankers to operate under an…
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Perisai Petroleum secures jackup extension from Petronas
Malaysia’s Perisai Petroleum has announced that its subsidiary Perisai Offshore has executed the supplementary contract with Petronas for the provision…
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South African Competition Commission rejects Japanese boxline merger plans
Plans by Japan’s three largest shipping lines to merge their container divisions have been thrown into disarray again. The South…
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India initiates global marketing blitz to promote crewing capabilities
India’s private and public sectors are coming together to promote the nation’s seafarers to global shipping in a bid to…
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MCC Transport appoints new CEO as Wichmann departs
Maersk Line’s Singapore-headquartered Intra-Asia operator MCC Transport has announced changes to its senior management resulting from Tim Wichmann leaving the…
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Oceangold Tankers orders two MR2 tankers at STX Offshore
Greek owner Oceangold Tankers has placed an order at South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for the construction of two…
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Nam Cheong hit by OCBC writ of summons, warns of possible going concern issue
Malaysian offshore shipbuilder Nam Cheong, which is currently in discussions with lenders and advisers to restructure its business, has received…
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Polaris sends elderly VLOCs into cold layup
Polaris Shipping, the troubled South Korean dry bulk owner, has decided to send some of its vintage ore carriers into…
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CarVal takes HMM cape for $30.5m
Weeks after Korean owner Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) invited offers for the 178,896 dwt old , Splash can finally reveal…
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China Steel Express confirms order for four capesizes
Taiwanese owner China Steel Express (CSE) has approved a plan to order four 208,000dwt capesize bulkers at Taiwanese and Japanese…
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Icon Offshore awarded AHTS contract by Petronas
Malaysian OSV operator Icon Offshore has secured a contract from PCPP Operating Co, a 40% Petronas-owned associate, to provide an…
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Barakah Offshore secures $14.3m offshore contract
Malaysian offshore service provider Barakah Offshore subsidiary PBJV Group has received a letter of award from Samling Resources for offshore…
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Petredec heads to Jiangnan for up to four VLGCs
Singapore’s Petredec, one of the largest movers of LPG in the world, is bolstering its fleet with the addition of…
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Hanjin Heavy sells block manufacturing site
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has sold off a block manufacturing site located in Dadaepo in the southwest of Busan…
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