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Korean Register HQ raided as Stellar Daisy investigation heats up
The Busan headquarters of class society Korean Register (KR) were raided yesterday in the ongoing investigation into the sinking of…
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NYK seals LNG partnership and charter deal with Kyushu Electric Power
Japanese owner NYK and Kyushu Electric Power have signed an agreement to establish an LNG transport partnership. Under the agreement,…
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MOL orders four LNG carriers at Hudong Zhonghua
Japanese owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) signed shipbuilding contracts with China’s CSSC-affiliated Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding yesterday for the construction of…
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MOL wins Yamal LNG charter contracts
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a long-term charter contract for four 174,000 cu m LNG carriers for the…
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Busan pushes for ECA status
South Korea’s top port is planning an emissions control area (ECA) ahead of the 2020 mandated sulphur regulations coming into…
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Keppel Shipyard secures four new contracts worth over $60m
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has won four contracts via Keppel Shipyard for the conversion, repair and modification of vessels worth…
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US steps up roro price fixing indictments
An indictment of three shipping executives was unsealed in a US court in Baltimore yesterday. Anders Boman, Arild Iversen, and…
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Boxship master lays the blame for deadly collision on USS Fitzgerald officers
The Philippine master of the NYK-chartered , which struck the starboard side of the US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald earlier…
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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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