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CMA CGM signs landmark box terminal deal in India
French containerline CMA CGM and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), part of the Adani Group, have signed a…
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Families of missing Stellar Daisy seafarers appeal to Trump for help
Family members of the 22 missing seafarers from the ill fated very large ore carrier (VLOC) have not given up…
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Singapore retains top billing in maritime survey
Once again Singapore has been crowned as the world’s top maritime capital. Menon Economics today released the results of its…
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BW rings the changes
Andreas Sohmen-Pao has sold his VLCC fleet, while other Singapore owners have feasted on cheap bulker bargains this year. Andreas…
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Singapore government readies maritime workforce for digital transformation
Singaporean authorities are taking steps to transform maritime manpower in the republic in step with the technological changes sweeping through…
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FSL Trust seals charter extensions for three product tankers
Singapore’s FSL Trust Management has secured a new agreement for the extension of bareboat charters for the three 4,426dwt product…
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‘Digital will change the fundamentals of shipping’: Lasse Kristoffersen
Lasse Kristoffersen, president and ceo of Scandinavian line Torvald Klaveness, has warned his peers that the opaque nature of shipping…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Tech changes will leave IMO ‘dead and buried’
Delegates attending yesterday’s Maritime CEO Forum held at Singapore’s iconic Fullerton Hotel debated the future of the industry, with opinion…
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MSC Daniela discharge continues
The last boxes on the 13,800 teu which suffered a severe fire three weeks ago on April 5 are now…
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Hyundai Samho gets $266m private equity investment
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has attracted KRW 300bn ($266m) investment via pre-IPO. The shipyard has signed an…
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Austbulk stays active at the auction table
Broker registers that Splash has access to show that Malaysian bulk player Austship who was the highest bidder for a…
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Opportunity knocks
With some sectors looking to have bottomed out many in Singapore are buying up cheap assets. Speak it quietly but…
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Nam Cheong seeks restructuring
Malaysian shipbuilder Nam Cheong has become the latest offshore shipyard to seek restructuring, amid the continued depression in the offshore…
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Maritime CEO Forum – Shipping losing war for talent
Shipping is losing the talent war for the next generation of seafarers, and has failed to properly show the opportunities…
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Metrostar Management orders two aframax tankers at Daehan
Greek owner Metrostar Management has placed orders for two aframax tankers at South Korean yard Daehan Shipbuilding. It is Metrostar’s…
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Thoresen Thai sells general cargo ship for scrap
Thai owner Thoresen Thai has announced that it has sold its 15-year-old general cargo vessel to ship scrapping company Murali…
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Other cities eye Singapore’s shipping crown
Singapore Maritime Weeks has kicked off. Chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses whether the Lion Republic is the world’s most vibrant…
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Malaysian owner Austbulk moves into unexplored territory
Malaysian owner Austbulk has moved into unexplored territory. The family owned shipowner has splashed out $6.5m for the 75,000 dwt…
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Lavinia pays $12.5m for bargain panamax bulker
Korean owner Haeyoung Maritime Services have just done a deal, selling a six-year-old Penglai Zhongbai built bulker according to broking…
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Rickmers Maritime wind up process sees Navios take entire fleet for $113m
Navios Maritime Partners has given Rickmers Maritime a hand to speed up its winding up process with an agreement to…
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