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Striking Sri Lankan dockworkers fired upon
Sri Lankan naval troops fired warning shots on Saturday to break up a protest by striking dock workers who had…
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Rickmers Trust admits seven-year-old ship has been sold
Embattled Rickmers Trust Management has entered into a deed of consent with the Singapore branch of Commerzbank to settle some…
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HMM boss puts brave face on 2M decision
Putting a brave face on the disappointment of not getting full membership to a key container alliance, the head of…
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Chambal completes sale of India Steamship fleet
Indian fertiliser producer Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals has finally offloaded its tanker fleet. Chambal first put its five-strong aframax fleet…
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Singapore offshore: Barely hanging on
It’s been one of the worst years in memory for anyone in Singapore connected to oil and gas. On November…
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NewLead pair sold by Goldman Sachs
Singapore owner Wilmar is ending the year at a gallop. Subsidiary Raffles Shipping has just been linked as the buyer…
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HMM jilted at the altar by Maersk and MSC
Not for the first time the world’s two largest containerlines have jilted a box peer at the alter. MSC and…
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$140m Pacific Radiance newbuild charter delayed
Singapore offshore support vessel operator Pacific Radiance says that a charter it won in 2014 for a newbuild vessel due to…
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Sembcorp Marine denies PPL Shipyard sale rumours
Local Singapore newspaper Business Times is reporting that struggling Sembcorp Marine is weighing up selling all or part of subsidiary…
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EMAS Offshore terminates with Perisai Petroleum Teknologi over SJR Marine put option
EMAS Offshore, part of Singapore’s Ezra Holdings, says it has terminated an agreement with Malaysia’s Perisai Petroleum Teknologi whereby it…
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Challenges for Singapore in shipping’s season of anomy
Edward Ion, managing partner of Singapore-based Helix Media, suggests the government needs to be more laissez-faire. The hoary old question…
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Another death at Hanjin Heavy’s Subic yard
A worker was killed at Hanjin Heavy’s Subic Bay yard in the Philippines on Wednesday when his head was accidentally…
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Incisive Law: Singapore champion
Today sees the launch of Splash’s annual Singapore magazine, which seems like an appropriate moment to catch up with Bill…
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BW LPG takes final Aurora LPG shares
BW LPG has announced it will buy out the remaining shares of Aurora LPG now that it controls 96% of…
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South Korean yards told to cut prices to compete
Navel gazing in South Korean shipbuilding circles has become a common sight this year as the nation’s yard twiddle their…
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Mermaid Maritime cancels subsea vessel order
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime has cancelled an order for DP2 dive support and construction vessel Mermaid Ausana, currently under construction at…
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Lessons Singapore has learned from London
It was, as Esben Poulsson pointed out at this year’s Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) annual bash, back in 2002 that…
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Dispute arises from Perdana barge cancellation at Nam Cheong
Malaysia’s Perdana Petroleum says that shipbuilder Nam Cheong is disputing its right to cancel a 500-man accomodation barge it ordered…
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Tankers head back to Gadani for scrapping
Two tankers have been sent for scrap in Pakistan, as authorities finally reopen the Gadani ship recycling area, one month…
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Wilmar bags bargain elderly MR tanker
Angolan energy major Sonangol has offloaded one of its older tankers. Brokers report Singapore’s Wilmar International has paid just $5m…
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