Asia
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Singaporean warship stops robbery
The Resilience, a warship belonging to the Singapore Navy, helped foil a pirate attack yesterday in the Singapore Strait. The…
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VLOC scrapped in Pakistan
Germany’s Neu Seeschiffahrt has sold its very large ore carrier (VLOC) vessel Rebekkah N (255,300 dwt, 36,615 ldt; built 1990)…
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Samsung Heavy comes to Sungdong’s rescue
A rescue path has officially been laid out for Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Samsung Heavy Industries and the Export-Import…
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Rotterdam looks at Indonesian port development
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a partnership agreement with the Indonesian Port Corporation Pelindo I to develop a…
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Sembcorp Marine secures $1bn EPC contract from Maersk Oil
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has announced that its subsidiary SMOE has secured an EPC contract worth over $1bn from Maersk Oil…
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Mastermind behind Orkim Harmony hijacking arrested in Jakarta
The man who lead the hijacking of the Malaysian tanker Orkim Harmony has been arrested. Albert Johanes, an Indonesian national,…
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The top 10 crude trade flows into Asia
West Africa is rising fast, writes Poten’s Erik Broekhuizen. Through its extensive spot fixture database, Poten has a feel for…
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Cambodians flee Chinese ship citing abuse
Four men returned to Cambodia on Sunday evening after escaping from a Chinese ship docked in the Philippines and contacting…
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Keppel acquires Cameron International’s rig business
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine, via subsidiary, Keppel Offshore & Marine USA, has reached an agreement with Cameron International Corporation…
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North Korean vessels still calling regularly at Russian ports
At least two vessels linked to North Korea’s Ocean Maritime Management (OMM) continue to call regularly at Russian ports, in…
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Icon Offshore subsidiary forms joint venture with vessel sale
Icon Kayra (L) has sold an offshore workboat, Icon Kayra (3,501 dwt, built 2014) for $32m to Icon Bahtera (B), another…
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Life in a silo and its consequences
There is a management-speak jargon phrase about people working in ‘silos’ such that they are unaware of what their colleagues…
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Oshima branches out with feeder boxship design
Oshima Shipbuiulding, the Japanese yard widely regard as one of the finest builders of dry bulk vessels in the world,…
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ASL Marine secures $100m worth of shipbuilding contracts
ASL Marine has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ASL Shipyard, has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth about S$140m ($99.96m) for…
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DSME drives down debt with golf course sale
As financially struggling Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) tries to engineer a turnaround, vast swathes of the conglomerate have…
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Chiyoda Corp and Ezra establish subsea JV in billion-dollar deal
Singapore’s Ezra Holdings and Chiyoda Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see the Japanese company buy…
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Uni-Asia readies to add four more
Uni-Asia Holdings has teamed up with its largest shareholder to buy four more bulkers. Singapore-based Uni-Asia has formed four joint…
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Busan strengthens ship finance claims
In a further sign of Busan’s bid to stamp its place on the world maritime map a lavish ceremony was…
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PNSC looks to double fleet size
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has outlined significant fleet expansion plans. PNSC currently manages a fleet of nine ships, including…
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Colombo Dockyard: Length of the downturn hurting all yards
Colombo: The sheer length of the shipping downturn has brought many shipyards to the limits of their balance sheets and…
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