Asia
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Thailand to crack down on oil spills
Bangkok: A bill imposing civil liabilities on shipowners who cause oil spills and damage the marine ecology was passed by…
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Nam Cheong closes in on 20 more sales
Kuala Lumpur: Offshore builder Nam Cheong has secured letters of intent (LOI) from five customers worth approximately $186m, with a…
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Online poll stirs debate
Singapore: The latest quarterly online poll for our sister title, Maritime CEO, has garnered more than 300 votes with just…
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Global Carriers could be delisted from KL exchange
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia-based Global Carriers faces being delisted and suspended from Bursa Malaysia Securities after failing to submit its regularisation…
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Epic Gas receives $31.8m financing for secondhand LPG carriers
Singapore: Epic Gas has secured $31.8m in financing from CIT Maritime Finance, with which the Singapore-based owner has acquired two…
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Batangas port congestion ‘as bad as Manila’
Manila: Congestion at the Port of Batangas is now almost as bad as at Manila container terminals, according to the…
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Body of missing captain recovered after vessel collision
Hanoi: The missing body of a fishing boat captain has been recovered after a four-day search. Nguyen Van Thuong, 30,…
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France mulls investment in Batam shipyard
Jakarta: The administration of Batam, Indonesia, met on Monday with a delegation of French companies interested in investing in a…
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Singapore launches port research centre
Singapore: A $54m research centre has been launched in Singapore aimed at tackling urban crowds and port management. The Urban…
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Hanoi court rules Vinalines to pay $3m to Korean company
Hanoi: The Hanoi People’s Court has upheld a decision made by the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre which asked troubled shipping…
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CTI Consultancy: Driving liner efficiencies
Singapore: A trio of former Maersk executives have formed a consultancy in which they promise to deliver serious efficiencies to…
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Triyards buys Strategic Marine yards in Singapore and Vietnam
Singapore: Two subsidiaries of Singapore-based Triyards Holdings have entered into equity purchase agreements to acquire the entire issued share capital…
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Sembcorp Marine share value down but not out
Singapore: Sembcorp Marine is the second-biggest decliner on Singapore’s Straits Times Index so far this year, according to Bloomberg. Sembcorp…
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Manila on Ebola alert
Manila: The Philippine government is taking measures to counter the risk of Ebola hitting the nation. The Philippines is "vulnerable"…
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Borromeo reelected as Intermanager president
Singapore: Philippine national Gerardo Borromeo has been elected as president of InterManager for a second term and will serve as…
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Contract for KS Drilling
Singapore: Atlantic Onshore Services, a subsidiary of KS Drilling, has signed a new contract with OP Hawler Kurdistan, a subsidiary…
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SIBCON underway, minister vows bunkering changes
Singapore: The Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) got underway this morning with the republic’s minister for transport promising…
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MOL Logistics establishes new warehousing firm in Indonesia

Japan: MOL Logistics, part of major Japanese shipping line, Mitsui OSK Lines, has formed PT MOL Logistics Warehouse, a wholly…
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Eni signs offshore production contract in Vietnam
Hanoi: Italy's Eni has signed two production sharing contracts with Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas company PetroVietnam for the exploration…
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Hallin and DDW-PaxOcean close to agreement on new build cancellation
Singapore: Hallin Marine, which was closed down last week by parent company Superior Energy Services, is close to reaching an…
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