Asia
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India’s proposed ship age limits to have negligible effect on the global merchant fleet
It’s been one of the most read stories on the Splash site this month, but just how significant is the…
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MISC forges carbon capture ties
Malaysia’s top shipping line, MISC, is making its foray into the carbon capture and storage (CSS) value chain by joining…
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OSM Maritime and Thome to merge
OSM Maritime Group and Thome Group have agreed to a merger which will create a shipmanagement powerhouse called OSM Thome.…
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India to introduce ship age limits
Major shipping news coming out of India today will have significant ramifications for vessel valuations. The Mumbai-headquartered Economic Times is…
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MSC loses case with American furniture maker
A judge in the US has ruled that Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) must pay a local furniture maker $944,655 in…
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India aims to get local shipping hooked on green hydrogen
India’s newly launched National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) has identified shipping as a sector for pilot projects with New Delhi…
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MOL and Karpowership JV seals Senegal FSRU financing
A joint venture between Turkey’s Karpowership and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines, KARMOL, has received financing from Japanese banks for a…
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Fugro picks up Petronas survey contract off Brunei
Dutch surveyor Fugro has won a contract from Petronas Carigali Brunei for the Kelidang Cluster gas field development project. The…
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Tsakos concludes suezmax order switch in South Korea
Brokers report that Greek owner Tsakos has successfully negotiated the conversion of two 2,782 teu container vessels in South Korea…
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Indian tanker newcomer buying ships at a rapid clip
Indian newcomer Gatik Ship Management’s fleet of older tankers has ballooned to 25 ships in a year. Fleet register Equasis…
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Shipping launches advisory body to tackle Filipino seafarer issues
Global organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines’ Department of…
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Up to $3bn to be spent on new anchor handlers to meet floating wind demand
Billions of dollars are likely to be spent on new anchor handlers to meet floating wind farm installation vessel demand…
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Norwegian green ammonia floater makes headway with India’s L&T onboard
Norwegian developer H2Carrier, has brought Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) onboard its green ammonia floating production vessel project.…
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Short circuit sparks Indonesian vessel blaze
A short circuit in the engine room of the Fortuner general cargo ship sparked a fire yesterday afternoon in Indonesian…
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Singapore Strait piracy attacks account for one-third of global total
While global piracy and armed robbery attacks against commercial shipping continue to decline, Asia and specifically the Singapore Strait continue…
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Yinson wraps up 16-year FPSO contract in Nigeria as Addax exercises purchase option
Malaysian floater operator Yinson has successfully completed the 16-year contract for the 1985-built FPSO , which has been operating at…
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Marco Polo Marine forges South Korean offshore wind pact with Namsung Shipping and HA-Energy
Marco Polo Marine has joinded forces with Namsung Shipping and HA-Energy to pursue offshore wind vessel operations in South Korea.…
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Lila Global places pair of chemical tankers in GSB J19 Pool
Dubai-based Lila Global has joined the GSB J19 Pool of stainless steel chemical tankers with two ships. The shipowning arm…
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Tsakos negotiates contract switch from boxships to tankers with Korean yard
Illustrative of where pundits think the markets will go in 2023, Alphaliner is reporting Greece’s Tsakos Shipping and Trading is…
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NYK praises Starlink
One of the big maritime tech trends this year is expected to be the scramble to install Starlink satellites on…
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