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Maersk files claim against Evergreen and Shoei Kisen over Ever Given grounding
Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk has filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the containership , which blocked the Suez…
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Bangladesh Shipping Corporation to receive $22.48m pay-out for vessel hit by rocket in Ukraine
State-run Bangladesh Shipping Corporation will get a $22.48m pay-out from insurers over its abandoned bulk carrier, , which has been…
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FSL secures pair of long-term charter extensions
First Ship Leasing Trust (FSL Trust) has sealed long-term charter extensions with UK-based James Fisher Everard for two tankers. The…
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Japan Drilling awarded jackup contract in Thailand
Tokyo-based offshore driller Japan Drilling Company (JDC) has been awarded a contract by Medco Energi for the jackup rig Hakuryu…
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Two boxships badly damaged in southern Vietnam
Two containerships were severely damaged early Saturday morning when they collided on the Long Tau river in southern Vietnam. The…
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Singapore to import wind power from Vietnam
Singapore is looking to import offshore wind power from Vietnam under a joint development agreement struck between the two countries’…
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Top Korean shipping lines back nuclear power
A host of Korean shipping lines including HMM, Sinokor and H-Line Shipping along with the nation’s class society are pressing…
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Last remnants of the X-Press Pearl ready to depart Sri Lankan waters
Nearly 21 months after it sank following a huge fire, the last remnants of the wreck of the containership are…
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Pertamina seals VLGC acquisition
Indonesia’s Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has taken delivery of the 2021-built Monte Rosa Explorer, now renamed , from Trafigura. No…
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Affinity and Wilhelmsen Ship Management form EU ETS compliance company
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) and shipbroker Affinity Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly establish an independent…
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ST Engineering acquires Keppel FELS yard
ST Engineering’s marine business has acquired the site and assets of an existing shipyard in Singapore at 55 Gul Road…
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Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility join forces
Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility, formerly Doosan Heavy Industries have signed a binding framework agreement for a strategic partnership for…
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Scottish sail project readies for testing
The Scottish government has detailed today a new round of £1.35m($1.63m) funding for Dumfries-based Smart Green Shipping with the Di…
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Jaldhi Overseas back at Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding
In the product tanker sector, Clarksons Research reports Singaporean owner Jaldhi Overseas has returned to Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding, ordering four 50,000…
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Indonesia’s Gurita busy growing its coal business
There is a sluggish tempo in dry bulk S&P, with very few sales to report. However, broking sources reveal one…
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Car carrier blaze off Vietnam
Another car carrier caught fire over the weekend, the latest in a series of incidents that are spooking seafarers and…
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PIL creates partnership with Philippine carrier
The Philippines has a liner entrant offering regular international services with news that Manila-headquartered IRIS Lines has teamed with Singapore’s…
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DP World to build box terminal at India’s Deendayal port
Dubai-headquartered DP World has landed a concession to develop, operate and maintain the ‘mega-container terminal’ at Deendayal port on India’s…
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Gas cylinder explosion injures eight in Vietnam
A gas cylinder exploded in a cargo bay of a bulk carrier being repaired in northern Vietnam yesterday, an accident…
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Mitsubishi joins the Japanese rush to develop ammonia bunker vessels
As ammonia continues to gain traction as one of the potential zero-carbon fuels for shipping, the development of bunkering vessels…
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