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GasLog to outfit LNG carrier newbuilds with carbon capture tech
Greek liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping player GasLog has teamed up with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)…
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding advances ammonia-ready VLGC concept design
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has completed the conceptual design of an ammonia-ready very large gas carrier (VLGC) initially powered by liquefied…
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Maran Gas in for more DSME LNG carriers
Maria Angelicoussis-led Maran Gas, a gas shipping unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has placed a new order at South…
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South Korean ports impacted as thousands of truckers go on strike
Unionised truck drivers in South Korea have gone on strike at some ports and container depots amidst soaring fuel prices…
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding develops spherical tank for liquefied CO2 carriers
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has developed a new spherical cargo tank system for liquefied CO2 (LCO2)…
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Sing Fuels acquires Greek bunker broker Prime’s Bunkersplus Services
Singapore-headquartered energy trading firm Sing Fuels has struck a deal to acquire the assets of Athens-based bunker-buying management service Prime’s…
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Swire Shipping appoints new managing director
Singapore-based Swire Shipping has appointed Jeremy Sutton as its new managing director. Sutton, who is currently Swire Shipping’s chief operating…
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Hyundai Glovis to develop world’s largest CO2 carrier
Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries is working with compatriot owner Hyundai Glovis to develop the world’s largest carbon dioxide carrier. Class…
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Dayang wins Enquest contract
Malaysia’s Dayang Enterprise has been awarded a contract by Enquest for the provision of maintenance, construction, and modification services at…
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Cambodia gets its fastest ocean link to the US
Cambodia, where exports are flourishing post-covid, has a new fast way to get its goods to the US. Swire Shipping…
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Samsung Heavy presses ahead on its autonomous journey
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Posidonia on Tuesday to develop…
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QatarEnergy advances LNG carrier newbuilding project at South Korean yards
QatarEnergy, the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier, is pressing ahead with its North Field expansion project with new…
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PTTEP moves to develop Thailand’s first CCS project by 2026
Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) is gearing up to develop the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project…
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Shipbreaker Kabir dismisses claims over workplace safety issues
Bangladesh’s Kabir Group has rejected claims made by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform over a surge of accidents at its breaking…
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Death toll rises to 49 from Bangladesh container depot fire
At least 49 people have been killed and hundreds more injured, after a massive fire tore through an inland container…
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Rajalingam to take over as head of MISC
Malaysia’s flagship shipping line will promote from within for its next leader. Group president and CEO Yee Yang Chien has…
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More than 30 killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh container depot fire
A massive fire and a huge explosion in an inland container depot near the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, killed at…
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform points to increasing number of accidents at Kabir breaking yards
Six out of eighteen accidents that were registered in the Bangladeshi shipbreaking industry this year have taken place at yards…
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South Korea marks landmark autonomous transoceanic voyage with LNG carrier
Hyundai Heavy Industries’s maritime autonomous pioneer Avikus has carried out what it claims is the world’s first transoceanic voyage of…
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Korean Register: Towards a new breed of ships
Hyung-chul Lee, in charge of class society Korean Register since December 2019, is gearing up for a busy Posidonia next…
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