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Fixing corroded scrubber pipes becomes hot new business in shipping
Ship equipment manufacturers have a new lucrative sulphur cap side business – repairing corroded scrubber apparatus. Hydrex, the Belgian underwater…
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Boluda exits boxship owning
Two 1, 267 teu Boluda-controlled vessels, the 2007 and 2008- built Veronica B and Beatriz B are to be reactivated after…
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2020 Bulkers clinches another charter contract with Glencore
Tor Olav Trøim’s 2020 Bulkers has entered into a time charter agreement for newcastlemax newbuilding Bulk Shenzhen with a subsidiary of Glencore.…
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Tsakos Energy Navigation seals long-term aframax charter
Greece’s Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has taken delivery of an aframax tanker which was built against long-term charter contracts to…
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Jan De Nul secures contract for newbuild installation vessel
Belgian offshore service provider Jan De Nul has secured a contract for its newbuild jackup installation vessel Voltaire. The vessel…
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TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract by Shell
TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI) contract by Shell for the Perdido Phase 2…
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Russia to set up Arctic container shipping line
Russia is looking to set up a state-run containership operator to support its efforts to develop the northern sea route…
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CMA CGM debuts trade finance offering
Following Maersk’s lead, France’s CMA CGM is now offering trade finance to customers. The Marseille-headquartered line debuted yesterday Shipfin Trade…
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MSC gets Italian antitrust approval for Messina deal
Italy’s antitrust authority has given the green light to a June agreement between MSC and Messina, which will see MSC…
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Empros takes Japanese ultramax
George Makrymichalos’s Empros Lines has made its second move in the sale and purchase market this year, paying $16.5m for…
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Navios Maritime Acquisition completes refinancing of debt
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation has completed the repayment of its $196.8m of term loan. The company funded the repayment through…
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Total and Zhejiang Energy set up bunkering joint venture
Total and Chinese state-owned Zhejiang Energy Group have entered into an agreement to create a joint venture to tap into…
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Østensjø Rederi ordering four offshore wind vessels
Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi has signed a letter of intent with Astilleros Gondán in Spain for the construction of four commissioning…
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Call to segregate boxships into fire compartments
Amid a severe escalation of boxship fire incidents, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has called for an urgent…
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Antwerp and Zeebrugge ports discuss merger
Amid enormous competion across northern Europe, the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge are in discussions over a possible merger,…
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Awilco LNG secures refinancing for two LNG carriers
Norwegian gas carrier operator Awilco LNG has secured refinancing for the company’s two 2013-built 156,000 cbm LNG carriers WilForce and…
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Maersk Drilling drillship awarded Posco contract
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with South Korea’s Posco for 2013-built drillship for a three-well campaign offshore Myanmar. The…
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SeaBird appoints new CEO
Offshore seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration has appointed Gunnar Jansen as interim CEO, replacing Hans Petter Klohs who has resigned. Jansen,…
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DOF anchor handler extended by Equinor
Equinor Energy has exercised a six-month option for DOF’s 2010-built anchor handing tug supply vessel . The vessel will be…
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TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract by Woodside
TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Australia’s Woodside for the development of…
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