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Maestro Shipping takes Mitsubishi handy bulker
Japanese owner Mitsubishi Corporation continues to downsize its bulker fleet, having sold its 2014-built handysize bulker . According to shipbroking…
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Solstad Offshore signs PSV frame agreement with Aker BP
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has signed a frame agreement with Aker BP for the provision of supply vessel services. The agreement…
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EU finances Spliethoff scrubbers
Brussels might have been in the firing line last week for its perceived move to stymie the use of open-loop…
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Russian cargo ship slams into highway bridge in Busan
A Russian cargo ship sailed off course and slammed into a bridge in Busan, South Korea yesterday with the captain…
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Northern Drilling newbuild semi-submersible finds work with Lundin
Offshore driller Northern Drilling, part of John Fredriksen’s Seadrill, has secured a contract for newbuild semi-submersible rig West Bollsta. The…
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Novatek readies for all-year use of the Northern Sea Route
Russian gas producer Novatek has outlined plans to get LNG exports moving through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) all-year round,…
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Tsipras hails Greek owner tax settlement
The Greek prime minister yesterday praised the nation’s owners for agreeing to a new voluntary tax scheme that will add…
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Lars Christian Skarsgård appointed new CEO of Belships
Norwegian dry bulk owner Belships has appointed Lars Christian Skarsgård as its new CEO, effective March 15. Skarsgård replaces Ulrich…
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Stolt-Nielsen books up to six LNG bunkering vessels at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore
Stolt-Nielsen Gas, the small scale LNG vessel unit of Stolt-Nielsen Group, has placed an order at China’s CIMC Sinopacific Offshore…
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Solstad Offshore CSV extended by Subsea 7
Solstad Offshore has agreed a four-year extension with Subsea 7 for construction support vessel . The vessel has been on…
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Subsea 7 awarded UK North Sea contract by BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded a five-year contract by BP Exploration for the provision of subsea construction, inspection, repair and…
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Maersk and MSC give Asia-Med the megamax treatment
2M, the vessel sharing agreement between the world’s two largest liners, MSC and Maersk, is set to supersize the Asia-Mediterranean…
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ZIM makes another digital investment
Israeli shipping and logistics service provider ZIM has announced that it has made a direct investment in compatriot technology company…
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Bjørn Tore Larsen returns to CEO role at OSM
Controlling shareholder, chairman and founder of OSM Maritime Group Bjørn Tore Larsen is returning to the role of CEO of…
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Kassian signs for $36.5m Mitsui kamsarmax
Pappadakis family-controlled Kassian Maritime Navigation has moved away from the S&P markets for its latest fleet expansion plans. Brokers tell…
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Golar to build new FLNG at Keppel for 20-year BP charter
Golar LNG, via newly created subsidiary Gimi MS, has entered into a 20-year lease and operate agreement with BP for…
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BRS Group expands presence in South America with Amazonas takeover
French shipbroking house Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS) Group has continued to expand its international footprint by acquiring Colombian shipbroking company…
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Teekay puts ethylene carriers into Lauritzen pool
Teekay LNG Partners has agreed a deal with Lauritzen Kosan, the gas carrier division of J. Lauritzen, to place its…
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Seadrill awarded three rig contracts
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has secured three new rig contracts with total value of around $89m, according to the company’s latest…
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Estonian pellet producer builds handy fleet
Graanul Invest Group, one of Europe’s largest pellet producers, has snapped up its second ship, taking a vessel from its…
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