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Star Bulk and Eco Marine Power collaborate on renewable energy study
Greek dry bulk giant Star Bulk has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) to jointly…
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Ernst Russ sells Marenave stake to Balaton
Citing a difference of opinion with a key shareholder Germany’s Ernst Russ has ditched its holding in struggling compatriot Marenave…
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BP continues to offload older tonnage to Sinokor
Broker sources tell Splash that one of this year’s most assertive Korean owners, Sinokor, has purchased a pair of 15-year-old…
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Oceanteam initiates debt for equity restructuring
Dutch offshore service provider Oceanteam has decided to start a restructuring of the company’s capital structure. The company said the…
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GC Rieber Shipping wins court case with former employees
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has announced that Bergen District Court has ruled in the company’s favour in a court case…
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Odfjell Drilling secures semi-submersible option from Statoil
Norwegian drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has announced that Statoil has exercised its third option on semi-submersible drilling rig . The…
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BRS boss questions role of the Baltic indices
Tim Jones, president of French shipbroking house Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS), has questioned the role of shipbrokers’ input into the…
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Prosafe accomodation vessel contracted by BP
Offshore accommodation platform operator Prosafe has signed a contract to provide semi-submersible accommodation vessel to BP for use at the Clair Ridge…
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Seadrill drillship awarded more work by Repsol
Seadrill Partners has been awarded a one well contract with Repsol for 2008-built drillship West Capella in Aruba. The contract is…
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EDT and URS partner on subsea work
Cyprus-based EDT Ship Management and Scottish company Utility ROV Services (URS) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on subsea…
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Amurskaya Neftebaza orders tanker at Dajin Heavy Industry
Russian oil product supplier Amurskaya Neftebaza has placed an order at China’s Dajin Heavy Industry, a subsidiary yard of Shanghai…
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MSC launches Iberian rail freight service
Containerline Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is launching of a new rail freight service between Seville, Spain, and the Atlantic, beginning…
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BunkerEx claims pricing breakthrough
BunkerEx, the new online marketplace for bunker purchases, claims it is now capable of offering the lowest bunker prices for…
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Maersk hit by another cyber attack
Maersk has been hit by another cyber attack. Investigators are looking into how hackers managed to get into towage subsidiary…
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Wärtsilä acquires Transas for $258m
Technology group Wärtsilä is buying navigation solutions specialist Transas for EUR210m ($258m). The move will speed Wärtsilä along its path…
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Bibby Offshore and Rever Offshore to merge
Fara Holdco, owners of UK offshore service company Bibby Offshore, has announced a merger with Norway’s Rever Offshore. Rever Offshore…
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Seatrade mulls appealing ship recycling fine
Dutch reefer operator Seatrade has questioned a Rotterdam court’s decision to impose fines on the company for its ship recycling…
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Deniz Nakliyati sells last vessel
Multiple sources tell Splash that Greek owner Polforce Shipping has taken the last ship belonging to Turkey’s Deniz Nakliyati. Nakliyati…
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Another Maersk boxship hit by fire
Less than two weeks after a major fire hit Maersk boxship Maersk Honam, killing at least four crew members, a…
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MPC Container Ships buys five boxships from Simatech
German feeder boxships operator MPC Container Ships has announced the acquisition of a fleet of five boxships from Dubai-based Simatech…
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