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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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Beluga’s Stolberg receives lengthy jail sentence
Niels Stolberg , the former boss of the now defunct Bremen project shipping line, Beluga, was sentenced yesterday to three…
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Haico Halbesma steps down at Oceanteam
Dutch offshore outfit Oceanteam has announced the resignation of CEO Haico Halbesma. Halbesma, who also co-founded the company and is…
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S D Standard Drilling invests in more PSVs
Norway’s S D Standard Drilling (SDSD) is investing in another two medium platform supply vessels. The vessels were built in…
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Statoil proposes changing name to Equinor
Emblematic of its future plans Norwegian oil and gas major Statoil has proposed changing its name to Equinor. The name…
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Subsea 7 finds shallow water work
Subsea 7 has announced the award of a contract for a conventional project in shallow water. Offshore execution is planned…
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Seatrade fined for toxic ship scrapping
The Rotterdam District Court sentenced Dutch shipping company Seatrade for breaking the EU Waste Shipment Regulation by illegally export vessels…
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Prysmian invests in new cablelayer
Italy’s Prysmian Group, a specialist in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has announced an investment in excess of…
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IMO defends its position on cyber
Discussion at yesterday’s Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) exhibition in Singapore that the International Maritime Organization could lose its legitimacy if…
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Bourbon Offshore flags going concern issues
French offshore vessel owning giant Bourbon has asked lenders to postpone repayments as it looks to sort out a deal…
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Ship Finance International snaps up 15 vintage boxships
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International (SFL) has agreed to acquire a fleet of 15 feedermax boxships, ranging from 1,100 teu…
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Bibby Offshore secures offshore contract hat-trick
Bibby Offshore has secured three major contracts from an unnamed oil and gas supermajor. The initial contract will see Bibby…
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Navios Maritime Containers adds to fleet
Within days of raising $30m for new vessels, Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Containers has completed the acquisition of a 2010-built…
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European shipowners hit out at Trump’s proposed tariffs
European shipowners have said they disagree with the US President Trump’s decision to impose additional duties on imports of certain…
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Ningbo Marine initiates restructuring
Chinese bulker owner Ningbo Marine has announced a major restructuring plan in which it will acquire all the shipping assets…
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BW Offshore awarded FPSO extension by Petrobras
BW Offshore has received notice from Petrobras exercising a one-year extension of the contracts relating to the . BW Offshore…
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Wood secures Senegal contracts from Woodside
UK-based Wood has been awarded three contracts by Australia’s Woodside to perform subsea and flow assurance studies in Senegal supporting…
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Bureau Veritas unveils cyber security notations
France’s society Bureau Veritas has become the first class society to develop a cyber security notation that covers the exchange…
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Remains of three missing crew found onboard Maersk Honam
Salvors have found the human remains of three of the four missing crewmembers onboard the fire stricken 15,000 teu boxship.…
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