Europe
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Marnavi: Trucker of the sea faces challenges head on
Naples-based Marnavi is one of the few shipping companies in Italy which was not involved in restructuring processes in recent…
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Thenamaris orders aframax pair at Sumitomo
Having kept its powder dry all year Greek shipping giant Thenamaris has finally made a move. Clarkson Research reports the…
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Eurotankers bags secondhand suezmax for $18.8m
CEPSA from Spain have sold the 2004-built , a suezmax that notched up significant interest from buyers. Clarkson Research reports…
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Diana Shipping fixes capesize to SwissMarine
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services for 2002-built capesize . The…
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OOS International and Jiangsu Fanzhou form offshore heavy lift alliance
Dutch offshore heavy lift and accommodation specialist OOS International has formed a strategic alliance with Chinese offshore services company Jiangsu…
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Höegh LNG axes FSRU newbuild charter with GEI Pakistan
Norway’s Höegh LNG has terminated a contract with Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) for the charter of FSRU #9, currently under…
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Ridgebury Tankers snaps up Euronav VLCC
Belgium-based tanker owner Euronav has sold its 2001-built VLCC to Bob Burke’s Ridgebury Tankers for $22m. Euronav logged a gain…
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Oceanteam and KPMG battle over billing dispute
Dutch Norwegian offshore services company Oceanteam says that KPMG has withdrawn its services as the company’s statutory auditor in Norway…
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French PM signals nationwide LNG bunkering intent
France looks set to take a leading role in the provision of LNG to ships with the government coming squarely…
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Veldhuizen departs from DVB
As it fights to right its shipping exposure, DVB Bank is pushing through a notable management reshuffle with Bert Veldhuizen…
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Eni to quit shipowning with LNG carriers sale
Italian energy company Eni will quit the LNG carrier shipowning business in the near future the company told the seafarers…
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MSC mega boxship collides with engineering ship off China
Mega container ship collided with Chinese engineering ship Su Lian Hai Ji 0118 near Caofeidian Port in Hebei on Tuesday.…
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Turmoil at ThyssenKrupp’s Kiel yard
German newspaper Handlelsblatt is reporting that ThyssenKrupp’s shipyard in Kiel is in turmoil with significant losses prompting a management shuffle.…
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Transocean semi-submersible nets $68m Davlin contract
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded a contract by DEA Norge for semi-submersible rig to drill four production wells at…
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Maersk fixes 22 classic panamaxes in the space of just one month
Maersk has been on a “fixing spree” of classic panamaxes, according to the latest weekly report from Alphaliner. Alphaliner has…
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Aponte makes plea to Italian ports to gear up
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will participate in the tender still to be launched by the Leghorn port authority for the…
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MPC Container Ships plans private placement to fund fleet expansion
MPC Container Ships has announced that it has retained DNB Markets and Fearnley Securities to assist the company with a…
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Ulstein secures contract from Wagenborg
Norway’s Ulstein Group has secured a six-year contract from Wagenborg Offshore for its PSV to support Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM)…
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Aker BP establishes two drilling alliances
Aker BP has entered into two separate alliance agreements, one with Maersk Drilling and Halliburton for jackups and the other…
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Europe must develop holistic shipbuilding strategy amid rampant Asian competition
European shipbuilding nations are too small and weak individually to compete with their Asian counterparts and must band together if…
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