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Petrobras terminates Havila Shipping contract
Norwegian offshore operator Havila Shipping has said that Petrobras has terminated a contract for its supply ship . Petrobras has…
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Bosphorus collision kills three
Three Turkish Coast Guard personnel were killed after their vessel collided with a bulk carrier in the Bosphorus strait earlier today.…
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Armitt: Taking control of the whole bulk supply chain
The Armitt Group, a UK shipping agent and specialist logistics company, is evoving very fast. With origins in broking, it…
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Andromeda takes South African chemical tanker for $13.5m
South Africa’s Grindrod Shipping is being linked with a chemical tanker sale. Sources tell Splash that Andromeda from Monaco has…
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‘We are not doing anything to drive down rates’: Maersk Line CFO
Maersk Line’s CFO Pierre Danet has told Splash that the world’s largest containerline will slash costs further, and dismissed claims…
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Farstad delays reporting its quarterly results as takeover speculation mounts
Farstad Shipping has postponed reporting its second-quarter financial results while it continues to negotiate with its creditors, banks and “other parties”, which…
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Sovcomflot linked with LPG carrier sale to NITC
Sovcomflot is linked with the en bloc sale for a pair of LPG carriers. Sources tell Splash the nine-year-old SCF…
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Palfinger Marine aborts takeover of TTS Group
Austria’s Palfinger Marine has decided not to complete the planned acquisition of Norwegian cranes and offshore systems provider TTS Group.…
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Tsakos Energy Navigation sends newbuild aframax out on charter
Greek owner Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) is sending newbuild aframax crude carrier Thomas Zafiras into a long term charter contract…
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‘Weeks’ before the grounded Transocean Winner can be moved
Salvors say it could be weeks before they can refloat the , the semi-submersible drilling rig that ran aground off…
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Farstad PSVs win contracts with BG
BG Tanzania has awarded three Farstad platform support vessels (PSV) Far Skimmer (built 2012), Far Starling (built 2013) and Far Sitella…
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Celsius takes Hansa chemical tanker
Norway’s Hansa Tankers has sold an eight-year-old Japanese chemical tanker to Celsius Shipping, according to broker reports. The Shin Kurushima-built…
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Gas leak leaves one dead, three injured in France
One worker died and three others were hospitalised yesterday from toxic fumes while dismantling a ship in the French port…
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Ocean Rig share price falls over 60% on bankruptcy fears
Investors reacted with shock at news George Economou’s drilling venture Ocean Rig could file for bankruptcy. Ocean Rig’s share price…
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Up to 52 tonnes of diesel spilled from grounded Transocean rig
The rig which ran aground Monday night on the Scottish isle of Lewis might have spilled as much as 52…
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Kongsberg Maritime sheds another 100 jobs
Kongsberg Maritime has said it will lose another 100 permanent employees, which will bring the total number of people made…
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George Economou’s Ocean Rig contemplating bankruptcy
Offshore driller Ocean Rig is considering a reorganisation under bankruptcy its chairman and CEO George Economou has revealed in the…
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‘Unsatisfactory’: Søren Skou’s reaction to his first Maersk quarterlies
Søren Skou has delivered his first quarterlies as the new ceo of the Maersk Group and he is clearly unhappy…
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RBS reportedly puts Turkish shipping loans in the shop window
Royal Bank of Scotland has put its portfolio of Turkish shipping loans up for sale, Reuters is reporting. The bank…
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Engineers admit illegally discharging oily water from d’Amico tanker
Two Italian engineers on Thursday admitted to a US federal court that they dumped oily waste from a tanker into…
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