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Ningbo Marine orders handy bulker trio at China Merchants Jinling
Chinese dry bulk operator Ningbo Marine has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding for the construction of…
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Taiwan further lowers tariffs for offshore wind
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced a 8.5% reduction of the feed-in tariff (FiT) for offshore wind projects signing…
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Odfjell Drilling and CIMC Raffles awarded semi-sub extension by Neptune Energy
Norway’s Odfjell Drilling and Chinese yard CIMC Raffles have been awarded an extension by Neptune Energy Norge for 2019-built semi-submersible…
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Continental Bitumen orders asphalt carrier pair at Wuhu Shipyard
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has secured an order from European company Continental Bitumen for the construction of two 21,500 dwt asphalt…
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Dalian Port to change name to Liaoning Port
Dalian Port has announced a decision to change its name to Liaoning Port Company as part of its restructuring process.…
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No signs of thawing in coal ties as China suffers freezing winter
Amid its coldest winter since 2013, China shows no sign of thawing its coal impasse with key supplier, Australia. Beijing’s…
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Chinese bulker player piles on more supramaxes
Shanghai Zhengdong Shipping is fattening its fleet, taking delivery of one supramax after another. Three ships have been acquired in…
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Yang Ming sets up in France
Taiwanese shipping line Yang Ming Marine Transport has set up a new subsidiary with integrated shipping and logistics provider NAXCO Group in…
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China Merchants increases stake in Ningbo Port
Shanghai-listed Ningbo Port has announced that China Merchants Group has become the second largest shareholder of the company after increasing…
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Evergreen in talks for mega boxship sale and leaseback deal
Taiwanese liner Evergreen is currently in negotiations with an unnamed third party for the sale and leaseback of two of…
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Shanghai city centre bids farewell to shipbuilding
For more than a century visitors to Shanghai have been able to see deepsea ships in dock, under construction. This…
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Ningbo Port to spin off Ningbo Ocean Shipping
China’s Ningbo Port has announced a plan to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary Ningbo Ocean Shipping and list the company…
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Former CSIC chairman expelled by Chinese Communist Party
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party (CCDI) has announced it has expelled Hu Wenming, former chairman…
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China’s JOVO looks to raise $414m from IPO to fund LNG carriers
Chinese clean energy supplier JOVO has announced that its IPO plan on the Shanghai Stock Exchange has been granted approval…
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CSSC Shipping inks sale and leaseback for four bulkers with China Minsheng
CSSC Shipping, the financial leasing unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with…
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Evergreen boxship loses 36 containers in rough seas
Taiwanese containerline Evergreen Marine has announced that 36 containers have fallen off its 2014-built post-panamax vessel due to rough sea conditions.…
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Wan Hai acquires another boxship
Taiwanese liner Wan Hai’s buying spree continues with the acquisition of 2005-built 6,350 teu boxship from Greek owner Costamare. The…
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China Ocean Industry in talks with local government to revive shipbuilding business
China Ocean Industry is looking to revive its shipbuilding business at its Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding as part of a plan…
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Qingshan Shipyard secures ship conversion contract
Sinotrans-affiliated Qingshan Shipyard has entered into a contract with Hunan Weisen Logistics to covert five ships into dedicated vegetable oil…
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Just four crew found as bulk carrier sinks off Zhoushan
Two people have died and seven others remain missing after a bulk carrier with 13 crew onboard sank yesterday off…
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