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Columbia Shipmanagement and Seacon sign cooperation agreement
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Hong Kong-listed shipowner and operator Seacon Shipping Group that…
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Chinese real estate takes another turn for the worse
The risks of contagion are growing in the cancerous Chinese real estate sector, a key part of the world’s second-largest…
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JP Morgan signs for more methanol dual-fuel tankers in China
JP Morgan has added to its methanol-powered product carrier orderbook in China with two more ships at Guangzhou Shipyard International…
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Landbridge seals VLCC sales
Hong Kong-based owner Landbridge has sealed a financial deal with compatriot owner CSSC Shipping, the shipowner vehicle of state-run China…
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Financing secured to complete 640 MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Skyborn Renewables, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), and its partners TotalEnergies, Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO) and…
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China Merchants readies methanol-fuelled VLCC order
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is gearing up to order the world’s first methanol dual-fuel very large crude carrier. The…
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Yang Ming settles another case brought by American shipper
Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming Marine Transport has reached an out-of-court settlement with a shipper that claimed it was a victim…
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Wild weather and export bans have global rice trades at boiling point
The global rice trades are in severe flux with floods wiping out crops in northern China and top exporters instituting…
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COSCO and Sinopec venture readies LNG carrier orders
China Energy Shipping Investment (CESI), a joint venture between COSCO Shipping and Sinopec, is set to order three 175,000 cu…
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The Captain’s Table set for its biggest showcase to date
The Captain’s Table, shipping’s pre-eminent pitch competition, is set for its biggest showcase to date. The Hong Kong-based maritime startup…
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ONE surpasses Evergreen in global liner rankings
The global liner rankings have seen another slight change, likely temporary, with Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) swapping places with…
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Cido bolsters bulker fleet with a dozen-strong order in China
Cido Shipping is back to building bulkers with a massive order for 12 ships spread between two shipyards in China.…
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Two missing as tanker bursts into flames off China
The tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Tonkin at around 2:30 PM Beijing time on Tuesday. The tanker was…
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China’s Newnew adds two more ships
Newnew Shipping, a Chinese liner primarily serving the Russian market, has bolstered its fleet. According to Alphaliner, Newnew, part of…
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DSIC to build up to four LNG carriers for China Gas, Wah Kwong, CSSC Shipping JV
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding has won an order for two firm large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from a recently created…
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China trials giant new canal
Trial operations have started on the Yangtze-Huaihe Grand Canal, China’s second longest canal linking two major rivers. The canal connects…
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China, the world’s largest LNG buyer, lays out plans to double import capacity
China, which has surpassed Japan as the world’s leading LNG importer, has laid out massive plans for further import terminal…
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Maran Tankers doubles suezmax order tally at New Times
Maran Tankers, a unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has added to its LNG dual-fuelled suezmax newbuild orderbook in China.…
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Dry bulk’s malaise ever grander with demise of top Chinese property developer
From bad to worse. The sense of despondency that has set in among many dry bulk owners this year has…
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Container freight futures return to Shanghai
For the first time since 2017, container freight futures are returning to the Shanghai market today, home to the world’s…
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