Greater China
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Port damaged in Taiwan quake
Yesterday’s 7.4 earthquake which struck northeast Taiwan has damaged some berths at Hualien port. The quake, the most powerful to…
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Ultramax orders pile up at New Dayang
Busy Chinese builder New Dayang has secured more orders for ultramax bulk carrier newbuildings. Beijing-based leasing company Huaxia Financial Leasing…
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HMM inks deal to bunker methanol and LNG at Shanghai Port
South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) to cooperate…
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Candler in for six MPPs at New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding
German MPP specialist Candler Schiffahrt has struck a newbuilding deal at a reborn Chinese yard. The Bremen-based company has contracted…
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Ciner back for more Dayang ultramaxes
Turkey’s Ciner Shipping has signed for four more ultramaxes at New Dayang Shipyard in China. No price has been revealed…
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Hong Kong becomes first major victim of global liner network redesigns
The world’s most rapidly declining major container port is braced for further huge throughput drops in the coming couple of…
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Chinese property scene remains cause for concern for capesize owners
Persistent gloomy headlines about the Chinese property sector continue to give otherwise bullish capesize owners pause for thought. In late…
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Pioneer Logistics orders six ultramaxes at Jiangsu Hantong
Singapore-based owner and operator Pioneer Logistics has contracted for its first bulk carrier newbuilds. The company’s bulker unit has commissioned…
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Union Maritime in for more Wuhu tankers
UK shipowner Union Maritime has increased its tanker orderbook with six newbuilds contracted at China’s Wuhu Shipyard. The Laurent Cadji-led…
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Dynacom boosts suezmax orderbook at New Times
George Procopiou has returned to New Times Shipbuilding in China for a series of suezmax newbuilds. Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers has…
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Pacific Basin readies new propeller coating across its giant fleet
Hong Kong dry bulk giant Pacific Basin has decided to apply a sustainable graphene-based propeller coating, XGIT-PROP, across its entire…
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Life sentence for ex-head of SIPG
The former head of Shanghai International Port Group. (SIPG), and China’s ex-footballing supremo, was handed a life sentence today for…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds four more options to car carrier series in China
Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has added four more optional vessels to its series of methanol dual-fuel and ammonia-ready…
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Navios boosts LR2 orderbook in China
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Partners has returned to China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard for two additional aframax/LR2/ newbuilds. The deal…
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Swire Renewable Energy forges Taiwanese offshore wind alliance with local turbine blades maker
Wind turbine inspection, repair and maintenance business Swire Renewable Energy is partnering up with Taiwanese wind turbine blades maker Tien…
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Wuchang Shipbuilding bags orders for up to four offshore vessels
Wuchang Shipbuilding has clinched an order for up to four offshore construction vessels from what it says is a first-class…
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Chinese and Russians reportedly given safe passage through the Red Sea by the Houthis
Bloomberg is reporting that Yemen’s Houthis will not target Chinese and Russian ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf…
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Iron ore price rollercoaster sends jitters through cape community
The iron ore price rollercoaster combined with a growing amount of the steel-making ingredient commodity piling up at Chinese ports…
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Resurrected New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding makes European comeback
Reborn Chinese yard New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding has clinched its first foreign newbuilding order since relaunching last year. The yard, formerly…
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CNOOC joins Exxon in tussle over Hess’ stake in Guyana block
After supermajor ExxonMobil filed a contract arbitration claim aimed to prevent Hess’ proposed sale of the entire company – and…
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