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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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China Three Gorges issues tender for two wind vessels
State-owned China Three Gorges Corporation has issued a tender, seeking contractors for the construction of two vessels for offshore wind…
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Yangzijiang secures orders for 24,000 teu boxship pair
Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has announced that it has secured a contract to build two 24,000 teu containerships. The order…
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Bocomm Leasing orders mega boxship quartet at CSSC yards, MSC widely tipped as charterers
Chinese leasing house Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) has entered into shipbuilding contracts with CSSC-affiliated China Shipbuilding Trading, Jiangnan Shipyard…
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Seacon adds kamsarmax pair at Huangpu Wenchong
Chinese owner Seacon Shipping has placed an order at CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the construction of two 85,000 dwt kamsarmax…
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Ørsted brings in new investors for Greater Changhua wind farm
Denmark-headquartered green energy giant Ørsted has signed agreements with a consortium comprising institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du…
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China approves Hyundai Heavy’s merger with DSME
China’s anti-trust authority has given the greenlight to the merger between two major South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHI)…
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China Shipping Chemical Transport charters chemical tanker from Xinruida
China Shipping Chemical Transport (CSCT), a unit of Cosco, has entered into an agreement with Nanjing Xinruida Shipping for a…
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Aegean Shipping adds two aframaxes at Cosco Shipping Heavy
Greek owner Aegean Shipping has added newbuild orders for the construction of another two 114,000 dwt aframax tanker at Cosco…
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Shenghang Shipping orders chemical tanker at China Merchants Jingling Dingheng
Chinese domestic tanker operator Nanjing Shenghang Shipping has placed an order at China Merchants Jingling Dingheng Shipbuilding for the construction…
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Wan Hai’s buying charge continues with Eastern Pacific purchase
Wan Hai Lines is now emerging as one of the most aggressive buyers of post panamax tonnage and are now…
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