Greater China
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EGPN Bulk Carrier pockets swift profit from tanker play
One of China´s most speculative private owners, EGPN Bulk Carrier, is making fortunes on its investments in wet. This week,…
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Pandemic comes full circle with lockdown at the port city of Wuhan
The two-and-a-half year-long global pandemic has come full circle with news today of a lockdown at one of China’s largest…
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Cosco and SIPG form transport JV with China’s largest car manufacturer
Three Chinese companies are joining forces to ship cars. Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers will work with Shanghai International Port Group’s…
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James Fisher Renewables bolsters Taiwan footprint
James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables), part of James Fisher and Sons, has strengthened its footprint in the Asia Pacific (APAC)…
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U-Ming books bulker pair at New Dayang
Taiwanese dry bulk shipping operator U-Ming Marine Transport has booked a pair of 64,000 dwt newbuilds at New Dayang Shipbuilding…
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Bestway scores wind farm installation vessel order
Chinese shipbuilding and ship design group Bestway Marine & Energy Technology has won a contract to build a jackup wind…
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Cheniere lands long-term LNG supply deal with PetroChina
New York-listed Cheniere Energy has entered into a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with PetroChina. Under…
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China Mineral Resources Group launches as Beijing attempts to assert dry bulk control
Beijing’s long-planned initiative to wrestle back control of pricing of dry bulk commodities, principally iron ore, has finally taken shape.…
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Scotland gets first direct container link with China
Scotland is getting its first direct container link with China in a new service that promises to cut transit times…
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OOS and CIMC seal Petrobras flotel deal
Dutch offshore accommodation vessel specialist OOS International and Chinese yard CIMC Raffles have been awarded a new contract by Petrobras…
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Dry bulk pins hopes on China’s economy staging a comeback in H2
China released official Q2 GDP figures today showing how damaging ongoing lockdowns have been to shipping’s most important economy. Output…
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China hits 45% of global offshore wind capacity
China has reached 45% of global offshore wind capacity, with 102 farms involving around 5,000 turbines adding up to 24…
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China port congestion seen growing on back of local lockdowns and poor weather
Local lockdowns combined with stormy weather is seeing congestion rise at many ports across China again. Shanghai, which suffered a…
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Hengli buys STX Dalian
One of the largest shipbuilding bases in China is being resuscitated after an eight-year hiatus due to bankruptcy. Hengli Heavy…
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Fleet Management links with Marubeni for new shipmanagement unit in Singapore
Hong Kong’s Fleet Management has launched a new integrated shipmanagement business in Singapore in collaboration with MMSL, a Singapore subsidiary…
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Hellenic Cables awarded Taiwanese wind farm contract
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, has secured a contract to supply of inter-array cables for the Hai…
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Rising covid cases in China spark further lockdowns
For the first time in nearly a month, Splash returns to the thorny topic of China and covid lockdowns today. …
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PIL taps Yangzijiang for LNG-fuelled boxship quartet
Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has placed an order at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China for the construction of four 8,000…
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Twelve bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck
Chinese search and rescue teams recovered twelve bodies on Monday from waters southwest of Hong Kong after a typhoon-hit offshore…
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Boxport congestion spreads across the globe again
Boxport congestion is growing across multiple continents. Clarkson’s containership port congestion index shows that as of last Thursday 36.2% of…
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