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COSL secures Empyrean drilling contract off China
London-listed oil and gas explorer Empyrean Energy has awarded an integrated drilling contract to China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) for…
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Western China gets access to the Indian Ocean
Western China has a new access to the Indian Ocean via a new rail route across Myanmar. A test cargo…
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OOCL signs up for ten 16,000 teu boxships
Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts with two yards belonging to parent, Cosco, for…
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Chinese merger creates world’s third largest steel mill
Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) is merging with Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) to create the world’s third…
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Seaspan to order five more LNG-fuelled boxships for ZIM charter
Israeli carrier ZIM has exercised its option to enter into a long-term charter deal with Seaspan for five more 7,000…
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Cosco becomes first carrier to deploy a megamax on a regular transpacific loop
The 19,273 teu has shifted from Asia – Middle East routes to become the first megamax on a dedicated transpacific…
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CSBC eyes boxship leasing entry
Another Asian shipbuilder is readying to enter the leasing business. Taiwan’s CSBC Corp has unveiled a new containership leasing strategy…
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CNOOC sets out to develop China’s first offshore carbon capture project
China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC has initiated a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Enping 15-1…
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Owners urged to carry out surveys outside of China as tough new quarantine measures come into place
Ship repair and general drydocking operations have become more tricky in China, where authorities are introducing many measures to halt…
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Beijing demands tanker owners detail what they’re carrying onboard as they enter Chinese waters
Tanker owners coming near to China have more paperwork to complete. China is flexing its muscle in the South China…
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StarOcean Marine takes 2021 order tally to 20
Fujian Southeast have won an order for two 1,140 teu gearless feeder units from StarOcean Marine, due for delivery in…
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Arne Blystad contracts boxship newbuilds in China
Arne Blystad might have sold a box vehicle in June, but he has by no means exited the container sector.…
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China’s merged state shipbuilding giant moves HQ to Shanghai
The merger of China’s two largest state-owned shipbuilding conglomerates is finally complete and the giant yard conglomerate is moving its…
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More new entrants ready for the booming transpacific
There’s another new entrant on the booming transpacific trades. Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping (SJJ) will provide two 1,713 teu ships…
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Ningbo-Zhoushan terminal reopens
The Meishan terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port reopened today two weeks after its closure because of a single case of Covid-19…
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Alibaba unit sets up China to South Korea ocean freight service
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba, is setting up a direct sea freight route between China and South Korea,…
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Ever Given heads to Qingdao for repairs
This year’s most famous ship, the , has now set course for Qingdao in northeast China where it will undergo…
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Jinhui takes another Belships bulker
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has acquired another supramax bulk carrier from Norwegian owner Belships after taking its older ship earlier…
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Pacific Basin snaps up Japanese handy bulker
Hong Kong owner Pacific Basin has added a Japanese-built handysize bulker to its fleet according to brokers. Clarksons, Seasure Shipbroking…
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Beihai bags two more newcastlemax orders
Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Beihai Shipyard has won a contract for a pair of 210,000 dwt newcastlemaxes from domestic owner Zheijiang…
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