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Evergrande to be liquidated
Troubled property developer China Evergrande Group has been ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court on Monday due to…
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Zhoulian Shipping contracts up to four kamsarmax newbuilds
Low profile Chinese owner Zhoulian Shipping has booked up to four kamsarmax bulk carriers for construction at Yangzhou Wanlong Shipbuilding.…
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Wah Kwong JV poised to double LNG order tally at Dalian Shipbuilding
Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport and its joint venture partners China Gas Holdings and Hong Kong’s CSSC Shipping…
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Evergreen and Yang Ming in discussions for multiple feeder orders on home soil
Early delivery slots in Asia are rare with one notable exception, Taiwan. CSBC, the island’s top shipbuilder, still has space…
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Bulkers collide on Yangtze River
Two bulk carriers have been involved in a collision on the Yangtze River. The incident which took place early Tuesday…
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BAR Technologies turns to China for production of WindWings sails
Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies (BAR) has formed a partnership with China Merchants Energy Tech to manage and oversee the…
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Fleet of pure electric boxships lined up to shift containers around Shanghai
The city of Shanghai has ordered up to 20 pure electric zero-carbon containerships that will operate on the Huangpu River…
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Wisdom Marine back at Tsuneishi for kamsarmax duo
Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine has returned to Tsuneishi Shipbuilding with a deal for two newbuild kamsarmax bulk carriers and delivery in…
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Bocimar sells modern newcastlemax
The Saverys family-controlled bulker arm, Bocimar, is taking advantage of aggressive bidding in the bulker segment in a rare deal…
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COSCO and Fratelli Cosulich JV buys Italian logistics firm Trasgo
COSCOS, the joint venture between China’s COSCO Shipping and Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich, has acquired the entire capital of the Novara-based…
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Wah Kwong expands shipmanagement operations to Genoa
Hong Kong shipping giant Wah Kwong has revealed it has expanded its shipmanagement operations to Italy with the acquisition of…
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Unipec maintains tanker dominance
New York-based brokers Poten & Partners has released its annual dirty spot chartering rankings with China’s Unipec remaining the dominant…
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COSCO orders VLOCs at affiliate yard
COSCO Shipping has ordered two 325,000 dwt very large ore carriers (VLOCs) at its affiliated yard COSCO Yangzhou. According to…
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Minerva Marine firms up LR2 duo at New Times
Greece’s Minerva Marine has ordered two LR2 product tankers in China. Clarksons stated in its most recent weekly report Andreas…
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The shipping news you might have missed over the past fortnight
December 18 was the last issue of Daily Splash, our free newsletter. In the intervening 17 days, the Splash editorial…
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Australia hands out lengthy ban to gas carrier
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned Hong Kong-flagged LNG carrier from Australian waters for 180 days. The ship…
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COSCO signs for six tanker newbuilds
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) has placed an order for the construction of six tankers spread between two shipbuilding units…
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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs selects shipyard for wind-assisted roros backed by Airbus charter
French family-owned shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding to build three roro vessels which will serve…
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Wisdom Marine and Synergy launch bulk carrier joint venture
Taiwanese shipowner and operator Wisdom Marine and Singapore-based shipmanagement giant Synergy Marine Group have established a joint venture company for…
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Former Chinese shipbuilding supremo jailed for 13 years
Hu Wenming, the ex-chairman of state-run China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC), has been handed a 13-year jail sentence as well…
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