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Nakilat and Maran Gas expand joint venture to 15 vessels

March 5th, 20180 Maran Nakilat, the joint venture established between Qatar’s Nakilat and Greek owner Maran Gas, has expanded from 13 to 15 vessels. The two vessels added...

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Polarcus completes financial restructuring

March 2nd, 20180 Offshore survey specialist Polarcus has announced that all conditions for the company’s restructuring have now been completed following the issuing of around $23m...

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Conditions now deadly on abandoned chemical tanker off Tunisia

February 26th, 201820 The master of the chemical tanker has contacted Splash with details of another shocking case of crew abandonment. The ship has been anchored off Tunisia since last May....

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DP World’s Djibouti contract scrapped

February 23rd, 20180 A diplomatic spat has erupted in the Middle East with Dubai terminal operator DP World accusing the government of Djibouti of illegally seizing control of the Doraleh...

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Simatech in for Wenchong container orders

February 20th, 20180 UAE-based boxship operator Simatech Shipping has signed an LOI for two plus two tier III 2,800 teu ships at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China according to brokers...

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Tank cleaning under the spotlight off Fujairah

February 16th, 20180 Tankers passing by the port of Fujairah in the UAE have been warned authorities are on the look out for any pollution. Following a spate of oil washing up on...

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Giant new Saudi yard to make a splash at Posidonia

February 15th, 20180 Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, and its partners Lamprell, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI),...

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Wan Hai returning to the Red Sea

February 14th, 20180 Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines is making a return the Red Sea after a nine-year absence. The carrier has entered into an agreement with THE Alliance members - Hapag-Lloyd, ONE...

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Stena Drilling secures drillship contract from Energean Israel

January 30th, 20180 Stena Drilling has been awarded a contract by Israel’s Energean Oil & Gas for drillship . The drillship will conduct a three-well drilling programme at the Karish...

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Japan and South Korea on alert for Sanchi oil spill

January 29th, 20180 As the oil spill caused by the sinking of NITC tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea continues to spread, there is a strong possibility that the oil spill could endanger...

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Gulf Navigation moves to take over Atlantic Navigation

January 29th, 20180 Fast expanding Gulf Navigation from Dubai has moved to acquire a majority stake in struggling OSV operator Atlantic Navigation Holdings. Atlantic Navigation has a fleet...

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Sanchi oil spill continues to spread

January 26th, 20180 It has been almost a fortnight days since the NITC tanker Sanchi sank in the East China Sea after an explosion onboard, and the oil spill caused by the incident...

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McDermott earns big Saudi Aramco contract

January 25th, 20180 Houston-based oilfield services company McDermott International on Wednesday said it had been awarded a major contract by Saudi Aramco. The deal is for engineering,...

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Yemen conflict forces new security recommendations

January 25th, 20180 In response to the threats arising from the conflict in Yemen, BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and INTERTANKO have published interim guidance on...

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KOTC orders three VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries

January 25th, 20180 Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed shipbuilding contracts with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of three very large gas...

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LNG not shipping’s green panacea, as IEA warns of ‘huge disruption’ over looming 2020 sulphur cap
A report out this week suggests LNG is not the panacea for shipping’s fuel concerns now that... Apr 19th, 2018 inEnvironment
Sinokor to take over 30 feeder boxships from Vroon
South Korean owner Sinokor Merchant Marine is taking over a fleet of 30 feeder containerships from... Apr 19th, 2018 inContainers
Weekly Broker: En bloc deals dominate
Activities in the secondhand bulker sale and purchase market kept up a steady trend this week after... Apr 19th, 2018 inOperations
Grindrod completes historic sale of its bunker division
South African transport giant Grindrod has sold its bunker subsidiary, Unicorn Bunker Services, for... Apr 19th, 2018 inBunkering
Lessons for effective and sustainable safety communications in the logistics industry
Des McGowan from Insync ponders whether we should focus on safety compliance or safety... Apr 19th, 2018 inContributions
International Transport Forum calls for greater, more harmonised use of port-based incentives
Port-based financial incentives to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions currently remain... Apr 18th, 2018 inEnvironment

McDermott management stands firm in face of growing Subsea 7 overtures

DeepOcean appoints new CEO

Shell decides to invest in Vito development offshore Louisiana after cutting costs

Baltic Exchange and Freightos launches global container freight index

McDermott management stands firm in face of growing Subsea 7 overtures

Shell decides to invest in Vito development offshore Louisiana after cutting costs

Intermarine transfers leasehold of terminals on Houston Ship Channel to Watco

Caledonia continues rapid fleet buildup with panamax charter

19 tankers being held by Houthis in Yemen

KOTC splashes for four MRs at Hyundai Mipo

Former BP boss Browne joins Israeli maritime startup’s board

KOTC tanker fleet set to double through to 2040

Singapore collaboration to develop autonomous vessels

Gemadept Shipping snaps up feedermax from Tsurumi Kisen

Amann Shipping acquires feedermax boxship from Heung-A

Pakistan to resume tanker scrapping

Lawsuits pile up against embattled Noble Group

Sinopacific Shipbuilding parent defaults on bond payment

New Yangtze takes supra sisters

OOCL teams with Microsoft to develop AI shipping solutions

IRISL set to take on its largest boxship