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SITC acquires two boxships
Chinese containership operator SITC has acquired two 2,474 teu containerships – Kanaga Island and Elba Island – from US owner…
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BSEE finds failures of safety practices in oil rig worker’s death
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its findings from an inquiry into a fatal accident…
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FMC announces setting up of new Regulatory Reform Task Force
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Monday announced the appointment of Karen V. Gregory as the organization’s Regulatory Reform…
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IRISL eyes London listing
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is eyeing a listing on the London Stock Exchange to help push through…
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Deep Sea Supply, Farstad and Solstad set to complete mega merger
The consolidation of Norwegian OSV giants Deep Sea Supply, Farstad Shipping and Solstad Shipping is expected to be completed during…
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Wood Group acquiring Amec Foster Wheeler in $2.7bn deal
UK oil services firm Wood Group is set to take over Amec Foster Wheeler after an agreement was reached between…
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Spliethoff orders six MPPs at Ouhua
Dutch outfit Spliethoff has ordered six multipurpose vessels at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding, a rare big order for a Chinese yard.…
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Odfjell adds Japanese chemical tanker pair
Norway’s Odfjell is adding two 36,000 dwt chemical tankers to its fleet, signing long term bareboat charter for the vessels…
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INTTRA buys European box specialist
INTTRA, the ocean shipping electronic marketplace, has acquired Avantida, the European firm focused on empty container management for ocean carriers.…
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SM Group picked to take over STX Corp
A Samra Midas Group-led consortium was picked today as the preferred bidder for STX Corp. SM Group, best known as…
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Rotor sails to be installed on a Maersk tanker
Norsepower in partnership with Maersk Tankers, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), and Shell Shipping & Maritime, today announced that it…
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Five Singaporean bunker tankers found to have dodgy mass flow meters
Having found irregularities with some of its mass flow meters Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority has suspended the harbour craft licences…
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Titan Petrochemicals establishes new ship repair unit
Petroleum shipping and logistics company Titan Petrochemicals has established a new unit, Sinozing Drydock, in Shanghai to expand its ship…
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Zhonggu Shipping boxship runs aground at Yingkou Port
A 2,480 teu feeder containership, , owned by Shanghai-based Zhonggu Shipping was stranded when it ran aground at Bayuquan port…
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Two cargo ships collide near Nantong, two crew dead and four missing
Two Chinese general cargo ships, Chang Xun 17 and Jin Hang Hai 6, collided near the Nantong part of the…
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Diana Containerships brings vessel out of lay-up for OOCL charter
Greek owner Diana Containerships is reactivating 2006-built post-panamax container vessel for a 13-month time charter contract with Hong Kong’s Orient…
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USCG clarifies rules on ballast water extensions
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a clarification over its policy on granting extensions for ship owners to comply…
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Shell cancels plan for Prince Rupert LNG project
Royal Dutch Shell announced it has dropped its plan for constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Prince Rupert,…
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Nigerian stowaways found dead in Turkish bulker cargo hold
Russian authorities in Kaliningrad are investigating the deaths of two likely stowaways who were found in a cargo hold of…
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Prime spunks nearly $11m for Dong-A Peneus
Prime Shipping of Vietnam has continued its S&P relationship with South Korea’s Dong-A Tankers. The active Vietnamese owner has paid…
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