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Islamabad seeks repatriation of 17 abandoned crew in Egypt
Pakistani authorities are working to get 17 crew, suffering awful conditions in Egypt, repatriated. The men, working on the Kuwaiti-flagged…
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Swiber loses three ONGC contracts in India
Swiber Holdings has seen three projects it has been working on in India for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)…
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EMAS Chiyoda Subsea buys time from Forland Shipping
Norway’s Forland Shipping, the owner of subsea vessel , has said it has reached a temporary agreement with EMAS Chiyoda…
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Torm adds to war chest with $130m loan
Danish tanker owner Torm has sealed financing of up to $130m with ABN AMRO, Danske Bank, DVB and ING. Torm…
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Atwood Oceanics gets Woodside semi-submersible contract
Houston-headquartered Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a one-well drilling services contract with Woodside Energy for semi-submersible rig . The contract, offshore…
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Cosco and Hutchison agree to terminal management collaboration
Cosco Shipping Ports and Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has announced that Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT), COSCO-HIT Terminals (CHT), and…
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Sanctions lifted on five North Korean freighters
The United Nations Security Council has lifted sanctions on five ships that were blacklisted in March for ties to North…
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Subic Bay pitches Manila alternative
Plans to decongest traffic in the capital of the Philippines see multiple ports pitching ideas to government. The latest comes…
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At least five dead following MSC boxship collision off Peru
Five people are confirmed dead and another six missing after the 13,100 teu containership collided with a small passenger boat…
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Norden plans dry bulk growth
Norden has outlined plans to grow more as an operator rather than an owner in the dry bulk market. In…
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Rash of VLCC sales
China’s HNA Group has sold the 2016-built VLCC for $60m to New Shipping. Built at Jinhai Heavy Industries in China…
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Maran Gas Maritime orders FSRU at DSME
Maran Gas Maritime, a unit of Greek owner Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has signed a shipbuilding contract with financially troubled South…
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Gulf Navigation to acquire 12 vessels for new Mena Energy alliance
Gulf Navigation has entering into a strategic alliance with Mena Energy which will see it acquire 12 new tankers, ranging…
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PIL makes rare boxship order
Containership orders have been almost non-existent through 2016. Nevertheless, with less than a fortnight of the year to go, Splash…
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Evalend in for trio of kamsarmax resales
Greece’s Evalend Shipping has picked up a trio of Chinese bulker resales. Having been inspected by over ten interested parties,…
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Atlantic Offshore lands ERRV contract with Repsol Sinopec
Norway’s Atlantic Offshore has secured a contract for emergency response and rescue vessel with Repsol Sinopec Resources UK. The three-year…
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Tianjin Port halts operations due to air pollution
China’s Tianjin Port has suspended all operations until December 21, due to an air pollution red alert issued by the…
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Green ahoy
Local authorities in Singapore are incentivising less polluting ships while mapping out the city’s maritime future. Not sitting on its…
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Port of Los Angeles gets $5.8m grant for low-emission vehicles and smart technology
The Port of Los Angeles has announced that it has been awarded a $5.8 million grant by the California Energy…
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Anadarko Petroleum announces two finds in Gulf of Mexico
Texas-based deep-water E&P company Anadarko Petroleum has announced two new discoveries in the US Gulf of Mexico. One, at the…
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