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‘Our industry thrives on chaos’: Andrew Craig-Bennett on today’s referendum
The British Daily Telegraph newspaper recently carried an article about the reluctance of British men and women to go to…
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Thoresen Shipping disposes of elderly vessel for scrap
Thai owner Thoresen Shipping has announced that it has sold 1998-built dry bulk vessel to Murali Maritime for scrap a…
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Subsea 7 sheds another 1,200 jobs
Offshore service vessel operator Subsea 7 is to make a second round of downsizing across its global operations and will…
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Latvian Shipping Company extends tanker loans
Latvian Shipping Company has extended the tenor of its $33.2m loan with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank by a…
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TEN’s new aframax begins long-term charter to Statoil
The 112,700-dwt Elias Tsakos has been delivered to Tsakos Energy Navigation from Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries and is to commence a long-term…
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CSIC completes merger of Dalian and Shanhaiguan yards
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), one of China’s two state run shipbuilding conglomerates, have completed the internal integration of two…
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Navig8 Chemical Tankers gets $55m loan for newbuildings
Navig8 Chemical Tankers has received a $55m secured loan from Credit Suisse that will help finance two of its chemical tanker…
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OpenSea: Shipping’s Uber moment?
Vasiliy Kotylevskiy, the founder of online chartering tool OpenSea.pro, has been busy adding new features to the site he launched…
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Survey finds shipping overwhelmingly rejects Brexit
77% of respondents to a shipping survey believe the United Kingdom (UK) should remain in the European Union (EU). Accounting…
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Paragon Offshore’s plan for exiting bankruptcy comes under fire
Houston-based rig operator Paragon Offshore’s reorganization plan to allow it to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy came under fire from some…
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Sincere Industrial in for six Namura handies
Taiwanse owner Sincere Industrial has ordered six 34,000 dwt bulk carriers, at Namura Shipbuilding in Japan, continuing building up its…
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ECB looking into shipping loan loss provisions
Reuters is reporting that the European Central Bank (ECB) has contacted banks across the continent to assess the risk of…
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ECSA president calls for global emissions regulation
Shipping needs to come up with an IMO-led global solution to fight emissions, and must not go down the regionalisation…
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V.Ships Offshore to manage Milaha liftboat
V.Ships Offshore has been awarded a new contract by Qatar’s Milaha Offshore to manage self-propelled jack-up liftboat Milaha Explorer. V.Ships…
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Jinhui Shipping offloads supramax to Al Khalejia Aggregates
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation Limited has confirmed the sale of 2000-built supramax to UAE-based Al Khalejia Aggregates for $3.4m. Delivery of…
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Wuhan Guoyu Logistics suspends operations
Wuhan Guoyu Logistics has suspended operations and moved out from its office building following the recent operational suspension at its…
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Trial begins in case of fatal Black Elk platform blast of 2012
Jury selection is under way in a trial derived from several lawsuits pertaining to a fatal 2012 explosion on an…
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Fugro secures three North Sea contracts
Fugro has announced that it has secured three contracts for its trenching services for oil and gas clients. The contracts…
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Owner, operator and engineers convicted over bulker’s dumping of oily waste
The owner and the operator of a Greek bulk carrier have been convicted in US District Court in Seattle of…
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Sino-Global changes tack with ‘mobile’ logistics strategy
After selling its only vessel in December, Sino-Global Shipping America says it will explore the development and use of a…
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