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General cargo vessel collides with tanker at Guangzhou Port
General cargo vessel Yan Zhan 58 collided with oil tanker Zhen Peng at Guangzhou Port yesterday. The collision happened when…
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Dae Sun wins chemical tanker order
Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering from South Korea has won an order from compatriot owner HNCC for a 3,500 dwt…
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A2SEA awarded offshore wind project by DONG
Offshore wind engineering specialist A2SEA has announced that it has signed a contract to install wind turbines for the Hornsea…
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Bulker to conduct trial runs at Panama Canal’s new locks early June
With the ceremonial opening of the Panama Canal expansion just over six weeks away it has been announced that a…
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Brazil to open up access to Subsalt Polygon blocks
Brazilian authorities are planning to change the rules to allow companies other than troubled state oil firm Petrobras to operate…
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Shell gives up almost all its offshore Alaska drilling leases
Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday formally gave up all but one of its leases to drill in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea,…
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Baltic Dry Index dips below 600 points again
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has fallen 22 points to reach 594 today, the sharpest drop seen since mid-November 2015.…
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Fire still burning onboard the Safmarine Meru at Ningbo
Fire is still burning but is under control onboard the Safmarine Meru (4,300 dwt, built 2006), the Maersk Line containership that collided with…
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Crew need to be competent not just compliant, says Intermanager
Seafarers’ professional development is being impeded by an over-reliance on monitoring, technology and a “tick-box culture” of regulatory compliance, the…
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Golar LNG replaces chief executive and establishes new downstream business
Golar LNG is replacing its chief executive and reshuffling some of its senior positions in Oslo as it turns its attention…
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NGOs call on the US and Nordics to ban use of HFO in the Arctic
NGOs have written an open letter to the leaders of the US, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, calling on them…
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DGS Marine: Fixed premium P&I market evolving fast
London: The fixed premium P&I market will secure a double-digit share of the P&I market in the near future, argues…
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Giant Saudi yard to start operations in 2018
A giant new shipyard complex in Saudi Arabia will be fully operational by 2021. Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi…
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Danish shipowners repeat calls for uniform global environmental legislation
The Danish Shipowners’ Association has repeated calls for uniform global environmental legislation while launching a new website today. The site,…
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MOL fixes FSRU in Uruguay
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), via subsidiary Lakler, has agreed to conclude a charter contract, with an eye toward reaching a…
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Lorenzo Banchero dreams of New York
Genoa-based broking house Banchero Costa is moving ahead with its internationalisation program. The company’s chairman, Lorenzo Banchero, speaking at the…
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Hyundai Heavy readies to mothball drydocks
The world’s largest shipbuilder is readying plans to mothball drydocks as its orderbook dwindles and restructuring beckons. The unprecedented move…
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Indonesian navy rescues hijacked oil tanker
The Indonesia navy rescued a Kiribati-flagged oil tanker captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine…
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Shift happens
Diane Gilpin from the Smart Green Shipping Alliance makes the case for renewable energy use at sea. On a journey…
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Lomar in for more boxships
Sources report that London-based Lomar Shipping is continuing its fleet expansion in the secondhand market. Earlier this year the company…
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