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Otto Marine wins charter for newbuild work maintenance vessel
Singapore headquartered Otto Marine has announced today that it has secured a long term bareboat charter contract for a 238-men,…
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Storm Desmond rips into ships around the UK
Gale force winds that battered the British coastline this weekend resulted in at least two shipping casualties. The German owned…
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CMA CGM on verge of NOL acquisition
With hours until a deadline is set to elapse for France’s CMA CGM to buy out Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines…
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Vale to sell its last 11 VLOCs
The valemax shipowning adventure is coming to a close for Brazilian miner Vale. The huge gamble that never paid off…
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Fire on Caspian platform kills 32
A fire which broke out on an oil platform in the Caspian Sea has killed 32 people. The platform belongs…
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USCG and MST in talks to release bulker as investigation continues
The US Coast Guard (USCG) said on Friday it continues to hold a German owned and operated, Liberian-flagged cargo ship…
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Kongsberg withdraws its appeal in Rolls-Royce Marine case
Kongsberg Evotec has decided to withdraw its appeal on a court settlement with Rolls-Royce Marine, in order to save “further…
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Ocean Installer scores first Nigeria contract
Ocean Installer has won a contact from Folawiyo Aje Services for offshore construction work at the Aje Ph1 project off…
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Marathon Oil abandons Solomon well in Gulf of Mexico
Houston, Texas-based Marathon Oil has called it quits on its Solomon deepwater well in the US Gulf of Mexico because…
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Jensen confirms his departure from Frontline and Flex LNG
Jens Martin Jensen has confirmed to Splash he resigned from his position as director of Frontline Ltd and from the…
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Navig8 Chemical exercises option for another chemical tanker
Navig8 Chemical has exercised its contractual option to order another 49,000-dwt IMO II chemical tanker from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding,…
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Vessel allides with bridge on Eems river
A general cargo vessel has allided with a railway bridge over the Eems river in Germany, heavily damaging the structure…
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Prosafe raises $69.5m through private placement of shares
Prosafe has raised gross proceeds of NOK 590m ($69.5m) through a private placement of around 9.99% of its outstanding shares,…
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China VLCC ordering 10 VLCCs
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has announced today that the board has approved a plan for China VLCC, a tanker…
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Taylor Maritime: Chip off the old block
Linda Ho smiles as she recalls how she tried to persuade her godson when he was young not to take…
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Mastermind behind Orkim Harmony hijacking caught on Batam
In news which may raise a few eyebrows in nearby Singapore, Indonesian police in Batam yesterday have captured Heintje Lango,…
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Petrorio extends BW Offshore FPSO Polvo contract
BW Offshore has said today that Petrorio has extended the contract for , operating offshore Brazil, for a further two…
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Super-Eco orders two tankers at Dae Sun Shipbuilding
Greek shipowner Super-Eco Tankers Management has placed order for two 50,000dwt tankers at Korea’s Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering. The…
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Courage Marine closes operations in Taiwan and Shanghai
Hong Kong-listed Courage Marine has announced that it has disposed of its entire interest in two subsidiaries, Courage Maritime Technical…
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TCC and USC makes emissions breakthrough
Hong Kong shipowner Tai Chong Cheang Steamship (TCC) and the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have announced…
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