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G6 Alliance ‘unaffected’ by NOL buy-out in 2016
CMA CGM’s acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) will not affect its subsidiary APL’s membership of the G6 Alliance during…
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Blaze onboard Chinese dredger at Haifa port
Fire broke out early this morning onboard a China-flagged hopper dredger berthed at Israel’s Haifa Port and threatened to engulf…
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RBD Armatori to offload bulkers as part of restructuring
RBD Armatori are intending to sell off seven ships Splash can exclusively reveal. According to the latest version of the company’s…
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Asian banks near the top of the ship finance charts
Asian banks continue to rise to the top of the ship finance charts. Research from Petrofin shows DNB Bank still…
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AET appoints Rajalingam Subramaniam as new President and CEO
Tanker owner-operator AET, part of Malaysia’s MISC, have appointed Captain Rajalingam Subramaniam as President & CEO. Rajalingam, a hugely respected tanker industry…
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Augustea sale falls through
A widely reported sale of one of Augustea’s ships, the newly delivered , has failed, according to sources. The brand…
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IRISL: Back in from the cold
Tehran: Sanctions against Iran are expected to be lifted early next year – the nation’s shipping lines are raring to…
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Icon Offshore wins utility vessel contract
Malaysia’s Icon Offshore has announced has been awarded a contract from an undisclosed oil major for the provision of a…
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Eidesvik Offshore finds work for three PSVs
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has announced contacts for three platform supply vessels. Viking Lady and Viking Athene have been awarded a…
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Tebbe quits Auerbach to go travelling
Alexander Tebbe, 34, the co-founder of Hamburg MPP owner Auerbach Schiffahrt, has quit the firm to take a belated gap…
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Modest growth forecast for US ports
US-based ratings agency Moody’s forecasts continued, albeit modest, growth for container volume at US ports in 2016. The report by…
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China Shipping and Cosco merger gets state approval
China’s State Council has OK-ed the merger of China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco Group) and China Shipping Group, the country’s…
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ICS and ECSA want further CO2 reduction, outside of COP21 agreement
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have reiterated their support for additional measures to…
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GSL confirms boxship demolition, looking for secondhand tonnage
Global Ship Lease (GSL) has confirmed it has sold its 18-year-old containership for demolition for $328.25 per ldt or around…
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Decomposed bodies found in bulker’s ballast tank
Two bodies have been found in the ballast tanks of a Turkey-flagged bulk carrier when it arrived in Taiwan for…
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Port Metro Vancouver slashes funding for specialist waterfront police squad
Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s biggest container port, is slashing its funding contribution to a crack police unit that specializes in…
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Gulfport locals unhappy at planned port expansion
Community groups in Gulfport, Mississippi have spoken out about what they see as the inadequacies of a study into the…
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Backlog of tankers at Venezuela’s ports begins to clear as PDVSA pays up
A backlog of tankers waiting to enter ports in Venezuela was starting to clear after state run oil firm Petroleos…
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National Maritime College of Ireland: Refresher training opportunities
Ringaskiddy: From 2017 onwards continuous refresher training in the areas of survival and firefighting will be mandatory for all mariners.…
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Dolphin Geophysical on the brink of insolvency
Oslo-listed seismic vessel operator Dolphin Group has announced today that it may have no choice but to file for insolvency.…
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