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Shippers face unreasonable terms from Quanzhou owners to release Nan Tsing cargo
Quanzhou owners who have detained ships they chartered to defunct Nan Tsing Container Lines are asking shippers to sign unfair…
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Fifth man arrested in Port of Montreal silver heist, one third of bullion recovered
A fifth man was arrested in the case of last week’s $10m silver heist at the Port of Montreal, and…
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Bill to repeal US oil export ban moves a step closer
A bill to repeal a longstanding ban on the US exporting oil passed another stage on Thursday with the House…
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Intermarine adds to fleet
US heavylift specialist Intermarine has added to its fleet with the acquisition of super heavylifter Industrial Grace (19,450dwt, built 2010).…
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Downgrade of rating signals more difficulties ahead for Petrobras
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has stuck the boot in while Petrobras is down, handing the troubled Brazilian state oil…
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Mexico to reduce state funding for offshore exploration
Mexico’s energy reform programme will manifest itself very clearly in a significant drop-off in its annual oil exploration spending, much…
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DryShips to sell 17 vessels at a $795m loss, stock plummets
DryShips is to sell 17 of its bulkers at an impairment loss of some $795m to other entities controlled by…
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Navios Maritime Acquisition VLCC gets two-year timecharter
Navios Maritime Acquisition has fixed one of its six VLCCs to Shell on a two-year timecharter. The Nave Neutrino (298,300…
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Hong Kong sends another delegation to Greece to tempt shipowners East
A delegation from Hong Kong plans to visit Greece in October to encourage owners and shipping companies to make a…
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Nigeria lifts tanker ban
Nigeria’s ban on 113 tankers from calling at its ports has been lifted by president Muhammadu Buhari, according to a…
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Cocaine bust on Teekay VLGC
Spanish-flagged VLGC gas carrier Hispania Spirit (137,814 cam, built 2002) has found itself in the middle of a huge drug…
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Euronav boss says there’s no future for small, family run lines
Paddy Rodgers, ceo of tanker giant Euronav, took the podium at this year’s London International Shipping Week (LISW) to stress…
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‘Bulk carriers are going to have to learn to live with a lot less coal’: Sabrina Chao
In a wide-ranging speech at the start of the London International Shipping Week (LISW) conference today, Sabrina Chao, chairman of…
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Rui Hai reenters shipowning
Broking sources tell Splash Japanese trading house Marubeni has sold tanker the 47,407 dwt MR product tanker Nord Optimiser, built…
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Another Buttery back with bulkers
The son of one of the most famous names in Hong Kong shipping appears like a chip off the old…
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Seafarer held captive by pirates takes employer to court in landmark case
A seafarer in the US is suing Edison Chouest Offshore and Galliano Marine Services for injuries suffered during a 2011…
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Malaysian ship missing for eight days not hijacked, located by authorities
A ship that many had suspected had become the latest victim of piracy in Malaysian waters turns out to have…
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Taicang Port blockaded in dispute over Nan Tsing containers
The disputes between shippers and Taicang Port have intensified, as a number of shippers still haven’t reached agreement with the…
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Vancouver International Maritime Centre: West coast ambition
London: To the Canadian High Commission last night, one of the grandest buildings on Trafalgar Square in London, for the…
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UK flag in revamp
Heeding the criticism from the Maritime Growth Study published earlier this week by Maritime UK, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency…
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