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Ensco to cut workforce further in latest round of cost cutting
London-headquartered offshore drilling firm Ensco has announced additional cuts to reduce expenses as the market downturn continues to haunt the sector.…
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Japanese in for more LNG carriers
Shipping giants Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) are ordering two LNG ships each in partnership with…
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Ningbo court to auction off two Hong Sheng Gang Tai ships
Ningbo Maritime Court has announced that it will auction two ships of defunct Hong Sheng Gangtai Shipping. The whole management…
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Cobelfret in for Korean LNG-ready roros
Broking reports show that European owner Cobelfret has gone to South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo for a pair of 8,000 unit…
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Qingdao Maritime Court to auction Shunda vessel
Qingdao Maritime Court has announced that it will auction Quanzhou Shunda Shipping’s general cargo vessel Shun Chang Hong on September…
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SIPG starts to release cargo from detained Nan Tsing containers
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has started to release cargo in more than 1,300 Nan Tsing Container Line containers detained…
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Technip wins EPIC offshore Malaysia contract from Petronas
France’s Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by Malaysia’s Petronas. The work is for the…
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Sale of Diana containership falls through
The sale of a panamax boxship owned by Diana Containerships has fallen through after the buyer failed to receive approval…
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First ships earn carbon credits for using eco-friendly hull coating
Seventeen vessels with International Paint’s Intersleek hull coating have become the first to earn tradeable carbon credits as part of…
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IMO should take over ILO’s seafarer role: Clay Maitland
The International Maritime Organization should have a seafarers standing committee that meets at least twice a year, argued Clay Maitland,…
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The world’s largest shipowner revealed
Who’s the world’s largest shipowner? That was the question posed to 100 people by Professor Stavros Tsolakis at the International…
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Difficult to recruit and retain both men and women in shipping, says WISTA panel
The problems affecting recruiting and retaining women in shipping are the same as those that affect encouraging men to work…
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APM Terminals buys Grup Maritim TCB
In shipping’s ongoing consolidation phase, APM Terminals has reached an agreement with Perez y Cia to acquire their majority stake…
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Inmarsat signs up for Rolls-Royce’s autonomous ship project
Announced on the second day of London International Shipping Week (LISW), satellite communications provider Inmarsat has signed up to work…
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CMES and Sinotrans & CSC deny merger talk
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC’s listed subsidiary Sinotrans Air Transportation Development both made announcements today denying…
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Two crew dead from intoxication onboard tanker off Shenzhen
Three crew members onboard Zhoushan-registered 2,000dwt oil tanker Jin Wang You 9 suffered from intoxication while inside the forepeak tank during…
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UK survey warns on European regional regulation
The UK Chamber of Shipping has published the results of a survey of 149 global shipping and maritime industry professionals’…
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Downing Street hosts shipping summit
Many prominent members of the UK shipping community met with the prime minister yesterday morning at 10 Downing Street to…
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Petrobras scandal moves nearer to Rousseff as two Cabinet ministers placed under investigation
The Petrobras scandal inquiry edged ever nearer the top of the country’s political totem pole on Monday as Brazil’s Supreme…
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Thomas Miller buys UK law firm
Thomas Miller, the international insurance, professional and insurance services provider, has bought out UK specialist marine law firm, Davies Johnson…
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