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Hantong denies moving into shipowning
Shanghai: Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has denied widespread reports that it has followed the trend among Chinese yards of entering…
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Baosteel to shift nearly a third of its capacity out of Shanghai
Shanghai: Chinese steel giant Baosteel Group signed an agreement with Shanghai government on July 4 to promote the adjustment of…
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Relocation of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Shanghai: China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is shifting its operations in Jiangyin to a new site in Jingjiang of Jiangsu Province. 
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Target grows South China presence
Guangzhou: The perennial topic of big name shippers shifting operations out of South China is not necessarily a one way…
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Shipping Corp of India nixes China calls
Mumbai: Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the largest state run shipping company in the sub-continent, will discontinue its liner operations…
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Rongsheng under fire for failure to complete engine buyout
Hong Kong: China’s largest private shipyard, Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, has come under fire from investors failing to complete a…
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DSIC aframax order denied
London: Tor Olav Troim, the right hand man of John Fredriksen, recently said that there is no truth in the…
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CSSC boss appointed Liaoning vice governor
Dalian: Tan Zuojun, former General Manager of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and Chairman of the Board at CSSC Holdings,…
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Direct cargo link to Japan for Humen port
Shanghai: Humen port has inked a letter of intention for cooperation with Shanghai Pan Asia Shipping to open Japanese routes.…
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Evergreen finally seals ultra large boxships deal
Taipei: Evergreen has finally concluded its deal to charter ten 13,800 teu ships and has opted to charter from…
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Scrapping set to spiral
Dalian: Ship recycling yards in China are anticipating a deluge of business as owners rush to cash in before steel…
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Dalian to launch coking coal futures contract
Dalian: Dalian Commodity Exchange will launch the world's first coking coal futures contract by the end of July. China is…
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MoU between Dalian and Antwerp ports
Dalian: Antwerp Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dalian Port Authority. In the MoU both parties express…
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Financial tsunami rolls in as Sanko declares bankruptcy
Hong Kong: Sanko Steamship applied for bankruptcy today becoming the single biggest casualty since the shipping crisis began in 2008.…
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Beijing mulls protectionist moves
Shanghai: The transport ministry is mulling restrictions on foreigners shipping Chinese cargoes as well as giving tax benefits to local…
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Jin Jiang expands logistics business with Japanese partners
Shanghai: Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping has inked an agreement with Japanese warehouse and logistics companies, Sumitomo Warehouse and Mitsui-Soko in…
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CSSC opens shipping unit in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: China State Shipbuilding Corp has established a shipping unit in Hong Kong following other yards keen to enter…
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Samsung Ningbo starts newbuilding
Shanghai: Samsung Heavy Industries (Ningbo), a hatch cover and block manufacturer in China, is entering the newbuilding market. Samsung-Ningbo…
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Domestic coal shipping under severe pressure
Shanghai: Small domestic lines focused on the coastal coal market are hurting, with many expected to declare bankruptcy this year.…
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North Korean cruise set to become a monthly regular
Dalian: Starting last Friday a group of intrepid travellers left the northeast Chinese province of Jilin and headed to North…
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