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Hainan Zhaogang Marine orders LPG carrier at CSSC Guangxi

January 16th, 20190 Hainan Zhaogang Marine has placed an order at CSSC Guangxi Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for the construction of a 5,000 cu m LPG carrier. The vessel, which...

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Blockchain outfit eyes JES takeover

January 16th, 20190 Bankrupt Chinese shipbuilder JES International Holdings has announced that it has been approached by Singapore's PLMP Fintech on the possibility of taking over the...

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Euronav offloads suezmax tanker for conversion

January 15th, 20190 Belgian tanker owner Euronav has sold its 2009-built 157,700 dwt suezmax tanker to an unnamed global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms. The sale...

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Cosco readies first overseas yard with Hanjin Subic bid

January 15th, 20194 Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) was officially put into receivership yesterday by the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to start...

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Maersk Honam cut in two and will be shipped to Hyundai Heavy to be rebuilt

January 15th, 20191 The 15,262 teu Maersk Honam is expected to be back in service in the second half of this year following one of the most ambitious ship repair procedures seen in...

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Oman Shipping Company in for four DSME VLCCs

January 15th, 20190 South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has clinched an order for four VLCCS from Oman Shipping Company. The ships will deliver from the end...

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Marmaras Navigation continues kamsarmax spree

January 15th, 20190 Marmaras Navigation has started the year in the same busy fashion as 2018 with several kamrsamax buys. The Greek bulker owner has acquired 2014 Sanoyas-built...

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Shanghai retains boxport crown for ninth straight year

January 15th, 20190 Shanghai has retained its crown as the world’s largest boxport for a ninth consecutive year. The Chinese financial metropolis saw throughput grow 4% year-on-year in...

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Samskip introduces pre-Brexit surcharge

January 15th, 20190 Icelandic containerline Samskip has introduced a pre-Brexit surcharge as the company expects increasing demand for shipping services to the UK. According to Samskip,...

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Ensco increases offer for Rowan Companies

January 15th, 20190 Offshore driller Ensco has increased its offer to Rowan Companies shareholders as it looks to finalise a $12bn agreement to combine the two companies in an all-stock...

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Two more tugs deployed to assist Yantian Express

January 15th, 20190 The fire onboard Hapag-Lloyd's 7,500 teu containership is still burning, and another two tugboats have been deployed to assist with firefighting and towage operations...

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Eagle Bulk acquires ultramax from Lomar Shipping

January 15th, 20190 US bulker operator Eagle Bulk has acquired the 2015-built ultramax bulker from UK-based Lomar Shipping. Shipbroking sources confirmed that the 63,800 dwt vessel has...

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L&T Hydrocarbon and Subsea 7 secure another EPCI order from Saudi Aramco

January 15th, 20190 Indian offshore engineering firm L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, in consortium with Subsea 7, has been awarded yet another EPCI project by Saudi Aramco. The award...

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Sinochem inks sale and leaseback for chemical tanker

January 15th, 20190 Chinese state-run chemicals production and trading major Sinochem has entered into a financial leasing agreement with Huarong Financial Leasing for one of its newbuild...

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Simpson Spence Young appoints US head of tankers

January 15th, 20190 London-based shipbroking house Simpson Spence Young has announced the appointment of Kevin Wise, former president and CEO of Mjølner Shipping, as head of its US tankers...

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ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings

January 15th, 20190 Israeli containerline continues to build its credentials in the world of blockchain moving ever closer to bidding farewell to the centuries old paper bill of...

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Sohmen-Pao channels Bill Gates in warning of changes ahead

January 15th, 20190 Speaking last night at the New Year cocktail for the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), Andreas Sohmen-Pao, the boss of BW, said the Lion Republic was in a better...

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Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic
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Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade
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Nick Elliott: Shipping thriller trilogy
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Maersk starts random box checks in latest bid to stamp out scourge of misdeclared cargoes
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Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

North’s post-Brexit Irish subsidiary up and running

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

CMA CGM bids adieu to the MacAndrews brand

Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

Seacor Marine acquires three more PSVs from Cosco

Ocean Infinity awarded Petrobras survey work

Dole books reefer boxship pair at CSSC Chengxi

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

ADNOC acquires boxship from Celsius Shipping

Oman Shipping Company in for four DSME VLCCs

ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings

Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic

Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade

BW completes Hafnia merger

Oshima markets rare 2019 bulker resale

Nord/LB files court case against Brightoil

Bureau Veritas reveals Donche-Gay’s successor

Shanghai Bestway chairman fails to sell his shares again

Last Union Rich Shipping vessel sold at auction

Esvagt ERRV pair extended by Equinor