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Hong Lam Marine acquires bunker tanker
Hong Lam Marine, Singapore’s largest bunker vessel operator, has acquired the 2013-built small clean tanker from compatriot company Heng Tong…
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MSC and Contship Italia given Gioia Tauro ultimatum
The fight between the two 50:50 shareholders of Medcenter Contianer Terminal, Italy’s main transhipment hub located in Gioia Tauro, is…
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IMO: The vital role education will play in determining shipping’s future
Ahead of his keynote speaking slot at next week’s World Congress on Maritime Heritage in Singapore, Kitack Lim, secretary-general of…
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Indonesia detains more than 20 ships for illegal anchoring near Singapore
There has been a recent spike in the number of anchored vessels detained by Indonesian authorities in waters near Singapore,…
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Shipping vows to repatriate abandoned crews
Repatriation of abandoned crews was one of the key topics discussed at last week’s International Labour Organization (ILO) Special Tripartite…
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Berenberg boss under investigation over insider-trading linked to Hapag-Lloyd
The managing partner of Berenberg, Germany’s oldest bank, is under investigation over an insider-trading scandal that allegedly yielded more than…
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Wisdom Marine in hot water over repeated failure to pay crew
Wisdom Marine, a Taiwanese owner, was forced to stump up cash to pay crew on its bulker, , after the…
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Tan Binh snaps up handysize bulker from Ulises
Tan Binh continues to snap up Japanese-built handysize bulkers, with brokers naming it as the buyer of 2004-built Shin Kochi…
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JMU contracted to build revolutionary bunker tanker
Japan Marine United (JMU) has won a unique order from Eco Bunker Shipping to build Asia’s first bunkering tanker capable…
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Singapore takes the lead in promoting e-bills of lading
Singapore authorities are amending existing legislation to ensure the republic remains at the forefront of the digitalisation of global trade.…
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Pacific Drilling finds work for drillship trio
US offshore driller Pacific Drilling has found work for three of its drillship, according to its latest fleet status report.…
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SSA Marine inks 25-year container terminal deal at Jaxport
The Jacksonville Port Authority Board has approved a 25-year agreement with Seattle-based terminal operator SSA Marine to create a $238.7m…
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Cosco exercises options for four pulp carriers
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, the multi-purpose shipping unit of China Cosco Shipping, has exercised options for the construction of four…
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Smart money and shipping
Making his Splash debut today is the scurrilous Mr Prospector, who mulls making a dry bulk investment against the better…
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Kunlun takes another ageing Sinokor VLCC
China’s Kunlun Holdings has added its second VLCC this year, tapping South Korean friend Sinokor for the 2002-built . A…
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Shelf Drilling sells elderly rig
UAE-based jackup drilling rig operator Shelf Drilling has sold its 1976-built jackup rig , the company revealed in its latest…
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Smedegaard steps down as CEO of DFDS
Danish roro ship operator DFDS has appointed Torben Carlsen as the new CEO of the company after current CEO Niels…
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Ernst Russ and Peter Döhle sell Hammonia Reederei
Ness Risan and Partners, a Norwegian investment fund, has teamed with the former owners of Finland’s Containerships Group to buy…
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MSC CIO calls for the containerisation of data communications
Last November Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express announced plans to establish a container shipping association to…
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Vale CEO resigns amid ongoing dam collapse investigations
Brazilian mining giant Vale has announced that the company has accepted the temporary resignation of its CEO Fábio Schvartsman and…
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