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South Korea in pole to win up to 60 LNG carriers from Qatar
Qatar is readying another mammoth round of LNG carrier orders with South Korean yards in pole position. Qatar’s energy minister…
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CSSC celebrates up to 40 newbuilding orders
Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) held a ceremony in Beijing yesterday, celebrating the signing of up to…
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Eastern Pacific renews effort to exit handysize segment
Eastern Pacific has put its fleet of four handysize bulkers back into the shop window after an attempt to exit…
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Evergreen boxship smashed by falling crane in Vancouver
Canadian investigators are on the scene looking into yet another crane collapse. Early Monday morning, the lifting boom of a…
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Two dead from explosion on Cido tanker in Turkish repair yard
An explosion onboard aframax tanker , under repair at Turkey’s Tuzla Shipyard, has killed two workers and injured another 10…
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Imperial College London white paper sees LNG as an interim fuel
LNG as a ship fuel will not meet shipping’s 2050 pledge to slash emissions in half, a new 126-page white…
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Celsius returns to Samsung Heavy for more LNG carriers
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won a $370m order from Copenhagen-based Celsius Tankers, part of Celsius Shipping, to build two…
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McDermott awarded subsea tieback contract for Stonefly Development
US offshore services firm McDermott International has been awarded a contract by LLOG Exploration Company for deepwater subsea pipeline tiebacks…
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CEVA Logistics tells shareholders to reject CMA CGM takeover offer
Having first turned down a takeover offer from Denmark’s DSV last year, CEVA Logistics has come to the decision not…
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Liberia retakes silver spot on the flag podium
Two old foes have traded places in the ship registry league. Liberia has returned to second spot behind Panama, overhauling…
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Nissen Kaiun’s latest cape sale watched with interest
Nisshin Kaiun’s ongoing fire sale continues. This time the privately owned Japanese shipping mammoth is attempting to sell its oldest…
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Diana Shipping fixes bulker pair
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into time charter contracts for two of its vessels. Uniper Global Commodities…
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Green Shipping Line partners with Kongstein in offshore wind
US company Green Shipping Line has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norwegian marine services provider Kongstein to provide a…
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Train departs Chengdu with 40 containers bound for Milan
A new rail journey began two days ago when the first ever regular westbound train to directly link China with…
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CCS enjoys meteoric 2018 to surpass Bureau Veritas
China Classification Society (CCS) had a banner 2018 with more than 10m gt of ships joining the Beijing-headquartered company. Clarksons…
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Ships on alert following three attacks off Nigeria in 24 hours
Three attacks on ships off West Africa have been reported by maritime security specialists Ambrey in the space of just…
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Cerberus and Centerbridge make joint bid to buy 49% of NordLB
Two American investors have made a joint bid to take a minority stake in Germany’s NordLB, a big name in…
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Yang Ming takes options on four 11,000 teu boxships, eyes an additional four
Taiwanese line Yang Ming Marine Transport has excised an option with Japanese owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha for the charter of…
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Shipping welcomes two new ship types
Publishers of shipping dictionaries have a couple of new words to add to the ever-expanding jargon of ship types. LNT…
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LR2 market compared to Brexit negotiations
The current trading environment for LR2 tankers has been compared to the ongoing tricky Brexit negotiations between the UK and…
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