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Case made for biofuels as shipping’s transition fuel
The shipping industry still needs plenty of persuading to see the merits of biofuels, despite the news carried on Splash…
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Triyards receives another winding up order
Offshore shipbuilder Triyards, part of Singapore’s Ezra Holdings, has revealed that an application has been filed by Hong Leong Finance…
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Saudi Arabia to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor project
Suggesting a major change in global oil flows, Saudi Arabia is expected to sign up to add billions of dollars…
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Trafigura takes first of 35 tankers
At a naming ceremony yesterday for a suezmax ship, commodities giant Trafigura revealed it has exercised options for three more…
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Uljanik mulls spin off of 3. Maj Shipyard
Financially troubled Croatian shipbuilding group Uljanik is planning to spin off its subsidiary yard 3. Maj as part of its…
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Trump signs off on new maritime cyber security strategy
President Donald Trump signed off on Thursday on America’s National Cyber Strategy with maritime featuring prominently in the 40-page document.…
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Savannah port sets out to double box throughput in the next 10 years
The port of Savannah on the US east coast has outlined a plan to nearly double box volumes in the…
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Global Ship Lease gets first Maersk charter
London-based containership charter owner Global Ship Lease has sealed a new time charter for 2004-built 8,063 teu containership , formerly…
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Baffled by Maersk’s BAF
David Macleod from Hong Kong freight management and consultancy HoldFast Pacific chips in with his own thoughts on this week’s…
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MSC awards scrubber conversion work for 29 ships to Huangpu Wenchong
Container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has officially signed a contract with CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the installation…
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Yangpu Sinowell Shipping boxship sold by court
Guangzhou Maritime Court has sold 2006-built multipurpose 648 teu containership Zhong Liang Dong Hai via an online auction. The vessel…
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Qinhuangdao Port ups stake in Huanghua oil terminal project
China’s Qinhuangdao Port will invest a further RMB551m ($80.5m) into Cangzhou Huanghua Port Crude Oil Stevedoring, the operator of a…
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Open-loop scrubbers face China ban
Adding another wrinkle into the 2020 sulphur cap compliance picture, China is contemplating banning open-loop scrubbers from operating in the…
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Wallem: A first interview with Frank Coles
In unveiling Frank Coles as his next CEO yesterday, Wallem chairman Nigel Hill commented: “The shipping services sector is grappling…
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Noble Group sued for fraud
Iceberg Research has been joined by a group of perpetual bondholders in troubled commodities firm Noble Group in hiring UK…
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Weekly Broker: Weak charter rates stall purchases
The expected rebound in secondhand bulker sale and purchase market after the summer lull has yet to come, amid continued…
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Drunk Russian master jailed for four months in Sweden
Swedish authorities have jailed a Russian master who was found to be intoxicated as his ship ran aground two months…
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Beibu Gulf Port Group merges with Xijiang Development Group
Beibu Gulf Port Group, the major port operator in Guangxi province in China, has started a strategic merger with Guangxi…
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Simon Møkster Shipping lands new PSV contract
Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has entered into a one-year charter contract with Point Resources for 2014-built platform supply vessel .…
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Seadrill awarded semi-submersible contract by Equinor
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has been awarded a contract by Equinor for 2008-built semi-submersible rig to perform exploration drilling in the…
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