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Tanker market hits peak supply growth: Poten
As of October 1, 2017, 214 tankers (handysize and up) have been delivered for the first three quarters of this…
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Flag states and crew abandonment
I have been following Splash’s work on seafarer abandonment with a great deal of interest. Sam and the team are…
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USCG makes call for radical changes in seafarer training
Current seafarer training is becoming out of step with the quantum leaps in technology seen onboard ships hitting the water…
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Indonesian seafarer dies after falling from Wan Hai boxship
A seafarer died yesterday after falling from the 1993-built Wan Hai Lines containership at Taichung Port. The incident happened when…
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Iranian boxship runs aground on Hong Kong island
The Iranian-flagged 5,000 teu containership ran aground at the eastern corner of Magazine Island, an islet near Ap Lei Chau…
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TechnipFMC awarded Sabah subsea contract
TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract for the Phase 1A Block H Gas Development Project off Sabah, Malaysia by…
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Is shipping a climate friend or foe?
Maria Bruun Skipper, a director at Danish Shipping, helps set the scene for this week’s UN-convened COP23 climate talks taking…
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Dorian LPG sells VLGC for $65m in sale and leaseback deal
NYSE-listed LPG operator Dorian LPG has reached a deal to sell 2014-built VLGC for $65m as part of a sale…
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Jones Act defended at hearing on hurricane relief efforts
A US Congressional hearing on maritime responses to the recent spate of big hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Gulf…
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ECSA: European shipping could go the way of its yards
The incoming head of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has a stark warning for bureaucrats in Brussels – support…
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Why Port State Control is like toothpaste
Rod Johnson, a former Port State Control officer, laments news the Paris MoU is likely to make its data harder…
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Cosco buys into Jakarta container logistics firm
Cosco’s Singapore-listed subsidiary is buying into an Indonesian logistics provider as it diversifies fresh from group restructuring which saw its…
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Maersk Container Industry appoints new CEO
Maersk Container Industry has appointed Sean Fitzgerald as chief executive officer effective January 1, 2018. Maersk Container Industry is part…
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MPC Container Ships buys Hansa feeder boxship
Germany’s MPC Container Ships continues its rapid growth with the acquisition of 2008-built feeder boxship . The 1,350 teu vessel…
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Hafnia Tankers pockets $8.5m from sale and leaseback deal
Denmark’s Hafnia Tankers has sealed its first sale and leaseback deal in the Japanese market, with 2010-built LR1 tanker being…
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Qingshan Shipyard to transform into a port
Sinotrans & CSC affiliated Qingshan Shipyard has gained a permit from Wuhan Port Authority to operate as a port business.…
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Engie renews FSRU contract with CNOOC
Frech energy giant and LNG player Engie has renewed a regasification and storage services contract with Chinese state-run energy group…
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Solstad Farstad offloads AHTS
Norway’s Solstad Farstad, via subsidiary Solstad Offshore Singapore, has sold the 2005-built anchor handling tug supply vessel . The price…
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The seafarer of the future
Captain Pradeep Chawla, chairman of GlobalMET, the association of maritime education and training providers, and managing director of QHSE and…
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Wison and KBR to cooperate on FLNG project
China’s Wison Offshore & Marine has signed a memorandum with Houston-based LNG engineering firm KBR for cooperation on a floating…
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