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Ladder rigged upside down led to seafarer’s death
A man who fell overboard from the bulk carrier and drowned off the West Australian coast was using a ladder…
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Chevron signs LNG supply deal with ENN Energy
Energy major Chevron has signed a signed a preliminary agreement with China’s ENN LNG Trading, a unit of ENN Energy,…
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CSSC ups investment in Chengxi Shipyard
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has announced that it plans to invest RMB400m ($60.8m) into its affiliate company Chengxi Shipyard…
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Amec Foster Wheeler CEO steps down
Amec Foster Wheeler has announced that Samir Brikho is stepping down as chief executive after nine years in the role.…
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Petrobras exceeded offshore oil output target for 2015
Brazil’s state oil giant Petrobras had some rare good news with the announcement that it had exceeded its target for…
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Falkland Oil and Gas with Rockhopper Exploration merger complete
Two leading firms in Falkland Islands offshore oil exploration have completed their merger, it was announced on Monday. The UK-based…
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Capesize values hit lowest level since 1992
The market value of a five-year-old capesize vessel has hit its lowest level in over 24 years, according to data…
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Prosafe gets $30m credit on final accommodation rig payment
Jurong Shipyard has given Prosafe $30m in seller’s credit on the final payment for its accommodation rig , which is…
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Bibby orders first Damen service operations vessel
Bibby Marine Services has ordered a service operations vessel (SOV) from Damen Shipyards, which the yard says is “the first…
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Mena Energy takes Fratelli d’Amico tanker on 3-year charter
Rome-based Fratelli d’Amico has chartered out LR2 tanker to Dubai-based Mena Energy for a period of three years. The charter…
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Norden swaps a capesize for a supramax with Bocimar
Denmark’s Norden has sold its last capesize bulk carrier to Bocimar for an undisclosed price, and has purchased a 2010-built…
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Coldharbour Marine: Inert gas to treat ballast water
Linby: Shipping can expect to hear plenty about the Coldharbour Marine GLD Ballast Water Treatment System this year as the…
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Mercator quits dry bulk
Mercator Lines (Singapore) (MLS) is exiting dry bulk. The Singapore-listed arm of the Indian owner outlined plans to divest itself…
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Geden sells 4 supramaxes en bloc
Brokers report that Turkish owner Geden Lines has just offloaded four geared, Vietnamese-built supramaxes for $10m each to a Greek…
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India to launch local P&I Club
An Indian P&I Club is on the cards as part of New Delhi’s ‘Made in India’ drive. The government is…
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Agritrade Resources confirmed as buyer of Euronav VLCC
Hong Kong-listed Agritrade Resources has announced that its subsidiary, Sea Oriental Line, has entered into an agreement with Euronav for…
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EC investigates Antwerp port over state aid claims
The European Commission is investigating alleged state aid to two container terminal operators at the port of Antwerp, it was…
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JX Nippon takes Odfjell Drilling semi-submersible
JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) has contracted Odfjell Drilling semi-submersible for the drilling of a single well on the…
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Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard caught in worker salary dispute
China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard, a subsidiary shipyard of Wuhan Guoyu Group, is caught in a salary dispute with its employees…
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Two dead from intoxication at Ningxu Shipbuilding
Five workers at Nanjing Ningxu Shipbuilding suffered from intoxication in a vessel under construction at the yard on Friday. According…
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