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USCG demands tighter security from ships arriving from Libya
London: Ships arriving in the US that have docked in Libya within their last five port calls will be subject to…
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Seafarers “content” with life at sea, survey says
London: The majority of seafarers are quite happy with life at sea, and big improvements are being seen in basic…
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Cochin Shipyard to build multipurpose vessels for offshore industry, Navy
Cochin: The Indian government owned Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is to construct multi-purpose vessels for the offshore industry as well…
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Global port operators reject Indian shipping ministry’s re-bid offer
New Delhi: The contentious issue of regulated port tariffs has once again come in the way of resolving the stand-off…
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Bergen Group offloads rig yard
Oslo: Bergen Group has decided to divest the company’s rig-service activity at Hanøytangen. Sale agreements have been concluded with Semco…
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Contrasting sentiments
Dagfinn Lunde experiences a resurgent US economy and a downcast shipping mood while attending this year’s CMA. I have recently…
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Subsea 7 gets $200m Petrobras contract extension
Oslo: Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract worth approximately $200m with a duration of approximately two years. The contract…
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Yang Ming readies another five 14,000 teu ships
Taipei: Taiwanese containerline Yang Ming Marine Transport is looking at ordering another five 14,000 teu containerships. This Thursday sees the…
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Qatar Navigation in talks with UACC on tanker merger
Doha: Another tanker giant is forming in the Middle East with news Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has opened talks with United…
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Jinhai Heavy Industry raises $24.4m via financial leasing deal
Shanghai: HNA-affiliated Jinhai Heavy Industry has secured RMB152m ($24.4m) financing through selling shipbuilding equipment under a leaseback deal with Bohai…
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Keld Pedersen takes over as MD of Gujarat Pipavav Port
Mumbai: Keld Pedersen will succeed Prakash Tulsiani as managing director of the APM Terminals (APMT) operated Gujarat Pipavav Port (GPPL),…
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18 out of 20 top boxlines vulnerable to ‘click-jacking’ cyber attacks
Copenhagen: Danish maritime cyber security specialists CyberKeel latest research shows that 18 out of the top 20 containerlines – as…
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Chinese seafarer kills two colleagues
Manila: In a horrific attack, a Chinese seafarer killed two of his colleagues with a knife, and injured another crewmember…
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Jinling Shipyard inks PCTC duo
Shanghai: Jinling Shipyard, an affiliate shipyard of Sinotrans & CSC, has signed shipbuilding contracts with repeat customer Anji Automotive for…
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14 seafarers rushed to hospital with serious food poisoning
San Francisco: Having eaten a tropical fish that they had caught in international waters 14 of 19 crewmembers onboard the…
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Mercator’s Singapore dry bulk division admits financial difficulties
Singapore: The dry bulk subsidiary of one of India’s best known names in shipping has admitted it is in serious…
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Another law firm takes aim at Georgiopoulos
New York: The number of lawyers making hay from a controversial shipping merger continues to rise. Tripp Levy becomes the…
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TOP Ships details charter deal with Stena Weco
Athens: TOP Ships has taken delivery of the StenaWeco Evolution, a 50,000 dwt product tanker, the second of six vessels…
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Greenpeace activists leave Polar Pioneer as government reviews Shell’s Arctic plans
San Francisco: Over the weekend Greenpeace’s six activists opposed to offshore drilling in the Arctic abandoned a drill rig they…
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Owners of vessels damaged on Mississippi start suits against owners of runaway bulk carrier
San Francisco: The owner of a tanker allegedly rammed and damaged on Monday by a runaway bulk carrier on the…
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