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Riverbank collapse hinders grain exports from Argentina
A bank has collapsed along the Parana River, Latin America’s grain superhighway, forcing ships to travel with around 20% less…
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Global Marine Travel makes crew change progress
In the ongoing crew repatriation battle Global Marine Travel (GMT) has partnered with the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) to…
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Iranian grounded boxship has buckled
Authorities in Southeast Asia face a tricky salvage of a grounded container vessel as images emerge of it beginning to…
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Deadly pandemic forces autonomous ship into lockdown
The launch of the Yara Birkeland, among the most keenly anticipated new ships to hit the water this year, is…
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Former CSSC and CSIC chairman under investigation for corruption
China’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, has announced that Hu Wenming, former chairman of both CSSC and…
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Esvagt cuts salaries to withstand Covid-19 and low oil prices
Offshore safety and support vessel specialist Esvagt has announced its plans to find a way through the depressed environment caused…
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Sembcorp Marine reduces workforce by over 19,000 due to Covid-19
Singapore shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has temporarily reduced the workforce at its yards by over 95% as part of its Covid-19…
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CM Lemos orders suezmax quartet at Hyundai Samho
Greek owner CM Lemos has placed an order through his affiliate Nereus Shipping at Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction…
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Thun Tankers orders another product tanker at Ferus Smit
Thun Tankers, part of Swedish owner Erik Thun Group, has placed an order at Dutch yard Ferus Smit for the…
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Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel was successfully launched at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The vessel is owned…
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EY execs appointed as interim judicial managers of Ocean Tankers
Two Singapore-based employees of accounting firm EY were appointed interim judicial managers of Ocean Tankers yesterday. Ocean Tankers, one of…
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Rem Offshore secures another PSV extension
Fredrik Remøy led Rem Offshore has announced its second contract award in a week, confirming a new contract for 2013-built…
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Deaths reported from Monday’s Indonesian tanker blaze
Having earlier said there were no casualties from Monday’s terrible fire on an Indonesian aframax undergoing repairs, police reported yesterday…
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D’Amico: Dealing with fake demand
For Paolo d’Amico, seasoned Italian shipowner and chief executive officer of d’Amico International Shipping, this is not the best quarter…
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Ocean Tankers opts for judicial management
Singapore’s Ocean Tankers, part of the heavily in debt Hin Leong Trading, has applied for judicial management today. The company…
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Toll hit by another cyber attack
Australian transport and logistics company Toll Group has suffered a second cyber attack in the space of just three months.…
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Cosco gives a glimpse of China’s future smart ports
Cosco has given a glimpse of its work towards creating autonomous operations at its ports. Cosco Shipping Ports has been…
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Swathe of aframaxes sold
While April was was the month for vintage VLCC sales, the beginning of May has so far been about the…
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Dorian LPG clinches sale and leaseback deal for VLGC
LPG carrier operator Dorian LPG has entered into a sale and leaseback deal for its 2015-built VLGC . The 84,000…
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Neda Maritime orders LR2 tanker pair at Daehan
Greek owner Neda Maritime, controlled by the Lykiardopoulos family, has placed an order at South Korean yard Daehan Shipbuilding for…
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