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CSSC Shipping appoints new chairman
CSSC Shipping, the financial leasing unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has announced the appointment of Zhong Jian as the…
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AVB orders bulker sextet at Yangzijiang
Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Vogemann Bolten (AVB), a joint venture of Ahrenkiel Steamship, H. Vogemann and Aug. Bolten, has placed an order…
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Dynacom declares suezmax option at New Times
Greek owner George Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers has declared an option for the construction of a 158,000 dwt suezmax tanker at…
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GC Rieber CSV charter extended by Nexans
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has agreed an extension with Nexans subsidiary Nexans Skagerrak for the charter of 2011-built construction support…
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Rem Offshore secures PSV extension with Apache
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Rem Offshore has secured a new one-year contract for its platform supply vessel . The 2012-built…
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Near complete Brazilian tanker newbuild sinks at pier
An unfortunate tanker newbuild, named after a Brazilian nun, whose ownership has never been consecrated, is now sitting on the…
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Diversity in maritime programme launches in the UK
Lobby group Maritime UK has launched a new Diversity in Maritime programme. Two new networks with task forces have been…
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Ince swoops for Hill Dickinson’s head of shipping
Julian Clark, the former head of global shipping at Hill Dickinson, has taken up a new role in London as…
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Alam Maritim awarded new underwater services contract
Malaysia’s Alam Maritim Resources has been awarded a contract by Sapura OMV Upstream to provide underwater services. The contract is…
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One on ONE with Jeremy Nixon
Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE), the two-year-old Japanese container shipping giant, is the latest big name in…
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PB Tankers survives with Pillarstone swooping for four of its tankers
Pillarstone Italy is further increasing its fleet of vessels under the control of its fund, Finav. The latest deal was…
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Seafarers poll reveals dread, fatigue and burn out onboard during the Covid-19 pandemic
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has given some insight into the lives…
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Oman makes crew change concessions
Oman is making crew change possible at its ports for seafarers whose contracts are up and have failed to get…
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UK asset manager builds Euronav base
UK asset manager M&G has now built up a 5% shareholding in Euronav, the Belgian tanker giant revealed today in…
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CDB Leasing signs for eight newcastlemaxes at Chinese yards
China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing) has announced via the Hong Kong Stock Exchange orders for eight 210,000 dwt…
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Transocean behind acquisition of d’Amico and Glencore tanker
The MR2 tanker , which was announced as sold by d’Amico and Glencore joint venture Glenda International Shipping, is bound…
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Solstad Offshore finds work for six vessels
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has entered into medium-term contracts for six of its vessels. Each of the contracts, with undisclosed clients,…
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Why maritime digitalisation is paramount for tomorrow’s port calls
Michael Bergmann from consultancy company BM Bergmann-Marine, along with Hapag-Lloyd’s eSolutions head Michael Schröder, Robert Ward, the former secretary-general of…
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Awilco Drilling campaign delayed by Petrofac
Norway’s Awilco Drilling and Petrofac have come to an agreement to delay the commencement of the plug & abandonment program…
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North P&I adds hull and machinery in diversification drive
North P&I is now offering hull and machinery cover for ocean-going vessels, complementing the H&M insurance already available from Sunderland…
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