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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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Diana Shipping fixes capesize to Pacbulk
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed a new time charter with Pacbulk Shipping in Singapore for 2011-built capesize…
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FGAS takes vintage bulker
Sales registers show Hong Kong-based handysize mammoth Pacific Basin has sold the 20-year-old, 31,900 dwt . Splash understand that fast…
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Singapore details winners of latest start-up competition
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore…
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Tanker ordering tipped to hit historic lows through to 2024
After a weighty amount of tanker deliveries through to the end of 2021 a new report out is suggesting tanker…
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Slippage permeates through this year’s ship delivery schedule
Clarksons Research is reporting that the global newbuilding delivery schedule this year will see signifiant slippage. Globally, output in 2020…
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Casualty investigation reports taking nearly three years to complete
Intercargo, the international dry bulk shipping association, has hit out at the slowness with which flag states publish casualty reports,…
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Philippines, the manning capital of the world, bans all passenger flights
The crewing industry has been thrown another curve ball over the weekend with the Philippines, the nation that provides more…
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Spain facilitates crew changes
Spain has recognised seafarers as key workers thus facilitating crew change in the country, the European nation hardest hit by…
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Aussies detain bulk carrier found to be carrying high sulphur fuel
The , a four-year-old 34,387 dwt bulk carrier belonging to Amsterdam-based MUR Shipping, was detained in Geelong, Australia on Friday,…
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Bluewater taps ex-Morgan Stanley shipping head
Calgary-based maritime investment firm Bluewater Acquisition Corp has appointed Fotis Giannakoulis as a director of the company. Giannakoulis was most…
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Asahi Tanker orders MR pair at Onomichi
Onomichi Dockyard has won an order from Asahi Tanker for two MR product carriers. The Tier III, 50,000 dwt vessels…
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Altomare swoops for another VLCC
Fresh from acquiring a VLCC from Belgium’s Euronav last month, Greek owner Altomare has pounced to snap up 2005-built VLCC…
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Heavylift crane collapses in Rostock
A heavylift crane collapsed in dramatic fashion on Saturday smashing onto the offshore installation vessel while undergoing load tests at…
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