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Vitiello brothers make dry bulk return to shipping
A famous Italian name in shipping is on the verge of making a dry bulk comeback. Brothers Luca (pictured) and…
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Weekly Broker: S&P faces up to test of sentiment
Capes might have hit near decade highs at the start of the month and VLCC spot rates leapt more than…
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Space tech provides next small step for LNG shipping
American class society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to the conceptual design of carbon fibre LNG fuel tanks,…
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Samsung Heavy Industries to develop ships powered by solid oxide fuel cells
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and US company Bloom Energy have announced a collaboration to design and develop…
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Maersk confirms acquisition of seven AET tankers
Maersk Tankers has confirmed the acquisition of seven handy tankers from Malaysian owener AET, as reported by Splash last week.…
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Kmarin adds two VLOCs at Qingdao Beihai
South Korea ship investment firm Kukje Maritime (Kmarin) has placed orders at China state-run yard Qingdao Beihai for an additional…
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Solstad Offshore awarded South African AHTS contracts by Total
Solstad Offshore has been awarded contracts by Total E&P South Africa for large anchor handling tug supply vessels Normand Drott…
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Angus Frew stepping down at BIMCO
Angus Frew, secretary general & CEO of BIMCO, has announced that he will step down from his role in 2020.…
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GNG lists chemical tanker for sale
Chinese owner Guangdong Navigation Group (GNG) has listed its 1998-built chemical tanker Yue You 902 for sale on the Guangzhou…
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Equinor forms offshore wind partnership with China Power International
Norwegian energy major Equinor has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China Power International Holding (CPIH) to collaborate on…
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Cosco Shipping Energy orders MR tanker pair at Cosco Dalian Shipyard
Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET), the tanker unit of Cosco, has placed an order at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry’s Dalian…
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Splash Extra: Tanker shake-up with new CO2 rankings
The C02 emissions of every tanker trading are set to be made available to charterers from tomorrow. The new index,…
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Scorpio Tankers takes 19 product tankers from Trafigura in $803m deal
Monaco-headquartered Scorpio Tankers has added 19 vessels to its fleet in a deal with Trafigura Maritime Logistics. The 19 vessels,…
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Shipping gets a glimpse of the world’s first LNG-fuelled megamax
Named after the founder of the company, CMA CGM today celebrated the float-out of the world’s first LNG-powered megamax. The…
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Dutch owner takes the plunge with new wind technology
Van Dam Shipping has signed a contract for the installation of an eConowind propulsion system on its 3,600 dwt general…
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American 48-year-old boxship reactivated
The world’s oldest containership of over 500 teu has been reactivated after 11 months in lay-up. The American flagged, 48-year-old…
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FDX Offshore takes over Womar Logistics
US maritime finance firm FDX Offshore, backed former GE Capital chairman Denis Nayden, has acquired Singapore-based pool operator Womar Logistics.…
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MISC, NYK and Mitsubishi shake hands on LNG Canada project
Malaysia’s top shipowner, MISC, has signed with Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsubishi Corporation to co-own two newbuild LNG…
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Kyklades adds two more suezmax tankers at Hyundai Samho
Alafouzos family-controlled Kyklades Maritime has placed an order at Hyundai Samho in South Korea for the construction of two 158,000…
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McDermott awarded Myanmar FEED contract
Houston-headquartered McDermott International has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Posco for the Shwe Phase 3 gas…
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