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Four more found guilty in sprawling Vinashin corruption scandal
A court in Hanoi yesterday sentenced Vinashin’s former chairman Nguyen Ngoc Su to 13 years in prison for “abuse of…
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Tallinna Sadam to develop new bulk terminal
Estonian port operator Tallinna Sadam has signed agreements with PK Terminal for the development of a dry bulk and general…
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‘Our word, our bond is fanciful stuff’
It turns out that in shipping, ethics is actually just a county north of Kent and south of Suffolk. Mr…
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C-Innovation awarded well intervention contract by BP
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore, has secured a contract from BP to perform riserless light well intervention (RLWI)…
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Vancouver’s bid to become an international maritime centre stumbles
Created four years ago to much fanfare and a huge marketing blitz, the project to turn Vancouver into a major…
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Maiden voyage for Bertram Rickmers’s new scrubber play
Two years after a humiliating bankruptcy that cost investors $250m, Bertram Rickmers is back, with the first of 10 feeder…
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Theresa May puts pressure on IMO to ensure shipping decarbonises
Theresa May, the embattled departing British prime minister, ensured today her legacy will not solely be remembered by her failure…
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Another three Brightoil vessels sold by courts amid wind-up petitions
Financially troubled Brightoil Petroleum has announced that the company was served with a petition filed by a creditor with the…
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Oshima debuts revolutionary bulker design
Oshima Shipbuilding, widely held to be among the finest bulker builders in the world, has debuted a new ultramax design,…
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Angelicoussis adds LNG carrier at DSME and eyes further orders
Maran Gas Maritime, an affiliate of Greek owner Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has placed an order for one additional 174,000 cu…
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Avin heads to Korea for suezmax pair
Greek owner Avin International has placed an order for two firm 158,000 dwt suezmax tankers at Hyundai Heavy Industries in…
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Palios makes tanker move as Performance Shipping confirms $60m acquisition of aframax pair
Symeon Palios has confirmed a move into the tanker sector with a deal to acquire a pair of aframax tankers,…
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10 Women to Watch 2019
Marthe Sandvik gives readers news from Oslo on an important step in furthering gender diversity in maritime – a rare…
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Cosco containership runs aground in Qinzhou
Cosco Shipping’s 5,089 teu panamax containership has been stranded near Qinzhou Port for the past three days. According to a…
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Jens Grønning to lead Navig8 Chemical Tankers as management team replaced
Navig8 Chemical Tankers has announced the appointment of Jens Grønning as CEO and Torben Bager as CFO, replacing CEO Nicolas…
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KCA Deutag appoints new CEO
Drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has appointed Joseph Elkhoury as its new chief executive officer with effect from July…
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Livestock shipper Wellard looks at vessel sales after defaulting on debt
Financially troubled Australian livestock exporter Wellard may be forced to sell one of its ships after it defaulted on debt…
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Russian tanker explosion kills two
An explosion occurred onboard a tanker at Port of Makhachkala in Russia today, killing two people. According to report by…
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Chinese digital logistics platform YunQuNa secures $70m cash injection
Digital logistics platform YunQuNa has secured a new round of $70m financing from Sequoia Capital China, New York-based technology hedge…
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Contship Italia quits Cagliari
Less than two months after selling its 50% share in the Medcenter Container Terminal of Gioia Tauro to MSC, Contship…
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