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Hong Kong hands guilty verdict to APL master over controversial Singapore military shipment
A long running court case came to a close Monday in Hong Kong with the Chinese master and boxline APL…
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Chinese swine epidemic muddies handy outlook
Owners of smaller bulk carriers could suffer from the African swine fever epidemic sweeping through China that has already seen…
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Maersk now offering digital ocean customs clearance
Maersk has launched an industry-first customs clearance online shipping management platform in seven European countries – Germany, France, Denmark, The…
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New Zealand looks at shifting Ports of Auckland
The New Zealand government is looking at shifting the country’s largest container port away from its prime real estate position…
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Singapore suspends bunker supplier found to be using magnets to distort deliveries
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has suspended the bunker craft operating licence of local firm Southernpec after magnets…
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China Merchants takes over AVIC Weihai Shipyard
AVIC International Holdings has entered into an agreement with China Merchants Offshore Engineering Investment to transfer its entire 69.77% equity…
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Cosco newcastlemax orders hit sixteen with three confirmed at Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding
Cosco Shipping Bulk has signed shipbuilding contract with CSIC-affiliated Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Industry for the construction of three 210,000 dwt…
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No industry for old men
The first step in making a change is acknowledging the need for change and by that marker, the maritime industry…
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Sun Enterprises orders up to three MR tankers at Hyundai Mipo
Greek owner Stavros Livanos’ Sun Enterprises is said to have placed order for three 50,000 dwt MR tankers at South…
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Antong Holdings secures $297m state funding for logistics development
Antong Holdings, the parent group of Chinese domestic container shipping major Ansheng Shipping and logistics service provider Antong Logistics, has…
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P&O Ports scraps French terminal contract
DP World’s P&O Ports has pulled out of a contract to run the port of Sète, a year earlier than…
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Another tanker trio put up for sale by Formosa Plastics
Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics fleet clear-out continues. Just before Easter, the outfit let go of its oldest VLCC, while this…
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Port worker dies when crane catches fire while unloading coal at Kolkata
A port worker died on Saturday when a fire broke out on the mobile harbour crane he was operating caught…
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NYK president replaced as losses hit $400m
After just four years in charge, Tadaaki Naito’s tenure in charge of one of the world’s largest shipping lines is…
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CMA CGM’s new instant box booking system brings container shipping closer to its ‘Expedia moment’
CMA CGM has followed in the footsteps of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, debuting yesterday an online instant box booking system, bringing…
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K Line bows to pressure and appoints critic to the board
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has bowed to pressure as it reports another set of dire results. The Japanese shipping…
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Hans Aasnæs hired to replace Jens Ismar at Western Bulk
Norway’s Western Bulk has appointed Hans Aasnæs as its new CEO replacing Jens Ismar who leaves Western Bulk after almost…
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Mitrabahtera Segara Sejati: Diversification strategy under new leadership
Susana Germino is in a bit of a hurry when Maritime CEO comes calling for her first media interview since…
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Cosco books three newcastlemaxes at Beihai Shipbuilding
Cosco Shipping Bulk, the bulk shipping arm of China Cosco Shipping, has ordered three 210,000 dwt newcastlemaxes at CSIC-affiliated Beihai Shipbuilding…
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Minerva Bunkering appoints CEO
Minerva Bunkering, the renamed and restructured Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, has appointed Tyler Baron as its chief executive officer. Baron,…
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