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Valles exits dry bulk
One of Hong Kong’s oldest shipping companies, Valles Steamship, is exiting the bulker segment, laying all its money into tankers.…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Banchero Costa on where dry bulk went wrong
Watch Ralph Leszczynski, global head of research at Banchero Costa, give his take on the dry bulk markets. Leszczynski took…
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Shipowners losing millions by choosing the wrong bunker port
Ishaan Hemnani from BunkerEx has some advice on where to get fuel. Bunkers are one of the largest costs associated…
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Ulrik Andersen replaces Christian Andersen at Avance Gas
Pure-play VLGC owner Avance Gas Holding has appointed Ulrik Andersen as chief executive officer. Andersen replaces Christian Andersen who stepped…
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Denmark deploys sniffer drone
Denmark continues to deploy smart technology to crack down on ships that fail to comply with environmental regulations. The Scandinavian…
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Diligent Holdings continues supramax spree
Dimitris Michalos and Diligent Holdings continue to earnestly build up their fleet of secondhand Japanese supramaxes. Both Seasure Shipbroking and Advanced…
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Chevron strikes deal to acquire Anadarko for $33bn
US energy giant Chevron Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire compatriot E&P company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in a…
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S.D. Standard Drilling profits from sale of platform supply vessels
Øystein Stray Spetalen’s S.D. Standard Drilling (SDSD) has announced that New World Supply (NWS), a vessel owning company in which…
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Chinese yards dominate repair industry
As with so many other facets of shipping, China dominates the ship repair industry. Latest data from Clarkson Research show…
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Avenir LNG replaces LNG carrier options at Keppel with new orders at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore
Avenir LNG has entered into shipbuilding contracts with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) for the construction of two…
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Taiwan Navigation orders two kamsarmaxes at Oshima
Taiwanese bulker owner Taiwan Navigation continues to optimise its fleet, having signed newbuilding contracts with Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding for the…
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Baltrader in for two cement carriers
Hamburg-based Baltrader Capital has ordered two cement carriers at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding in China for delivery from late next year.…
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Discovery TV show investigates shipping disasters
A new TV series, Disasters At Sea, starts tomorrow on Discovery Canada. The series will focus on one accident per…
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Sinokor and Heung-A merger moves ahead
From Monday, Sinokor and Heung-A, South Korea’s fourth and fifth largest liners respectively, will merge their container services ahead of…
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Bremenports eyes Arctic traffic, buys into Icelandic terminal development
Germany’s Bremenports signed a deal yesterday to lead the development of a new Icelandic deepsea port with a view to…
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Maritime CEO Forum: IMO 2020 compliance workshop
A shipmanager, a shipowner, a fuel reseller and a fuel verification expert made the perfect panel for Monday’s special IMO…
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Dong-A Tanker granted interim protection by court
The Seoul Bankruptcy Court has granted an interim protection to the financially troubled domestic owner Dong-A Tanker, following the company…
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MacGregor: Shipping must grow up
Michel van Roozendaal, the president of Finnish ship equipment giant MacGregor, wants shipping to grow up. In a frank interview…
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Is MLC working for seafarers?
Regular Splash contributor Carolyn Graham ponders whether shipping’s ‘bill of rights’ is fit for purpose. This year, the International Labour…
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Japan seeks foreign shipbuilding workers
The Japanese government is looking to recruit over 13,000 shipbuilding overseas workers this year, primarily from China, as part of…
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