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MMHE secures offshore structure agreement with Petronas

January 9th, 20190 Malaysian shipbuilder Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering , part of MHB, has been awarded a frame agreement by oil major Petronas for the provision of engineering,...

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Former CSIC general manager Sun officially arrested

January 8th, 20190 Sun Bo, the former general manager of state-run shipbuilding conglomerate CSIC, has been officially arrested following months of investigations. The Supreme People's...

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South Korea overtakes China in ship orders for first time in seven years

January 7th, 20190 For the first time in seven years South Korea has overhauled neighbour China in the fiercely competitive world of shipbuilding. Data compiled by Clarkson Research...

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China Ocean Industry loses arbitration over four undelivered vessels

January 4th, 20190 China Ocean Industry has announced that the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) has awarded in favour of Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding's customer in a...

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Hyundai Heavy Industries sets $15.9bn new order target for 2019

January 4th, 20190 South Korea's flagship shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has set a target to secure newbuilding orders with combined value of $15.9bn this year. The...

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Sovcomflot orders LNG-fuelled product tanker trio at Zvezda

January 3rd, 20190 Russian shipping major Sovcomflot has placed an order at Zvezda shipbuilding complex for the construction of three LNG-fuelled MR product tankers. The three 51,000 dwt...

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Mingsheng Financial Leasing acquires two resale bulkers at Yangzijiang

January 3rd, 20190 Chinese financial leasing house Mingsheng Financial Leasing has acquired two $81,800 dwt resale panamax bulkers at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. According to shipbroking...

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76 shipbreakers in India are now HK-compliant

January 2nd, 20190 GMS, the world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, has revealed that there are now 76 yards in India that are compliant with the Hong Kong Convention (HKC)...

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Imabari wins first Greek VLCC order

January 2nd, 20190 Imabari, Japan’s largest shipyard, has received its first VLCC orders from a Greek owner. Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Group has secured early delivery slots for a...

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China Merchants restructures shipyard assets

January 2nd, 20190 China Merchants Group has started the integration of its shipyard assets as part of the ongoing internal restructuring process following its merger with Sinotrans &...

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Evergreen confirms boxship quartet at Jiangnan Shipyard

December 31st, 20180 Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has signed shipbuilding contracts with CSSC-affiliated Jiangnan Shipyard for the construction of four 2,500 teu containerships. The...

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Anhui Conch Group orders four bulkers at Jiangdong Shipyard

December 31st, 20180 Anhui Conch Group has placed an order at Sinotrans & CSC affiliated Jiangdong Shipyard for the construction of four 12,500 dwt bulk carriers. The vessels will be...

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Two senior officials at CSIC arrested

December 28th, 20180 Two senior officials at state-run shipbuilding conglomerate China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) have been arrested by authorities for illegal activities. Jin...

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Lamprell chosen for two newbuild jackup rigs

December 28th, 20180 UAE-based offshore builder Lamprell has received a letter of intent from its Saudi Arabian joint venture International Maritime Industries (IMI) to supply two jackup...

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Heerema shipyard to close after Rosetti Marino deal falls through

December 27th, 20180 Heerema Fabrication Group is to close its Zwijndrecht yard in the Netherlands after Italian group Rosetti Marino decided not to proceed with plans to buy the...

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Rongsheng Heavy Industries sale delayed

December 27th, 20180 Hong Kong-listed China Huarong Energy has announced that it has entered into a supplemental agreement with Unique Orient, the potential buyer of the shipbuilding assets...

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Shanghai Ganglu Navigation orders bulker pair at Kouan Shipbuilding

December 27th, 20180 Chinese domestic operator Shanghai Ganglu Navigation has signed shipbuilding contracts with Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding for the construction of two 56,000 dwt bulk...

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Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic
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Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade
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Nick Elliott: Shipping thriller trilogy
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Maersk starts random box checks in latest bid to stamp out scourge of misdeclared cargoes
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Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

North’s post-Brexit Irish subsidiary up and running

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

CMA CGM bids adieu to the MacAndrews brand

Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

Seacor Marine acquires three more PSVs from Cosco

Ocean Infinity awarded Petrobras survey work

Dole books reefer boxship pair at CSSC Chengxi

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

ADNOC acquires boxship from Celsius Shipping

Oman Shipping Company in for four DSME VLCCs

ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings

Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic

Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade

BW completes Hafnia merger

Oshima markets rare 2019 bulker resale

Nord/LB files court case against Brightoil

Bureau Veritas reveals Donche-Gay’s successor

Shanghai Bestway chairman fails to sell his shares again

Last Union Rich Shipping vessel sold at auction

Goldenport orders ultramax pair at Cosco Shipping Heavy