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Bangladesh Shipping Corporation set for substantial fleet growth
State-owned shipowner Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) plans to add six ships to its fleet, reports local news media The Financial…
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Meghna plays hardball, bags bargain ultramax
In February brokers reported that the 2019 Oshima-built 62,500 dwt ultramax bulker had been sold by 26-ship strong Oslo Bulk…
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Bangladeshi widow wins landmark shipbreaking ruling
In a landmark decision that could shake up the ship recycling trades irrevocably, a judge in London has ruled that…
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CSSC secures $120m Payra Port contract
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has announced that an affiliate of the group has secured an EPC project for the…
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Solution found to offload cargo from controversial Tomini bulk carrier off Chittagong
The master and crew onboard the , at the centre of a week-long coronavirus-linked standoff in Bangladesh waters, have negotiated…
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Tomini crew refuse to offload cargo in Bangladesh over fears of contracting coronavirus
The master and the crew of the three-year-old 63,590 dwt bulk carrier find themselves in a tense standoff with the…
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Bangladesh follows India and Pakistan in suspending all shipbreaking
Bangladesh has followed Pakistan and India’s lead in issuing a two-week moratorium on all ships heading to the south Asian…
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Bashundhara grows fleet with K Line VLGC deal
Bashundhara LP Gas, the LPG subsidiary of the Bangladesh conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has shaken hands with Japan’s K Line to…
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Damen to develop Bangladeshi shipbuilding
Gentium Solutions from Australia and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry…
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Oldendorff signs coal transport contract with Bangladesh Chinese Power Company
Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers has signed a coal transportation agreement with Bangladesh Chinese Power Company Limited (BCPCL). The agreement will see…
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Bangladesh looks at flying boxes to alleviate congestion
Bangladesh is looking at getting containers to fly in order to alleviate crippling truck congestion at its top port. Chicago-based…
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Action plan presented in Bangladesh to improve shipping’s most dangerous profession
With the death toll at Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards showing no sign of abating, a local trade union has presented the…
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SR Shipping takes d’Amico supramax
Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry has sold 2008-built supramax bulk carrier . Confirming the sale to Splash, the company said: “We…
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Two dead, three injured at Bangladeshi breaking yard
Two workers were killed and three others injured after a cable attached to a ship collapsed on them at a…
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SR Shipping resurfaces with supra swoop
One of South Asia’s most prolific buyers in 2016, Bangladesh’s SR Shipping has added its first ship in years. Staying…
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Akij swoops for its most expensive supramax
Bangladesh’s Akij Group continues to scout for handymaxes and supramaxes. This week sources tell Splash that the group has dived…
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Akij makes its most expensive bulker play
Bangladesh’s Akij Group has completed its most expensive secondhand purchase to date. Sources say that fast growing player has paid Dojima…
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Huge explosion kills one, injures five at Bangladesh demo yard
A huge explosion killed one and injured five at the Mahinur Ship Recycling Yard in Chittagong today. The fire broke…
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Chittagong port expansion unveiled
Congested Chittagong, Bangladesh’s top port, is adding more terminals. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has revealed plans to get three terminals…
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Two dead after tanker hit by fire at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard
A fire broke out onboard an oil tanker beached at the Shagorika Ship Breaking Yard in Bangladesh, resulting in the…
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