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HR Lines in for up to six Mawei boxships
Karnaphuli Group of Bangladesh, the parent company of the Dhaka-based regional carrier HR Lines, has signed for four firm 2,900…
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Bangladesh shipbreaking sector sees highest quarterly death toll
Bangladesh shipbreaking yards have seen a record-breaking number of fatalities this quarter. According to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, at least…
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Man dies in cylinder blast at Chittagong shipyard
A gas cylinder explosion killed one worker at a shipyard in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong in Bangladesh yesterday. The incident…
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Meghna pounces for Japanese supramax
Bangladesh’s Meghna Group has returned to the secondhand market. The wet and dry player has snapped up a seven-year-old supramax…
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One dead and three injured in boiler blast at Bangladesh shipyard
A worker has died and at least three others sustained serious injuries following a boiler explosion at a shipyard in…
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Demo rates hit $550 per ldt
Demo prices have shot up soaring global steel prices and fierce competition between Pakistan and Bangladesh for limited tonnage. The…
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Meghna orders ultramax quartet at Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding
Bangladesh’s Meghna Group has placed an order at Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding, the joint venture between China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Japan’s Mitsui…
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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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