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Bangladesh firm targets third supramax in four weeks
Privately held Bangladeshi concern SR Shipping has targeted yet another Japanese-built supramax. Again the handymax specialist has picked up a…
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Bangladesh firm targets another supramax
Sources say privately held Bangladeshi concern SR Shipping has targeted another Japanese-built supramax. Last week reports linked the company to…
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Bangladesh firm linked to Nisshin supramax
Unconfirmed broker reports link privately held Bangladeshi concern S.R. Shipping with the acquisition of a Japanese supramax. The 55,000 dwt…
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Shipowners still have not improved shipbreaking practice, says NGO
In spite of mounting pressure from governments and lobbyists, during 2015 shipowners continued to scrap vessels at shipbreaking yards known…
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Worker killed at shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh
Another worker at a Bangladeshi ship recycling facility died yesterday. Akkas Ali, 45, was killed by a falling steel plate…
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Bangladesh recycling upgrade
Bangladesh is pushing ahead with a BTK120m ($1.5m) upgrade for all its shipbreaking yards at Sitakunda. The Norwegian Agency for…
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Bangladesh Shipping Corp signs for 3 tankers
State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation has signed a much telegraphed deal for three 50,000 dwt tankers. Brokers put the price of…
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Eight workers hospitalised after blast at Chittagong shipbreaking yard
A leak in a gas cylinder led to an explosion yesterday morning at Shital Enterprise scrap yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh,…
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India’s scrap price strengthens, rupee weakens, capesize demolished
A capesize bulk carrier has been reported sold for demolition in India, which this past week has seen a slight…
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Bangladesh shipbreaking cartel scares away scrap ship sellers
As scrap prices dwindle, five unnamed members of the Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association (BSBA) have formed a pricing cartel to…
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Bangladesh to clamp down on shipbreakers
Dhaka is taking steps to regulate its sprawling shipbreaking industry, including dishing out fines and prison sentences for companies found…
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Jindal Steel to buy 10 mini-bulkers from Bangladesh
Chittagong: India’s Jindal Steel has placed a 4.8bn Bangladeshi Taka ($61.3m) order for 10 new mini bulk carriers with Bangladesh’s…
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Indo-Bangla pact for moving foodgrains by inland waterways
New Delhi: India is to sign a long-term treaty with Dhaka for transporting foodgrains to its north-eastern states on a…
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Chittagong’s move to offer OEL exclusive berth rights infuriates others
Mumbai: A decision to grant a Singaporean feeder line an exclusive berth in Chittagong has infuriated many in the city.…
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Scrap prices improve, more capesize demolitions on the horizon
London: Scrap prices have turned a corner and are up by around $20/LDT as local steel plate prices improve and…
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New Delhi to request Dhaka for use of Chittagong port for grain transportation
New Delhi: The Indian Food Ministry, which has been concerned with the absence of adequate infrastructure at Ashuganj port on…
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