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Americas
VLCC takes out pier in Panama
A Hong Kong-flagged VLCC ploughed into a Panamanian petrochemical terminal on Saturday, damaging the pier and puncturing a hole in…
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Greater China
Pacific Basin puts the brakes on acquisitions
Pacific Basin, Hong Kong’s largest shipowner by fleet number, is putting the brakes on fleet expansion plans. In a release…
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Greater China
Hong Kong makes crew change allowances
Developments are happening fast in relation to crew repatriation during the coronavirus outbreak. The UK has designated seafarers as key…
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Greater China
Yangzijiang confirms Tiger Group mega boxship order
China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has confirmed that it has secured a major order from Graham Porter led Tiger Group for the…
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Greater China
Tiger Group invests in 14,000 teu Yangzijiang series
Clarkson Research Services is reporting a notable container comeback for one of the sector’s most famous pioneers. Graham Porter-led Tiger…
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Greater China
Pacific Basin tipped to have taken another ultramax
Dutch owner Triton Navigation has had more success offloading tonnage, selling its sixth ship in eight months. Shortly after shaking…
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Greater China
Valles orders aframax at Daehan
Having been pruning its fleet of elderly tonnage of late, Hong Kong’s Valles Steamship has decided to make a rare…
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Greater China
Noble trims its cape arm
Shortly after Noble confirmed the sale of a 2012-built post-panamax, the commodity trading firm has found a buyer for another…
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Greater China
Taylor Maritime grows fleet to 28 with supramax acquisition
Hong Kong dry bulk owner Taylor Maritime has acquired its third supramax, the 2011-build Mitsui supramax , bringing its fleet…
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Europe
Hutchison Ports snaps up APM Terminals Rotterdam
APM Terminals has signed a letter of intent for the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam to Hutchison Ports. Hutchison Ports…
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Greater China
Andy Tung steps down as co-CEO at OOCL
Andy Tung announced on Friday he is stepping down as co-chief executive at OOCL at the end of this month,…
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Maritime CEO
Fleet Management: Landmark year for Hong Kong manager
The year 2019 has been a landmark one for Kishore Rajvanshy, the veteran managing director of Hong Kong’s Fleet Management.…
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Greater China
Kenneth Koo wins landmark cape demolition case
Ships sent for scrap cannot then resurface trading again, a landmark court case has ruled. The Kenneth Koo-led Tai Chong…
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Operations
Maritime CEO Forum: Attracting the next generation into the workforce
Last week’s HR session at the Maritime CEO Forum confounded many who fear where the next generation might come from…
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Contributions
Dealing with millennials
Captain Pradeep Chawla, managing director of QHSE and training at Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, discusses the characteristics and preferences of the millennials…
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Greater China
Maritime CEO Forum: Why tankers are so well placed today
It’s vital to build in sensitivities to baseline tanker forecasts, William Fairclough, the managing director of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport…
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Americas
Ports America taps Hong Kong terminal supremo as new president
Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in North America, has tapped a well known name in Hong…
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Greater China
Maritime CEO Forum: Dry bulk’s slow recovery
Last week’s dry bulk session during the Maritime CEO Forum in Hong Kong covered plenty of topics. Moderated by Mandarin…
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Maritime CEO
Maritime CEO Forum: Paul Over’s shipping masterclass
The traditional start to any Maritime CEO Forum around the world is to get an analyst in the hot seat…
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Europe
Seaspan to diversify with $750m acquisition of power generation firm APR Energy
Seaspan Corporation has agreed to acquire power generation company APR Energy Limited in an all-stock transaction valued at $750m. The…
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