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Asia
HPH set to open second Pakistan terminal in October
Hutchison Port Holdings will open a terminal in Karachi before the end of the year, Reuters is reporting, allowing mega…
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Greater China
‘The abandonment of seafarers is abhorrent’: HKSOA’s Bowring
The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association (HKSOA) says it “extremely concerned” about the seafarers on the . The Hong Kong-registered capesize…
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Containers
Boxship outlook to remain grim for rest of the decade: CC Tung
CC Tung, the veteran chairman of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), has warned of a very challenging demand side for…
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Americas
Seaspan boosts war chest with eye on Greater China International takeover
Seaspan continues to build its war chest with an eye on taking over the Greater China International fleet. Yesterday it…
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Greater China
Wallem responds to sex discrimination allegations
Hong Kong’s Wallem Group has responded to a sex discrimination row that erupted Thursday morning in the UK’s Daily Mail,…
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Greater China
Peter Levesque to replace Sean Kelly at Modern Terminals
Modern Terminals, Hong Kong’s oldest container terminal operator, today announced that Peter Levesque, the company’s current coo will succeed Sean…
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Asia
Vietnamese owner pockets $1m profit from quick handy sale
In a rare example of a Vietnamese owner performing an asset play, Haiphong-based Viet Long JSC has pocketed a tidy…
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Dry Cargo
Wah Kwong’s George Chao passes away
Following a long illness George Chao, a shipping legend in Hong Kong and president of Wah Kwong, died, aged 76,…
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Greater China
Fleet Management: Smaller managers risk being phased out
Like shipping in general, smaller players in the shipmanagement sector risk being elbowed out, argues the head of one of…
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Greater China
Hong Kong container terminals renew plea for more land
The Hong Kong Container Terminal Operators Association (HKCTOA) has renewed its plea for more land and barge berths at the…
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Greater China
Wallem: ‘Consistent, sustainable and organic growth’
Wallem, one of the world’s largest shipmanagers, is not following many of its peers by pursuing aggressive growth, the company’s…
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Dry Cargo
Guangzhou Huangpu starts marketing pair of ultramaxes
Broking sources tell Splash Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding has started marketing a pair of ultramaxes that Hong Kong’s KC Maritime has…
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Greater China
Anglo-Eastern Univan: Crew costs unlikely to come down
Shipowners looking for any savings whatsoever in these tricky times are unlikely to see key item, crew costs, come down…
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Dry Cargo
Huxley cites ‘disagreement among senior management’ for his shock Wah Kwong departure
Tim Huxley has told Splash “a disagreement among senior management” was the reason for his surprise departure as ceo of…
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Greater China
Hong Kong Maritime Hub: Back on the map
A new website has just launched covering all things Hong Kong maritime. Created by veteran shipping journalist Mike Grinter, Hong…
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Americas
Noble Group moves closer to US energy business sale
Hong Kong-headquartered commodity giant Noble Group has moved a step closer to disposing of its US electricity business, Noble Americas…
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Dry Cargo
Noble Group’s Elman to retire
Concluding another tricky week for Hong Kong commodities trader Noble Group, its founder and chairman, Richard Elman has announced his…
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Dry Cargo
Fenwick sells its oldest ship
Hong Kong owner Fenwick Shipping has offloaded its oldest ship. The low profile outfit sold the 16,900 dwt , built…
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Dry Cargo
Jinhui offloads another supramax
Hong Kong- and Oslo-listed Jinhui Shipping has sold another ship. Fresh from offloading a supramax earlier this year, the company,…
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Dry Cargo
Jinhui Shipping holds restructuring talks with lenders
Hong Kong- and Oslo-listed dry bulk operator Jinhui Shipping and Transport has given a remarkably frank assessment of the markets…
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