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Containers
Seaspan and Anglo-Eastern form joint venture
Containership owner Seaspan Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlas, and Hong Kong shipmanagement giant Anglo-Eastern have established a new procurement joint…
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Operations
Two ships hit by fatal fires in Asian waters
Explosions aboard two ships in Asian waters have left two crewmembers dead and nine others injured. The 2000-built product tanker…
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Greater China
GlobalMET shifts its base to Hong Kong
Training organisation GlobalMET has shifted its headquarters from Australia to Hong Kong. GlobalMET was formed in 1989 by a group…
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Dry Cargo
Butterys spread bulker empire with Good Stag deal
Chris Buttery, the famous co-founder of Hong Kong’s Pacific Basin, is set to charter an 18-year-old handysize bulk carrier sold…
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Operations
Ioannis Stefanou appointed to head up Wallem Ship Management
Hong Kong’s Wallem Group has appointed from within for its next senior executive position, selecting Ioannis Stefanou as managing director…
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Tech
Global Shipping Business Network debuts in Europe
Hong Kong-incorporated technology consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced expansion into Europe by piloting its blockchain-based logistics platform,…
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Containers
Seaspan seals charter extensions for 18 containerships
Seaspan Corporation has struck a deal with a major European liner to forward fix contracts, extending current charter terms for…
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Ports and Logistics
Fire breaks out near Hong Kong container terminal
A fire broke out in the vicinity of Kwai Chung container terminal 7 in Hong Kong, sending plumes of thick…
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Dry Cargo
Taylor Maritime offloads bulker pair for $33m
London-listed Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) continues to maximise its returns from improving markets, having landed $33.3m from the sale of…
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Containers
Gerry Wang finds container work for novel gas carrier
MPPs, dry bulk carriers – even product tankers have been proposed to move containers during box shipping’s record earnings run.…
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Containers
CULines readies Hong Kong IPO
China United Lines (CULines), one of the fastest growing container carriers during the pandemic, is gearing up for a listing…
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Dry Cargo
Taylor Maritime Investments expects market rebound after Chinese New Year
Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) has had a relatively busy start to the year, having secured employment for six of its…
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Dry Cargo
KC Maritime inks contract for ultramax pair
Hong Kong owner KC Maritime has inked a contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for a pair of 63,600…
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Greater China
Hong Kong looks to split the government’s Transport and Housing Bureau
The Hong Kong government has proposed to re-organise its structure, including splitting the current Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) into…
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Greater China
Tribini Capital exits shipowning with sale of boxships to Maersk
Alphaliner is reporting the 2,754 teu sister ships MCC Ningbo and MCC Chittagong have been sold to Maersk, marking the…
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Containers
Seaspan seals full funding for 70-vessel newbuild programme
Seaspan Corporation has landed the last of its financings for its full 70-vessel newbuild initiative, recently securing approximately $1.4bn that…
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Ports and Logistics
Maersk to buy LF Logistics for $3.6bn
A.P. Moller – Maersk has secured one of its target to spend some of the billions it has earned during…
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Gas
World’s largest FSRU heads to Hong Kong
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Royal Vopak (Vopak) have come to an agreement whereby Vopak will acquire 49.99% of the…
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Dry Cargo
Ammonia-fuelled newcastlemax project makes headway
An innovative ammonia-fuelled newcastlemax bulker design from Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS), a technical consulting arm of Hong Kong-based shipmanagement giant…
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Dry Cargo
Taylor Maritime Investments takes leading stake in Grindrod Shipping
London-listed Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) has bought a 22.6% stake in Singapore-based Grindrod Shipping Holdings for $77.9m via a private,…
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