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Muted celebration for Japan’s first new drydock this century amid rampant competition
Japan’s largest shipbuilder yesterday celebrated the official opening of the nation’s first new drydock this century with the yard’s boss…
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Asia
Sasaki wins LPG pair
Toda Kisen, a small Japanese owner based on the island of Shikoku, has gone to compatriot yard Sasaki Shipbuilding for…
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Asia
Sinokor Merchant Marine acquires VLCC from K Line
South Korean owner Sinokor Merchant Marine has acquired the 300,000 dwt VLCC from Japanese owner K Line. Broking sources revealed…
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Asia
THE Alliance reveals it has set aside $50m in the event one of its members does a Hanjin
THE Alliance, a new container grouping which launched this April, has revealed the amount it has set aside in the…
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Asia
Toyota pushes Japanese lines to order up to 20 LNG-fuelled car carriers
Japan’s big three shipping lines are in negotiations with the country’s leading yards for a massive car carrier order. With…
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Asia
Shoei Kisen offloads another handy bulker
Japanese shipping giant Shoei Kisen continues to prune its stock of handy bulkers, offloading the 2008-built, 28,300 dwt to little…
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Asia
NYK places orders for four VLCCs
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is keeping compatriot shipyards busy. The giant shipping line has just inked contracts for four…
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Asia
Sinokor acquires VLCC from JX Ocean
South Korean owner Sinokor Merchant Marine has acquired 298,400dwt VLCC from Japan’s JX Ocean according to VesselsValue. The portal reveals…
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Asia
Charter fixed for the world’s largest FSRU
The world’s largest FSRU – due to be delivered in a couple of months – has found a charter in…
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Asia
Singapore and Japan forge LNG-fuelled car carrier ties
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Ports and Harbours Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,…
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Asia
MOL joins blockchain consortium
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced it has will participate in a Japanese consortium to developing a trade data…
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Asia
Tanker watchers keep an eye on JX Ocean’s VLCC sale
The fleet rejuvenation scheme at Japan’s JX Ocean will reach an interesting crossroads this Wednesday. JX Ocean – part of…
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Americas
MOL tanker cleared to depart New York after grounding
An oil products tanker that ran aground briefly in the shipping channel between New York and New Jersey did not…
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Americas
Foremost Group orders bulker pair at Oshima Shipbuilding
New York-based dry bulk owner Foremost Group has signed shipbuilding contracts with Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding for the construction of two…
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Asia
NYK aims for remote-controlled transpacific voyage by 2019
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is looking to test run a remote-controlled containership transit across the Pacific in 2019, according to…
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Asia
Tsuneishi plows ahead with landmark shipbreaking facility in the Philippines
Japanese shipyard giant Tsuneishi is plowing ahead with a landmark shipbreaking facility in Southeast Asia. Tsuneishi is building a ship…
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Americas
Shunzan Kaiun fixes panamax bulker to Hudson Shipping
Japanese owner Shunzan Kaiun has fixed a panamax bulker to US shipping firm Hudson Shipping Lines on time charter. According…
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Dry Cargo
Oldendorff Carriers picks up ultramax from Mitsubishi
Sources tell Splash that the German giant Oldendorff Carriers has just added an ultramax. The company knows the ship well…
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Asia
NYK slapped with huge fine Down Under
The Federal Court in Australia has convicted Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) of criminal cartel conduct over its…
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Americas
JP Morgan acquires panamax bulker from United Ocean
JP Morgan Global Maritime continues its secondhand bulker buying spree, acquiring 82,000dwt bulker from United Ocean Group. According to broking…
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