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Uni-Asia signs up to Korean financing vehicle
KTB Asset Management, Korea Development Bank (KDB), and Japan’s Uni-Asia have signed a memorandum of understanding where the three will…
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Almi in for pair of VLCC newbuilds
Greece’s Almi Maritime has ordered two VLCCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ships are costing around $85.5m each with delivery…
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Indonesian buyer of Pacific London revealed
The mystery buyer of Sinokor’s aframax has been tracked down. Last week brokers had confusingly mixed reports of the buyer.…
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Eukor extends car shipping contract with Hyundai
Eukor Car Carriers has agreed with Hyundai Motor Group to carry Hyundai and Kia vehicle exports from Korea for a…
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Corruption scandal sees Hanjin Shipping’s headquarters raided
Seoul: A corruption scandal in Korea saw the offices of Hanjin Shipping raided today. Korean newswire Yonhap reports that investigators…
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Harim’s takeover of Pan Ocean cleared
Seoul: South Korean chicken farmer Harim Group will complete its purchase of local bulker giant Pan Ocean shortly after creditors…
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CMA CGM in for six boxships at Hyundai Heavy
Seoul: Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won an order from France’s CMA CGM to build six 14,000 teu ships for…
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Dae Sun wins boxship order
Seoul: Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering has won an order for an 1,800 teu ship from Dongjin Shipping. Dae Sun…
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SK Shipping seafarer dies
Sydney: A seafarer is presumed dead having fallen overboard the Korean controlled K Pride (149,394 dwt; built 1992) on May…
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HSH Nordbank opening Busan branch
Hamburg: HSH Nordbank is looking to South Korea to grow its Asian footprint. The German bank has signed a memorandum…
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Maersk returns to DSME for up to eleven 20,000 teu ships
Copenhagen: Maersk Line has come in for a series of 20,000 teu ships to be built in Korea worth more…
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Europe
Hyundai Heavy wins Gazprom FLNG contract
Seoul: South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has beaten compatriots Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries to clinch…
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Busan port adding 15 more berths
Seoul: The Korean government has announced plans to add a further 15 berths to Busan New Port in the south…
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Tender launched to salvage Sewol
Seoul: A tender has been launched to seek a salvage company to raise the Sewol ferry, which sank last year…
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Pan Ocean unveils $785m new share placement scheme
Seoul: South Korea’s Pan Ocean has released details of its rehabilitation plan which will see it push through a new…
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Daehan boss nominated for STX Shipbuilding post
Seoul: In the current Korean shipyard executive merry-go round orchestrated by creditor banks Lee Byung-Mo has been put forward by…
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Cash lifeline for SPP
Seoul: Beleagured MR product tanker specialist SPP Shipbuilding has been granted another financial lifeline. The Korean yard, which has been…
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Former DSME boss tapped to return
Seoul: The power vacuum at the top of one of the world’s largest shipbuilders looks set to be filled with…
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Korean is sixth candidate to run for IMO’s top job
Seoul: A Korean has become the sixth person to throw his hat into the ring to take up the IMO…
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Sekwang Shipbuilding rehabilitated, looking for chemical tanker orders
Seoul: Under new ownership a bust Korean shipyard is looking to get back into shipbuilding, likely to the chagrin of…
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