Editor’s Picks
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Greater China
OOCL and Cosco quiet on takeover talk
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Cosco Shipping have both kept quiet today on the latest container consolidation news. Shares…
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Americas
Shareholder dismisses Teekay Tankers’ plans to buy out Tanker Investments
Teekay Tankers’ plans to buy out Tanker Investments has drawn criticism from a key shareholder. Huber Capital Management, a California-based…
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Asia
Nam Cheong hit by OCBC writ of summons, warns of possible going concern issue
Malaysian offshore shipbuilder Nam Cheong, which is currently in discussions with lenders and advisers to restructure its business, has received…
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Europe
Solstad Farstad merger going through tonight
Today marks the final day of trading on the Oslo Bors for OSV names Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply…
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Asia
Polaris sends elderly VLOCs into cold layup
Polaris Shipping, the troubled South Korean dry bulk owner, has decided to send some of its vintage ore carriers into…
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Europe
Coco Vroon puts car carrier division and three more product tankers up for sale
As it fights for a firmer financial footing Vroon is looking to sell more product carriers as well as its…
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Americas
Japanese authorities investigating deadly ship collision that killed seven US Navy personnel
Japanese authorities are now investigating how an NYK chartered boxship slammed into the side of a US Navy destroyer over…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: Australian horse transportation by sea for slaughter
Dr Lynn Simpson returns with a depressing look at horses being shipped around the world. Horses at sea? Really? I’ve…
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Contributions
Marianamax containership class introduced
Jean-Paul Rodrigue, a professor at Hofstra University has this tongue in cheek look at the future of container shipping. Yesterday,…
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Asia
Asian Exim banks throwing good money after bad
Throwing good money after bad – that does seem to be the modus operandi of arguably the two most powerful…
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Europe
Odfjell takes five chemical resales for $200m and forms new pool with Georgiopoulos
Odfjell has signed a term sheet with Peter Georgiopoulos ‘s Chemical Transportation Group (CTG), to buy the last five of…
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Americas
Cosco diverting cargo to less environmentally stringent Long Beach, LA port boss claims
Cosco Shipping is diverting cargo away from the Port of Los Angeles to nearby rival Long Beach because of more…
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Contributions
Preparing for the inevitable – cyber-attacks a matter of when, not if, for shipping
Rory Macfarlane from Ince & Co in Hong Kong warns the recent WannaCry global attack is just the tip of…
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Americas
Charleston terminal reopens after suspected dirty bomb threat is lifted
A bomb threat at a top port in South Carolina is over. At approximately 20.00 hrs on Wednesday authorities were made…
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Greater China
China’s first 20,000 teu ship set to launch
The first Chinese-built 20,000 teu ship will launch tomorrow with Splash obtaining exclusive images of the giant ship while on…
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Contributions
Why has shipping got it so wrong?
The arrival of spring brought fresh bloom on the trees and flowers on the plants but there is no spring…
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Europe
‘Like white sheep ready for slaughter’: The suicidal plight of crew detained in Angola
The NGO Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) has issued a shocking 18-page report on the plight of the suicidal former…
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Americas
Panama ditches Taiwan and forms diplomatic ties with China
In diplomatic news that could have far bigger ramifications for shipping than the current Qatar spat, Panama has established diplomatic…
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Asia
K Line top brass fight for survival ahead of crunch shareholder vote
Senior management at Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Japan’s third largest line, have hit out at detractors planning a shareholder…
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Asia
Japan yards and owners boast largest orderbooks in the world
Japanese yards and owners top the ranks in terms of orderbooks, according to data from Clarkson Research. On the changing…
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