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Americas
New Vancouver International Maritime Centre snags first owner
Recently launched Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC) has announced that Singapore-based breakbulk player AAL will be opening a new Vancouver…
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Containers
Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry signs six 1,100 teu boxships
CSIC-affiliated Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry has signed shipbuilding contracts with Dalian Jifa Ship Management and Dalian Port Wantong Logistics for the…
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Europe
Australia hits out at Shell’s merger with BG
Shell’s planned merger with BG has hit a speed bump. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned the…
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Asia
‘Death ship’ inquest finds foul play ‘unlikely’
Blood analysis conducted as part of an inquest into how two men died onboard the ‘death ship’ Sage Sagittarius has…
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Containers
Seaspan granted $1bn credit facility by China Exim Bank
Seaspan Corporation has signed a framework cooperation agreement with the China Exim Bank for up to $1bn in export credit…
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Africa
As illegal fishing spikes, report warns of risks of Somali piracy returning
Illegal fishing in Somali waters, a key spur to piracy growth in the region, has leapt of late and could…
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Dry Cargo
Global Maritime Investments files for bankruptcy
Global Maritime Investments Cyprus filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Tuesday and is to liquidate its…
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Dry Cargo
DryShips to sell 17 vessels at a $795m loss, stock plummets
DryShips is to sell 17 of its bulkers at an impairment loss of some $795m to other entities controlled by…
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Greater China
Rui Hai reenters shipowning
Broking sources tell Splash Japanese trading house Marubeni has sold tanker the 47,407 dwt MR product tanker Nord Optimiser, built…
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Dry Cargo
Another Buttery back with bulkers
The son of one of the most famous names in Hong Kong shipping appears like a chip off the old…
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Americas
Seafarer held captive by pirates takes employer to court in landmark case
A seafarer in the US is suing Edison Chouest Offshore and Galliano Marine Services for injuries suffered during a 2011…
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Asia
Malaysian ship missing for eight days not hijacked, located by authorities
A ship that many had suspected had become the latest victim of piracy in Malaysian waters turns out to have…
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Americas
Vancouver International Maritime Centre: West coast ambition
London: To the Canadian High Commission last night, one of the grandest buildings on Trafalgar Square in London, for the…
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Americas
Four arrested in connection with Port of Montreal silver heist
Four men have been arrested in connection with last week’s audacious multimillion dollar theft of silver from the Port of…
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Americas
Concerns Panama Canal crack fixes may not be so quick
More than a week after the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said its deadlines for the expansion project would not be…
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Dry Cargo
Qatar’s Aamal moves into shipowning
Qatar-based industrial manufacturing, trading and distribution company Aamal has made its first move into shipping, setting up a new subsidiary…
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Europe
APM Terminals buys Grup Maritim TCB
In shipping’s ongoing consolidation phase, APM Terminals has reached an agreement with Perez y Cia to acquire their majority stake…
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Greater China
CMES and Sinotrans & CSC deny merger talk
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC’s listed subsidiary Sinotrans Air Transportation Development both made announcements today denying…
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Environment
Carbon War Room seeks shipowner willing to trial fuel saving retrofit
Carbon War Room (CWR) used the start of London International Shipping Week to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to…
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Europe
Downing Street hosts shipping summit
Many prominent members of the UK shipping community met with the prime minister yesterday morning at 10 Downing Street to…
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