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Americas
152 Siem Offshore workers dismissed in Brazil
Oslo: Siem Offshore has reduced its Brazil headcount by 152, including 120 seafarers, as contracts in the South American nation…
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Americas
Hafnia Tankers registers with SEC for New York listing
Copenhagen: Making the most of the current tanker bull run, Hafnia Tankers is readying its long awaited New York initial…
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Greater China
DSIC tipped to get STX Dalian at a knockdown price
Dalian: Dalian Intermediate Court held the first auction of the bankrupt STX Dalian yesterday, however the auction fell through due…
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Europe
Vard implements cost cutting as it struggles with lack of orders and foreign exchange losses
Singapore: Offshore shipbuilder Vard has released its quarterly results today, which were most notable for the company’s announcement that it…
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Europe
Siem Shipping diversifies with twin PCTC order
Oslo: Siem Shipping, formerly Star Reefers, has lived up to its name change and moved into the PCTC segment with…
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Europe
Confiànce Employment Services: Why cutting crew costs is an expensive false economy
St Peter Port: Shipping needs to think more long term when it comes to crewing, says Neil Carrington, chief executive…
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Europe
ITF releases seafarer welfare survey
London: All of a sudden shipping is inundated with surveys looking at the welfare of seafarers. The latest, just released…
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Dry Cargo
AAL and Peter Döhle join forces
Singapore: Shipping’s ongoing era of consolidation continues. Multipurpose operators AAL and Peter Döhle have today announced the launch of a…
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Americas
Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates MOL Precision’s imprecise Vancouver docking
Vancouver: The unfortunately named MOL Precision is in the news again for its less than precise operations. The 2002-built, 6,350…
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Contributions
Shipping regulation in uncharted waters
Never again, seems to be the consensus industry view on the Ballast Water Management Convention and the revision of Marpol…
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Tankers
Scorpio Tankers buys four LR2 newbuildings, three from Navig8
Athens: NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers says it has signed agreements to acquire four LR2 product tanker newbuildings for around $60m each. Three…
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Bunkering
Inatech: Shipping still poor when it comes to fuel management
London: Shipping still has a long way to go in terms of learning how to cuts its fuel bill, argues…
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Middle East
Turkish seafarer killed as general cargo vessel attacked off Libya
Cairo: Libya’s bitter civil war has taken the life of another seafarer. A Turkish general cargo vessel came under artillery and…
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Asia
SGX looks at introducing FFA clearing in Asian timezone
Singapore: The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is taking heed of major customers to try and introduce FFA clearing in Asian trading…
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Asia
Readers question IMO’s ability to protect seafarers
Singapore: A slim majority of readers believe the IMO is not doing enough to protect the lives of seafarers. 53%…
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Americas
NewLead accused of fraud as litigation continues
Athens: An ongoing breach of contract litigation in New York has been beset with fraud allegations related to a NewLead Holdings company…
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Europe
Euronav: ‘Tankers in early stages of multi-year cycle of stronger freight rates’
Antwerp: Paddy Rodgers, ceo of tanker giant Euronav, is in an understandably jovial mood when Maritime CEO comes knocking. A…
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Europe
Teekay to make 80 officers redundant
Oslo: Teekay has been in contact with local unions in Norway saying it will cut staff. Up to 80 officers…
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Asia
‘More owners are scrapping their ships than ever before’: BIMCO
Copenhagen: Capesizes are set for a record year of demolition, shipowning organisation BIMCO says in a recent report. Data from…
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Americas
Department of Energy approves Maryland plant exporting LNG
San Francisco: The US Department of Energy on Thursday announced that it had given approval for Dominion Resources to export…
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