Editor’s Picks
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Europe
Rustibus: ‘Now the focus is on product development’
Oslo: Kristian Dalseide is animated when meeting up with Maritime CEO, his company going through a massively busy time with…
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Americas
Bulk carrier runs aground in Delaware River
New York: A 600-foot bulker ran aground on the Delaware River near Burlington City, New Jersey, on Wednesday. The Meadway Shipping &…
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Dry Cargo
New German heavylift operator
Hamburg: Germany has a new heavylift player. Former SAL highflyer Lars Rolner has founded United Heavy Lift in Hamburg. Rolner,…
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Asia
Stanley replaced by See as Otto Marine CEO
Singapore: Offshore operator and shipbuilder Otto Marine has said today that the group has appointed Michael See Kian Heng to…
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Europe
Finnish strike finished
Helsinki: A planned strike by a number of unions in support of the nation’s icebreaking crews that threatened to paralyse…
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Dry Cargo
Atlantica linked with panamax swoop
Oslo: Oslo-based Atlantica Shipping is nearly doubling the size of its panamax bulker fleet with the purchase of two older…
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Containers
Hanjin Heavy wins CMA CGM trio of 20,600 teu orders
Marseille: On the back of solid results for 2014, France’s CMA CGM is ordering a trio of 20,600 teu ships…
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Asia
Scrap prices improve, more capesize demolitions on the horizon
London: Scrap prices have turned a corner and are up by around $20/LDT as local steel plate prices improve and…
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Europe
Heerema orders “world’s biggest” semi-submersible crane vessel from Jurong Shipyard
London: Heerema Offshore Services has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for the construction…
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Europe
Avance VLGC heads for dry-docking after just 11 weeks
Oslo: Avance Gas has said that VLGC Monsoon (83,000dwt, built 2015), delivered from Jiangnan Shipyard in January, will be dry…
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Asia
Port of Melbourne comes under attack
Sydney: There’s plenty of disquiet around the docks of the host city of this weekend’s Cricket World Cup final. The…
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Europe
d’Amico International Shipping: On the spot
Rome: In the second of a special three-part series on Italy’s top shipowner, Maritime CEO is back in Rome this…
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Americas
Petrobras to close its Okinawa refinery
Tokyo: Petrobras will close its refinery in Okinawa as part of a withdrawal from Japan. Economic conditions, particularly declining oil…
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Asia
Epic Gas offloads two
Singapore: Fast expanding gas ship operator Epic Gas has said that it has sold two vessels, Epic Cebu (4,000cbm, built 1997)…
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Greater China
CSSC and CSIC officially deny merger plans
Shanghai: As speculation continues to grow regarding the merger of China’s two state-owned shipbuilding conglomerates, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)…
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Europe
Torm wins forbearance from lenders
Copenhagen: Denmark’s Torm is concluding a new restructuring deal with its lenders and Oaktree Capital Management. The original restructuring agreement…
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Middle East
P&O Ports brand resuscitated
Dubai: A famous brand in shipping is set to make a comeback. Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC)…
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Maritime CEO
Lloyd’s Register: Technology will play a bigger part in shipping
London: “There’s a growing sense that technology is going to play a bigger part in shipping,” says Tom Boardley, marine…
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Greater China
Chinese shipbuilding giants swap management, continue to deny merger plans
Beijing: State-owned shipbuilding conglomerates, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), have swapped top management, just…
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Contributions
Beijing’s anti-coal stance will hit bulk earnings for years to come
In this week’s impressively frank assessments of both the markets and how he had got them wrong last year, Jens…
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