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Ardmore rejects ‘highly opportunistic’ Hafnia takeover offer
BW Group’s product tanker arm Hafnia revealed that it has proposed a combination with New York-listed product tanker owner Ardmore…
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Berge Bulk takes K Line newcastlemax
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is pruning its fleet, letting go of a newcatlesmax and a post-panamax. James Marshall-led Berge…
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Larger bulkers in vogue at Eastern Pacific after latest capesize purchase
Idan Ofer’s Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has acquired Japanese-built (2010) capesize bulker . Seasure Shipbroking is reporting that EPS…
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Five crew kidnapped from PIL multipurpose vessel
The 2013-built 27,000 dwt multipurpose cargo vessel has been boarded by armed pirates offshore Cotonou of Benin in West Africa.…
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Sohmen-Pao to co-chair Singapore decarbonisation panel
Andreas Sohmen-Pao will chair another body in Singapore as the Southeast Asian republic looks to influence shipping’s decarbonisation debate. Supported…
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Orient Express Lines rebrands as Strait Orient Lines
Singapore’s intra-Asia boxship operator Orient Express Lines has rebranded as Straits Orient Lines Singapore (SOL), effective today. The company said…
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CNTIC VPower acquires elderly LNG carrier from Karmol
Singapore-based CNTIC VPower LNG Logistics, a joint venture between China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC) and Hong Kong’s…
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Clarksons broker ejected from Singapore for breaking lockdown rules
Six people, including a Clarksons broker, have seen their careers in Singapore come to an end, with authorities taking action…
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Temasek unit finalises $450m cash injection into PIL
Singapore Inc is close to sealing a deal to save the republic’s largest containerline. Multiple sources in the Southeast Asian…
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TFG Marine CEO to depart after just two months in charge
TFG Marine, the marine fuels joint venture between Trafigura and John Fredriksen’s Frontline and Golden Ocean, has announced that its…
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FSL Trust gets another boxship back from Yang Ming
Singapore shipping trust First Ship Lease Trust (FSL) has taken redelivery of another of its 2008-built 4,250 teu boxships from…
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Union Marine entrusted with two SAM bulk carriers
Singapore-based Union Marine Management Services has been appointed by DVB Bank as the monitoring agents and crew managers for the…
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Eastern Pacific bags firm price for Chinese-built ultramax
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has found a buyer for one of its four remaining ultramaxes, a vessel that’s…
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Awilco Drilling terminates semi-submersible contract at Keppel FELS
Norway’s Awilco Drilling has served notice to Singapore yard Keppel FELS that it has terminated the newbuilding contract between the…
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Sembcorp Marine proposes $1.5bn recapitalisation as part of demerger from parent company
Singapore’s shipbuilding and repair yard group Sembcorp Marine has proposed a recapitalisation plan through a S$2.1bn ($1.5bn) rights issue which…
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Singapore completes first full crew change under new protocol
The first full crew change using a new protocol in Singapore has taken place over the weekend. A total of…
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Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration: Upping its game
Singapore, a leading maritime capital in the world, is upping its efforts to improve its status as a global maritime…
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Clarksons broker in hot water for breaking Singapore’s strict lockdown rules
A 30-year-old British broker with Clarksons was one of seven people charged in a Singapore court today for breaking lockdown…
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Miclyn Express Offshore awarded long-term charters for 14 crew boats in Thailand
Singapore-headquartered OSV owner Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has announced that 14 of its crew boats have been contracted on long-term…
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Navig8 ups stake in Awilco LNG to nearly 20%
Navig8 is building up a sizeable stake in Awilco LNG with speculation growing in Oslo that the tanker giant is…
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