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Gas
Eastern Pacific secures VLEC charter deal with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical
Singapore-based owner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has won a bid to purchase, build, and operate four 98,000 cu m VLECs…
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Operations
ReCAAP reports three ship robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has reported three incidents of…
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Shipyards
Keppel and EMA to pilot floating energy storage system
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) have been jointly awarded a research grant to pilot Singapore’s…
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Dry Cargo
Hamburg Bulk Carriers aims to increase size of fleet
Contrary to some broking reports and a story carried on this site earlier this week, Hamburg Bulk Carriers (HBC) is…
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Tankers
Xihe tanker sales accelerate with Angelicoussis in for VLCC trio
Sales of the Xihe Holdings fleet are being recorded in high numbers. Multiple broking reports this week carry the news…
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Asia
Beng Tee Tan leaves MPA to head Singapore Maritime Foundation
The lady who has done more than most to transform Singapore into the international maritime hub it is today is…
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Bunkering
Eastern Pacific Shipping trialing biofuel solution on MR tanker
Singaporean owner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has appointed GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for its 2010-built 47,377 dwt MR tanker .…
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Shipyards
Seven charged in Keppel Fels probe
Seven people have been charged this morning in a corruption probe linked to Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Fels, and could face…
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Renewables
WEM Marine orders crew transfer vessel pair at Strategic Marine
UK-based WEM Marine has signed shipbuilding contract with Singapore-based Strategic Marine for the construction of two crew transfer vessels. The…
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Dry Cargo
China Navigation launches specialised project cargo business, Swire Projects
Singapore’s China Navigation Company is expanding its project cargo business through the launch of Swire Projects to provide specialist shipping…
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Renewables
Keppel secures $442m EPC contract for offshore wind sector
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract valued at approximately S$600m ($442m) from an energy company for the…
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Environment
Sohmen-Pao invests in European biotech firm
Fresh from investing in an American methanol production facility, Andreas Sohmen-Pao has turned his attention to biogas. Ductor, a Finnish-Swiss…
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Ports and Logistics
PSA vows to transform new Saudi concession into a global mega hub
Singaporean terminal operator PSA International has laid out plans to create a 7.5m teu hub in Saudi Arabia. Subsidiary Saudi…
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Dry Cargo
Berge Bulk takes another cape
Berge Bulk is busy bolstering its cape fleet. Multiple broking reports link the James Marshall-led firm with the acquisition of…
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Containers
PIL sells two more ships to Seaspan
The dramatic fleet clear-out at Pacific International Lines (PIL) has seen Singapore’s top liner slip from 400,000 to 300,000 slots…
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Operations
Thome forms shipmanagement JV with Carsten Rehder
Singapore shipmanager Thome Group is forming a joint venture with German owner Carsten Rehder. Under the agreement, a new company…
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Maritime CEO
A9X Cyber Security: Shipping’s online vulnerabilities laid bare
A9X Cyber Security, a Singapore-based dedicated maritime cyber security firm, has its work cut out as shipping’s easy target status…
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Shipyards
Keppel Corporation looks at selling its yards
Singapore’s Keppel Corporation has suggested it could sell off its shipping facilities following a senior management meeting this week. The…
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Operations
Indian Coast Guard tackles boxship fire
The Indian Coast Guard spent the best part of 16 hours dousing a blaze from a containership, the latest in…
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Asia
O K Lim charged for forgery again
The founder of Singapore oil trading company Hin Leong was charged in court on Friday for the second time with…
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