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MSC comes in for giant eleven 22,000 teu ship order at DSME
Mediterranean Shipping Corporation (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline, has confirmed orders with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering…
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Chevron terminates Transocean drillship contract
Chevron has exercised its option to terminate Transocean’s drillship effective November 2017. The drillship was contracted until October 2018, and…
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Europe
Transocean moves to acquire Songa Offshore
Transocean has moved to take over Songa Offshore making a public voluntary exchange offer of NOK47.50 ($5.96) per Songa Offshore…
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MSC Daniela finally reenters service four months after massive fire
Eleven weeks after it limped into dock at a repair yard in Shanghai the fire ravaged 13,800 teu boxship finally…
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Singular Point: Cloud-based maritime transportation system readies for debut
MARiS, the world’s first modular cloud-based maritime transportation system, will launch next June, designed to help shipping and trading companies…
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Asia
Cargill and Mitsui team up for new China cape foray
Agricultural commodities giant Cargill has teamed up once again with Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co to take advantage of…
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Europe
MSC advises on trio of chartered Rickmers ships
Following the insolvency of the Rickmers Group MSC has advised it has three vessels from Rickmers under time charter, namely…
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Europe
Trafigura heads to China and South Korea for up to 32 tankers
Swiss commodity trader Trafigura Group has announced its involvement in an order of up to 32 crude oil and product…
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Europe
Allseas secures Aker BP contract
Aker BP has awarded Allseas, via Excalibur Marine Contractors, a six-year frame agreement for offshore transport, installation, and removal (T,I&R)…
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Europe
MSC signs 35-year concession agreement to develop Côte d’Ivoire terminal
MSC and San Pedro Port have signed a 35-year concession agreement for the expansion of the San Pedro Container Terminal…
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Europe
MSC Daniela likely to return to service next month
MSC anticipates its fire-struck ship, , will be back in service by as early as the middle of next month.…
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Europe
Fire-struck MSC Daniela in China for repairs
, the giant boxship that caught fire eight weeks ago, is now in China for repairs. The 13,800 teu boxship…
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Americas
Glencore makes Bunge takeover approach
Glencore, the mining and energy conglomerate, has made an informal takeover approach to the commodity company Bunge Limited. “Discussions may…
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Europe
SwissMarine offloads baby cape
Dry cargo mammoth SwissMarine has sold a modern unit, fetching $45m for a ship it paid $50m for when ordered…
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Europe
Advantage Tankers makes products foray
Geneva-based Advantage Tankers has entered the products sector, taking a fleet of handies that were under bank control. Clarkson Research…
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Europe
MSC suspects hazardous cargo misdeclaration sparked fire on giant boxship
Container giant MSC increasingly believes that a shipper misdeclaring hazardous cargo sparked the giant fire that ripped through the aft…
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Europe
Algoma and Nova Marine further cement relationship
Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Carriers have announced the creation of a new joint venture that will focus on…
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Europe
Fire-hit MSC Daniela docks at Colombo port
Tracking data from MarineTraffic shows that the stricken 13,800 teu has moved to dock at Colombo International Container Terminal. A…
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Americas
Algoma and Nova Marine launch new dry bulk joint venture
Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and Switzerland’s Nova Marine Carriers are building on their collaboration in cement shipping with a new joint…
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Europe
MSC a step closer to ‘unique’ deal with Messina
The Swiss-headquartered group MSChas has signed a memorandum to acquire a 40% stake in the Genoa-based Messina Group, although neither…
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