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U-Ming focused on dry bulk with sale of last fully owned tanker
Taiwan’s U-Ming Marine Transport Corp is close to becoming a pure dry bulk player. The CK Ong-led company received many…
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Global Maritime seals Taiwan contract with Ørsted
Norway’s Global Maritime has been awarded a contract with Ørsted in support of the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore…
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Suez Canal Authority slashes Ever Given compensation claims by $300m
The Suez Canal Authority has slashed its compensation claims by nearly a third. The Egyptian body is now seeking $600m…
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Egyptian court blocks Ever Given’s departure
An Egyptian court ruled yesterday that the 20,388 teu containership which blocked the Suez Canal in March will continue to…
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Total expands offshore wind portfolio with Taiwan deal
French energy group Total has signed an agreement with wpd to acquire a 23% stake in Yunlin Holding, the owner…
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Evergreen confirms Ever Given arrested pending $916m claim including $300m for loss of reputation
Taiwanese liner Evergreen confirmed on Wednesday that the 20,388 teu has been arrested by a court in Egypt this week.…
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MMA Offshore and Worley in Taiwan offshore wind tie-up
Australian OSV operator and services provider MMA Offshore and engineering firm Worley signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to…
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MMA Offshore awarded three wind contracts in Taiwan
Australia’s MMA Offshore has secured three new contracts in the offshore wind market in Taiwan worth around A$7m ($5.3m). MPSV…
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Avalanche of containers bound for European ports sparks congestion fears
Ketchupeffekt is the Swedish term used by the port of Gothenburg to describe the avalanche of containers set to flood…
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Huge Suez operation frees the Ever Given
The 20,388 teu was refloated in the early hours of Monday morning according to the Suez Canal Authority. The giant…
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Evergreen vessel shifts, giving hope that the Suez could be unblocked soon
Day six of the Suez blockage and some glimmer of hope that the giant 199,629 dwt containership could shift from…
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Ships reroute en masse, Suez authorities pin hopes on this weekend’s tides
Ships are now heading in ever growing numbers towards the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the snarl-up in the…
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Shipping makes alternate Suez plans with removal of Evergreen boxship not a given
The 21st century version of the Suez crisis has now seen vessels diverting, heading around the Cape of Good Hope…
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Samsung Heavy wins $2.48bn boxship order from Evergreen
Taiwanese line Evergreen has confirmed an order for twenty 15,000 teu boxships at Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industries. Evergreen had…
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Wan Hai orders five 13,200 teu boxships at HHI
Taiwanese line Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 13,200 teu containerships.…
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$6bn and counting: Suez snarl-up stretches into third day with warning salvage could take weeks
High tide passed Wednesday evening and the giant 20,388 teu still has not moved. Twisted starboard, its 399 m hull…
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Suez Canal blocked by stranded Evergreen boxship
An ultra large container ship operated by Evergreen ran aground on the Suez Canal on Tuesday, blocking traffic on one of…
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Formosa Plastics prunes tanker fleet
Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Marine Corporation is back in the secondhand market. It has just sold a 10-year-old ballast water system…
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Evergreen confirms plans to build 20 boxships
Taiwanese liner Evergreen has announced that it will order twenty 15,000 teu containerships as part of a major fleet expansion…
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Taiwan launches offshore wind alliance
The Taiwan Offshore Wind Industry Association (TOWIA), an alliance formed by a number of companies in the offshore wind farm…
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