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Greater China
Yang Ming dismisses latest merger call
Officials at Yang Ming, the world’s eighth largest containerline, have dismissed the latest call for the line to merge. Writing…
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Greater China
Yang Ming sets up Indonesia unit
Taiwanese containerline Yang Ming has announced that it will form a new subsidiary with partners in Jakarta. The new unit…
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Greater China
Wisdom Marine looks to sell five vessels
Taiwanese bulker operator Wisdom Marine is looking to dispose of more aging vessels this year as part of the company’s…
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Greater China
K Line, U-Ming and Kuang Ming forming dry bulk venture with Taiwan Power Company
Taiwan’s state-run Taiwan Power Company (TPC) is currently in negotiations with potential partners to set up a bulk shipping joint…
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Greater China
Another tanker trio put up for sale by Formosa Plastics
Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics fleet clear-out continues. Just before Easter, the outfit let go of its oldest VLCC, while this…
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Americas
20-row Evergreen boxship set to make landmark Panama Canal transit
The Panama Canal is set to receive its first 20-row across boxship transit. The 14,424 teu , which Evergreen has…
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Greater China
Taiwan Navigation orders two kamsarmaxes at Oshima
Taiwanese bulker owner Taiwan Navigation continues to optimise its fleet, having signed newbuilding contracts with Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding for the…
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Greater China
Yang Ming takes another four Shoei Kisen newbuilds on charter
Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp and Shoei Kisen Kaisha of Japan have signed further charter agreements for four 11,000…
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Europe
Nobu Su taps human rights experts to spring him from jail
Nobu Su, the fallen shipping magnate currently residing at Her Majesty’s Pleasure in Pentonville prison in north London, is understood…
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Europe
Nobu Su jailed for 21 months in the UK
Nobu Su, the disgraced former shipping magnate, is completing his first week in a British prison, having been been found…
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Greater China
Evergreen supersizes its L-class ships
Evergreen is supersizing its series of so-called L-class boxships. According to Alphaliner, the Taiwanese carrier currently operates a fleet of…
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Greater China
Formosa Plastics puts its oldest VLCC in the shop window
Taiwan’s most active ship seller, Formosa Plastics, will continue to make headlines in the upcoming months, sources tell Splash. Formosa…
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Asia
Centrofin and Eastern Pacific take Formosa LR1 tankers
Less than a month after putting them on the market, Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics has sold 2009 South Korean-built LR1 tankers…
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Dry Cargo
Taiwan Navigation adds two kamsarmaxes at Namura Shipbuilding
Taiwan Navigation is further expanding its kamsarmax fleet, placing orders at Japanese yard Namura Shipbuilding for the construction of two…
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Greater China
Wisdom Marine in hot water over repeated failure to pay crew
Wisdom Marine, a Taiwanese owner, was forced to stump up cash to pay crew on its bulker, , after the…
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Greater China
Winson makes swift profit from ageing LR duo sale
Winson Group has pocketed up to $4m from some very quick asset plays. The Taiwanese firm has completed the sale…
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Greater China
Taiwanese quartet form offshore wind services venture
Four of Taiwan’s largest maritime companies are joining forces to tap into the island’s fast developing offshore wind sector. Shipowners…
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Dry Cargo
Taiwan Navigation in Japanese kamsarmax dash
Taiwan Navigation is developing its kamsarmax fleet. The owner has placed orders in Japan for four 80,000 dwt ships, split…
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Greater China
Senior Cosco executive leaps to his death in Taipei
A senior executive from Cosco leapt to his death from a high-rise hotel in Taipei early this morning. Jia Libin,…
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Tankers
Winson readies this year’s quickest asset play
Winson Group’s shipping arm has put two ships it has just bought up for sale. The Taiwanese company is moving…
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