Taiwan
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Finance and Insurance
‘Financial crisis was planned to rescue bankers’: Nobu Su
In his increasingly bizarre series of rants, Nobu Su, boss of financially troubled Taiwanese line TMT, has issued a release…
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Greater China
Winson in for Greek chemical carrier
Taiwan’s tanker specialist Winson Shipping bought the 10,000 dwt chemical tanker Caliope (built 2005) for $8m. The vessel has been…
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Containers
Evergreen orders another 10 small boxships
Taiwan-based container line Evergreen Marine has ordered 10 more 2,800-teu containerships for $36m-39m per vessel or up to $390m in…
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Dry Cargo
Wisdom Marine highlights charter links with bust Daiichi Chuo
Taipei-listed Wisdom Marine has become one of the first shipping companies to comment on the record about its exposure to…
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Asia
Wisdom takes Namura handies
Ordering counter cyclically Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine is back in Japan for a pair of 34,000 dwt bulkers at Namura Shipbuilding.…
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Asia
Evergreen orders 10 more small containerships
Taiwan’s Evergreen Group has ordered ten more 2,800-teu containerships from the Imabari shipyard in Japan, for delivery over a 12-month…
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Asia
Van Oord wins dredging contract at Taiwan’s largest port
Van Oord has won a 130m Euro ($144.5m) contract from Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) for dredging at Kaohsiung Intercontinental…
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Asia
Another Seaspan boxship delivered to begin timecharter to Yang Ming
Athens: Seaspan has received its fourth 14,000-teu container ship to be delivered this year, which will commence a ten-year fixed-rate timecharter to…
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Containers
New Seaspan containership gets 10-year timecharter to Yang Ming
Athens: Seaspan has taken delivery of a new 14,000-teu containership, which has been fixed on a 10-year timecharter to Taiwan-based…
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Containers
Evergreen readies giant 20-ship order
Taipei: Evergreen Line is close to announcing results from its tender for the construction of twenty 2,800-teu containerships, broking sources…
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Containers
Yang Ming readies another five 14,000 teu ships
Taipei: Taiwanese containerline Yang Ming Marine Transport is looking at ordering another five 14,000 teu containerships. This Thursday sees the…
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Dry Cargo
Franbo Lines borrows $32m to finance newbuilds
Taipei: Taiwanese dry bulk operator Franbo Lines has announced that it has completed a $32m syndicated loan deal with five…
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Dry Cargo
U-Ming solid on cement prospects
Taipei: Taiwan’s U-Ming Marine Transport is moving to rejuvenate its ageing cement carrier fleet. The dry bulk owner, owned by…
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Dry Cargo
Franbo Lines: Replacement tonnage following listing
Taipei: However perilously low the Baltic Dry Index might be there are opportunities to be had this year in the…
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Dry Cargo
Wisdom Marine to raise $80m via offshore bond issue
Taipei: Taipei-listed bulker operator Wisdom Marine has announced that it plans to raise $80m through an overseas bond issue. The…
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Greater China
Taiwan International Ports Corporation maps 2015 development
Taipei: Taiwan International Ports Corporation is to actively cooperate with Southeast Asian countries and set up new container companies this…
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Dry Cargo
Wisdom back in Japan for another bulker
Taipei: Fast expanding dry bulk operator Wisdom Marine is spending $22m on another Japanese bulker. The Taiwanese line has opted…
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Containers
TS Lines rekindles boxship ordering plans
Taipei: Taiwan-based TS Lines is looking to restart newbuilding plans for four 1,800 teu containerships this year, according to T.S.…
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Asia
Su reveals another patent
Taipei: Serial shipping inventor and troubled shipowner, Nobu Su, the chairman of TMT, has registered a patent in the Republic…
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Greater China
Wisdom Marine fleet to hit 83
Taipei: Taiwan-based Wisdom Marine currently owns a fleet of 77 ships. The company expects another six to join the fleet…
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