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Petrobras and BP confirm alliance with MOU
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras and British supermajor BP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), committing both parties to…
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Zodiac Maritime firms up 14,300 teu quintet at Hyundai Heavy
Zodiac Maritime has firmed up orders with Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea for five boxships. The 14,300 teu vessels…
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Subsea 7 awarded Alligin contract by BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by BP for the provision of EPCI flowline supply and subsea installation services…
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New documentary claims Nobu Su was ‘turned over’ by RBS
Splash has obtained an exclusive pre-screening of The Outsider, a documentary focusing on the life of Taiwanese shipping magnate, Nobu…
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UK government assembles top maritime advisory panel
The British government has assembled a crack squad of top names to advise on the future of maritime across the…
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Breakwater and Hayfin acquires two AHTS vessels from E.R. Offshore
Breakwater Capital and Hayfin Capital Management has announced the acquisition of two AHTS vessels from E.R. Offshore. The latest acquisition…
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Garthcliff Shipping acquires first vessel
UK-based Garthcliff Shipping has acquired its first vessel, the 2001-built feeder containership , from German owner Norddeutsche Reederei. The acquisition…
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Rongda adds Lomar supramax
Little known Chinese owner Rongda Shipping has reached out to European owner Lomar Shipping, grabbing a 15-year-old supramax bulker from the…
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BP continues to offload older tonnage to Sinokor
Broker sources tell Splash that one of this year’s most assertive Korean owners, Sinokor, has purchased a pair of 15-year-old…
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BRS boss questions role of the Baltic indices
Tim Jones, president of French shipbroking house Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS), has questioned the role of shipbrokers’ input into the…
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Prosafe accomodation vessel contracted by BP
Offshore accommodation platform operator Prosafe has signed a contract to provide semi-submersible accommodation vessel to BP for use at the Clair Ridge…
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BunkerEx claims pricing breakthrough
BunkerEx, the new online marketplace for bunker purchases, claims it is now capable of offering the lowest bunker prices for…
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Bibby Offshore and Rever Offshore to merge
Fara Holdco, owners of UK offshore service company Bibby Offshore, has announced a merger with Norway’s Rever Offshore. Rever Offshore…
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Bibby Offshore secures offshore contract hat-trick
Bibby Offshore has secured three major contracts from an unnamed oil and gas supermajor. The initial contract will see Bibby…
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Wood secures Senegal contracts from Woodside
UK-based Wood has been awarded three contracts by Australia’s Woodside to perform subsea and flow assurance studies in Senegal supporting…
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Grounded Kea Trader pounded by two powerful cyclones
Two heavy cyclones within a month have caused a deterioration in the state of the grounded boxship, whilst sitting on…
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Global Ship Lease buys feeder boxship for CMA CGM charter
Containership charter owner Global Ship Lease has acquired a 2005-built 2,800 teu containership for a price of $11.3m. The vessel…
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MPP ship investment scheme launched in the UK
A new company, Corn Rising Shipping, is looking to raise £5 million ($7m) to purchase a multipurpose vessel ship under…
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BP exits MR sector with triple sale to Sinokor
Three 2005-built MR tankers belonging to oil major BP’s shipping arm have been sold en bloc for $12.2m each including…
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Baltic Reefers takes over from Seatrade as world’s top conventional reefer operator
Baltic Reefers has taken over from Seatrade as the top conventional reefer ship operator for the first time in its…
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