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Maritime UK joins government initiative to boost exports
Industry group Maritime UK has partnered with the UK government’s Exporting is GREAT initiative in an effort to increase UK exports and help…
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Asia
Petrofac not implicated in Unaoil corruption scandal, investigators confirm
An independent investigation has confirmed that no bribes were ever paid by Petrofac to Unaoil, the Monaco-based oil trader raided…
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Asia
James Fisher buys Singaporean diving specialist
British marine engineering outfit James Fisher has bought Singaporean firms Lexmar Engineering and Lexmar Sat Systems. The initial consideration is…
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Europe
Bibby Offshore wins North Sea inspection and construction contract
Bibby Offshore has won a contract from an unnamed independent UK-based exploration and production (E&P) company to provide air diving…
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Europe
Braemar: Mid-sized brokers face uncertain future
Mid-sized shipbroking firms face an uncertain future, argues the head of Braemar Shipping Services in a wide-ranging interview today. James…
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Europe
Strike kicks off on seven Shell platforms in the North Sea
Around 400 North Sea workers kicked off a 24-hour strike this morning, protesting pay cuts by the Wood Group on…
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Europe
Technip secures IRM contract from Repsol Sinopec
France’s Technip has announced that it has been awarded an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources…
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Asia
Baltic Exchange issues new agreement with panellists as SGX takeover looms
A new agreement has been sent out by the Baltic Exchange today to its 48 shipbroking panellists as the 272-year-old…
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Asia
Halycon Recruitment: On Brexit, Singapore and the hunt for the right talent
If you look at a city’s shipping vibrancy via the amount of HR moves going on there is only one…
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Contributions
Hamburg and Amsterdam can take on London’s shipping role
Ralf Browatzki from AMB Executive Search argues Hamburg and Amsterdam are the best placed shipping cities to win from Brexit.…
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Asia
Brexit favours Singapore: Ince
Singapore’s position as a maritime hub is likely to be enhanced in a post-Brexit environment, according to Singapore-based Ince Law…
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Europe
UK nuclear sub collides with ship off Gibraltar
Britain’s newest and most expensive nuclear submarine collided with an unidentified merchant vessel off Gibraltar during a training exercise on…
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Europe
Ensco sells six for scrap
UK-headquartered offshore driller Ensco has sold off six assets for scrap according to its latest fleet status report. The six are made up…
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Europe
UK names new transport secretary
Chris Grayling has been named as the UK’s secretary of state for transport as part of new prime minister Theresa…
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Europe
Apache extends Wood Group’s master service agreement in the North Sea
Apache Corp has extended Wood Group’s master service agreement (MSA) at its offshore oil and gas fields in the North…
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Europe
Deutsche Bank ‘interested’ in buying RBS’ Greek shipping portfolio
Deutsche Bank has expressed interest in buying some or all of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) $3bn Greek shipping…
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Europe
Turkish seafarers found guilty of huge cocaine smuggling operation
The Turkish captain and second-in-command of a ship carrying a record £512m ($670m) worth of cocaine were convicted yesterday in…
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Europe
Repsol Sinopec Resources awards major contracts
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has announced new major contracting strategies, reflecting its long-term strategic commitment to the North Sea and…
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Asia
Petronas terminates service contract with Petrofac
Petrofac Energy Developments and its partners, Kencana Energy and Sapura Energy Ventures, have reached mutual agreement with Petronas for the…
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Containers
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding confirms Lomar Shipping boxship blitz
Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has confirmed to Splash that negotiations are underway with London-headquartered Lomar Shipping, who Chinese media reports…
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