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Update: MOL Comfort split in two, still adrift

MOL Comfort, a Bahamas-flagged, 7,041-teu containership remained drifting in two parts in the India Ocean after it suffered a major structural failure, as rescue and…
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China Merchants worried about slowing growth at China ports

While it is putting greater hope on its foreign ports, Hong Kong-based port operator China Merchants Holdings (International) is concerned about slowing throughput growth at…
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Conti Reederei books eight bulkers at Chinese yard

Germany-based shipowner Conti Reederei has placed an order to build up to eight 63,800 dwt dry bulk carriers at China-based Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry.
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Yujin gets $6m refund from Chinese yard

Asia-based small tanker owner Yujin International has managed to claim back about $6m of advanced payment made earlier for a pair of chemical tankers being…
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CMA CGM, Maersk Line and MSC form alliance

Three leading container lines, CMA CGM, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), will establish an alliance on the East-West trades to improve and optimise…
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Boxship orderbook shrinks as deliveries surge

The container ship orderbook has fallen below 20% of the world trading fleet on a twenty foot equivalent unit (teu) capacity basis, Braemar Seascope has…
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IMO selects DNV to assess US LNG potential

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has chosen Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to research the potential of LNG as a fuel in the North American Emission…
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IMO selects DNV to assess US LNG potential

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has chosen Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to research the potential of LNG as a fuel in the North American Emission…
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