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LATEST NEWS Oraziman family drops down drillship to Caspian Sunrise in $25m deal Samskip to recycle reefer in Norway in 'breakthrough' deal for green yard Bureau Veritas executive: France is flying the flag for decarbonisation Hapag-Lloyd buys space from 2M rivals Maersk and MSC Marfin becomes first user of bunker DNA tracking system Pirates release kidnapped crew of Eastmed tanker Tankers dock in Benghazi as other Libyan ports remain shut IMO 2020 is here, but the true cost to shipping is yet to come Shipping dynasties grow with a birth and A-list wedding Navig8 Chemical buys back Ocean Yield tanker at bargain price

StealthGas purchases German trio in boost to midsize LPG carrier fleet

Oraziman family drops down drillship to Caspian Sunrise in $25m deal

UPDATE

Okeanis VLCCs earning 'staggering' $121,000 as scrubber savings kick in

Samskip to recycle reefer in Norway in 'breakthrough' deal for green yard

ICBC Leasing order puts Chinese metal company on the large bulker map

On watch

Shipping dynasties grow with a birth and A-list wedding

IMO 2020 legal fights 'coming down the track big time'

Ince Group snaps up London shipping law firm's 10 lawyers

Marfin becomes first user of bunker DNA tracking system

Pirates release kidnapped crew of Eastmed tanker

BV: France is flying the flag for decarbonisation

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ExxonMobil reserves up to 14 LNG carrier berths at Samsung Heavy

On watch

Captain fined after ship's cook shot ox and served it to crew

Qatar calls in shipyards on plans for 80 LNG carriers

Bunker barge bottlenecks cause VLSFO to rocket in price at ports

'Dynamic and intelligent' David Loosley a good fit for Bimco

Analysis

Scrubber users 'gloating' now, but not if high-sulphur fuel supplies dry up

Torm CFO: Markets were right to secure $496m refinancing

Dynacom Tankers in advanced talks for $470m tanker splash at New Times Shipbuilding

Iran money troubles put Eastmed bulkers at anchor

Heidmar's Sigma aframax pool deal spooks shipowners

Cosco pays out for terminating charters over US sanctions fear

First VLCC demo deal for 2020 concluded as Bahri and Bihar scrap older tankers

Nissen Kaiun order at Hyundai Heavy takes VLGC newbuilding tally to six

Dry bulk shipping could benefit as Europe turns away from coal

Psara Energy's appeal thrown out, but arbitration continues

T&T Salvage secures Golden Ray wreck removal business

Chinese fund manager wins failed Dongguan Fenghai Shipping fleet

Mauro Balzarini bounces back with plans for LNG-powered livestock carriers

Nicolas Saverys says rejig will relaunch Exmar after challenging years

IMO regulation costs tipped to boost tanker scrapping in 2020

Insight & Opinion

Former naysayer Euronav moves to give scrubbers a second chance?

Fintech disrupters will fill ship finance gap — you can bank on it

US set to enforce IMO 2020 using global 'magic pipe' model

So far so good for major ship operators, but IMO 2020 switchover is just the start

VLCC scrubber payback time cut to five months as rates boom

CMA CGM must tackle its $20bn debt and liquidity, analysts say

Tanker and dry owners to take differing tacks over buy-backs

Tersan Shipyard goes in for the krill with high-tech hull

Bimco issues Iran, Strait of Hormuz warnings

Brightoil reborn as it wins $2.26bn restructuring deal

Marine picked to act as a guinea pig for Lloyd’s reforms

Tanker crew captures robber during raid off Indonesia

Skuld chases a buyer for Lloyd’s syndicate after $93m of red ink

Master convicted after delay in reporting main engine failure

Interview

20 questions with John Michael Radziwill: ‘Dude, how come we’re not a lot richer by now?’

Fast-growing SDTR Marine keeps its focus on kamsarmaxes

No kidding: Virgin Voyages goes adults only

American Ethane homes in on new sales deal to support VLEC building spree

Surplus US ethane seeks home in long-haul markets, says American Ethane

Roger Strevens: Compliance with 2020 rules poses ‘huge test’ of IMO’s political will

Navig8 unveils plan for free online fuel benchmarking site

Insight

Samsung Heavy seeks competitive edge with enhanced technology

Profile

Larsen the lion sleeps with one eye open as he tracks his prey

Ocean Yield in market for deals despite FPSO woes

Greece in focus

Platsidakis goes on a straight-talk campaign over emissions regulation

COFCO's Alessio La Rosa opens up on factors driving 'eco' charter strategy

INTERVIEW

Hugo De Stoop plans to follow shipping's Arsene Wenger by remaining 'close to the action'

Liberian registry takes aim on global flag-state leader Panama

Frank del Rio interview: Norwegian goes American

Tor Olav Troim: Golar's LNG evangelist

Tor Olav Troim ‘very excited’ about the second half of 2019

Jefferies' high-energy Randy Giveans flies flag for shipping deep in the heart of Texas

Interview

Tidewater CEO Rynd preaches discipline as offshore recovers

Interview

Japanese shipyards bank on eco rules to boost orderbook

Klaveness and Marubeni team up to form biggest panamax pool

Cruise And Ferry

Greece says goodbye to elderly ropax ferries

$100bn global asset manager eyes Pacific Radiance rescue

Cruise And Ferry

Coronavirus 'not likely a material headwind' for cruise sector

Photo gallery

Foresight founder still driving force behind diversified group

Dry shipping markets left behind as Asia packs up for the holidays

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The shipowner who has become Xi’s bridge builder

Ice in his veins: Paul Pathy on Fednav’s next chapter

Tanja Gullestrup brings the science of diversity to Pacific Green

20 questions with Radziwill: ‘Dude, how come we’re not a lot richer by now?’

OW Bunker: Five years on, it’s still getting physical

A day in the life: Ships agent Joe Melvin

Zeaborn and the Zech effect

IMO 2020 switchover is fuelling uncertainty

Royal Caribbean's 20-year-old with a $97m facelift

Onassis: Turning all that drama into a drama

Container lines’ love-freight relationship with forwarding

No kidding: Virgin Voyages goes adults only

War of words: Shipbroker brings grandfather's diaries to life

Fredriksen’s best-kept secret

A matter of Principles: Poseidon rules the seas of change

Fear of fuelling: Why IMO 2020 might not be so bad

IPO King James Christodoulou: Blink and you’ll see him

Do shipping and politics mix in Trump's Washington?

Storm clouds gather while shipping gets its act in order

The shipping noise | Maritime industry's next big environmental challenge

Sulphur cap rules working out well, IMO says

Cruise And Ferry

Greek shipping minister blocks Sea Diamond lifting tender

D'Amico pays down debt as MR period deals hit 10-year high

Pirate group fires on MSC multipurpose off Nigeria

Security costs 'not justified' in Red Sea and Indian Ocean

Cruise And Ferry

Fledgling luxury cruise outfit expands fleet to five ships

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Davie brings construction of LNG ferries to North America

US and Brazil orderbooks at historic lows amid meagre activity across the Americas

South Korea's big three shipyards face a grim reality

Merger of HHI and DSME delayed amid wait for antitrust approval

Hudong-Zhonghua trains its sights on high-value designs

Japan has learned its lesson on shipbuilding capacity cuts

Shipbuilding struggles as uncertainties swamp markets

Stray Spetalen's Standard Drilling confirms move into VLCC market

South Korea expands navy operation to Strait of Hormuz

Unibros tanker repels pirate boarding attempt off Lagos

Pan Ocean orders four chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo

Pakistan bans open-loop scrubber discharges in Karachi

Stena eyes $600m bond sale to pay off maturing debt

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Jaldhi Overseas makes quick profit with tanker asset play

Cruise And Ferry

MSC books two more LNG-fueled cruiseships worth $2.2bn

Schulte Group launches maritime asset investment platform

Hyundai Mipo scores MR tanker order from Blue Wake Shipping

Trial set over killing of captain on Ince Denizcilik bulker

Euronav moving to give scrubbers a second chance?

Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool going strong on 15th year

P&I clubs prepare for digital revolution with blockchain bills of lading

Kassian Maritime asset play gives extra push to Niriis panamax fleet

Market analysis

VLGC sector set fair for 2020 and beyond as US exports ramp up

Synthetic LNG: Future fuel or fictional Shangri-La?

Market analysis

Baltic Dry Index down again as fuel economics bite capesizes

Ship Management

Piracy and geopolitics bring more risk for shipmanagers

Liberty One ready to order world's first methanol MPP

Ship Management

Interview

Shipping 'must do more than talk about saving the environment'

Analysis

IMO 2020: So far so good but still a long way to go

CMES to acquire Sinotrans’ bulker and LNG assets for $957m

Captured tanker crewman died from malaria, colleague says

Bourbon and Oceanteam defer loan payments for two years

Pertamina International takes on small chemical tanker

US crude exports jumped 47% in 2019 with Asia top destination

Piracy

AM Nomikos boxship speeds away from pirate attack off Lagos

Oldendorff Carriers carries out its first ship sale of 2020

Update

Tanker sector braces for impact after Haftar shuts down Libya ports