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Hong Kong unveils new tax breaks to lure commodity traders and shipping firms

Hong Kong is set to introduce fresh tax incentives for shipping-related businesses and commodity traders as it seeks to strengthen…
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China starts work on $11.4bn Three Gorges expansion

China has begun construction of a massive new ship lock system at the Three Gorges Dam that will nearly double…
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Chinese ports dominate global efficiency rankings

Chinese ports once again dominated the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), with Fuzhou in top spot ahead of Dalian,…
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Hong Kong newcomer books up to eight feeders at Xinle

A little-known Hong Kong company has emerged as the latest entrant to the feeder containership newbuilding market, with Synelysia Limited…
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Chinese lessor seeks yard slots for six newcastlemaxes

Huaxia Financial Leasing has launched a tender process for up to six newcastlemax bulk carriers, signalling a major expansion of…
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Chinese bulker owner Pingtan Minghui breaks into tanker sector

Pingtan Minghui Shipping has entered the tanker sector for the first time, ordering a pair of LR2 product carriers at…
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Van Hui Shipping enters cape segment

Shanghai-based Van Hui Shipping is behind last week’s widely reported sale of Nissen Kaiun’s Imabari-built 181,000 dwt Ehime Queen. The…
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Tanker S&P activity has been quiet in recent weeks, with many industry players tied up networking at Posidonia, but brokers…
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Jinhui’s ultramax ordering spree rolls on

Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has expanded its ultramax newbuilding programme with an order for two more bulk carriers at China’s…
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CMA CGM linked to fresh boxship series at Hengli

French liner giant CMA CGM has been linked to a fresh containership order at China’s Hengli Heavy Industries, further extending…
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South Korea’s Heung-A books up to six chemical tankers in China

South Korea’s Heung-A Shipping has returned to the newbuilding market, ordering up to six stainless steel chemical tankers in China.…
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Greek owner Pleiades returns to China for MR tanker order

Greek tanker owner Pleiades Shipping has ordered two MR tankers at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The Kifisia-based company has…
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Fujian Shipping orders quartet of heavylift newbuilds

Chinese owner Fujian Shipping Group has ordered four multipurpose heavylift vessels at Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. The contract…
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Splash Wrap: The magnetism of Posidonia

Posidonia, the world’s most famous shipping exhibition, opened its doors in Athens with record participation and a near constant on…
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Chinese yard pitches nuclear-powered logistics hub

Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard has taken its nuclear shipping ambitions a step further, unveiling a concept for a nuclear-powered floating…
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Aegean Shipping widens tanker bet with debut VLCC orders

Greek owner Aegean Shipping Management has expanded into the VLCC sector with an order for two supertankers in China, as…
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Xingtong books quartet of chemical tankers at Chinese yards

Chinese chemical tanker owner Xingtong Shipping has continued its fleet growth drive with contracts for four stainless steel chemical tankers…
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COSCO inks $953m LNG carrier order

COSCO Shipping Energy has moved to expand its LNG shipping footprint, ordering four newbuildings at Jiangnan Shipyard in a deal…
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Greek fleet builder Venergy doubles down on tankers with fresh Chinese suezmax order

Rapidly expanding Greek owner Venergy Maritime is stepping up its move into crude tankers, lining up up to four suezmax…
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Perdana Petroleum orders AHTS pair in fleet renewal drive

Malaysian offshore marine support services firm Perdana Petroleum is investing $33.94m (RM134.49m) to build two new anchor handlers as part…
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