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Dubai World to refinance USD14.6bn debt
Dubai government-owned conglomerate Dubai World has struck a new deal with creditors to extend and amend its outstanding…
US retailers expect hike in container volumes
Containerized cargo volumes at the U.S. ports are expected to rise year-on-year during most of the first half of…
SIU Canada: CETA poses security threats
The Seafarers International Union (SIU) of Canada warned that the Maritime provisions of the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic…
Shipping.dk takes over Maersk broker agency
Danish shipping and logistics company Shipping.dk has acquired its compatriot Copenhagen-based Maersk Broker Agency. The acquisition…
Four injured in chemical tanker blast in Ulsan
Four crewmen aboard the chemical tanker Hanyang Ace were injured in an explosion and a gas…
Vessels approaching Misrata, Libya subject to airstrikes
The Libyan Air Force has issued a notice saying that any vessels approaching the port of…
MOL Express runs aground
MOL-operated containership MOL Express ran aground in shallow water in Tateyama Harbor, Chiba Prefecture at about…
DSME christens world’s biggest containership
Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has named the MSC Oscar, which with the…
Magellan Spirit aground off Nigeria
LNG tanker Magellan Spirit, owned and managed by Teekay Shipping Glasgow, UK ran aground on January 6th…
Three tourists die after Catamaran sinks off Costa Rica
Three tourists died when the 100-foot catamaran Pura Vida Princess capsized off the coast of Costa Rica’s…
OW Bunker clamps down on COSCO
US-based arms of Danish marine fuel supplier OW Bunker, filed suit before a South District court in…