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Mumbai: Anglo-Eastern’s Group ceo Peter Cremers oversaw proceedings at the official inauguration of the new $8m Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy in Karjat, on the outskirts of ... [full story]

Dubai: CSAV Norasia is to mprove its services to the Gulf by launching a dedicated feeder service Intra Gulf. The new service will primarily attend ... [full story]

Singapore: Keppel Singmarine has bagged three newbuilding contracts worth a total of S$140m. Royal Boskalis Westminster has ordered a 159m long rock dumping fall pipe vessel ... [full story]

Seoul: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's profits surged last year due gains from affiliates and currency related gains. DSME, South Korea’s third largest shipbuilder, reported a ... [full story]

Bangkok: The outlook for dry bulk shipping in 2010 is bleak due to the imbalance between demand and supply, according handysize specialist Precious Shipping. The Bangkok-based ... [full story]

Singapore: The Asian Shippers Council has a called on the Chinese government to act against sharp increases in container freight rates in recent weeks, despite ... [full story]

Malaysia: A Singapore-registered tugboat, Asta, is believed to have been hijacked in the South China Sea at the weekend. The Asta was towing an empty barge ... [full story]

Taipei: Taiwanese container giant Evergreen Line has announced a rate restoration on its Northern Europe to USA trades in order to ‘bring freight rates back ... [full story]

Ho Chi Minh city: Nguyen Hung Viet, deputy general director of Viet Nam National Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines)said the company aimed to raise its capacity ... [full story]

Seoul: Sweden’s Stena Bulk AB is reported to haves exercised its option for two in-house designed 158,700 dwt Suezmax tankers from Samsung Heavy Industries. The ... [full story]