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Tokyo: Japan-based classification ClassNK has announced the release of new guidelines specifically for Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) and other workboats. The new guidelines, which are ... [full story]

Dubai: DP World has moved up to No.3 in the world container port operator rankings, behind fellow Asian-based groups PSA and HPH, after overtaking APM ... [full story]

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian shipowner Swee Joo Bhd has defaulted on its debt repayments. The Bursa Malaysia listed company said it had defaulted on repayments as ... [full story]

Hong Kong: China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd, the largest shipping company in the country, has announced that it will issue RMB 5 billion in ten-year ... [full story]

Fukuoka: The potential for Japan as a cruise destination and opportunities to expand its ports of call was discussed at the opening panel session at ... [full story]

Oslo: Arguably the world’s most powerful man in shipping, John Fredriksen, is downcast on the immediate future of the tanker and dry bulk trades. The ... [full story]

Seoul: Environment issues led the agenda at this year’s Seoul International Maritime and Shipbuilding Conference (SIMS) staged by the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) here ... [full story]

Mumbai: Krishnapatnam Port has established a new record for coal discharge in India using the conventional system of coal unloading. The vessel MV. IKAN ... [full story]

Hong Kong: Emirates Shipping Line has joined the ASEAN–Gulf–Indian Subcontinent (AGI) service launched recently by the consortium of Evergreen, Simatech and OOCL, offering a direct ... [full story]

London: Independent tanker owners' association Intertanko has applauded the result of a plea bargaining agreement in the US whereby a Somali national, who a few ... [full story]