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VLCC ordering spree pulls Mercuria back to Chinese yards
Mercuria is lining up its next move in shipbuilding, with industry sources pointing to a potential order for very large…
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Chinese Nationals Paid to Marry US Navy Personnel – And Get Base Access
Four U.S. Navy sailors have pleaded guilty to charges of bribery for taking money from Chinese nationals for sham marriage…
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Beijing Agrees to Help Police the Sale of Chinese Outboards to Smugglers
Unprecedented criticism over the growing numbers of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel using small boats has forced the UK…
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Urgent Alert After Chinese Bulker Issues Distress Signal
The Philippine Coast Guard issued an urgent alert to all vessels on Friday, January 30, after it received a distress…
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TMS Cardiff Gas expands LNG orderbook with Chinese deal
Greek shipowner TMS Cardiff Gas has added fresh LNG carrier tonnage to its orderbook, with an agreement for up to…
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Maritime News
Op-Ed: Chinese Drills Near Taiwan Aren’t a Signal – They’re a Rehearsal
[By Nathan Attrill]Analyzing China’s military activity around Taiwan often invites a simple question: what triggered it? Analysts tend to assume that……
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Trial to Begin for Chinese Captain Charged with Damaging Baltic Pipeline
A court in Hong Kong is preparing to hear testimony in the trial of a Chinese captain charged with damaging…
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Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon
On Monday, armed pirates boarded a trawler off the coast of Gabon and kidnapped multiple foreign crewmembers, according to the…
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Taiwan Fines and Deports Fishing Boat Captain Who Damaged Subsea Cables
Taiwan continues to carefully monitor its subsea communications cables and other connections after a series of incidents involving ships. In…
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Chinese Container Ship Gets Mobile Launch Track for Drone Fighters
China’s effort to adapt merchant ships into naval assets gained attention last month when a Chinese container feeder, the otherwise-unassuming…
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