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Port News
Caravel tightens grip on Pacific Basin, rules out takeover bid
Hong Kong conglomerate Caravel Group has increased its shareholding in Pacific Basin Shipping, strengthening its position as the largest shareholder…
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Port News
Eastern Pacific presses VLCC comeback with fresh Hengli order
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is pushing further into the VLCC market, lining up two more newbuildings at Chinese…
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Port News
Eastern Pacific adds LNG muscle with Jiangnan newbuild pair
Eastern Pacific Shipping has moved to expand its LNG footprint, placing an order for two 175,000 cu m LNG carrier…
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Port News
Eastern Pacific back for more ammonia carriers at Jiangnan
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has returned to China to add more ammonia carrier capacity, placing an order for…
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Maritime News
China’s DF-27 Missile: Threatening Pacific Ships and the U.S. Homeland
Among the 2025 Pentagon report’s greatest revelations, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has fielded a conventional intercontinental ballistic mis… maritime-executive
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Port News
Pacific Basin signs up for Chinese handysize newbuilds
Pacific Basin Shipping has turned to China for its latest newbuilding move, signing up a quartet of handysize bulk carriers…
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Eastern Pacific adds capes to swelling Hengli orderbook
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping has added another slice to its already sizeable newbuilding programme, this time with a fresh…
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Marine World
Improperly Secured Lithium-Ion Battery Cargo Nearly Dooms Ship in the Pacific, NTSB Finds
Improperly secured lithium-ion battery cargo triggered fires aboard the Genius Star XI during heavy weather on Christmas Day 2023, NTSB finds. Heavy…
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Marine World
U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $1.1B in Cocaine in Record-Breaking Pacific Operation
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean…
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Port News
Pacific Basin reshapes bunker unit into sustainable energy solutions team
Hong Kong-listed dry bulk giant Pacific Basin has launched a new Sustainable Energy Solutions team, reshaping its long-standing bunker department…
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