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Fairplay Daily News
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Continuously updated news for the shipping and maritime community from Fairplay International Shipping Weekly.
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Volcano thwarts Eimskip ferry
ICELAND’S shipowner Eimskip told Fairplay today that its ferry is unable to call at the country’s newly built harbour.
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BDI seen heading for 5,500
THE BDI could exceed 5,500 points before this year ends, N Kotzias Shipping Consultants has predicted in Athens.
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Mercator reaches beyond ships
INDIAN tanker and bulk carrier operator Mercator Lines plans to reduce its dependence on shipping and will raise $500M to boost activities in other sectors.
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Putin sees niche targets
RUSSIA’S shipyards being built in the Far East will focus on niche markets rather than compete for larger ships with Korean and Japanese yards, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.
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BW Offshore settles FPSO case
NORWAY’S BW Offshore today said it will receive $32.5M as settlement in the case of a scuppered Australian FPSO project.
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Huge UK coke cache seized
COCAINE with a street value of £8.25M ($12.7M) has been seized at Tilbury in Essex, the UK Border Agency told Fairplay today.
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Strike shuts some French ports
SOME PORT operations in France were closed today as dockers and other workers staged a one-day strike to oppose government plans to raise the retirement age.
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Catalan copper caper: 4 held
SPANISH police have arrested four men in connection with the theft of 500kg of copper at Barcelona’s port.
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