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Petrobras workers in Campos Basin vote to strike
Workers of Petrobras in the Campos Basin have voted for strike action starting on Friday, according to Reuters. The workers…
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Korean Register appoints new chairman
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has appointed Lee Jung-Gee, former executive vice president, as its new chairman. Lee has…
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Marnavi wins auction for small tanker
Naples-based Marnavi has emerged as the buyer of the tanker vessel sold at auction in Italy. Domenico Ievoli, chairman of…
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OceanGold bags bargain Japanese MR tanker
Japan’s Masumoto Shipping has sold a pump room type MR tanker called to OceanGold of Greece for a price Clarkson…
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‘That’s it, Flinter is no longer’: Dutch line dissolves
Today marks the final day of operations for one of the Netherlands’ largest shipowners. Flinter Group, a multipurpose vessel owner,…
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Seven dead off Yemen as rocket sinks Iranian ship
A small Iranian general cargo vessel was hit on Wednesday night by a rocket off the Yemen coast with seven…
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Maersk Supply Services vessel pair sink en route to scrapyard
Two Maersk Supply Services offshore vessels, anchor handlers Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper, have sunk while being towed to a Turkish…
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K Line sues APL Logistics over false bankruptcy rumours
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) yesterday took APL Logistics to court in Tokyo, suing the company for falsely stating that…
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Gadani rocked by another fire
The Pakistani ship recycling centre Gadani suffered another fire yesterday. Fortunately no one was killed when welders caused an explosion…
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Arbitration panel backs Navios in Vale terminal contract spat
Navios Maritime Holdings has received a favourable ruling in a London arbitration with Vale after the Brazilian miner ditched plans…
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Oman Shipping to withdraw VLCC from Navig8 pool
Navig8 Group has announced that Oman Shipping Company has decided to internalize the commercial management of their VLCC fleet which…
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Pacific Radiance integrates Mexico assets
Offshore marine services provider Pacific Radiance is transferring its key operations and assets in Mexico into a joint venture. The…
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Latvian Shipping company extends loan facility
Latvian tanker operator Latvian Shipping Company has reached agreement with the syndicate of three banks to refinance the outstanding balance…
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Gaslog signs FSRU deal
GasLog has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 20 percent shareholding in Gastrade. Gastrade is licensed…
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Euronav secures FSO extension
Euronav has announced that its joint venture with International Seaways has received a letter of award for the service of…
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Diana Shipping gets Dayang kamsarmax refund
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has received refunds of around $9.4m from the cancellation of a kamsarmax shipbuilding contract…
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USCG medevacs two crew off Texas
US Coast Guard crews medevaced two crew working on the product tanker yesterday afternoon. The ship was at the Port…
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Captain’s relief turned to despair in Erin Wood accident off Peterhead
An urgent need for a pee likely led to a collision between a bunker barge and a general cargo vessel…
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Vinalines to sell off shipyard asset
Vietnam’s state run Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has submitted its capital divestment plan for Vinalines Shipyard Company to the…
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G3 to build $500m grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver
Agribusiness firm G3 (Global Grain Group) has announced it will build a new grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver in…
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