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Europe
Hapag-Lloyd and ONE sign up to TradeLens
Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) have signed up to TradeLens, the blockchain platform created by Maersk and IBM, bringing…
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Oldendorff takes Noble post-panamax
German shipping mammoth Oldendorff has emerged as the buyer of its second 2010-built post-panamax bulker this year. This week the…
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Scott Bergeron joins Oldendorff
Scott Bergeron, former head of the Liberian Registry, has joined German dry bulk owner Oldendorff Carriers as director of business…
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Maiden voyage for Bertram Rickmers’s new scrubber play
Two years after a humiliating bankruptcy that cost investors $250m, Bertram Rickmers is back, with the first of 10 feeder…
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Oldendorff takes another post-panamax
German shipping mammoth Oldendorff has been tipped by brokers as the buyer of a Seacon post-panamax bulker. Oldendorff is believed…
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Diana Shipping fixes capesize pair
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has fixed two of its capesizes, one to Peter Weernink’s new venture Singapore Marine…
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OneBulk is the newest name in Hamburg shipping
Three Hamburg-headquartered shipping companies Bertling, Nordic Hamburg and Oskar Wehr have provided further details of their dry bulk joint venture…
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Hamburg mourns loss of last schooner
Hamburg lost a slice of its maritime heritage on Saturday when an 809 teu, German owned boxship ploughed into the…
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Nordic Hamburg, Bertling and Oskar Wehr put all their handies into new chartering unit
The German trio of Nordic Hamburg, Bertling and Oskar Wehr have decided to create a new commercial management vehicle for…
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Maersk invests in German trade finance platform
Maersk’s growing ambitions in the realms of trade finance have seen the Danish carrier invest in a German startup. Financing…
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Oldendorff secures financing deals for 23 ships with Chinese leasing firms
German bulker operator Oldendorff has completed a total of 23 deals with three Chinese leasing companies in the past twelve…
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Rob Grool to head up Zeaborn Ship Management
A well-known name in shipmanagement has moved to Hamburg to take the reins at one of Germany’s fastest growing fleets.…
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Americas
Burnt Yantian Express finally makes it to its Halifax destination
Four months after a severe blaze ripped through it the boxship has finally reached its Canadian destination, delivering some of…
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Jens and Waller takes Vroon feedermax
German owner Jens and Waller Reederei has acquired a 2007-built feedermax boxship from Dutch owner Vroon. According to shipbroking sources,…
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Hartmann says German shipping is still in ‘crisis mode’
Ahead of next week’s 11th National Maritime Conference, where the German government and the local shipping community meet annually to…
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German yards hit out at ‘fantasy prices’ on offer in China
Amid subsidies and protectionism from Asian rivals and “fantasy prices” offered by Chinese yards, European shipbuilders must stand firm and…
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Schulte debuts venture capital unit for maritime startups
Hamburg’s Schulte Group has launched INNOPORT, a dedicated venture capital unit to identify investment opportunities in the global maritime startup…
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BBC Chartering appoints Ulrich Ulrichs to succeed Svend Andersen as CEO
Project cargo shipping giant BBC Chartering has announced the appointment of Ulrich Ulrichs as chief commercial officer, effective May 2.…
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Volkswagen puts MAN Energy Solutions in the shop window
Reuters is reporting that Volkswagen has put ship engine manufacturing giant MAN Energy Solutions up for sale. Cummins, Wartsila and…
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Europe
Zeaborn buys CPO Tankers
Bremen’s shipping consolidator Zeaborn has made its next big acquisition, moving into the tanker segment by buying out Claus-Peter Offen…
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