Hong Kong
-
Greater China
Noble adopts Bermuda plan to square off its restructuring process
Noble Group has outlined how it intends to pursue an insolvency process in Bermuda on Thursday as a way to…
Read More » -
Europe
Unique’s latest sale shows MR uptrend in values
Unique Shipping from Hong Kong is developing strong ties with Denmark’s Celsius Shipping. Clarkson reports in its latest weekly report…
Read More » -
Greater China
Noble faces up to insolvency as relisting hopes are dashed
Embattled Asian commodities trading house Noble Group is being forced to contemplate an insolvency filing after authorities in Southeast Asia…
Read More » -
Asia
Singaporean authorities finally take action against Noble
Singapore authorities finally took action today against locally listed commodities trading house Noble Group more than three years after the…
Read More » -
Greater China
Shipping as a commoditised industry spurs debate
Impassioned debate on two contentious issues followed by cocktails high up among the skyscrapers served as a great curtain raiser…
Read More » -
Contributions
Hong Kong looks to reassert its shipping credentials
As the territory kicks off its latest maritime week Splash looks at what local authorities are doing to make shipping…
Read More » -
Europe
Taylor Maritime handysize snapped up by Narval Shipping
Greek owner Narval Shipping has acquired the 1998-built handysize bulker from Hong Kong’s Taylor Maritime. Brokers tell Splash the deal…
Read More » -
Maritime CEO
Taylor Maritime: Handy timing
Ed Buttery, the founder of fast growing Hong Kong handy owner Taylor Maritime, stars on the latest cover of Maritime…
Read More » -
Greater China
Oak Maritime plants cape pair in the shop window
Oak Maritime is looking to offload a pair of capes. Brokers tell Splash that the Hsu family-controlled company has started…
Read More » -
Europe
Marinakis outmuscles rival Greeks for TCC aframax
Evangelos Marinakis’ Capital Group has fought off keen competition from a number of his Greek counterparts to buy out a…
Read More » -
Greater China
Noble seeks Chapter 15 protection in New York
It has emerged that last week embattled Hong Kong commodities house Noble Group sought Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection at a…
Read More » -
Greater China
Takers of Vermont UM bunker fleet revealed
The fate of the four-ship fleet of defunct bunker tanker operator Vermont UM has been revealed. Several auctions had to…
Read More » -
Dry Cargo
Why you’d have to be mad to order a new bulker today
Average index rates for smaller bulkers enjoyed their highest rates in the third quarter since 2011, according to the head…
Read More » -
Greater China
OOCL warns shippers must shoulder sulphur cap burden
Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now part of Cosco, has outlined its sulphur cap plans, which will see…
Read More » -
Dry Cargo
Cape market in the Pacific on fire: Radziwill
The Pacific market for capesizes is “on fire”, according to John Michael Radziwill. Speaking at last week’s Maritime CEO Forum…
Read More » -
Greater China
Top shipmanager warns on spiralling costs of scrubber maintenance
Had 30 refineries around the world spent $1bn each years ahead of the global sulphur cap the issue would have…
Read More » -
Greater China
Bob Burke warns on risks of investors piling into shipping
Delegates attending last week’s by invitation only Maritime CEO Forum were warned by one of the world’s most famous names…
Read More » -
Greater China
Hong Kong’s leader delivers on maritime promises
In her second policy address since coming to power last year, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, today…
Read More » -
Greater China
Morten Arntzen talks up the chemical trades
Chemical tankers were deemed one of the best segments for profit growth by multiple panellists at last week’s Maritime CEO…
Read More » -
Greater China
Maritime CEO Forum: Fragile tanker recovery must be protected
Panellists at this week’s tanker session of the Maritime CEO Forum in Hong Kong stressed the need to protect any…
Read More »