Americas
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Ocean Rig case moves to the Court of Appeals
New York lawyer Tally Wiener is not giving up in her pursuit of George Econonou’s Ocean Rig. Ocean Rig sought…
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Foremost puts capesize trio up for sale
US dry bulk shipping company Foremost Group has put three capesize bulkers up for sale. According to broking sources, the…
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Mangrove Partners exercises newcastlemax options at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
US-based investment firm Mangrove Partners is said to have placed an order at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of…
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Oil exports exceed imports along Texas’ Gulf Coast for the first time
In a landmark shift in global energy trading patterns the Houston Chronicle is reporting that in April oil exports in…
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Maersk Line adopts CargoSphere’s digital rate distribution system
CargoSphere, the American rate network for container shipping, has announced that Maersk Line has gone live with digital, fully-automated distribution…
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Aegean completes refinancing deal with Mercuria Energy
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has completed a transformative refinancing deal with Mercuria Energy Group, which sees Mercuria become the sole…
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Interlink Maritime buys its first secondhand handy
Carlyle Group-backed Interlink Maritime has emerged as the buyer of a handsize, a deal done under the radar some months…
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Petrobras and Ensco make settlement
Petrobras and Ensco have agreed to a settlement of all claims relating to the drilling services agreement. While the terms…
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Rowan jackup awarded new Cantium contract
Offshore driller Rowan Companies has been awarded a six-month contract by Cantium for 2010-built jackup rig . The rig is…
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VLCC terminals set to spread far and wide across the US Gulf
New York-based tanker broker Poten & Partners has detailed the sudden raft of landmark VLCC terminals potentially being built around…
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Maersk and IBM reveal TradeLens blockchain platform
Maersk and IBM have revealed details of their new blockchain platform. Called TradeLens, the two parties have already managed to…
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Vantage Drilling acquiring jackup rig
US offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling is expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a jackup rig according to the…
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McDermott awarded installation contract by Shell
McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Shell Exploration and Production Company for subsea umbilical and flowline installation at…
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Harvey Gulf makes late move for GulfMark Offshore
GulfMark Offshore has received an unsolicited proposal from Harvey Gulf to combine the two companies, just weeks after GulfMark had…
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Trafigura applies to build the Texas Gulf’s first VLCC terminal
Trafigura, the commodities giant, has applied to build a deepwater port in the US, potentially giving the Texas Gulf its…
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Ship Finance International VLCC catches fire off Chiba
The 2002-built VLCC , owned by John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International, caught fire off the coast of Chiba, Japan on…
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Teekay orders two LNG-fuelled aframax tankers at Samsung
Teekay Corporation has announced that it has recently placed an order for two LNG-fueled aframax shuttle tankers at South Korean…
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Hornbeck looks to complete construction of two cancelled MPSVs
US OSV operator Hornbeck Offshore is looking to resume construction works for two MPSVs it cancelled earlier this year at…
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Mercosul boxship stormed by militant stevedores
Seven stevedores stormed the 2,474 teu containership at the port of Santos yesterday. The stevedores were part of 2,000 staff…
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Teekay Tankers reveals another sale and leaseback deal
Teekay Tankers has revealed during the unveiling of its second quarter results details of another sizeable sale and leaseback deal.…
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