Americas
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Eagle Bulk in the market for more ultramaxes and supramaxes
US bulk carrier operator Eagle Bulk is looking to further renew its fleet. According to Gary Vogel, CEO of the…
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Golar LNG and Delfin join forces to develop LNG project
Golar LNG and Delfin Midstream have announced that they have signed a joint development agreement for the Delfin LNG project…
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Egyptian Tanker Company and Thome fined for pollution in US Gulf
A pair of international shipping companies pleaded guilty in a Beaumont, Texas court on Tuesday, to pollution and corruption charges…
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Metro Ports to take over operation of Lake Michigan bulk terminal
California-based Metro Ports has been hired as the new bulk terminal operator at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, a deep-water…
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MSC takes full ownership of Brazilian reefer port
A subsidiary of Swiss ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has bought 50% more shares in the Brazilian reefer port…
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Siem Offshore secures AHTS contract from ExxonMobil
Norway’s Siem Offshore has announced that subsidiary Secunda Canada has been awarded a 2-year firm contract, plus 12 monthly options…
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Shareholder dismisses Teekay Tankers’ plans to buy out Tanker Investments
Teekay Tankers’ plans to buy out Tanker Investments has drawn criticism from a key shareholder. Huber Capital Management, a California-based…
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CarVal takes HMM cape for $30.5m
Weeks after Korean owner Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) invited offers for the 178,896 dwt old , Splash can finally reveal…
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Pangea Logistics acquires supramax using sale and leaseback funds
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has sold one of its existing vessels, the 2012-built , to a third party for $7m and…
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Petrobras settles suit with one of its largest shareholders
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by shareholder The Vanguard Group. No figure…
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North Atlantic Drilling secures semi-sub contract from SPE
Seadrill’s North Atlantic Drilling has been awarded a one well contract with SPE for semi-submersible for work in the United…
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Ports and rigs in US Gulf of Mexico take precautions for Tropical Storm Cindy
Shipping and offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico has been disrupted by a Tropical Storm shaping up for a…
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Mexico’s latest offshore rights auction sees successful bids for 10 of 15 blocks
CNH, Mexico’s oil and gas industries regulator, said on Monday the country’s latest round of offshore oil rights auctions exceeded…
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JP Morgan Asset Management secures $480m for new shipping fund
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has closed its Global Maritime Investment Fund II with $480m in capital commitments from a broad…
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Japanese authorities investigating deadly ship collision that killed seven US Navy personnel
Japanese authorities are now investigating how an NYK chartered boxship slammed into the side of a US Navy destroyer over…
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USCG airlifts ailing crewman from MOL chemical tanker in Gulf of Mexico
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a crewman from a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Mexico after the man…
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NYK Line boxship slams into side of US destroyer, seven sailors missing
Seven US sailors are missing after the a US Navy destroyer collided with a 2,900 teu box ship around 56 nm off…
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Murphy Oil contracts Noble drillship for Gulf of Mexico work
Arkansas-based oil and gas exploration firm Murphy Oil has stepped in to contract Noble Corporation’s ultra deep-water drillship in July.…
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ExxonMobil gives green light to Liza oilfield development offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil on Friday announced it has made a final investment decision (FID) and will go ahead with developing the Liza…
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LA and Long Beach brace for another truckers strike
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are bracing for yet another truckers strike on Monday. The Los Angeles…
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