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Alibra opens Athens office
London-based Alibra Shipping has launched Alibra Hellas, a new office in Athens that will give the shipbroking company a new…
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Vard resells subsea vessel left by Harkand bankruptcy
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has announced that it has signed an agreement with an unnamed buyer for the sale of a…
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Shipping playing catchup when it comes to 3D printing
The Maritime 3D Printing Show Area at last week’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg (pictured) might have been one of the…
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DOF Subsea awarded several new contracts
Norway’s DOF subsea has been awarded several new contracts in the Atlantic region. Wintershall has signed a frame agreement for…
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Stena Bulk fixes MR tanker pair to Petrobras
Stena Bulk has signed contracts with Brazil’s Petrobras for the charter of MR product tankers Stena Conqueror and Stena Conquest.…
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CMA CGM seeking acquisition targets after ending pursuit of Hapag-Lloyd
French containerline CMA CGM is still on the hunt for acquisition targets despite ending its interest in Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd. CMA…
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Goodbulk secures $73m credit facility to fund vessel acquisition
Monaco-based owner GoodBulk has entered into a new credit facility with ING Bank for up to $73m. The facility, which…
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Concordia Maritime secures P-MAX extension
Sweden’s Concordia Maritime has fixed out its 2006-built post-panamax (P-MAX) tanker for another year from September. The contract extension is…
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Maersk Drilling secures one-year rig contract
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have entered into an one-year contract to deploy the company’s jackup rig on the Norwegian…
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Swag at SMM: An alternative shipping confidence survey
I am a journalist so by definition a freeloader. In the three days and many kilometres around the 93,000 sq…
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Eidesvik awarded offshore wind farm work
Norwegian OSV operator Eidesvik has been awarded a contract by Merkur Offshor to deploy its offshore support vessel for work…
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Fugro wins three contracts from BHP Petroleum
Dutch offshore service provider Fugro has secured three contracts with BHP Petroleum for the deliverya range of specialist services to…
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Maran Tankers to install scrubbers on 13 vessels
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has secured a retrofit contract from Greek owner Angelicoussis’ Maran Tankers for the installation of scrubbers and…
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Wärtsilä sets out to transform port cities around the world
Wednesday saw Wärtsilä debut its plans to transform port cities around the world in one of the biggest initiatives in…
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Croatia moves to save Siem orders at Uljanik
The Croatian government is planning to start negotiations with Norwegian owner Siem Shipping next week in an effort to save…
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Promethean Energy and Subsea 7 collaborate on Gulf of Mexico Projects
US-based oil and gas development and production company Promethean Energy and Norway’s Subsea 7 have signed a memorandum of understanding…
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Navios Maritime Containers launches US IPO
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Containers has commenced Its initial public offering in the United States. The company plans to raise…
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Fafalios adds modern supramax
Greek owner Fafalios Shipping has reportedly added its first ship of the year, a significant move for the supramax and…
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Shipping’s greatest loser since Lehman Brothers went under
No shipowning nation in the world has been worse hit in the 10 years since the global financial crisis than…
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Kitack Lim reiterates there will be no sulphur cap delay
As with much of the 93,000 sq m of exhibition space at SMM, the opening press conference of the giant…
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