Europe
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Boskalis will not be drawn on Bibby Offshore rumours
Boskalis is remaining tight lipped over reports it is eyeing buying into Bibby Offshore. Writing on his own blog, Jeremy…
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MSC Daniela finally reenters service four months after massive fire
Eleven weeks after it limped into dock at a repair yard in Shanghai the fire ravaged 13,800 teu boxship finally…
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Zeaborn takes five more Rickmers vessels
German heavylift owner Zeaborn has taken another five ships from Rickmers Holding for an undisclosed price. In February, Zeaborn bought…
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Singular Point: Cloud-based maritime transportation system readies for debut
MARiS, the world’s first modular cloud-based maritime transportation system, will launch next June, designed to help shipping and trading companies…
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Rosneft loans PDVSA $1.02bn and pledges to continue Venezuela investments
Russian oil giant Rosneft has given Venezuela’s beleaguered state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) a $1.02bn advance payment,…
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Borr Drilling to list in Oslo, eyes M&As
The remarkably rapid rise of Borr Drilling continues with news the company has applied for a listing on the Oslo…
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Songa Bulk acquires panamax from Mitsubishi
Arne Blystad’s Songa Bulk has continued to expand its bulker fleet, with the company taking the 2010-built panamax bulker from…
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Goodbulk snaps up Japanese capesize
Monaco-based owner Goodbulk has taken the 2005-built capesize bulker from Japan’s Fukujin Kisen for $19m. GoodBulk is a new company…
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Zhejiang Ouhua wins order for 2,700 teu pair from Cape Shipping
Chinese shipbuilder Zhejiang Ouhua has won an order for two 2,700 teu containerships from Greece’s Cape Shipping. The two ships…
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Mednav heads to CSSC for MR tanker pair
Italian owner Mednav has placed its first newbuild order in over ten years, heading to China’s CSSC Offshore & Marine…
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Diana Shipping fixes post-panamax to Cargill at improved rate
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into a new time charter contract with Cargill International for five-year-old post-panamax…
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Singapore shipping head responds to UK counterpart’s attack
The head of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has hit back at claims by his counterpart in the UK that…
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Ivy Shipping debuts with acquisition of supramax quartet
Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis and two investors have established a new dry bulk venture, Ivy Shipping, which has kicked off business with…
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Torm snaps up pair of resale MR tankers
Danish owner Tom has acquired a pair of resale 50,000 dwt MR tankers currently under construction at South Korea’s Hyundai…
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Augustea offloads elderly panamax bulker
The 2002-built panamax bulk carrier is being sold by Italy’s Augustea Group to Chinese investors according to several broker reports.…
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Diana Shipping capesize charter extended
Diana Shipping has announced that Germany’s RWE Supply & Trading has extended the time charter contract for 2014-built capesize vessels…
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Misfortune strikes two Maersk ships in Brazil
Two Maersk-operated containerships in Brazil have been involved in serious incidents. In the worst instance, 2009-built collided with a tug…
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Ocean Alliance closing the gap with 2M as market share battle heats up
The Ocean Alliance will pursue a “hard drive” for market share in the coming couple of years as a flood…
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UK Chamber of Shipping boss takes a swipe at Singapore
Guy Platten, CEO of the UK Chamber of Shipping, has taken a swipe at Singapore, while insisting Britain has a…
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Fugro to slash workforce further as offshore market fails to improve
A poor set of results for the first half of 2017 will see Fugro implement additional measures to streamline business…
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