Europe
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Solvang orders ethylene carriers
Solvang and partners have today signed a letter of intent with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of…
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Golden Union hungry for capesizes
Weeks after Theodore Veniamis-led Golden Union was revealed as the taker one of Hanjin’s baby capes, taking 114,650 dwt Hanjin Buchanan…
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Solstad Offshore fixes subsea vessel to Allseas
Norway’s Solstad Offshore, currently in the process of a merger with Farstad and Deep Sea Supply, has chartered subsea construction vessel…
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Diana Shipping cape charter extended
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has agreed a deal with SwissMarine Services to extend the time charter for 2009-built…
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Ukrainian seafarers undercut the market with new low rating wage
Undercutting the crewing market in a big way, Ukrainian seafarer unions have struck a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which…
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Roos returns to ship finance with Blystad backed Maritime Asset Partners
Maritime Asset Partners has been launched by a host of well-known names mainly in Norwegian shipping and offshore circles as…
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Maersk family to take greater control of the group
As the dust settles on tricky annual results and the announcement of a new chairman of the group, it has…
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European politicians vote to add shipping to regional emissions trading system
MEPs yesterday backed reforms of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) that will, for the first time anywhere, regulate international…
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DB Schenker buys into American online trucking startup
The ongoing digitisation of the freight transport industry continues with news German logistics giant DB Schenker has bought a $25m…
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Vega Reederei facing fine for failing to comply with US ballast water rules
German shipping firm Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG is facing possible civil penalties for failing to comply with US…
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Economou takes Shell VLCC
George Economou’s TMS Tankers has been linked by brokers as the buyer of the 2011-built VLCC. TMS is thought to…
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Alibaba signs with CMA CGM
Chinese online retail giant Alibaba continues to make closer ties with the top names in container shipping. Following on from…
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Oaktree takes Blue Lines MR pair
Global investment firm Oaktree Capital Management has snapped up MR product tankers, according to broker reports. Side notes in one…
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Drones deployed to inspect Eni rigs
Sky Futures, a UK-based drone operator, has won a three-year contract to inspect the rigs owned by Italian energy giant…
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Fugro acquires IRM support vessel from Solstad
Dutch offshore vessel owner Fugro has finalized a purchase agreement with Solstad for the offshore inspection, repair & maintenance (IRM)…
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Diana Containerships charters post-panamax to CMA CGM
Greece’s Diana Containerships has fixed 2008-built 6,494 teu containership to CMA CGM on a time charter contract. The charter, which…
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Repsol Sinopec takes options on Prosafe accommodation vessel
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has extended the charter of Prosafe’s advanced accommodation vessel for a one month period. Safe Boreas…
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Concordia Maritime signs third sale and leaseback agreement
Concordia Maritime is selling the 2015-built product tanker to what it describes as “a large Japanese financial institution” with naming…
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DOF Subsea inks Aussie charter deal with TechnipFMC
Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, for…
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Oldendorff takes post-panamax
Oldendorff, one of the busiest buyers and sellers in dry bulk over the past three quarters, has bagged a post-panamax.…
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