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‘That’s it, Flinter is no longer’: Dutch line dissolves
Today marks the final day of operations for one of the Netherlands’ largest shipowners. Flinter Group, a multipurpose vessel owner,…
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Seven dead off Yemen as rocket sinks Iranian ship
A small Iranian general cargo vessel was hit on Wednesday night by a rocket off the Yemen coast with seven…
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Maersk Supply Services vessel pair sink en route to scrapyard
Two Maersk Supply Services offshore vessels, anchor handlers Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper, have sunk while being towed to a Turkish…
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K Line sues APL Logistics over false bankruptcy rumours
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) yesterday took APL Logistics to court in Tokyo, suing the company for falsely stating that…
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Gadani rocked by another fire
The Pakistani ship recycling centre Gadani suffered another fire yesterday. Fortunately no one was killed when welders caused an explosion…
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Arbitration panel backs Navios in Vale terminal contract spat
Navios Maritime Holdings has received a favourable ruling in a London arbitration with Vale after the Brazilian miner ditched plans…
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Oman Shipping to withdraw VLCC from Navig8 pool
Navig8 Group has announced that Oman Shipping Company has decided to internalize the commercial management of their VLCC fleet which…
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Pacific Radiance integrates Mexico assets
Offshore marine services provider Pacific Radiance is transferring its key operations and assets in Mexico into a joint venture. The…
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Latvian Shipping company extends loan facility
Latvian tanker operator Latvian Shipping Company has reached agreement with the syndicate of three banks to refinance the outstanding balance…
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Gaslog signs FSRU deal
GasLog has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 20 percent shareholding in Gastrade. Gastrade is licensed…
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Euronav secures FSO extension
Euronav has announced that its joint venture with International Seaways has received a letter of award for the service of…
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Diana Shipping gets Dayang kamsarmax refund
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has received refunds of around $9.4m from the cancellation of a kamsarmax shipbuilding contract…
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USCG medevacs two crew off Texas
US Coast Guard crews medevaced two crew working on the product tanker yesterday afternoon. The ship was at the Port…
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Captain’s relief turned to despair in Erin Wood accident off Peterhead
An urgent need for a pee likely led to a collision between a bunker barge and a general cargo vessel…
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Vinalines to sell off shipyard asset
Vietnam’s state run Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has submitted its capital divestment plan for Vinalines Shipyard Company to the…
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G3 to build $500m grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver
Agribusiness firm G3 (Global Grain Group) has announced it will build a new grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver in…
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NACC in talks with Ningbo Xinle for cement carriers
Nova Algoma Cement Carriers (NACC), a 50/50 joint venture between Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Holding, is in negotiations…
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Petrobras denied appeal of injunction that blocks sale of two fields to Karoon Gas
Petrobras has been denied the chance to move forward with the sale of two offshore oilfields to Australian firm Karoon…
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BW enters energy markets with Gabon oilfield investment
Andreas Sohmen-Pao’s BW Group has branched out again, this time entering the energy sector. BW Offshore has in partnership with…
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Vopak to acquire Exmar FSRU business
Vopak has signed an agreement with Exmar for the acquisition of the Antwerp-based company’s FSRU business. Exmar currently owns and…
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