Fixtures
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Europe
Østensjø Rederi fixes a PSV, lays up another
Norway’s Østensjø Rederi has fixed a platform supply vessel (PSV) on a two-week contract, but has laid up another. Its…
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Americas
Glencore and Oldendorff charter more panamax bulk carriers
Two more period charters of panamax bulk carriers have been reported as strengthening markets for almost all bulker types helped…
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Europe
Two DOF offshore vessels win employment contracts
Norway’s DOF Group has won a new contract from Nexan Petroleum that will employ its offshore supply vessel (OSV) Skandi Marstein (4,170…
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Americas
Petrobras cancels charter of another DryShips OSV
Petrobras has cancelled its four-year charter of DryShips’ oil spill recovery vessel (OSRV) Vega Inruda, which is the second contract termination…
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Asia
More panamax period fixtures as dry market keeps up the momentum
Three more panamax bulk carriers were today reported fixed on period charters as the dry market rally continues, with the…
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Americas
Handys and MRs help bolster the clean tanker market
Rates on for handys going from Algeria to the European Mediterranean (TC6), basis 30,000 tonnes of cargo, today reached their…
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Dry Cargo
Quadra fixes ultramax and Diana kamsarmax on period charter
Geneva-based Quadra Commodities has fixed two bulk carriers on period charters during the past two days, including a kamsarmax owned…
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Asia
Capesize market sees a boost but still below pre-January levels
More leaps and bounds were made in the capesize bulk carrier market today, but spot rates have still to crawl…
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Europe
Island Offshore vessels win contracts with Norske Shell
An anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel and a riserless light well intervention (RLWI) vessel owned by Island Offshore have…
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Asia
Baltic Dry Index hits 500 points as upturn continues, more period fixtures too
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has climbed by 13 points from Tuesday and was assessed at 500 points today, its…
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Americas
Shell takes Socatra product tanker duo on timecharter
Shell has booked two MR product tankers owned by France’s Socatra on one-year period charters, both fixed at $16,750 daily,…
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Asia
Cargill takes Scorpio Bulkers kamsarmax on period charter
Cargill has booked Scorpio Bulkers’ kamsarmax SBI Capoeira (82,000 dwt, built 2015) on a four- to six-month period charter at…
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Americas
Shell extends timecharters of LR3 tanker duo
Shell has extended its period charters of two LR3 vessels by a further year at lower rates, brokers report today.…
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Asia
Baltic indices show big boost (and it’s no April fool)
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) today advanced by 21 points to 450, the biggest daily increase posted since September 17,…
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Asia
POSH accommodation rig gets contract extension in Brazil
PACC Offshore Services Holdings’ (POSH) semi-submersible accommodation vessel POSH Xanadu has won a one-year extension to its contract in the Campos…
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Americas
Charters of four Tsakos tankers extended, possibly for Flopec
A “state oil company” has extended its charter of four panamax tankers owned by Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) with profit…
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Dry Cargo
Star Bulk fixes kamsarmax to Louis Dreyfus
NYSE-listed Star Bulk has fixed its kamsarmax bulk carrier Mercurial Virgo (81,545 dwt, built 2013) on a five- to seven-month…
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Dry Cargo
Diana capesize gets new timecharter to SwissMarine
Diana Shipping’s capesize bulk carrier Norfolk (164,218 dwt, built 2002) has been fixed on a new nine- to twelve-month timecharter…
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Dry Cargo
Diana and d’Amico panamaxes fixed on period charters
Period fixtures reported today show panamaxes in the Atlantic basin are still commanding higher rates than those in the Pacific.…
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Asia
Brave Maritime fixes two capes, Winning Shipping buys two
Today brought a glimmer of interest to the otherwise dull capesize bulk carrier market: Brave Maritime has fixed two capes…
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