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Deutsche Bank shuffles shipping exposure
As HSH Nordbank gears up to make a renewed foray into shipping under new ownership, another big name in German…
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Europe
Schulte launches Hanseatic Capital Management out of Cyprus
Hanseatic Capital Management (HCM) has been launched by Germany’s Schulte Group, acting as the anchor investor. The initial investment focus…
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Europe
SAL Heavy Lift awarded transport contract by GeoSea
SAL Heavy Lift has been awarded a contract by GeoSea for the shipment of 49 transition pieces for the Horns…
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Europe
MPC Container Ships raises more cash for acquisitions
Germany’s MPC Container Ships has raised a further $50m via a private placement, money it says will be used to…
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Europe
Dig a pony – maritime charity discovers it fed The Beatles horse
A maritime welfare charity that helped The Beatles when they fell on hard times has released a new book, which…
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Europe
Claus-Peter Offen MR sales proliferate
Claus-Peter Offen Reederei continues to sell. Brokers note that the German outfit has committed its MR tanker, the 37,229 dwt …
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Europe
BSM and Columbia combine global buying power
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Columbia Shipmanagement have combined their global buying power to create an independent procurement company amid…
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Europe
United Heavy Lift takes over management of Chinese heavylift ships
Hamburg-based heavylift vessel manager United Heavy Lift (UHL) has announced that the company has expanded into new markets by taking…
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Europe
MPC Container Ships adds three more feeder boxships
Germany’s MPC Container Ships has taken its feeder boxship fleet to 68 vessels with the acquisition of three vessels. The…
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Europe
Claus-Peter Offen resumes fleet sell-off
Brokers sources tell Splash that the great Claus-Peter Offen ship sell-off continues, after a six-month break. Last year the German…
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Europe
Container Ponzi scheme becomes one of Germany’s largest investment scandals
In Munich a fallen container leasing firm is unravelling to become one of Germany’s largest investment scandals in recent years.…
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Europe
HJH Shipmanagement orders bulker pair at CSSC Chengxi
German owner HJH Shipmanagement has placed an order at China’s CSSC Chengxi Shipyard for the construction of one 40,000 dwt…
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Europe
Hapag-Lloyd gives Rolf Habben Jansen five more years
Hapag-Lloyd has extended the contract of CEO Rolf Habben Jansen for a further five years until March 31, 2024. Jensen…
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Americas
Another Hapag-Lloyd prang caught on video
Hapag-Lloyd is investigating another embarrassing boxship prang caught on social media. The one-year-old, 10,500 teu collided with three ferries while…
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Europe
Borealis adds another boxship
Aggressive UK-based owner Borealis Maritime continues to pile on the tonnage. Multiple broking reports have the Christoph Toepfer-led company paying…
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Europe
Troubled kamsarmax arrested and set for auction
A ship with a chequered past is set for auction. The , a 2011-built kamsarmax bulker, has been arrested in…
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Europe
KfW IPEX-Bank joins green ship recycling initiative
German bank KfW IPEX-Bank has become the first German bank to join the initiative Responsible Ship Recycling Standards (RSRS), which…
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Europe
Oldendorff buys four and charters two Interorient baby capes
Germany’s Oldendorff has expanded its fleet of baby capes, acquiring four of the 115,000 dwt vessels from Interorient Navigation, while…
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Europe
Hapag-Lloyd sets 2020 CO2 emissions target
Monday saw Hapag-Lloyd publish its first sustainability report. Within the report, the German containerline has committed to slashing CO2 emissions…
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Americas
Oldendorff halts Guyana business because of US sanctions on Russian aluminum firm
Germany’s largest bulk shipping firm, Oldendorff Carriers is stopping its dealings in Guyana because the Russian company with which it…
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