Greece
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Europe
ICS warns of migrant “crisis” in the Mediterranean
London: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that EU governments must act now before the lives of thousands…
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Europe
Consolidated Marine Management orders two LPG vessels from HHI
Athens: Greece’s Consolidated Marine Management (CMM) has ordered two 60,000-cbm LPG carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), South Korea. Both vessels…
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Dry Cargo
Captain and officer held after bulker crew death
Athens: The captain and co-captain of the bulker Kosmas V (57,300 dwt, built 2011) have been arrested in Greece after…
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Europe
Capital improves charter rates for suezmax pair
Athens: Capital Product Partners has secured new time charter contracts for a pair suezmax crude oil tankers, Amore Mio II…
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Europe
Capital Product Partners fixes two suezmaxes
Athens: Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners (CPP) has fixed two of its suezmax vessels on timecharter at increased day rates. Capital Maritime…
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Dry Cargo
Eagle Bulk Shipping CEO tenders resignation
Athens: Sophocles N Zoullas, CEO of Nasdaq-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping, has given written notice that he intends to terminate his employment…
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Europe
Economou increases Tankships IPO target to $150m
Athens: George Economou-led Tankships Investment Holdings says it aims to raise $150m in its initial public offering (IPO), $50m more…
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Dry Cargo
Diana Shipping fixes two capes to Rio Tinto
Athens: Rio Tinto Shipping (Asia) has timechartered the capesize bulk carriers Semirio and Sideris GS from New York-listed Diana Shipping.…
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Dry Cargo
Bulker lay-ups possible, says Navios
Athens: The worst dry cargo shipping market in 30 years could lead to increased lay-up of vessels, Angeliki Frangou, chairman…
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Asia
Manaco Marine opens office in Greece for crewing ops
Colombo: Manaco Marine, a Sri Lankan company that provides ship management services to shipowners, has ventured into Greece and Cyprus,…
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Europe
Sungdong building suezmaxes for Kyklades Maritime
Athens: Greece’s Kyklades Maritime has ordered up to five suezmax vessels from South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The…
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Containers
Cosmoship orders container vessels at DaeSun
Athens: Greece’s Cosmoship Management has placed orders for two 1,800-teu containerships, plus two options, at DaeSun Shipbuilding & Engineering in Busan, South Korea. DaeSun says it…
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Dry Cargo
Glencore extends timecharter of Diana Shipping panamax
Athens: Glencore Grain (Rotterdam) has extended its timecharter of a panamax bulker operated by New York-listed Diana Shipping. The Arethusa (73,593…
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Europe
Tsipras quells China’s queries over Piraeus port privatisation
Athens: The Greek prime minister Alex Tsipras has reassured his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang that Greece still values Chinese foreign…
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Europe
Tsakos VLCC wins storage contract
Athens: A VLCC owned by New York-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has won a six-month storage contact from Petrobras. The…
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Europe
Greek ministries disagree over ports privatisation
Athens: The new Greek government has been sending mixed signals over what is to happen to the Piraeus and Thessaloniki…
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Europe
Greece’s ports policy will be cleaned up
Athens: Increasing business transparency and creating job opportunities will be central to the new Greek government’s ports policy, Thodoris Dritsas,…
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Europe
Greek shipping minister promises jobs to Greek seafarers
Athens: Thodoris Dritsas, deputy minister of economy, infrastructure, marine and tourism, has outlined his vision for the Greek shipping industry…
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Europe
Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports still up for privatisation
Athens: The new Greek government does not intend to cancel its privatisation of Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports, an unnamed government…
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