Switzerland
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Europe
Diego Aponte: ‘Covid-19 has created a public health issue unprecedented in our lifetimes’
In a rare statement, Diego Aponte, group president and CEO of privately held Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has issued an…
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Europe
Diana Shipping fixes another bulker to Cargill
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed a second time charter contract with Cargill this week after fixing 2010-built…
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Europe
MSC introduces new flexible cargo service to fight congestion risks
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has introduced a new flexible cargo service to help fulfil the imminent resumption of demand from…
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Europe
Seven crew kidnapped from MSC boxship in Gulf of Guinea
The 2005-built 957 teu feeder boxship was boarded by pirates in Gulf of Guinea on Sunday and seven of the…
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Asia
Charter Haus: Taking a product specific approach to shipbroking
Charter Haus, a new independent shipbroker has been launched this week, promising a product specific approach to shipbroking. Founded by…
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Europe
Glencore takes Euronav ULCC for floating storage
With the price of oil super cheap, trading house Glencore is reported by Reuters, to have taken one of the…
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Europe
Advantage Tankers snaps up Olympic aframax pair
Geneva-based Advantage Tankers has acquired a pair of Chinese-built aframax tankers from Greek owner Olympic Shipping and Management, according to…
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Europe
Geoquip awarded offshore wind contract in the US
Swiss geotechnical company Geoquip Marine has secured a contract for its newly acquired geotechnical vessel to support the development of…
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Europe
Climate protestors stage demonstration against commodity traders in Geneva
A group of climate protestors from the Extinction Rebellion campaign group staged protests against commodity houses, including Vitol and Cargill,…
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Europe
Transocean awarded series of new contracts
Offshore driller Transocean has secured a series of new contracts and extensions according to the company’s latest fleet status report.…
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Asia
SM Line signs with MSC and Maersk on the transpacific
As MSC and Maersk prepare to bid farewell to partner HMM, they’ve found a new Korean liner to help out…
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Europe
IFCHOR appoints Giovanni Ravano as joint CEO
Switzerland-headquartered shipbroking house IFCHOR has announced the appointment of Giovanni Ravano, joining Emanuele Ravano as joint chief executive officer. Giovanni…
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Europe
Eko Shipping takes bulker from Nova Marine Carriers
Turkish company Eko Shipping emerged this week as the buyer of modern small bulker , sold by Switzerland’s Nova Marine Carriers.…
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Europe
DP World chooses landlocked Switzerland for its next investment
Global terminal operator DP World has chosen a landlocked country for its next investment. The Dubai-headquartered company is buying into…
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Europe
Transocean hails improving market as it scores $353m worth of new contracts and extensions
Offshore driller Transocean has announced several new contracts and extensions in what it says is an improving market. The contracts,…
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Containers
MSC defends its carbon footprint
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has defended its carbon footprint, having been labelled Europe’s eighth largest polluter in an NGO report…
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Europe
Transocean secures semi-sub contract in the Caribbean
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded a one year contract for the deployment of its 2009-built semi-submersible rig off the…
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Greater China
CDB Leasing buys MSC boxship pair from SinoOceanic Shipping
China’s CDB Leasing has acquired 9,400 teu boxship pair MSC Elma (built 2016) and MSC Romane (2017) from HNA Group’s SinoOceanic Shipping.…
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Europe
MSC makes clear its position on LNG-fuelled ships
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline , has made its position clear on LNG as a fuel.…
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Europe
Proman Stena Bulk orders methanol tanker pair at GSI
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture formed last month by Switzerland’s Proman Shipping and Sweden’s Stena Bulk, has signed contracts…
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