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Nakilat, Shell Completes First Phase of LNG Carrier Management Transition

Aug 20, 2017

Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL) a wholly owned subsidiary of Nakilat and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (Shell), have completed the first phase of what will be the world’s largest management transition of LNG carriers…

CMA CGM Hires Diana Containerships' Domingo

Aug 18, 2017

Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with CMA CGM, Marseille, for one of its Panamax container vessels…

Golden Ocean to Look Towards Time Charters

Aug 17, 2017

Dry bulk shipper Golden Ocean's Chief Executive Birgitte Vartdal made the following remarks during the company's second-quarter earnings presentation on Thursday:  We are slowly starting to consider chartering opportunities at the rate levels that we see now…

Maersk Wants Trade Finance Role

Aug 16, 2017

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper, is venturing into trade finance, as it seeks to fill a lending gap left by indebted banks pulling out of the crisis-hit shipping industry. Moving into traditional bank territory and further down the shipping value chain…

MTU 4000 Engines to Power Harbor Tugs

Aug 15, 2017

Rolls-Royce and Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey have signed a contract for the delivery of eight MTU Series 4000 engines for four new terminal tugs, including an option for a further four engines. The tugs will each be fitted with two 16V 4000 M73L MTU engines…

SITC Shipowning Orders Four Newbuilds

Aug 14, 2017

SITC Shipowning, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SITC International Holdings Co, has exercised the options for the construction of two container vessels, said a company release. SITC Shipowning also entered into the New Shipbuilding Contracts…

Husky Energy Pact for Canadian Offshore Project

Aug 10, 2017

NC-Lavalin, Dragados Canada and Pennecon announced that their General Partnership (GP) has been awarded a construction contract from Husky Energy as part of the company's West White Rose Project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The GP will build…

Diana Shipping Extends Time Charter with RWE

Aug 04, 2017

Diana Shipping has  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen, Germany, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v G. P…

US, Panama Maritime Schools Partner

Aug 03, 2017

SUNY Maritime College said it has expanded its global reach by signing a memorandum of agreement with the International Maritime University of Panama, paving the way for further cooperation between the two institutions, including student and faculty exchange programs…

Fugro Bags Surveying Contract

Aug 02, 2017

Dutch geo-consultancy  Fugro’s integrated capabilities clinch further work for Sirius at the world’s largest high grade polyhalite deposit. The award of two major new contracts integrating geotechnical and geophysical investigations sees…

Dunkirk, Dunkerque Port Sign LNG Pact

Aug 02, 2017

Dunkirk's LNG Terminal and Dunkerque-Port signed an agreement for the development of an liquefied natural gas (LNG) station to supply tank trucks.  The use of LNG by shipping has grown significantly in recent months with new projects (orders for ships…

DSV Pins Growth Hope on e-commerce

Aug 02, 2017

CEO: freight forwarding industry undergoing transformation; plays down threat from new entrants. Danish freight forwarder DSV will invest more to meet rising demand for services such as e-commerce and address competition from new players including Amazon…

Grand Bahama Shipyard Reports Commercial Success

Aug 01, 2017

Caribbean shipyard Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) said it has completed work on 30 commercial vessels within first half of 2017, predominantly comprised of companies returning to the yard with repeat business including tankers, bulk carriers, containerships…

Hyundai Heavy Wins $600 Vitol Tanker Contract

Jul 30, 2017

The Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) won a contract worth up to $600 million from Netherlands-based energy and commodities company Vitol to build as many as eight gas tankers, Reuters reported. HHI will construct two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers with a capacity of 84…

d'Amico Tankers Updates Ship Sales and Purchases

Jul 28, 2017

In January 2017, d’Amico Tankers sold MT High Endurance and MT High Endeavour, two 46,992 dwt medium-range product tanker vessels, built in 2004 by STX, South Korea, to Sea World Tankers a client of Sea World Management SAM, for a consideration of US$ 13…

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