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Maersk to Pay $4 Bln for Hamburg Sud

Apr 28, 2017

The world's biggest container shipping company Maersk Line will pay 3.7 billion euros ($4.02 billion) for its acquisition of smaller German rival Hamburg Sud, it said on Friday. Combined, the two companies will be able to realise annual operational savings of about $350 million to $400 million…

BW Offshore to get FPSO from Keppe

Apr 28, 2017

Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), is on track to deliver a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to BW Catcher Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BW Offshore. When completed BW Catcher will be on a 7-year fixed…

CMA CGM, Adani Ports Sign Pact to Operate Mundra Port

Apr 26, 2017

French shipping group  CMA CGM and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s leading port infrastructure developer and part of the Adani Group, today signed a joint venture agreement, to operate a new container terminal (CT4) at Mundra Port…

Drewry Trims Long-Term Freight Rate Outlook for LNG shipping

Apr 25, 2017

Given the mounting pressure on freight rates and continuing fleet growth over the next two years, Drewry believes that excess vessel supply will reduce only gradually with the recovery in rates pushed back to the latter part of next year, according…

‘K’ Line Partners with OSM for LNG Crewing

Apr 25, 2017

In a meeting in Manila on April 18, OSM signed a joint venture agreement with “K” Line’s crewing agency Ventis to provide Filipino crew to “K” Line’s entire fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. “Today marks a significant milestone in the relationship between ‘K’ Line group and OSM…

Navios Maritime Acquires One Capesize Vessel

Apr 24, 2017

Navios Maritime Partners, an international owner and operator of drybulk and container vessels, announced that it has agreed to acquire one 2010-built Capesize vessel of 178,132 dwt for a purchase price of $27.5 million.  The vessel is expected…

Petrobangla, Summit Pact for 2nd LNG Terminal

Apr 21, 2017

Bangladesh's State-owned Petrobangla has inked final deals with Summit LNG Terminal Co to development the country's second floating LNG terminal. The Financial Express reported that Summit group will install a Floating Storage and Re-gasification…

Port Manatee, World Direct Extend Shipping Deal

Apr 21, 2017

Port Manatee has extended its agreement with World Direct Shipping to maintain its swift weekly service between the Florida Gulf Coast port from the Mexican state of Veracruz for as many as five more years.            Under a lengthened pact approved April 20…

Concordia Maritime Charters Two MR Tankers

Apr 21, 2017

Concordia Maritime has signed a contract for the chartering of two IMO2/3 class MR tankers. This a joint chartering arrangement with Stena Weco, and Concordia Maritime’s share amounts to 50 percent. The contract is for one year, and the charters run from June and July 2017…

Seanergy Bags Time Charter for Capesize Bulker

Apr 18, 2017

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp has entered into a time charter contract (T/C) with a major European charterer, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, for a period of about 18 months to about 22 months.  The T/C is for the 180,000 dwt…

Corvus to Deliver Battery Solutions to Chinese Ports

Apr 13, 2017

Corvus Energy has announced that it will provide Orca Energy lithium-ion energy storage systems (ESS) for four hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) for CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering (CCCCSEE). The RTGs are the first of many cranes…

DryShips Enters into Newcastlemax Contract

Apr 12, 2017

DryShips Inc has entered into a one year time charter with a major grain house for one of its 206,000 dwt Newcastlemax drybulk vessels for an expected duration of about one year. The Company anticipates a total gross backlog of $7.1 million…

DCNS Delivers Frigate for French Navy

Apr 11, 2017

In early April DCNS delivered the FREMM multi-mission frigate Auvergne to the French Navy, the fourth of the series ordered by OCCAR1 on behalf of the DGA (French armament procurement agency).Delivery of the FREMM multi-mission frigate Auvergne…

Greece Calls for Improved Thessaloniki Port Bids

Apr 09, 2017

Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) asked for improved financial bids from short-listed investors seeking to buy a majority stake in its second-largest port, reports Reuters. Greece’s privatization agency (TAIPED) got three…

Channel Dredging to Commence in Mumbai

Apr 07, 2017

Dredging works for the deepening and widening of the access channel toward Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, India is scheduled to commence in the coming weeks and last for approximately two years. The dredging will enable the country’ largest container handling port…

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