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Hoegh LNG Signs FSRU Deal with Gas Natural Fenosa

Feb 07, 2018

Norway's Höegh LNG said on Wednesday that its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Höegh Giant has started its time charter contract with Spanish LNG operator Gas Natural Fenosa.  The  initial term of the contract is three years…

WFW Advises NYK on LNG Carrier Charter

Feb 07, 2018

Watson Farley Williams  (WFW) advised NYK Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha  (NYK) on the execution on 26 January 2018 of its long-term charter contract with EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of the electricity major, Electricité de France (EDF).  The…

Hyundai Merchant Marine, AAL Shipping Join for MPV Service

Feb 06, 2018

South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced it is beginning its cooperation with Singapore based carrier, AAL Shipping, for Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) service.Specialist multipurpose carriers and long-standing collaborators, AAL and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM)…

Diana Extends TC with BG Shipping

Feb 05, 2018

Diana Shipping has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with BG Shipping Co., Limited, Hong Kong, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Selina.  The gross charter rate is US$12…

Seaspan Charters Newly Bought Vessels to Maersk

Feb 05, 2018

Seaspan Corporation said it has purchased two 2006-built 2,500 TEU containerships and entered into fixed rate time charter agreements for the vessels with Maersk Line A/S. The time charters will be for a term of four years with options for…

GC Rieber Bags 3 Year TC for Polar Onyx

Feb 02, 2018

Norwegian offshore shipowner  GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Deepocean BV for the SURF vessel Polar Onyx for a fixed period of three years with options to extend by up to two years. The Polar Onyx will…

Ince & Co Advises EDF on NYK LNG Carrier

Feb 02, 2018

EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of EDF group, signed a long term charter contract with the Japanese shipowner NYK on January 26th 2018.  The vessel, with a capacity of 174,000 cbm, will be built by the shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries with delivery expected by spring 2020…

Hyundai Samho Heavy Bags USD 200mln Order for LNG Carrier

Feb 01, 2018

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has won a $ 200 million contract for the construction of a 174,000-cubic-meter LNG vessel for NYK Line, said a report in Yonhap. HSHI  is set to deliver a carrier that can hold 174…

Dorian LPG Sells, Leaseback Concorde

Feb 01, 2018

The Stamford, Connecticut-based Dorian LPG  has reached a sale and bareboat charter arrangement for its 84,000 cbm carrier Concorde.  The liquified petroleum gas shipping company entered into the USD 70 million deal that closed on January 31…

Hyundai Merchant Marine, GS Caltex Ink Crude Oil Deal

Feb 01, 2018

South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has signed a long-term crude oil shipping contract with compatriot oil refiner GS Caltex. A press release from HMM said that the KRW190 billion (USD 180 million) contract will…

GoodBulk Takes Delivery of Two Capesizes

Jan 31, 2018

Greek dry bulk owner Goodbulk announced that in January it took delivery of two Capesize vessels and sold another one Capesize. The Company took delivery of the Aquaproud, a 2009 built Capesize vessel of 178,057 dwt built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS)…

LNG Shipping Charter Rates Under Pressure in 2018: Drewry

Jan 30, 2018

Increasing vessel supply will keep LNG charter rates under pressure in 2018, despite strong growth in trade, according to the latest edition of the LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Drewry’s short-term…

NYK Signs Charter with EDF LNG Shipping

Jan 29, 2018

Japanese shipping company NYK Line announced that it signed a contract with EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of Electricité de France (EDF), to charter a newly built LNG carrier for a total of seven years, with optional extension periods for up to 13 more years…

Hyundai Heavy Bags Canadian Facility Order

Jan 28, 2018

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a design contract worth about $500 million for a liquefaction unit to be used for Steelhead LNG’s Kwispaa LNG export project in Canada’s British Columbia, reported Yonhap…

Port of Amsterdam, Titan LNG Contract for FlexFueler001

Jan 28, 2018

Port of Amsterdam and Titan LNG have signed a long-term contract for the “home” location of Titan’s bunkering pontoon: the FlexFueler001. This pontoon will be the first of its kind in Europe providing easy, affordable and safe LNG bunkering services of this cleaner marine fuel…

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