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Viking Supply Ships Completes Restructuring

Feb 02, 2018

Swedish OSV owner Viking Supply Ships (VSS) has signed a final agreement to complete the restructuring of its finances as credit committees of all its senior lenders have approved the completed programme. According to the agreed and approved restructuring…

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…

The Baltic Index Fell 10% This Week

Feb 02, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, ended the week over 10 percent lower on Friday, as rates fell across all vessel segments, pushing the index to near 6-month lows. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax…

Chemical Tankers Face Challenging Year: Stolt-Nielsen

Feb 01, 2018

Chemical tankers are sailing into another challenging year, according to the London based chemical carrier, tank container and terminals group Stolt-Nielsen's Chief Executive Officer, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen. 'Our outlook for the first half of 2018 remains essentially unchanged…

Croatia to Speed up Building of LNG Terminal in Adriatic

Feb 01, 2018

Croatia will pass a special law to speed up the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern Adriatic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday. Croatia produces more than half of its gas consumption, some 2…

Maritime Shipping Market Brightened: NYK Line

Jan 31, 2018

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) said that conditions in the maritime shipping market were positive overall during the nine-month period of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.  In the container shipping market, an upswing…

AAPA Responds to Trump's SOTU Address

Jan 31, 2018

In his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass an infrastructure bill that generates $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments and streamlines permitting for major capital projects from 10 to two years…

Capesizes Mark Worst Month in Two Years

Jan 31, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell on Wednesday as rates fell across vessel segments with the capesize index recording its biggest monthly percentage decline in two years. The overall index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities…

Pakistani Wheat Sold for Export Under State Incentive Program

Jan 31, 2018

Wheat from Pakistan wheat has been sold to overseas buyers after the country started a new state export incentive program, European traders said on Wednesday.Around four shipments of Pakistani wheat have been sold with two shipments said to be going to Kenya…

Trump's State of the Union Cites Infrastructure Deficits

Jan 31, 2018

Joining efforts underway in Congress to address the nation’s infrastructure deficit, tonight, in his inaugural State of the Union address, President Trump called on Congress to produce a bill that generates at least $1.5 trillion “for the new infrastructure investment we need…

CMA CGM Unveils Startup Incubator Ze Box

Jan 30, 2018

French container shipping giant CMA CGM has set up a new global startup incubator to drive its digital strategy. Based in Marseilles, France, the incubator Ze Box is set to house a dozen of startups from around the world, starting in June this year…

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…

Euronext to Widen Block Trade Offer to Commodities

Jan 30, 2018

Euronext said on Tuesday it will extend its Large-in-Scale (LIS) trade facility to commodity futures in response to interest in block trades. Euronext's most active commodity futures contracts, wheat and rapeseed, will be available on LIS Trade…

[Brief] Ningbo Marine Sees FY 2017 Net Profit Up 70%

Jan 30, 2018

Ningbo Marine Co Ltd: * Says it sees net profit for FY 2017 to increase by 70 percent * Says the net profit of FY 2016 was 88.4 million yuan * Comments that increased waterbailage income and toll related income of unit as main reasons for the forecast

APM Terminals Pipavav Profits Slide

Jan 30, 2018

APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd), has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2017.The company reported a net profit of INR 500 million  ($7.8 mln) for Q3FY18 as against INR 645 million ($10 mln)  in Q3FY17…

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