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Pangaea Adds to Fleet

Oct 29, 2017

Pangaea Logistics Solutions has executed a memorandum of agreement to purchase  the vessel M/V Tenmyo Maru, 58,749 dwt., built in November 2008 at Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipyard.  The ship is expected to be delivered from its present owners in December…

Ship Operating Costs to Increase for 2017 and 2018

Oct 27, 2017

Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2017 and 2018, according to Moore Stephens' survey. Repairs & maintenance and spares are the cost categories which are likely to increase most significantly in each of the two years. The…

Naviera Armas Buys Trasmediterranea from Acciona

Oct 26, 2017

Acciona has reached an agreement to sell its 92.7% stake in Trasmediterranea to the Naviera Armas Group. Acciona's stake is being sold for 260.4 million euros, and the buyer will assume 127.3 million euros of debt owed by Trasmediterranea to Acciona group companies…

Vessel Operating Costs on the Rise -Moore Stephens

Oct 26, 2017

Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2017 and 2018, according to the latest survey by international account and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. Repairs and maintenance and spares are the cost categories which are likely to increase most significantly in each of the two years…

Overcapacity Still Weighs on Shipping Industry -Report

Oct 25, 2017

Global demand for maritime shipping picked up last year, but the pace was still below the historical 3 percent average and continued to lag behind supply, keeping freight rates and earnings low in most segments, a new UNCTAD report says. The…

NAT Closes Newbuilding Loan

Oct 25, 2017

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) has announce that it has signed the main terms with a major international financial institution for the financing of the outstanding commitments, due on delivery, for the three Suezmax newbuildings to be delivered during the latter part of 2018…

Havila Shipping Sells AHTS Duo

Oct 24, 2017

Norway-based Havila Shipping ASA has entered into agreements for sale of the AHTS vessels Posh Vibrant and Posh Virtue.  The vessels are expected delivered to new owner during first part of November. Following the sale it is expected that…

Hess Corp Sells Offshore Equatorial Guinea Assets

Oct 24, 2017

Hess Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its interests in offshore Equatorial Guinea to Kosmos Energy and Trident Energy for a total consideration of $650 million, effective January 1, 2017. “This sale is a further step in…

DP World Reports 13.5% Container Volume Hike in Q3

Oct 24, 2017

DP World Limited handled 52.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first nine months of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 10.0% year-on-year on a reported basis and 9…

Fiat Chrysler Sues Shippers over Alleged Price Fixing

Oct 24, 2017

The automaker wants the Federal Maritime Commission to order payments from Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS and its sister company EUKOR Car Carriers Inc, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd, Compania Sud Americana de Vapores…

Hyundai Heavy Signed $400 Million Order to Build 5 VLOCs

Oct 24, 2017

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has clinched a deal worth approximately US$400 million to build five very large ore carriers(VLOCs) from Seoul-based shipper Polaris Shipping. 'HHI has signed a $400 Million worth contract to build five 325…

Antwerp Cargo Volumes Surge

Oct 24, 2017

The freight volume handled by the Port of Antwerp continues to expand. After nine months the total this year stands at 167.1 million metric tons, an increase of 3.3 percent compared with the same period last year. Strong growth has been…

Suez Canal Revenues Fall

Oct 22, 2017

Suez Canal revenues fell 2.2% month-on-month in September 2017, according to official data. Revenues amounted to $459.8 million in September 2017, versus $470.6 million in August 2017, the data showed. However, Suez Canal Authority (SCA)'s revenues raised by 3…

Nakilat Net Profit Down for the Last Nine Month

Oct 22, 2017

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), the largest LNG ship owner in the world, concluded its financial results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2017, with a net profit of QR 607 million compared to QR 749 million of the same period last year in 2016…

Alpha Bank Securitize Shipping Loans

Oct 20, 2017

Greece's Alpha Bank has successfully completed its second financing transaction of $250 million through shipping securitization with Citi, following the inaugural shipping securitization issuance of $500 million in 2014. 'Alpha Bank has successfully…

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