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DP World Chairman meets French President at Investment Summit

Mar 29, 2016

DP World Group Chairman and CEO HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem recently met the President of France, Francois Hollande and senior government and business leaders at a major investment summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris.France’s attractiveness…

Cosco Pacific Beats Profit Estimate

Mar 29, 2016

Cosco Pacific Ltd.'s 2015 net profit rose 30% from a year earlier on the back of a write back of a provision. It recommended a final dividend of 22.9 Hong Kong cents a share. The full-year net profit was US$381.6 million compared with US$292…

ICS Deliberate on “Legal Issues relating to Shipping & Ports”

Mar 28, 2016

ICS, East India Branch conducted conference on Legal matters pertaining to Maritime Sector prior to joining hands with M/s Hinode Events a Knowledge Partner to serialise this an Annual Conference on Legal Maritime Legal matters. The Branch takes…

Hapag-Lloyd Back in Black

Mar 28, 2016

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has reported a net profit of €114 million ($127.5 million) on revenue of €8.8 billion for 2015 – a turnaround from a loss of €604 million on revenue of €6.8 billion the previous year. The firm…

Adani Offers Dhamra LNG Stake to IOC, GAIL

Mar 28, 2016

Adani Group has offered 49% stake in its Rs. 5,000-crore ($750 million) Dhamra liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Odisha to the state-owned oil and gas companies GAIL India and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), according to a PTI report.   The…

Hyundai Merchant Heading for Bankruptcy ?

Mar 28, 2016

A bankruptcy of Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) would become the biggest ever in the shipping sector, and the creditors seem on the way to taking over control with the shipping group. Without further government support, bankruptcy is growing…

Cyprus Pushes Through Limassol Port Privatisation

Mar 28, 2016

The Cyprus government managed to push through parliament legislation finalizing the privatization of commercial operations at the island's primary Limassol port despite lacking a majority in parliament, reports Famagusta Gazette. 27 deputies…

Seaspan Acquires 9th 10K TEU Boxship

Mar 27, 2016

Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today that it accepted delivery of a 10000 TEU containership, the MOL Benefactor. The new containership, which was constructed at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., is Seaspan's ninth 10000 TEU SAVER design containership and first delivery in 2016…

Egypt Struggles to Close LNG Tender

Mar 26, 2016

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has reportedly failed to secure two cargoes for delivery in April, says a report in Reuters. The tender launched during last week was open to EGAS’ existing suppliers, however, delivery windows…

Boston Harbor Dredging Project to get Underway

Mar 25, 2016

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board today voted to approve to execute a Project Partnering Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and MassDOT to start the Boston Harbor Dredging Project.  A signed agreement allows…

Hanjin Shipping Rely on Assets Sale

Mar 25, 2016

As part of its plans to ramp up debt restructuring and  struggle to stay afloat amid the tides of trouble, the Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping is looking at selling assets, reports The Korea Herald. Hanjin is looking at offloading…

Shipping Morale Suffers: Moore Stephens

Mar 25, 2016

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to a record low in the three months to February 2016, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. The average…

Container Shipping Consolidation “A Route to Survival”: Drewry

Mar 24, 2016

In a new white paper, Consolidation in the liner industry, Drewry  consider the merits, and pitfalls, of M&A activity within container shipping, but cautioned that strategy needs to be carefully through through. Container shipping remains remarkably fragmented…

Pioneer Scratches Orders for Five Newbuildings

Mar 24, 2016

Singapore-based bulker player Pioneer Marine has terminated five handysize newbuild contracts at Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard. The leading shipowner and global drybulk handysize transportation service provider announced the following developments…

SSA President Tells CMA of Technological Advances

Mar 23, 2016

Esben Poulsson, President of the Singapore Shipping Association and Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, spoke at the CMA Shipping conference on the topic of ‘Defining the Successful Shipping Enterprise of the Future - What…

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