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Sembcorp Marine Issues Q4 Profit Warning

Dec 02, 2015

Sembcorp Marine, one of the world's largest offshore drilling rig producers,  expects to record a net loss for the fourth quarter ending December, due to the challenging operating environment and customers deferring or seeking to defer their rig orders…

COP21 - 2 billion Tonnes of Goods Shipped Using GHG Rating

Dec 02, 2015

Market-led solution reduces shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions. Ahead of COP21, 26 of the 35 charterers that include vessel efficiency in their supply chain selection have come forward to highlight their proactive measures on climate change…

North Star Shipping Receives Safety Award

Dec 01, 2015

Press release - North Star Shipping has won a prestigious Sword of Honor from the British Safety Council. The company, which has the largest, wholly-owned British fleet engaged in the UK offshore industry, is a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm…

CMA CGM Seeking Funds for NOL Takeover

Dec 01, 2015

France’s CMA CGM has approached banks to finance its potential takeover bid for Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), reports Bloomberg. The world’s No. 3 container shipping company is in talks with banks including BNP Paribas SA…

Green Signal to New Access Channel to Port Said East

Dec 01, 2015

The construction of a wide access channel to Port Said East, as the side channel project, has officially received approval. The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), vice admiral Mohab Mamish, has approved the construction of a new access…

Hapag-Lloyd Buys Back US Bonds

Dec 01, 2015

German container line Hapag-Lloyd  Hapag-Lloyd settles a high-yield dollar bond partly prematurely. The carrier would seek to pay off $125m in principal on its US dollar-denominated bond two years early. 'In the context of a continuous…

NY/NJ Port Authority Sees Debt Issuance of $1.2 bln in 2016

Nov 30, 2015

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sees consolidated debt issuance of $1.2 bln in 2016 compared with $1.5 bln this year, according to its $7.9 billion 2016 budget released on Monday. Although next year's debt issuance represents a decline from this year…

Panama Canal Wait Times Back to Normal

Nov 30, 2015

Waiting times for ships at the Panama Canal have returned to normal after poor weather and a spike in traffic caused delays for several weeks, the waterway's operator said on Monday. 'Today ... the line is 45 ships, which represents a maximum waiting time of two days…

Marintec China Indicates Growth

Nov 30, 2015

Marintec China exhibition has grown by 14% since its last edition to cover 80,000 sq m with over 2,000 exhibiting companies  from 34 countries  defying the talk of a slowdown in China and its hard-hit shipyards. The two years since the…

Tankers Versus Bulkers

Nov 30, 2015

It’s now more than a year since the tanker market took off. In mid-2014 tanker earnings picked up and since then have been in the $30-$40,000/day range, says a Clarksons study. But the market remains nervous.  This tanker pick-up coincided with a slump in dry bulk earnings…

DP World, SCA Pact for Ain Sokhna Port Development

Nov 28, 2015

Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the Red Sea Ports Authority signed an agreement with Dubai Ports World (DP World) and Sonker Bunkering Company for the development of Egypt’s Ain Sokhna seaport, reports Egypt Independent. The signing of the…

SCCT Prepares to Boost Vessel Traffic with 24-hour Access

Nov 28, 2015

A formal signing ceremony will now enable vessels to transit to Port Said East through a new side channel to be constructed bypassing the Suez Canal’s main entrance. Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish, the Head of the SCA, formally approved the construction of a new 9…

Evergreen Line Orders Ten 2,800 teu Ships

Nov 27, 2015

Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen is ordering ten 2,800 TEU container ships from Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd and compatriot CSBC Corporation. The deal between the companies is to buy 10 new 2800 TEU container vessels…

ZIM Integrated Shipping Remains Profitable

Nov 27, 2015

Despite challenging market environment with freight rates reaching historic lows in several key trades,  ZIM Integrated Shipping Services continues to outperform the average adjusted EBIT margins in the Industry. ZIM Integrated Shipping…

Controversial Nicaragua Canal Project Postponed

Nov 27, 2015

China's Hong Kong Nicaragua Development (HKND) Co. said it is delaying the start of construction on a controversial $50 billion inter-ocean canal across Nicaragua until late 2016. HKND has obtained approval for environmental studies of the canal earlier this month…

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