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Nakilat Transitions LNG Carrier to In-house Management

Jul 06, 2017

Nakilat has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Flex liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Al Sheehaniya from STASCo (Shell Trading and Shipping Company Ltd.) with effect from July 6, 2017, as part of the planned and phased transition announced on October 19…

Stolt-Nielsen Aims to Cut Debt

Jul 06, 2017

Chemical tanker firm Stolt-Nielsen aims to cut debt, CEO Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen said on Thursday.CEO: Debt is slightly higher than we wish CEO: Based on the latest update, we believe that 2018 will be tough to reduce debt CEO: Assumptions…

Diana Shipping to Refinance its Existing Loan

Jul 05, 2017

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, has announced that it has agreed to refinance its existing loan facility with Diana Containerships, having an outstanding balance of US$42.6 million…

Hamburg Süd Receives Volkswagen Group Award

Jul 05, 2017

Hamburg Süd has been awarded the Volkswagen Group Award 2017. With this award, the largest automotive corporation in the world honors its best suppliers, which stand out for their innovative strength, product quality, development competence…

Asia Maritime Pacific Implements Onboard Training Solution

Jul 05, 2017

Asia Maritime Pacific implements learning solutions from Seagull Maritime fleetwide.Asia Maritime Pacific (AMP) is an Asia-based dry bulk shipping company, specializing in offering personalised solutions and reliable, innovative solutions to its customers…

Qatar to Boost LNG Production by 30% Amid Arab Dispute

Jul 04, 2017

State-owned Qatar Petroleum said Tuesday it aims to raise Qatar’s LNG production from 77 million to 100 million tons per year. The new additional volumes will be secured by doubling the size of the new gas project in the southern sector of the North Field…

Mayor of Shanghai Visits CMA CGM Tower

Jul 04, 2017

Rodolphe Saadé, Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM Group, has received this Tuesday, July 4, 2017, Yong YING, Mayor of Shanghai, who is on an official visit to Marseille for the signature of the 30 years of twinning between the two cities. On this occasion…

Hapag-Lloyd Issues Euro Bond Worth EUR 300mln

Jul 04, 2017

Hapag-Lloyd AG, a leading global container shipping company, launched a euro bond offering with a volume of EUR 300 million and a maturity of seven years.  The proceeds will be used for the early redemption of the company’s euro bond due…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Jensen as Managing Director

Jul 03, 2017

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has announced the promotion of Jim Jensen to the position of managing director as of July 1, 2017.  Jensen initially started with Dan-Bunkering as a bunker trader at its Copenhagen office in 2008 and relocated…

ClassNK and Green Award Strengthen Ties

Jul 03, 2017

ClassNK and Green Award announced that they would further broaden their cooperation to ensure safety and minimize negative effects of the shipping industry. ClassNK became a Green Award incentive provider. ClassNK, a ship classification society…

K Line, MOL, NYK Announce Container Business Merger

Jul 02, 2017

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)  announced the establishment of a holding company and an operating company, for the integration of the three companies' container shipping businesses…

WMU signs MoU with MLS, New Wave Media for Global Survey

Jul 01, 2017

The MoU establishes a partnership between the three organizations to conduct recurring global surveys on seafarer training practices in industry and sets out the guiding principles and terms by which WMU, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave…

BIMCO Names Philip Tinsley as Head Of Maritime Security

Jun 30, 2017

BIMCO has appointed Philip Tinsley as its new Head of Maritime Security.  Tinsley joined the association in 2015 and assumes his new position after the sad and untimely death of his colleague, Giles Noakes, earlier this year. Before joining BIMCO…

APL Rolls out Aloha Express Service

Jun 30, 2017

APL has unveiled its Aloha Express (AEX) service, a new fortnightly service directly connecting Central China, Korea, Japan to Hawaii. The AEX service promises cargo delivery from Shanghai, Busan and Yokohama to Honolulu in 19, 15 and 12 days respectively…

CSSC Launches New Marine Service Business

Jun 30, 2017

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) said it has formally launched a new business CSSC Marine Service Co., Ltd, to coincide with the inauguration of its new logistics center within the Yangshang free trade zone, Shanghai. The inauguration was marked with a ceremony on June 30…

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