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South Korea Jails Former Hanjin Shipping Chairwoman

Dec 10, 2017

The former chairwoman Choi Eun-young (55) of the now-defunct Hanjin Shipping was jailed 18 months for insider trading, reports Yonhap. According to the report the Seoul Central District Court found Choi  guilty of selling off her family…

Denmark Calls for Regulation for Autonomous Ships

Dec 10, 2017

​Maritime regulation should be made more flexible if it is to support the development of autonomous ships. A new report published by The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) identifies where changes in maritime regulation are needed. The report…

Former Chief of Daewoo Shipbuilding Gets 6 Years in Jail

Dec 07, 2017

Former Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  (DSME) boss Nam Sang-tae sentenced to six years in prison by Korean court for embezzlement and bribery, Yonhap reported. The report said that the Seoul Central District Court handed down the guilty verdict to Nam Sang-tae…

LR Presents CES Descriptive Notes to China Smart Ship

Dec 07, 2017

Great Intelligence, the first China smart ship, was presented with Lloyd's Register (LR) cyber-enabled ship (CES) descriptive notes.  Great Intelligence was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) and built at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co…

DNV GL presents GTT and TECHNOLOG with GASA

Dec 07, 2017

The classification society DNV GL presented GTT, together with its partner TECHNOLOG, a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) statement for the retrofit of very large container vessels (VLCVs) with exoskeleton membrane LNG tanks. LNG…

DMA Call for Various Certificates

Dec 07, 2017

Time has come to apply for renewal of CLC, Bunker, Athens and Wreck Removal Certificates from the Danish Maritime Authority(DMA). The certificates must be renewed once a year when the underlying insurance expires. Ships that are required…

BIMCO, FONASBA Launch General Agency Agreement

Dec 05, 2017

BIMCO and FONASBA have once again joined forces to create and launch a new general agency agreement for port agents, shipowners and ship operators contracting port agency services. The new standard contract, which can be downloaded from the FONASBA website and BIMCO’s IDEA…

DP World Increases Stake in Brazilian Port to 100%

Dec 04, 2017

DP World has completed the acquisition of an additional 66.67% stake in Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (Embraport) in Brazil from Odebrecht Transport (OTP).  This transaction increases DP World’s shareholding to 100% and the terminal will be rebranded to DP World Santos…

WFW Advises Italian Shipowners on Partnership with Gigilinis

Dec 04, 2017

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised three leading Italian shipowners -Rimorchiatori Mediterranei, Gesmar and Fratelli Neri – on their partnership agreement with Thessaloniki-based Greek maritime operator Gigilinis Shipping Group…

Rasmussengruppen Sells Stake in Norden

Dec 03, 2017

Oslo based financial investor Rasmussengruppen sold its entire stake which is 4.8 million shares of Danish dry bulk bulker owner Norden.  A press statement said: 'In accordance with section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, it is…

CMA CGM Completes Sale of Los Angeles Terminal

Dec 01, 2017

The CMA CGM Group completed today the sale of a 90% equity interest in Global Gateway South terminal (GSS) in Los Angeles (United States) to EQT Infrastructure III (EQT Infrastructure) and its partner P5 Infrastructure (P5), for an Enterprise Value of USD 875 million…

Hapag-Lloyd Completes Integration with UASC

Nov 30, 2017

Hapag-Lloyd successfully completed the integration of UASC into the Group on 30 November 2017.  At a gathering of the shipping company’s global management in Hamburg, Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG, said in the afternoon: “Thanks…

Maersk Completes Hamburg Süd Acquisition

Nov 30, 2017

The transaction between Oetker Group and Maersk Line for Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Süd, the German container line, was closed on 30 November 2017. On 1 December 2016, Maersk Line announced its intention to acquire Hamburg Süd…

Noble Group Sells Four Vessels to Cut Debt

Nov 28, 2017

Hong Kong-based struggling commodity trader Noble Group will sell four dry bulk carrier vessels for about $95 million, as it looks to cut debt to keep its business running, reports Reuters. According to company statement, net proceeds from the disposal…

Mærsk Strengthens Executive Board

Nov 28, 2017

In line with the strategic direction announced in September 2016 A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S has made significant progress in focusing the future business on container shipping, ports and logistics. To further accelerate the development of…

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