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Apeejay Shipping Adds New Vessel to its Fleet

Dec 11, 2017

Apeejay Shipping, an Apeejay Surrendra Group company, has announced the acquisition of a 76,602 MT DWT Gearless Panamax, Japanese build.  The ship is renamed ‘APJ ANGAD 2’. The acquisition takes its total fleet capacity to 5,18,018 MT DWT with an average fleet age of 12…

Scorpio Bulkers Opts New Loan Facility to Acquire Ultramax

Dec 05, 2017

Scorpio Bulkers announced that the Company has received a commitment from a leading European financial institution for a loan facility of up to $38.7 million.  The loan facility will be used to finance up to 60% of the market value of the…

Ocean Yield Invests in 3 NAT Suezmaxes Newbuilds

Dec 03, 2017

Ocean Yield ASA has agreed to acquire three suezmax crude tankers with 10-year bareboat charters to Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT).  The net purchase price is USD 43.2 million per vessel after seller's credit. The net purchase price constitutes 77…

Hamburg Süd Remains Hamburg Süd

Dec 01, 2017

Hamburg Süd remains a commercially independent brand under new owner – Significantly greater product range through global service network – Own sales force provides unchanged level of care to Hamburg Süd customers. With yesterday’s (November 30) closing…

NAT Gets Finance for 3 Vessels

Dec 01, 2017

Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has entered into final agreements with a subsidiary of Ocean Yield ASA for the financing of the outstanding commitments of $39 million per ship, due on delivery. Three NAT newbuildings are under construction at Samsung shipyard in South Korea…

Damen Shipyards Delivers Vessel to MC2

Nov 30, 2017

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered its first vessels to Marine Core & Charter LLC (MC2), a marine services company supporting the offshore energy sector in the Arabian Gulf.  This is the first transaction between the two organisations…

COSCO Delivers Second Stingray to Maersk

Nov 29, 2017

China’s COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard has delivered the subsea support vessel “Maersk Involver” to offshore marine contractor Maersk Supply Service (MSS). The 9,785 dwt  vessel delivery follows the “Maersk Installer”, who was handed over in October this year…

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…

d’Amico Sells Medium-Range Tanker

Nov 28, 2017

d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) announces that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers signed a memorandum of agreement for the sale of MT High Presence, a 48,700 dwt medium-range product tanker vessel, built in 2005 by Imabari Shipbuilding (Japan) for a consideration of US$ 14…

Thoresen Sells Bulk Carrier

Nov 28, 2017

Thoresen Thai Agencies sells M.V. Thor Horizon, a general cargo vessel with a rated capacity of 47 111 DWT and built in 2002 for  just over US$5.38 million. 'The Vessel was sold to a company which is not a connected person of the Company by Thoresen Shipping Singapore Pte…

Navios Maritime Adds First Ship in Panamax Quartet

Nov 27, 2017

Navios Maritime Containers, a growth vehicle dedicated to the container sector, announced today that it has taken delivery of APL Denver, the first of four 2008-built Panamax containerships with period charters it has agreed to acquire. The…

TOP Ships Acquires MR Tanker

Nov 26, 2017

TOP Ships has acquired all of the outstanding shares of PCH77 Shipping Company Limited, a Marshall Islands company that owns a new building contract for M/T Eco California from an entity affiliated with the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer…

MPC Container Ships Acquires Fleet Worth $130

Nov 26, 2017

The Oslo, Norway-based MPC Container Ships AS has entered into a commitment to acquire a fleet of feeder container vessels with a total purchase price of USD 130 million. MPC Container Ships was formed in April 2017. Its main activity is…

Austal Opens Up Trimaran Deal with Fred Olsen

Nov 23, 2017

Austal’s latest contract announcement for two 117 metre high speed vehicle passenger ferries, for Fred Olsen SA, not only sends a strong signal to the international market that ‘fast ferries are back’, but confirms Austal’s proven trimaran…

OOCL Scandinavia Unveiled

Nov 22, 2017

In Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOCL)’s series of six ‘G Class’ containerships on order at the Samsung Heavy Industry (SHI) shipyard, we are pleased to introduce the newest and fifth 21,413 TEU containership, named the OOCL Scandinavia…

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