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Two AIDA Ships to Participate in German Maritime Festival

Aug 11, 2017

For the fourth time in a row, AIDA Cruises has agreed to sponsor a ship for one of these major public attractions of one of Germany’s biggest maritime festivals. Thanks to the support of the cruise company based in Rostock, the venerable Russian…

Munich Maersk Comes to Hamburg

Aug 09, 2017

While on her maiden voyage, the “Munich Maersk” berthed at EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg on 5 August. With a nominal capacity of 20,568 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) the container vessel is one of the largest in the world. The megaship…

Vale Sells Two Large Ore Carriers for $178 Mln

Aug 09, 2017

Brazilian mining company Vale SA on Wednesday said it has sold two ships with a capacity to carry 400,000 tonnes of iron ore each for a total of $178 million. The company said it received the payment on August 8 and that it is in talks to sell two remaining ships of the same class (VLOC…

ZEABORN Buys Five Heavy-lift Cargo Ships

Aug 08, 2017

On July 31, 2017, the ZEABORN Group signed the contracts for the purchase of five 30,000dwt Superflex Heavy Lift vessels, all of which are sister ships of the previously acquired Rickmers Hamburg, and are employed in the Rickmers-Line liner service acquired by ZEABORN in April…

Port Manatee Sets Container Volume Record

Aug 08, 2017

Port Manatee’s container volume for the first 10 months of its current fiscal year has already reached a full-year record.During the 10-month period from Oct. 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017, Port Manatee saw moves of 32,907 twenty-foot-equivalent…

Navios Maritime Completes Acquisition of 14 Container Vessels

Aug 07, 2017

The Marshall Islands-based shipping company Navios Maritime Containers has closed the acquisition of the remaining four container vessels and as a result has completed the acquisition of the entire 14 container vessels fleet. Navios Containers…

Kamji Marine joins Green Award Scheme

Aug 07, 2017

Green Award Foundation has announced that their network of incentive providers has extended to China. Kamji Marine Agency Ltd entered the Green Award scheme. Kamji Marine Agency headquarted in Zhoushan with branch offices in Europe. The…

NYC’s New Ferries Move a Million Passengers in 86 Days

Aug 07, 2017

In operation for just three months, New York City’s new ferry service has already moved more than a million passengers.  The new ferry service, NYC Ferry, commenced in May, serving Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, with a Bronx connection scheduled for next year…

Crowley Launches Florida, Costa Rica, Panama Service

Aug 07, 2017

To better connect customers' U.S. and Central American supply chains, Crowley Liner Services will begin fixed-day, weekly sailings on Wednesday, August 9, directly between Florida and Costa Rica and Panama. The new service offers fast transits to speed cargo to market at peak times…

South Korea’s 14 Cargo Carriers for Alliance

Aug 04, 2017

South Korea’s 14 container carriers will sign a memorandum of understanding next Tuesday to establish the Korea Shipping Partnership (KSP), the Korea Shipowners’ Association said, reported Pulse News. The move is  to help the nation better…

Diana Shipping Extends Time Charter with RWE

Aug 04, 2017

Diana Shipping has  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen, Germany, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v G. P…

Eagle Bulk Takes Delivery of Madison Eagle

Aug 04, 2017

Eagle Bulk Shipping, one of the world’s largest owner-operators in the Supramax/Ultramax segment, today announced that it has taken delivery of the M/V Madison Eagle, the eighth of nine Crown-63 Ultramax dry bulk sister vessels the Company acquired from Greenship Bulk Trust…

Hyundai Merchant US Volumes UP

Aug 03, 2017

South Korea's leading container carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will allocate more vessels to meet rising demand on U.S. routes in the coming months, reported Yonhap. HMM expects a shortage of container carriers on the high-traffic routes from August to October as U…

First of Yamal LNG Tankers Starts Navigation via the NSR

Aug 03, 2017

The first Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker “Christophe de Margerie” has entered the Kara Sea and has started its first LNG cargo voyage through the Northern Sea Route (NSR).  The subleased tanker will go through the NSR without the escort of icebreakers…

MV WERFTEN Delivers Its First Newbuild

Aug 03, 2017

Shipbuilder MV WERFTEN has completed its first newbuild project, having today delivered Crystal Bach, the first of four new Rhine Class luxury river cruise vessels for Crystal River Cruises. Designed specifically for river cruising in Europe…

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