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Navios Maritime Acquires One Capesize Vessel

Apr 24, 2017

Navios Maritime Partners, an international owner and operator of drybulk and container vessels, announced that it has agreed to acquire one 2010-built Capesize vessel of 178,132 dwt for a purchase price of $27.5 million.  The vessel is expected…

British Prime Minister Visits Kelvin Hughes

Apr 24, 2017

Maritime navigation, situational awareness and security radar systems company Kelvin Hughes last Thursday welcomed the Prime Minister Theresa May, to its Enfield head office, design and manufacturing facility.  During an election campaign visit in North London…

ESD Systems Recommended for Oil/Chemical Tankers

Apr 21, 2017

OCIMF and CDI release new information paper Linked Ship/Shore Emergency Shutdown Systems for Oil and Chemical Transfers. The information paper, jointly released by CDI and OCIMF on April 21 recommends an Emergency Shutdown (ESD) connection that will link ship and terminal ESD systems…

Concordia Maritime Charters Two MR Tankers

Apr 21, 2017

Concordia Maritime has signed a contract for the chartering of two IMO2/3 class MR tankers. This a joint chartering arrangement with Stena Weco, and Concordia Maritime’s share amounts to 50 percent. The contract is for one year, and the charters run from June and July 2017…

Rickmers Sells Entire Containership Fleet to Navios

Apr 20, 2017

Owner and operator of dry bulk and container vessels Navios Maritime Partners L.P. said it has reached an agreement to acquire Rickmers Maritime’s entire containership fleet.The deal, worth about $113 million, will see Navios Partners acquire…

Rickmer's Group Worth $740 Million

Apr 20, 2017

Following last month’s news that Singapore Based Rickmers Maritime Trust is to be wound up, Rickmers Holding AG released a statement on April 19 reporting that an understanding had been reached regarding restructuring of the Rickmers Group. It…

NovaAlgoma Short-Sea Carriers Launched

Apr 19, 2017

Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Carriers SA today announced the creation of a new joint venture that will focus on short-sea dry-bulk shipping for global markets.  This new joint venture, operating as NovaAlgoma Short-Sea Carriers…

32 VLCCs to Fly Saudi Arabia’s Flag

Apr 19, 2017

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) said that the Public Transport Authority (PTA) has completed the registration of Amjad, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) owned and operated by Bahri, under the flag of Saudi Arabia. The…

First Ocean Vessel of 2017 Arrives at Port of Indiana

Apr 13, 2017

The first ocean vessel of the year arrived at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor marking the official opening of the international shipping season. Port officials welcomed the 413-foot general cargo carrier BBC Mont Blanc and presented the captain with the Ports of Indiana Steel Stein…

World's Largest Containership in Shanghai

Apr 12, 2017

MOL Triumph, the world's largest containership with a carrying capacity of 20,170 TEU, successfully arrived at Yangshan Port in Shanghai on April 10, 2017, said Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) MOL took delivery of MOL Triumph, the first of six 20…

DryShips Enters into Newcastlemax Contract

Apr 12, 2017

DryShips Inc has entered into a one year time charter with a major grain house for one of its 206,000 dwt Newcastlemax drybulk vessels for an expected duration of about one year. The Company anticipates a total gross backlog of $7.1 million…

essDOCS Acquires TridentGLOBAL

Apr 12, 2017

essDOCS announces its acquisition of TridentGLOBAL Pty Ltd. TridentGLOBAL is an export management solution with a customer-base across Australia and the USA.TridentGLOBAL provides exporters and traders a comprehensive solution to the challenges…

Biggest Ship to Ever Visit US East Coast

Apr 11, 2017

Wide, deep channels and big-ship infrastructure will earn South Carolina Ports Authority the desired position as last port of call when the biggest ship ever to call the US East Coast, the COSCO Development, arrives in May. 'SCPA has worked…

IMCA to Hold Marine Seminar in the Netherlands

Apr 10, 2017

‘Practical Vessel Assurance for Safe & Efficient Operations’ is the theme of a two-day Marine Seminar to be held by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) on Wednesday 14 and Thursday, June 15, at the Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol…

Port of Kiel Kicks off 2017 Cruise Season

Apr 10, 2017

This year’s cruise shipping season opens in Kiel on April 9 with a call by AIDAcara.  Up to the middle of October 28 different cruise ships will berth in the port a total of 142 times while up to half a million passengers are expected to go ashore or embark…

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