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Scorpio Bulkers Refinances Ultramax Vessel

Jul 09, 2018

Scorpio Bulkers announced that the Company has entered into a financing transaction in respect of one of the Company’s Ultramax vessels with an unaffiliated third party. As part of the transaction, the Company will sell a 2015 Japanese built Ultramax dry bulk vessel…

Lower Capesize Rates Halt Baltic Index Rally

Jul 09, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged lower on Monday for the first time in eight sessions on lower capesize rates.The overall index - which factors in rates for capesize…

Star Bulk Carriers Completes Acquisition of 15 Dry Bulkers from Songa Bulk

Jul 06, 2018

Global shipping company Star Bulk Carriers, announced  that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of fifteen operating dry bulk vessels  from Songa Bulk  for an aggregate of 13.725 million common shares of Star Bulk  and $145.0 million in cash…

EnBW: No Impact on Coal Generation from Low Rhine Water

Jul 06, 2018

German utility EnBW said on Friday it had enough stocks and rail transport options for the time being to secure coal deliveries from the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp port areas while the river Rhine had low water levels. 'There are currently…

Brazil May Import U.S. Soybeans due to U.S.-China Trade Spat

Jul 05, 2018

Brazil, the world's largest soybean exporter, may have to import the oilseed from the United States this year to satisfy demand from local processors, an executive of exporters association Anec said on Thursday. If China's demand for Brazilian soy rises due to a trade war with the United States…

Steel Trade: Thyssenkrupp Restructuring After Steel Deal

Jul 05, 2018

Thyssenkrupp Chief Executive Heinrich Hiesinger said he would restructure the German industrial conglomerate further after signing a long-awaited deal to merge its steel assets with those of India's Tata Steel.The steel merger, which will create…

Klaveness Combination Carriers Orders Fifth Carrier

Jul 03, 2018

Norwegian shipping company  Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has declared an option for the construction of a combination carrier with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd in China.  The delivery date is scheduled for second quarter 2020…

Diana Shipping Continues TC for m/v Polymnia With Cargill

Jul 02, 2018

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Polymnia.  The…

US Soy Cargo Set to Head for Singapore after China Offload

Jul 02, 2018

A vessel carrying over 70,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans is expected to head towards Singapore after apparently offloading some of its cargo at the Chinese port of Tianjin, according to shipping data on Thomson Reuters Eikon The Aeolian Fortune…

UK Powers into Paris MoU Top 5

Jun 29, 2018

Consistent high performance by the UK Ship Register has seen it rise four places in the world under standards set by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).It means the UKSR is now fifth under an assessment based on the total number…

Customers Not Happy with Service Quality of Ocean Carriers

Jun 28, 2018

The service provided by container shipping lines has deteriorated since 2016 and is now seen by exporters, importers and freight forwarders as more problematic, according to the second annual shipper satisfaction survey of Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC)…

Star Bulk Carriers Acquires 3 Dry Bulkers from Oceanbulk Container Carriers

Jun 28, 2018

Star Bulk Carriers announced that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of three  newbuilding Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels in an all-share transaction, from Oceanbulk Container Carriers (OCC). The final consideration for the OCC Vessel Purchase Transaction is 3…

Shipping Industry Confidence Holds Firm: Moore Stephens

Jun 28, 2018

Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-May 2018 according to the latest Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. The average confidence level expressed by respondents was unchanged at the four-year high of 6…

Ten Years After, Shipping Industry Confidence Holds Firm

Jun 28, 2018

Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-May 2018 according to the latest Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.  The average confidence level expressed by respondents was unchanged at the four-year high of 6…

Euroseas Sells Bulk Carrier

Jun 28, 2018

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) delivered M/V Monica P, a 46,667 dwt drybulk vessel, built in 1998, to its buyer, an unaffiliated third party.  The gross proceeds of this sale were $6.45m. The vessel was held for sale as of March 31, 2018.Following the sale of M/V Monica P…

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