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COSCO Ports and CMA Terminals Join Forces

Jan 26, 2017

Cosco Shipping Ports  has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CMA Terminals Holding in Shanghai.  The two parties have agreed to seek cooperation in ports worldwide and preference will be given to ports that the Ocean Alliance calls…

Diana Shipping Signs Contracts with Cargill, Noble

Jan 25, 2017

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels,  announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with Cargill International S…

Eimskip, RAL Order Containerships from China

Jan 25, 2017

Iceland’s Eimskip and Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line (RAL) have signed an agreement to share capacity, and together ordered three new ice-class containerships to be built in China.  Eimskip said it has finalized contracts with China Shipbuilding…

FMC Commissioner Doyle Rejects Blanket Authorities for Foreign Ro/Ro Carriers

Jan 25, 2017

Commissioner William P. Doyle Votes to reject joint contracting authority for Ro/Ro foreign carriers to negotiate collectively for U.S.-Flag tug services. Doyle's Statement, shown below, says new rules go beyond the scope of the Shipping Act and shipping practices harmful to U…

Italian Boosts to Flinders Shipbuilding Ambitions

Jan 20, 2017

Building on its partnership with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced earlier this month, South Australia’s Flinders University has signed a supporting agreement with The University of Genoa to cooperate in research and development and training with focus on maritime…

Record number of Arbitration cases filed under ICC Rules

Jan 19, 2017

The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced record figures for new cases filed for administration under ICC rules in 2016.According to preliminary statistics, a total of 966 new cases…

ISS, Team Tankers ink Port Services Deal

Jan 19, 2017

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has signed a new port agency contract with Team Tankers International for the US East Coast and Caribbean region - its first in the Americas.The chemical tanker specialist has called on ISS to provide full…

CMA CGM Strengthens Asia-East Coast South America Links

Jan 17, 2017

French container shipping major CMA CGM has upgraded its SEAS1 and SEAS2 services, now providing two departures per week between Asia and the East Coast of South America.  The group will thus provide two departures per week between Asia and the East Coast of South America…

Djibouti Breaks Ground on Massive FTZ

Jan 16, 2017

The president of Djibouti on Monday formally launched the construction of a project touted as Africa's largest free trade zone, to be built in the tiny Horn of African nation with Chinese backing. The agreement to build the 48 sq km (19…

OSC Signs Three-year Deal with Shell

Jan 16, 2017

Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has announced that its subsidiary, Oman Charter Company (OCC), has entered into a contract of affreightment (COA) agreement with Shell International Eastern Trading Company (Shell) for three years.  The contract…

Diana Enters Time Charter Contract with Koch

Jan 15, 2017

Diana Shipping has signed a time charter agreement with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd, Singapore, for one of its newcastlemax dry bulk vessels. Under the agreement, Koch will employ the 208,500 dwt newbuilding, to be named San Francisco, for a gross charter rate of $11…

Heavy Lift: RollDock and Roll-Lift Team Up

Jan 11, 2017

Having received a contract from NEM Energy BV for the transportation of two boiler blocks and two combustor units from Taiwan to Malaysia, Roll Group was called upon to put to work the combined capabilities of its in-house engineering department and experienced heavy transportation teams…

Van Oord consortium to undertake Angolan Reclamation

Jan 10, 2017

The consortium consisting of Van Oord and Urbinveste – Promoção e Projectos Imobiliários, S.A. has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of the Marginal da Corimba project in Luanda, Angola.The contract has been signed…

GAC, Valero Ink Terminal & Marine Services Deal

Jan 10, 2017

GAC UK has signed a three-year terminal and marine services deal with Valero Logistics UK Ltd.Under the agreement, from 1 February 2017, GAC UK will manage and support the discharge of 12-14MT of clean petroleum products each from up to 180 tankers a year at the ports of Cardiff and Plymouth…

DHT Fixes VLCC Issue, Defers Newbuilding

Jan 09, 2017

DHT Holdings, Inc. said that during a routine inspection of the DHT Jaguar, a fracture surrounding the inspection window of the rudder was identified.  It is DHT's policy to inspect all newbuildings, including underwater areas, during their respective warranty periods…

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