CMA CGM has secured the necessary financial backing to proceed with an acquisition of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), Reuters reports, citing two people said to be familiar with the matter. The French shipping giant is reported to have received “firm commitment” from lenders HSBC…
The global shipping industry consolidation appears to be picking up, with much of the activity centering on Asia, reports Nikkei. The overcapacity and weaker global trade have fueled talk of a shakeout in the industry. CMA CGM is in “exclusive”…
BIMCO has always been a powerful enemy against the corruption that lurks in the maritime world. Indeed, the world’s largest international shipping organisation might be considered one of the few effective sources a ship operator can turn to…
The gloomy outlook for the dry bulk shipping market continues to afflict shipowners and the market is not expected to return to profitability before 2017, according to the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry…
Dun & Bradstreet Chairman of the Board, Christopher Coughlin, will be honored later this evening by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as Director of the Year.'Dun & Bradstreet is extremely proud to have Chris as our Chairman of the Board…
Press release - Ecoslops, the first company to develop technology to produce recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues (‘slops’), has announced that it has sold its first volume of marine fuel, as well as importing a new shipment of slops to its refinery at the Port of Sinès in Portugal…
Press release - On 1 December 2015, the Beijing office of worldwide bunker trading company, Dan-Bunkering, moved into a new office space. The office which is headed by Mr. Zhang Chao on a daily basis was established in 2013.
Globus Maritime reported loss in Q3 results amid depressed dry bulk rates though it remains cautiously optimistic on China’s economy and expects demand for dry bulk commodities to remain strong. Total comprehensive loss for the third quarter of the year 2015 amounted to $2…
Sembcorp Marine, one of the world's largest offshore drilling rig producers, expects to record a net loss for the fourth quarter ending December, due to the challenging operating environment and customers deferring or seeking to defer their rig orders…
Market-led solution reduces shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions. Ahead of COP21, 26 of the 35 charterers that include vessel efficiency in their supply chain selection have come forward to highlight their proactive measures on climate change…
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement staff from the Oil Spill Preparedness Division attended an international workshop last month that focused on how Arctic meteorological and oceanographic conditions can affect traditional oil spill response strategies…
France’s CMA CGM has approached banks to finance its potential takeover bid for Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), reports Bloomberg. The world’s No. 3 container shipping company is in talks with banks including BNP Paribas SA…
German container line Hapag-Lloyd Hapag-Lloyd settles a high-yield dollar bond partly prematurely. The carrier would seek to pay off $125m in principal on its US dollar-denominated bond two years early. 'In the context of a continuous…
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sees consolidated debt issuance of $1.2 bln in 2016 compared with $1.5 bln this year, according to its $7.9 billion 2016 budget released on Monday. Although next year's debt issuance represents a decline from this year…
As the interconnector of global trade shipping facilitates every other part of the economy, and decision making around low-carbon pathways in other transport modes and industries will both influence and constrain decarbonisation in shipping…
