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New Bulker, Drawdown Loans Actioned by Diana Shipping

Dec 23, 2012

Diana Shipping Inc. signs MOU to buy a new-building bulk ship from a third party; subsidiaries negotiate term loan facilities.The new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier, to be named Myrto of 82,131 dwt, was built by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co…

Cleveland- Cuyahoga County Port Bonds Uprated

Dec 20, 2012

Standard & Poor has raised the long-term rating on the Cleveland- Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s development revenue bonds to ‘BBB+.The outlook is stable. In September, Standard & Poor’s upgraded the rating to BBB/Stable. The Port has…

Seaway Cargo Shipments Up 3%

Dec 20, 2012

Continued demand for iron ore, coal, and general cargo for the industrial and manufacturing sectors lifted the tonnage numbers along the Great Lakes-Seaway System to the positive column.  For the period March 22 to November 30, year-to-date total cargo shipments were 34…

Shipping Confidence on the Rise in 2013

Dec 20, 2012

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered slightly from their lowest level for over four years in the three months ended November 2012, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens…

Container Ship Sold by Greece's Goldenport

Dec 20, 2012

Container & dry bulk vessel operators, Goldenport Holdings, sells  the 1993-built container vessel 'Bosporus'.The sale, to an unaffiliated third party, Liberty Resources Inc. of Nassau, Bahamas, was for a cash consideration of US$ 7.5 million…

Dawei, Burma, Deep Sea Port Offers Investment Opportunities

Dec 20, 2012

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) says the joint deep sea port will also surge new business & foreign investment into Thailand.BOI believe that the Dawei Deep Sea Port and Industrial Estate in Myanmar (Burma) will become an important drive for economic growth in this region…

US Senator Pushes for Sandy Recovery Package

Dec 19, 2012

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez pushes for approval of the $60.4 billion Sandy Recovery package now being debated in the U.S. Congress. Menendez took to the floor of the house of the Senate in response to criticisms being leveled by some Republicans…

CMB: New $300m Revolving Credit Facility

Dec 19, 2012

CMB signed a $300msenior secured reducing revolving credit facility with DNB Bank ASA and Nordea Bank Norge ASA as lead arrangers and bookrunners, Belfius Bank nv/sa, Fortis Bank sa/nv, KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as lead arrangers and ABN Amro Bank N…

Indian FPSO Finance Secured by Malaysian Operator

Dec 19, 2012

Bumi Armada Berhad secures syndicated Indian banks term loan facilities of up to US$276.4-million for FPSO 'Armada Sterling'.Malaysia-based international offshore oil and gas services provider, company Bumi Armada Berhad announced today that its jointly controlled entity…

European Commission Finances Renewable Energy Projects

Dec 18, 2012

The Commission has awarded over €1.2 billion to 23 innovative renewable energy technology (RES) projects. The projects cover a wide range of renewable energy technologies from bioenergy (including advanced biofuels), concentrated solar power and geothermal power to wind power…

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Approves 2013 Budgets

Dec 18, 2012

2013 budgets approval reflects strong financial performance & commitment to investments tied to its Strategic Action Plan. In 2013, the Port intends to continue improving its business lines by attracting more projects to its Foreign-Trade Zone and development finance programs…

PT Berlian Laju Tanker Restructuring at Crossroads

Dec 18, 2012

The company is subject to the jursidiction of several courts, but restructuring is essential in order to avoid bankruptcy.The Company previously announced on 5 October 2012 that some of its subsidiaries which had obtained protective orders…

Lürssen Group Buys the Peene shipyard

Dec 18, 2012

In a meeting of the creditor committee, and acting on the suggestion of the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, P+S WERFTEN decided in favor of the Lürssen Group (Bremen) as the buyer of the Peene shipyard in Wolgast. This decision…

Dockwise Encouraged by Increased Offer

Dec 17, 2012

Dockwise ltd has taken notice of this morning's release on the agreement between Boskalis Westminster NV ('Boskalis') and Project Holland Fonds whereby the latter has committed to sell their shares in Dockwise for a price of Euro 18 per share…

NRF Urges President to Intervene in Port Negotiations

Dec 17, 2012

NRF: East and Gulf Coast Strike Would Have Devastating Implications for the Retail Industry.The National Retail Federation today sent a letter to President Obama to express the retail industry’s growing concern if a contract agreement isn’t…

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