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Seaways Shipping Set to Go Public

Mar 30, 2016

Logistics service and solutions provider Seaways Shipping & Logistics Ltd has filed draft papers with the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its initial public offering (IPO).   The IPO comprises…

Charters of Tsakos Tankers Extended

Mar 30, 2016

Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) announced charter extensions with a state oil company with profit sharing provisions for four panamax tankers, with an average duration of 22 months per vessel and minimum gross revenues of $65 million. These…

ABCC Supports South American Arab Logistics, Maritime Partnerships

Mar 29, 2016

The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has expressed support for the upcoming meeting in Cairo, Egypt among members of the Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) taking place from April 13 to 14, 2016.  Government officials and…

New Appointments for Lokring Northern Signals Growth

Mar 29, 2016

Lokring Northern (UK), provider of advanced fluid and gas transfer connectors, is celebrating significant expansion and growth with several new appointments within the company. A recent restructure to accommodate this continued growth has…

Cosco Pacific, PSA Team Up to Expand Terminals in Singapore

Mar 29, 2016

COSCO-PSA Terminal Pte Ltd (CPT), a joint venture company formed by Cosco Pacific Limited (Cosco Pacific) and PSA Corporation Limited (PSA), is investing in new container berths in Singapore capable of serving the next generation of mega container vessels…

Diana Fixes Bulker Duo with Glencore

Mar 29, 2016

Diana Shipping Inc  has inked new time charters with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam for two of its panamaxes at rates below the previous charters, with the contracts commencing on March 26. Diana entered into a time charter contract with Glencore for 74…

Maersk Line Honors Al Sharqi Shipping

Mar 28, 2016

Maersk line's Annual Award Night recognizes the best performing logistics solutions providers and top customers of Maersk Line for the year 2015 For the fourth time in a row, Al Sharqi Shipping was awarded the Maersk Platinum Award, recognizing…

China Cosco Shipping to Maintain Alliances until Expiry

Mar 28, 2016

China Cosco Shipping plans to retain its current container alliances until they expire, after which it plans to sign a new deal, it said on Monday. The group's spokesman, Yu Zenggang, did not say when the current alliance agreements were due to expire…

FESCO Trans-Caspian Service Links Russia and Iran

Mar 28, 2016

FESCO Transportation Group, in cooperation with the Maritime port of Olya, is launching the Trans-Caspian intermodal service FESCO Russia Iran Service (FRIS), to carry out freightage between Russia and Iran.The service includes shipping over the Caspian…

Hapag-Lloyd Back in Black

Mar 28, 2016

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has reported a net profit of €114 million ($127.5 million) on revenue of €8.8 billion for 2015 – a turnaround from a loss of €604 million on revenue of €6.8 billion the previous year. The firm…

Adani Kandla Terminal Hits 3.5 MT Volume

Mar 26, 2016

Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (AKBTPL), part of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer, today announced it had clocked minimum guaranteed throughput (MGT) cargo volume of 3.5 million tonnes (MT)…

Panama Invites China and Taiwan for Canal Ceremony

Mar 26, 2016

Taiwanese President-elect Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese President Xi Jinping have both been invited to the inauguration ceremony of the newly expanded Panama Canal on June 26. Tsai Ing-wen's invitation from its Panamanian diplomatic ally is…

Egypt Struggles to Close LNG Tender

Mar 26, 2016

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has reportedly failed to secure two cargoes for delivery in April, says a report in Reuters. The tender launched during last week was open to EGAS’ existing suppliers, however, delivery windows…

Savannah Handles Imported Grapes

Mar 25, 2016

The Port of Savannah is now handling grapes imported from Peru, adding to the list of cold-treated perishables using Savannah as a port of entry. 'Savannah currently handles avocados, citrus and sweet onions from Peru,' said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz…

Philippines Releases North Korean Ship

Mar 25, 2016

Reuter reports that  the Philippines has released a North Korean freighter it had seized. The North Korean freighter was covered by harsher United Nations' sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear program. The 6,830 deadweight tonne…

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