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  • Navios Acquisition Charters Out Its Newbuilds

    7 August 2013

    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (Navios Acquisition), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, has chartered out four newbuilding MR2 product tankers, of which one is expected to be delivered in Q3 2013 and the other three commencing in Q1 2014. One newbuilding MR2 product tanker has been chartered out to a high quality counterparty for […]

  • VesselsValue: 201 Cargo Ships Scrapped in First Half of 2019

    31 July 2019

    The number of containerships scrapped in 1H 2019 rose by 379 percent, compared to 1H 2019.

  • Greek Flag Drops Another 52 Ships, No Longer Largest in Dwt Terms

    12 March 2019

    Only 17 percent of the Greek-controlled 4,017 vessels were registered in Greece as of March 6, 2019.

  • Russia: Navy Contributes Much to Anti-Piracy Mission

    24 January 2012

      Russian warships deployed in regions of pirate attacks near the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden have significantly contributed to reducing number of captured merchant vessels, and proved effectiveness of measures taken by Russian defense ministry and Russian Navy command to secure commercial shipping. International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that in 2011 […]

  • MOL, Trafigura to establish biodiesel fuel supply system

    19 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), its unit MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT), Singapore-based commodity trading company Trafigura and its vessel fuel supply joint-venture company TFG Marine have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

  • USA: one LNG cargo imported in May

    23 July 2014
    Vessels

    The U.S. imported only one liquefied natural gas cargo in May, according to the U.S. Department of Energy data. The 154,200 cbm GDF Suez Point Fortin LNG tanker, which sailed from Yemen, docked at the Everett LNG terminal on May 2. One LNG cargo was also exported in May from Alaska’s Kenai liqefaction facility to Japan. The 135,000 […]

  • MOL’s subsidiary tests biofuel on a car carrier

    30 June 2021
    Collaboration, Environment, Transition, Vessels

    Belgium-based Euro Marine Logistics N.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese MOL, has started sea trials of its operated car carrier, the City Of Oslo, using biofuel. EML signed a deal for biofuel supply with GoodFuels, and about 370 tons of biofuel were bunkered on the vessel at the Dutch port of Flushing. The GoodFuels’ biofuel can […]

  • Concordia Maritime Secures Work for Stena Provence

    6 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Concordia Maritime keeps the P-MAX tanker Stena Provence busy for another year.

  • MOL Orders Third LNG Carrier

    24 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has placed an order for the third 165,000m3 LNG carrier labelled JMU 5073 with Japan Marine United. Mitsui has also concluded a basic agreement on joint ownership and 20-year charter contract for the newbuilding LNG carrier with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2018. This is the third LNG carrier […]

  • India: GE Shipping Adds VLGC Jag Vidhi to Fleet

    27 August 2012

    The Great Eastern Shipping Company (G E Shipping) has taken delivery of a 1990 built very large gas carrier (VLGC) ‘Jag Vidhi’ of about 49,700 dwt. With the induction of ‘Jag Vidhi’, the company’s fleet stands at 33 vessels, comprising 23 tankers (9 crude carriers, 13 product tankers, 1 LPG carrier) and 10 dry bulk […]

  • Hyde Marine Awarded Multiple Ship Ballast Water Management Contract

    30 August 2010

    Hyde Marine Inc. has announced the award of a contract from a leading South Korean shipyard to supply Hyde GUARDIAN® Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Systems for multiple 157,000 DWT Suez Max Crude Oil Tankers being built for a major Greek ship owner. Ten Hyde GUARDIAN ship-sets will be delivered from May 2011 to March 2013. […]

  • NAT Boosts Profit

    10 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-headquartered Nordic American Tankers (NAT) ended the second quarter of 2015 with USD 30.9 million net profit, compared to USD 16.5 million net loss recorded in the same period a year earlier. NAT attributes improved results to a slide in oil prices, which led to increased transportation requirements and lower fuel costs. Tanker rates achieved on […]

  • Over-Ordering Déjà Vu: 24 VLCC Ordered So Far This Year

    30 April 2018

    Owners continue last year’s tanker ordering spree further hindering market recovery.

  • CDB Leasing snaps up nine Ultramaxes for up to $261 million

    1 October 2021
    Vessels

    Hong Kong-based leasing major China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing) has entered into a shipbuilding contract with New Dayang Shipbuilding for the construction of nine 60,000 dwt bulk carriers.

  • Gener8 Maritime Sells Another Oldie for USD 28 Mn

    15 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Less than a week after it sold one of its oldest vessels, the crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime managed to reach an agreement to sell another oldie for a price of USD 28 million, according to data released by VesselsValue. The vessel in question is the 2001-built Very Large Crude Carrier GenMar Victory, which was sold […]

  • G E Shipping Places Order for Three Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carriers

    10 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (G E Shipping) has placed an order for 3 new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carriers with the Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, China. The ships will be built at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, China (Builder’s Shipyard). The contracted ships, of about 82,000 dwt each, will be built according […]

  • China: SF Shipyard Completes Sea Trials for 16.900 DWT Bulk Carrier Regalica

    28 October 2011

    16900DWT BC, being built for Polish Steamship Co., by SF shipyard, completed a series of inspection items during the sea trial successfully and smoothly came back to anchor at NO.2 quay at about 2:00 pm on October 20. This vessel is 148.80m in LOA, 140.80m in LPP, 23.60m in molded breath and 12.50m in molded […]

  • STX Offshore Wins USD 608 Mln in Newbuild Orders (South Korea)

    14 February 2012

    A Korea-based company STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. has secured orders reaching 682.2 billion won ($608 million) for constructing six tankers and two LNG carriers from Europe, reports Reuters. The name of the ship operators remains unknown however it has been revealed that the LNG carrier contract will be terminated in January 2015 and […]

  • International Seaways Taps Second-Hand VLCC Market

    9 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    In line with its previously revealed fleet-expansion plans the US-based tanker owner International Seaways has invested USD 53 million into a 2010-built very large crude carrier. Lois Zabrocky, President & CEO of International Seaways, said earlier that the company was planning to avail of the attractive second-hand prices instead of ordering newbuildings. The company informed that the VLCC, […]

  • Navig8 Readies Suez8 Fleet

    31 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Navig8 has acquired eight Konig & Cie Suezmaxes from Gemini Tankers that will form part of a new Suezmax pool, the Suez8, comprising nine units, according to Navig8’s website.  As informed, the Suez8 pool is scheduled to launch this week. The ninth vessel from the fleet is said to be chartered in by Navig8. The company currently manages […]

  • Aker Floating Production contract with Jurong shipyard

    12 June 2006

    Aker Floating Production has recently acquired three tankers to be converted into FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units). Following the contract with Aker Yards Brevik on 2 June 2006 for the provision of marine and interface engineering as well as conversion supervision of the first and second tanker into Aker Smart FPSOs, Aker Floating […]

  • Fure Vinga 1st BV classed ship to get full smart ship status

    6 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Furetank’s Fure Vinga, a 17,997 dwt chemical tanker flying under the Swedish flag, has been granted a complete suite of smart ship class notations by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV).

  • Libyan War Planes Sink Ship

    20 July 2015

    A ship was bombed and sunk on Sunday in an air strike conducted by Libyan war planes in the vicinity of town of Mareesa, Reuters reports citing a spokesman of the air force allied to the country’s internationally recognized government, Nasser al-Hassi. According to al-Hassi, “the vessel was sunk because it had loaded fighters, weapons and […]

  • Moody’s: Outlook for Global Shipping Sector Remains Stable

    20 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Moody’s: Global shipping sector’s outlook remains stable with overall sector earnings growth of 4%-5%.

  • Norden Slashes Full-Year Loss

    2 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S (Norden) recorded a full-year loss of USD 285 million, cutting the USD 416 million loss reported in 2014 for almost a half. The company’s EBIT was in line with recently announced expectations reaching USD 282 million loss. According to Norden, the results were impacted by write-down and provision for onerous contracts […]