GoodBulk, an owner and operator of dry bulk vessels announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 7 to 13 Capesize dry bulk carriers from entities managed by CarVal Investors. Delivery of the vessels is expected to occur during the 4th Quarter of 2017 and the 1st Quarter of 2018.
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Cosco Ports Q3 volume up 17%
Cosco Shipping Ports saw third quarter throughput rise 16.6% to 23.10m TEU from 19.81m TEU in the previous corresponding period. "Driven by the growth of international trade and the supports from shipping alliances and shipping fleets of parent company…
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Attica Buys Grimaldi Stake in Hellenic Seaways
Attica Group has announced that it reached an agreement with Minoan Lines, owned by Naples-based Grimaldi Group, for the acquisition of its 48.53 percent stake in Hellenic Seaways. According to an announcement, the agreement provides for Attica…
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OOIL Sees Revenues Rise in Q3
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) total volumes were 5.0% up for the third quarter of 2017 (ended 30th September 2017), from that of the same period last year. Total revenues increased by 26.5% to US Dollars 1,453.4 million. Loadable capacity increased by 9.0%.
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WFW Advises BPM on Navigazione Refinancing
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised Banca Popolare di Milano S.p.A. (BPM) regarding a US$28.8m loan facility granted to L.G.R. di Navigazione and secured by, inter alia, mortgages over two medium range ice class tankers, the “Cenito” and “Posillipo”.
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Pangaea Adds Vessel
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has executed a memorandum of agreement to purchase the vessel M/V Tenmyo Maru, 58,749 dwt., built in November 2008 at Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipyard. The ship is expected to be delivered from its present owners in December, and will be re-named Bulk Pride.
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Indian Minister Flags Off RORO from Chennai Port To Mongla Port Bangladesh
Indian Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari today digitally flagged off a RoRo cum general cargo vessel M.V. IDM DOODLE carrying a consignment of 185 trucks from Chennai Port to Mongla port in Bangladesh. Shri Gadkari informed that these trucks…
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Mystery space object may be first confirmed interstellar visitor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small asteroid or comet that has been spotted racing through our solar system may have come from elsewhere in the galaxy, U.S. space scientists say, possibly marking the first such interstellar visitor observed from Earth.
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Shipping Industry ‘Broadly Satisfied’ with IMO Progress on CO2 Strategy
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO represented the global shipping industry throughout this week's intensive discussions at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), which continued the development…
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Ship Operating Costs to Increase for 2017 and 2018
Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2017 and 2018, according to Moore Stephens' survey. Repairs & maintenance and spares are the cost categories which are likely to increase most significantly in each of the two years. The survey…
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