Dry bulk shipping company Belships ASA said it has entered into an agreement to sell of the oldest vessel in its fleetThe 2007-built 55,000 dwt bulk carrier Belfri is expected to be delivered to its new owner at the end of the third quarter…
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Sovcomflot Charters Two More LNG Carriers to TotalEnergies
PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has received confirmation from TotalEnergies of the exercise of its option for two further next-generation 174,000-cubic-meter-capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
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Ballast-water-free LNG Bunker & Feeder Vessel Granted AIP
A "ballast-water-free” liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker and feeder vessel concept from GTT and Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. (HZ) has received approval in principle (AIP) from the classification societies China Classification Society…
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South Korea’s Container Squeeze Throws Exporters into Costly Gridlock
Unable to get a slot on a container vessel, Lee Sang-hoon is considering using fishing trawlers docked for repair in the South Korean port of Busan to meet surging export orders for the car engine oil he sells to Russia."China is the black hole in this...
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Grimaldi Group’s Fifth Hybrid RoRo Christened
The fifth in a series of 12 hybrid ro-ro ships for the Grimaldi Group has been christened in the port of Catania.Built by the Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, Eco Catania and its sister vessels already in service in the Mediterranean are part of th...
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Baltic Dry Index Posts Fifth Straight Weekly Rise
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, posted gains for a fifth straight week on Friday as capesize rates strengthened.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax an...
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Blue Water Shipping Hires O’Keeffe in US Offshore Wind Push
Blue Water Shipping announced it has hired John O’Keeffe as its new Head of Renewables, Americas, as the Denmark-based transport and logistics company looks to make further inroads into the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind market.O’Keeffe, a former mariti...
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SeaTac Marine Eyes Expansion
Seattle-based cargo and waterfront services company SeaTac Marine Services announced it has been approved and supplied with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection FIRMS code (Facilities Information and Resources Management System).As one of only…
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Eastern Opens New Yard in Port St. Joe
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has opened a new outfitting and repair yard in Port St. Joe, Fla.The new facility, dedicated to final outfitting and testing of commercial new construction vessels as well as topside repairs, adds to the…
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Argentine Province Orders Ports Strike to Be Lifted
The government of Santa Fe province in Argentina late on Wednesday ordered port workers to suspend a day-old strike that had blocked grains shipments at the country's main agricultural export hub and mandated wage negotiations be resumed.Protests…
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