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16/05/22 10:28
DeaCapital transfers control of 6 ships to the Montanari group
The 100% ownership of the bulker MBA Liberty and 51% of the other 5 tanker units will change ownership with this operation, worth over 100 million dollars
16/05/22 11:15
Lloyd’s Register Foundation announces new CEO
Ruth Boumphrey to succeed Richard Clegg at the helm of the independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world
16/05/22 11:16
Raben Sittam strengthens the land connection between Italy and Austria
From May, a daily service between Cornaredo (Milan) and Innsbruck via Verona and Bolzano will start
09/05/22 08:09
The Bank of Valletta gets off the Deiulemar affair by paying over 180 million euros
While reiterating its extraneousness to the story, the Maltese financial institution preferred to find an out-of-court agreement with the curatorship of the de facto company, rather than risk their fate in court again
The Bank of Valletta gets off the Deiulemar affair by paying over 180 million euros
Norwegian Cruise Line negotiates a 4 billion dollar maxi-order with Fincantieri
Port of Singapore blames the contaminated fuels on suppliers Glencore and PetroChina
09/05/22 08:11
Norwegian Cruise Line negotiates a 4 billion dollar maxi-order with Fincantieri
The order, not yet finalised, is for 6 ships for various brands of the American group. Meanwhile Carnival Cruise Line is the first US company to have its entire fleet back into service
09/05/22 08:14
Premuda buys a tanker from the Vitol group
The Elandra Pine will be transferred to the Pillarstone subsidiary for $ 35 million
09/05/22 08:17
Port of Singapore blames the contaminated fuels on suppliers Glencore and PetroChina
There are as many as 200 ships affected by the problem of rotten high sulfur fuel oil. The legal aftermath of this event is likely to go on for years
09/05/22 08:18
Navios Partners orders 4 bulk carriers (and charters them out
The newbuildings units, of 115,000 dwt, will be delivered between 2024 and 2025 and paid $ 25,000 per day
09/05/22 08:19
Swire Shipping acquires Westwood Shipping Lines
The US shipping company is sold by the Japanese port and logistics group Sumitomo Warehouse to the Singapore-based group
09/05/22 08:21
Another 4 eco-sustainable car carriers for Höegh Autoliners
The Norwegian company, which had placed the first order in January, keeps the option for 4 more ships
09/05/22 08:22
Emanuele Grimaldi leaves Finnlines’ helm
The Italian shipowner becomes Chairman of the board of the Finnish subsidiary, while Tom Pippingsköld has been appointed President and CEO
09/05/22 08:27
Lidl shipowning projects are struggling to take off
According to Dynaliners, the newco Tailwind Shipping Lines would have sub-chartered 3 ships to some top carriers, at least for the moment avoiding operating them on its own
09/05/22 08:29
Brittany Ferries launches its second LNG ship
The newbuilding, dubbed Santona, will carry out sea trials this fall and then enter service in 2023
09/05/22 08:31
Cyprus-Greece by sea becomes a reality, the first connection in June
Scandro Holding, a joint venture between Acheon Akti and Top Kinisis set up on purpose, was awarded the link between the Eastern Mediterranean island and Piraeus. Its ro-pax Daleela will carry 400 passengers in 30 hours
09/05/22 08:34
Sotiris Raptis is the new Secretary General of ECSA
The announcement came by the general assembly of the European Community Shipowners Associations, which claims to continue working towards the common goal of decarbonisation of the maritime industry
09/05/22 08:40
DB Schenker orders a (mini) electric self-driving container ship
The unprecedented vessel will operate in Norway on a 23 miles long route as a feeder to supply large transoceanic merchant ships departing from the port of Ålesund
09/05/22 08:42
Royal Arctic Line receives 2 new 300 DWT merchant ships
The units will be used for freight transport in Greenland. They are 37.6 meters long and hold up to 8 containers on deck and 2 in the hold
09/05/22 08:44
DFDS starts a train service between Sète and Calais
With the activation of this connection, which provides 2 departures per week for each direction, the transit-time between Istanbul and London drops to 7 days
09/05/22 08:46
Rail Cargo Group’s Ebit 2021 at 121.6 million Now the trains with Ukraine
The Austrian railways’ freight transport company closed last year with a growing profit and turnover. Meanwhile, the first direct train loaded with grain from war zones arrived in Austria
09/05/22 08:48
The first of the 2 new container cranes has been delivered to the Port of Koper
Each crane weighs just over 1,200 tons, has an outreach of 65 meters, which allows it to operate on vessels of up to 24 rows
02/05/22 10:06
Two new offshore contracts for Seajacks UK
The Eneti subsidiary has obtained employment for its NG2500X units in the North Sea, which will generate overall revenues of over 20 million dollars
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